Signed by Governor Steve Sisolak

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends the qualification requirements for a minor political party and the deadline to challenge the qualification of a minor political party.

Highlights:

• Requires the Secretary of State to calculate the number that equals 1 percent of the voters who voted in this State at the last preceding general election and apportion that number by the number of petition districts. Fractional numbers must be rounded up to the nearest whole number (Sec. 2-5).

• Authorizes the Governor to appoint some qualified person to fill the vacancy, who is a member of the same political party as the former Senator for at least 90 days immediately preceding the creation of the vacancy and who will hold office until the next general election and until his or her successor has be elected and seated in case of a vacancy (Sec. 6).

• Requires the governor to issue a proclamation which includes the following (Sec. 8-1):

• A special primary election to be held for selecting the nominee of each major political party for the office of Representative in Congress; and

• A special general election to fill the vacancy in the office of Representative in Congress.

• Specifies if a special primary election or a special general election is not consolidated with a statewide election or local election, the cost of the special primary election or special general election is a charge against the State and must be paid from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account upon recommendation by the Secretary of State and approval of the State Board of Examiners (Sec. 8-4).

• Requires a minor political party that wishes to place its candidates on the ballot at the special general election to file a list of its candidates with the Secretary of State no later than the day following the special primary election (Sec. 9-3).

• Specifies if the board of county commissioners votes to reject all of the qualified nominees submitted to the board, if applicable, the board must request a new list of one or more qualified nominees from the Majority or Minority Leader of the House of which the former Legislator was a member and who is of the same political party as the former Legislator (Sec. 11-3).

• Requires the board of county commissioners to repeat the process upon receipt of the new list of qualified nominees, but must fill the vacancy by appointing a qualified nominee from the new list of qualified nominees (Sec. 11-5).

• Classifies “qualified nominee” as a person (Sec. 11-7):

• Who meets the qualifications for the office;

• Who is a member of the same political party as the former Legislator; and

• Who has resided in the district of the former Legislator for at least 30 days immediately preceding the date on which the person is nominated by the Majority or Minority Leader of the House of which the former Legislator was a member and who is of the same political party as the former Legislator.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends the qualification requirements for a minor political party and the deadline to challenge the qualification of a minor political party.

Highlights:

• Requires the Secretary of State to calculate the number that equals 1 percent of the voters who voted in this State at the last preceding general election and apportion that number by the number of petition districts. Fractional numbers must be rounded up to the nearest whole number (Sec. 2-5).

• Authorizes the Governor to appoint some qualified person to fill the vacancy, who is a member of the same political party as the former Senator for at least 90 days immediately preceding the creation of the vacancy and who will hold office until the next general election and until his or her successor has be elected and seated in case of a vacancy (Sec. 6).

• Requires the governor to issue a proclamation which includes the following (Sec. 8-1):

• A special primary election to be held for selecting the nominee of each major political party for the office of Representative in Congress; and

• A special general election to fill the vacancy in the office of Representative in Congress.

• Specifies if a special primary election or a special general election is not consolidated with a statewide election or local election, the cost of the special primary election or special general election is a charge against the State and must be paid from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account upon recommendation by the Secretary of State and approval of the State Board of Examiners (Sec. 8-4).

• Requires a minor political party that wishes to place its candidates on the ballot at the special general election to file a list of its candidates with the Secretary of State no later than the day following the special primary election (Sec. 9-3).

• Specifies if the board of county commissioners votes to reject all of the qualified nominees submitted to the board, if applicable, the board must request a new list of one or more qualified nominees from the Majority or Minority Leader of the House of which the former Legislator was a member and who is of the same political party as the former Legislator (Sec. 11-3).

• Requires the board of county commissioners to repeat the process upon receipt of the new list of qualified nominees, but must fill the vacancy by appointing a qualified nominee from the new list of qualified nominees (Sec. 11-5).

• Classifies “qualified nominee” as a person (Sec. 11-7):

• Who meets the qualifications for the office;

• Who is a member of the same political party as the former Legislator; and

• Who has resided in the district of the former Legislator for at least 30 days immediately preceding the date on which the person is nominated by the Majority or Minority Leader of the House of which the former Legislator was a member and who is of the same political party as the former Legislator.

Full Bill Text