NRS 293.256 – Names of candidates on ballots not to include title, designation of profession or occupation.

In any election regulated by this chapter, the names of candidates as printed on the ballot shall not include any title, designation or other reference which will indicate the profession or occupation of such candidates. (Added to NRS by 1969, 20; A 1995, 2624)

NRS 293.2565 – Use of given names, surnames and nicknames on ballot; use of additional criteria to distinguish between candidates having same given names and surnames.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in any election regulated by this chapter, the name of a candidate printed on a ballot may be the given name and surname of the candidate or a contraction or familiar form of his or her given name followed by his or her surname. A nickname of […]

NRS 293.257 – Separate primary ballots; placement of candidates’ names; designation on application to register to vote of affiliation with major political party condition for registered voter to cast ballot for party at primary election.

1. There must be a separate primary ballot for each major political party. The names of candidates for partisan offices who have designated a major political party in the declaration of candidacy must appear on the primary ballot of the major political party designated. 2. The county clerk may choose to place the names of […]

NRS 293.260 – Declaration of nominees: Omission and appearance of names on primary and general ballot; certain candidates declared elected at primary election; exceptions.

1. If there is no contest of election for nomination to a particular office, neither the title of the office nor the name of the candidate may appear on the ballot at the primary election. 2. If a major political party has two or more candidates for a particular office, the person who receives the […]

NRS 293.262 – Absent ballot or ballot voted in mailing precinct: Methods in which ballot is to be voted. [Effective through December 31, 2021.]

An absent ballot or a ballot voted by a voter who resides in a mailing precinct must be voted: 1. On a paper ballot; or 2. By any other system authorized by state or federal law. (Added to NRS by 1995, 2774; A 2003, 1649; 2007, 1151, 2587; R 2021, 1266, effective January 1, 2022)

NRS 293.263 – Primary ballot for major political party: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception.

On the primary ballots for a major political party, the name of the major political party must appear at the top of the ballot. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2565, following this designation must appear the names of candidates grouped alphabetically under the title and length of term of the partisan office for which […]

NRS 293.265 – Nonpartisan primary ballot: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception.

On nonpartisan primary ballots, there must appear at the top of the ballot the designation “Nonpartisan Offices.” Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2565, following this designation must appear the names of candidates grouped alphabetically under the title and length of term of the nonpartisan office for which those candidates filed. (Added to NRS by […]

NRS 293.267 – Ballot for general election: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception; indication of party name, “no political party” or “nonpartisan” or abbreviations thereof; order of appearance of certain statewide measures.

1. Ballots for a general election must contain the names of candidates who were nominated at the primary election, the names of the candidates of a minor political party and the names of independent candidates. 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2565, names of candidates must be grouped alphabetically under the title and length […]

NRS 293.2673 – Ballot to indicate date of election and at which election ballot will be used.

1. A ballot prepared for use in an election in this State must be dated and marked in such a manner as to indicate clearly at which election the ballot will be used. 2. If a ballot includes a detachable stub, both the ballot and the stub must include the date of the election and […]

NRS 293.268 – Order of listing offices, candidates and questions on ballots.

The offices for which there are candidates, the names of the candidates therefor, and the questions to be voted upon must be printed on ballots in the following order: 1. President and Vice President of the United States. 2. United States Senator and Representative in Congress, in that sequence. 3. Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of […]

NRS 293.269 – Ballots for statewide offices or President and Vice President must permit voter to register opposition to all candidates.

1. Every ballot upon which appears the names of candidates for any statewide office or for President and Vice President of the United States shall contain for each office an additional line equivalent to the lines on which the candidates’ names appear and placed at the end of the group of lines containing the names […]

NRS 293.2693 – Voter education program to be provided in county or city using paper ballots. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Voter education program to be provided in county or city using paper ballots. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

If a county or city uses paper ballots, including, without limitation, for absent ballots and ballots voted in a mailing precinct, the county or city clerk shall provide a voter education program specific to the voting system used by the county or city. The voter education program must include, without limitation, information concerning the effect […]