1. The Secretary of State shall preside at the meeting of presidential electors held pursuant to 3 U.S.C. § 7. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 298.075, the nominees for presidential elector whose candidates for President and Vice President receive the highest number of votes in this State at the general election are the presidential electors.
2. If a nominee for presidential elector is not present to vote at the meeting, the position of presidential elector to be filled by that nominee for presidential elector is vacant and the vacancy must be filled as follows:
(a) If the alternate is present at the meeting, the Secretary of State shall appoint the alternate to the position of presidential elector;
(b) If the alternate is not present at the meeting, the Secretary of State shall appoint to the position of presidential elector a person chosen by lot from among the alternates present at the meeting, if any;
(c) If no alternates are present at the meeting, the Secretary of State shall appoint to the position of presidential elector a person who is:
(1) A qualified elector;
(2) Present at the meeting; and
(3) Chosen through nomination by and plurality vote of presidential electors who are present at the meeting; and
(d) If votes cast pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (c) result in a tie, the Secretary of State shall appoint to the position of presidential elector a person who is chosen by lot from those persons who tied for the most votes.
3. If all the positions of presidential elector are vacant and no alternates are present at the meeting, the Secretary of State shall appoint from the qualified electors one person to the position of presidential elector, and the remaining positions must be filled pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection 2.
4. The nomination by and vote of a single presidential elector is sufficient to choose a person to be appointed to the position of presidential elector pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (c) of subsection 2.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a person appointed to the position of presidential elector pursuant to this section may not serve in that position unless the person signs a pledge in substantially the following form:
I agree to serve as a presidential elector and to vote only for the nominees for President and Vice President of the party or the independent candidates who received the highest number of votes in this State at the general election.
6. If a person appointed to the position of presidential elector pursuant to this section is physically unable to sign the pledge, the pledge may be signed by proxy.
7. If a person appointed to a position of presidential elector pursuant to this section does not sign the pledge described in subsection 5, that position of presidential elector is vacant and must be filled pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1231)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 298 - Presidential Electors and Elections
NRS 298.023 - "Alternate" defined.
NRS 298.028 - "Nominee for presidential elector" defined.
NRS 298.035 - Selection of nominees and alternates for presidential elector.
NRS 298.045 - Nominees and alternates for presidential elector required to sign pledge.
NRS 298.055 - Certificate of ascertainment.
NRS 298.085 - Amended certificate of ascertainment.
NRS 298.089 - Uniformity of application and construction.
NRS 298.259 - Voting by new residents; regulations.
NRS 298.600 - Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 298.610 - "Mail ballot" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 298.620 - "Military-overseas ballot" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 298.630 - "Qualified candidate" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 298.640 - Applicability of chapters 293 and 293B of NRS. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 298.660 - Declaration of candidacy: Filing required; filing period. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 298.710 - Cost of presidential preference primary election. [Effective January 1, 2022.]