1.  After both houses sitting in joint session have decided an election contest, the Secretary of State shall execute and deliver a certificate of election to the person declared elected, unless such a certificate was already issued to that person.

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 293.435

  • Joint session: When both chambers of a legislature adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together.
  • 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

2.  If a certificate of election to the same office has been issued to any person other than the one declared to have been elected, that certificate is void.