§ 293.400 Tie vote: Determination of winner in certain elections; determination of nominees in certain primary elections; right to recount
§ 293.403 Recount of vote: Demand; advance deposit of costs
§ 293.404 Employment and duties of recount board; persons present; procedures for recount of ballots; regulations
§ 293.405 Costs of recount; commencement and completion of recount; limitation on additional recount
§ 293.407 Filing of written statement of contest with clerk of district court; verification; notification
§ 293.410 Statement of contest must not be dismissed for deficiencies of form; grounds for contest
§ 293.413 Time for filing statement of contest; precedence of election contest; referral to special master
§ 293.415 Depositions in election contests; trial and submission of matter
§ 293.417 Judgment of court in election contest
§ 293.420 Court costs
§ 293.423 Recount of ballots at hearing of contest
§ 293.424 Requirements applicable to recount and contest of election to office of presidential elector
§ 293.425 Contest of general election for office of State Legislator: Statement of contest and other documents and materials to be filed with Secretary of State; notification of defendant; ability of contestant to amend statement of contest; list of witn
§ 293.427 Contest of general election for office of State Legislator: Seating of candidate with highest number of votes; withdrawal of statement of contest; hearing and deciding of contest by appropriate house of Legislature; certificates of election; re
§ 293.430 Contest of general election for office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, justice of Supreme Court or judge of Court of Appeals: Filing of documents and other evidence with Secretary of State; notification of defendant; seating of candidate; dut
§ 293.433 Decision of contest for office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor or justice of Supreme Court by Senate and Assembly in joint session
§ 293.435 Certificate of election delivered after decision
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 293 > Ties, Recounts and Contests

  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Joint session: When both chambers of a legislature adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together.
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.