Every director of an irrigation district organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada shall be subject, as provided in NRS 539.160 to 539.187, inclusive, to recall from office by the qualified electors of the irrigation district from which the director was elected. [1:186:1927; NCL § 8206]
1. For the purpose of recalling any director of an irrigation district there shall be first filed with the secretary of the irrigation district from which such director was elected a petition signed by qualified electors of such irrigation district equal in number to at least 35 percent of the vote cast at the last […]
The petition may consist of any number of copies thereof, identical in form with the original, except for the signatures and addresses of the residences of the signers. Every copy must be verified by at least one of the signers thereof, who shall make oath, before any person authorized by law to administer oaths, that […]
No petition for the recall of any director shall be circulated or filed against any such director until the director has actually held his or her office 6 months. [Part 8:186:1927; NCL § 8213]
Upon the filing of the petition, the board of directors of the irrigation district shall, not sooner than 10 days nor more than 20 days thereafter, issue a call for a special election to be held within 20 days after the issuance of the call therefor, in the irrigation district electing such director, to determine […]
1. If the director shall offer his or her resignation within 5 days after the filing of the petition, the resignation shall be accepted, and the vacancy thereby caused shall be filled in the manner provided by law. 2. If the director does not resign, he or she shall continue to perform the duties of […]
Any signer of a petition to recall a director of a district may, at any time within 5 days after the filing of the petition with the secretary of the irrigation district, have his or her name stricken from the petition by filing a written request therefor with the secretary of the district. His or […]
1. Other candidates for the office may be nominated to be voted for at the special election by petition, which petition shall be signed by qualified electors of the district holding the election, equal in number to 35 percent of the number of votes cast for the director receiving the highest number of votes at […]
1. Upon the ballot for the election there shall be printed verbatim, as set forth in the recall petition, the reason for demanding the recall of the director, and in not more than 200 words, if furnished by the director, the director’s justification of his or her course in office. 2. If there are no […]
1. If there are other candidates nominated to be voted for at the special election, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes at the special election shall be deemed elected for the remainder of the term, whether it is the person against whom the recall petition was filed or another. 2. If any […]
After one recall petition is filed and a special election held, no further recall petition shall be filed against the same director during the term for which he or she was elected, unless such further petitioners shall pay into the district treasury, from which the expenses of the special election have been paid, the whole […]
The general election laws of this state, so far as applicable, shall apply to all elections held under NRS 539.160 to 539.187, inclusive. [11:186:1927; NCL § 8216]
