SUMMARY--Revises provisions relating to residency requirements for public officers and candidates for public office. (BDR 23-36)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

AN ACT relating to public officers; revising the residency requirements for public officers and candidates for public office; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

State of Nevada }
}ss.
County of }

For the purpose of having my name placed on the official ballot as a candidate for the ................ Party nomination for the office of ................, I, the undersigned ................, do swear or affirm that I actually, and not constructively, reside at No. ........, ........ Street, in the City or Town of ................, County of ................, State of Nevada; that my actual , and not constructive, residence therein began on a date [30] 90 days or more before the date of the close of filing of declarations of candidacy for this office; that I am registered as a member of the ................ Party; that I have not, in violation of the provisions of NRS 293.176, changed the designation of my political party or political party affiliation on an official application to register to vote in any state since September 1 before the closing filing date for this election; that I generally believe in and intend to support the concepts found in the principles and policies of that political party in the coming election; that if nominated as a candidate of the ................ Party at the ensuing election I will accept that nomination and not withdraw; that I will not knowingly violate any election law or any law defining and prohibiting corrupt and fraudulent practices in campaigns and elections in this state; that I will qualify for the office if elected thereto; and that I understand that my name will appear on all ballots as designated in this declaration.

(Designation of name)

(Signature of candidate for office)

Subscribed and sworn to before
me this ..... day of ........, 19...

Notary Public or other person
authorized to administer an oath

(b) For nonpartisan office:

State of Nevada }
}ss.
County of }

For the purpose of having my name placed on the official ballot as a candidate for the office of ................, I, the undersigned ................, do swear or affirm that I actually, and not constructively, reside at No. ........, ........ Street, in the City or Town of ................, County of ................, State of Nevada; that my actual , and not constructive, residence therein began on a date [30] 90 days or more before the date of the close of filing of declarations of candidacy for this office; that if nominated as a nonpartisan candidate at the ensuing election I will accept the nomination and not withdraw; that I will not knowingly violate any election law or any law defining and prohibiting corrupt and fraudulent practices in campaigns and elections in this state; and that I will qualify for the office if elected thereto; and my name will appear on all ballots as designated in this declaration.

(Designation of name)

(Signature of candidate for office)

Subscribed and sworn to before
me this ..... day of ........, 19...

Notary Public or other person
authorized to administer an oath

3. A person may be a candidate under his given name and surname, a contraction or familiar form of his given name followed by his surname or the initial of his given name followed by his surname. A nickname of not more than 10 letters may be incorporated into a candidate's name. The nickname must be in quotation marks and appear immediately before the candidate's surname. A nickname must not indicate any political, economical, social or religious view or affiliation and must not be the name of any person, living or dead, whose reputation is known on a statewide, nationwide or worldwide basis, or in any other manner , deceive a voter regarding the person or principles for which he is voting.
4. An affidavit of candidacy must be in substantially the same form as the form set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection 2.
5. The address of a candidate which must be included in the declaration of candidacy or acceptance of [a] candidacy pursuant to subsection 2 must be the street address of the residence where he actually , and not constructively, resides [,] in accordance with NRS 281.050, if one has been assigned. The declaration or acceptance must not be accepted for filing if the candidate's address is listed as a post office box unless a street address has not been assigned to his residence.
Sec. 8. NRS 293.181 is hereby amended to read as follows:
293.181 1. A candidate for the office of state senator or assemblyman must execute and file with his declaration of candidacy or acceptance of candidacy a declaration of residency which must be in substantially the following form:

I, the undersigned , do swear or affirm that I have been a citizen resident of this state as required by NRS 218.010 and have actually, and not constructively, resided [or intend to reside] at the following residence or residences [during the 12 months immediately preceding the date of the general election for the office for which I have filed.] since November 1 of the preceding year:

Street Address Street Address

City or Town City or Town

State State
From To From To
Dates of Residency Dates of Residency

Street Address Street Address

City or Town City or Town

State State
From To From To
Dates of Residency Dates of Residency

2. Each address of a candidate which must be included in the declaration of residency pursuant to subsection 1 must be the street address of the residence where he actually , and not constructively, resided or resides [,] in accordance with NRS 281.050, if one has been assigned. The declaration of residency must not be accepted for filing if any of the candidate's addresses are listed as a post office box, unless a street address has not been assigned to the residence.