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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a minor political party that wishes to place its candidates for partisan office on the ballot for a general election and:
(a) Is entitled to do so pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715; or
(b) Files or will file a petition pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715,
must file with the Secretary of State a list of its candidates for partisan office not earlier than the first Monday in March preceding the election and not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in March. The list must be signed by the person so authorized in the certificate of existence of the minor political party before a notary public or other person authorized to take acknowledgments. The list may be amended not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in March.
2. The Secretary of State shall immediately forward a certified copy of the list of candidates for partisan office of each minor political party to the filing officer with whom each candidate must file his or her declaration of candidacy.
3. Each candidate on the list must file his or her declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pay the filing fee required by NRS 293.193 not earlier than the date on which the list of candidates for partisan office of the minor political party is filed with the Secretary of State and not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in March.
4. A minor political party that wishes to place candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States on the ballot and has qualified to place the names of its candidates for partisan office on the ballot for the general election pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715 must file with the Secretary of State a certificate of nomination for these offices not later than the last Tuesday in August.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 24. Elections § 293.1725. Candidates: Submission of list to Secretary of State; filing of declaration of candidacy and certificate of nomination - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-24-elections/nv-rev-st-293-1725/
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