Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.197 (2026)

Each department of district court constitutes separate office for nomination and election; ballots used in certain counties

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NRS 293.197  Each department of district court constitutes separate office for nomination and election; ballots used in certain counties.

      1.  In any judicial district that has more than one district judge, each department is a separate office for the purposes of nominating and electing the district judge of that department.

      2.  In any judicial district that includes a county whose population is 100,000 or more:

      (a) The departments of the family division of the district court must be denoted as such on all ballots and sample ballots, using the words “district court judge, family division, department . . .” Each such department must be separately designated.

      (b) The remaining departments of the district court must be denoted as such on all ballots and sample ballots, using the words “district court judge, department . . .” Each such department must be designated with a numeral, beginning with “1” and continuing in sequence for each department.

      (Added to NRS by 1960, 245; A 1991, 2185; 1999, 3551)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2009–2011 · leading case: Landreth v. Malik, 251 P.3d 163 (Nev. 2011).
Landreth v. Malik, 251 P.3d 163 (Nev. 2011). · cites it 2× “NRS 293.197(2)(a) requires election ballots for judges in the family division to use the words: "district court judge, family division, department," see 1991 Nev.”
Landreth v. Malik, 221 P.3d 1265 (Nev. 2009). “NRS 293.197(2)(a) requires election ballots for judges in the family division to use the words: "district court judge, family division, department .”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.197(2)(a) — 2 cases
Landreth v. Malik, 251 P.3d 163 (Nev. 2011). “NRS 293.197(2)(a) requires election ballots for judges in the family division to use the words: "district court judge, family division, department," see 1991 Nev.”
Landreth v. Malik, 221 P.3d 1265 (Nev. 2009). “NRS 293.197(2)(a) requires election ballots for judges in the family division to use the words: "district court judge, family division, department .”
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