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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. If the establishment of a town board form of government is proposed by initiative petition, and the proposal is submitted to the electors, the prospective members of the town board must be elected at the same general election in which the proposal is submitted to the electors.
2. Any person who is a resident, is a qualified elector and desires to become a candidate for the position of member of a town board must, within the time specified by subsection 3, file in the office of the county clerk a notice of intention to become a candidate. The notice of intention must show that the person possesses the qualifications required by this section. Each person filing the notice of intention as required by this section is entitled to have his or her name placed on the official ballot.
3. The notice of intention required by subsection 2 must be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the second Tuesday in May of the year in which the election is held.
4. If the proposal to establish a town board form of government is approved at the election, members of the town board elected pursuant to this section serve as members until the next general election.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 21. Cities and Towns § 269.0171. Members of town board: Election when initiative proposal submitted to electors; filing of notice of intention to become candidate - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-21-cities-and-towns/nv-rev-st-269-0171/
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