Primary elections; declaration of candidacy. [Effective January 1, 2024.]

Reno City Charter, art. V, § 5.020

in effect

Sec. 5.020 - Primary elections; declaration of candidacy. [Effective January 1, 2024.] 1. A candidate for any office to be voted for at an election must file a declaration of candidacy with the City Clerk. All filing fees collected by the City Clerk must be deposited to the credit of the General Fund of the City. 2. If for any general election, there are three or more candidates for any office to be filled at that election, a primary election for any such office must be held on the date fixed by the election laws of the State for statewide elections, at which time there must be nominated candidates for the office to be voted for at the next general election. If for any general election there are two or fewer candidates for any office to be filled at that election, their names must not be placed on the ballot for the primary election but must be placed on the ballot for the general election. The general election must be held on the date fixed by the election laws of the State for the statewide general election. 3. In the primary election: (a) The names of the two candidates for Municipal Judge, City Attorney or a particular City Council seat, as the case may be, who receive the highest number of votes must be placed on the ballot for the general election. (b) Candidates for Council Member must be voted upon only by the registered voters of the ward that the candidate seeks to represent. (c) Candidates for Mayor, Municipal Judge and City Attorney must be voted upon by all registered voters of the City. (Ch. 662, Stats. 1971 p. 1977; A—Ch. 9, Stats. 1993 p. 22; Ch. 462, Stats. 1993 p. 1468; Ch. 210, Stats. 1997 p. 738; Ch. 570, Stats. 1997 p. 2791, 2796; Ch. 686, Stats. 1997 p. 3481; Ch. 100, Stats. 1999 p. 274; Ch. 376, Stats. 2005 p. 1438; Ch. 349, Stats. 2013 p. 1829; Ch. 584, Stats. 2017 p. 4202, effective January 1, 2024)

Source: City of Reno, Nevada, Administrative Code, City Charter and Annexation and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/reno/codes/administrative_code?nodeId=PT1RECH_ARTVEL_S5.020PRELDECAEJA12024Fetched: 11/1/2026