General elections. [Effective January 1, 2024.]
Reno City Charter, art. V, § 5.010
in effectSec. 5.010 - General elections. [Effective January 1, 2024.]
1. On the date fixed by the election laws of the State for the statewide general election in November 2002, and at each successive interval of 6 years, there must be elected at the general election, a Municipal Judge, who holds office for a term of 6 years and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified.
2. On the date fixed by the election laws of the State for the statewide general election in November 2002, and at each successive interval of 4 years, there must be elected at the general election, a Mayor, Council Members from the second and fourth wards, and a City Attorney, all of whom hold office for a term of 4 years and until their successors have been elected and qualified.
3. On the date fixed by the election laws of the State for the statewide general election in November 2004, and at each successive interval of 6 years, there must be elected at the general election, one or more Municipal Judges, other than the Municipal Judge referred to in subsection 1, all of whom hold office for a term of 6 years and until their successors have been elected and qualified.
4. On the date fixed by the election laws of the State for the statewide general election in November 2004, and at each successive interval of 4 years, there must be elected at the general election, Council Members from the first, third and fifth wards all of whom hold office for a term of 4 years and until their successors have been elected and qualified.
5. On the date fixed by the election laws of the State for the statewide general election in November 2024, and at each successive interval of 4 years, there must be elected at the general election a Council Member from the sixth ward, who holds office for a term of 4 years and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified.
6. In the general election:
(a) A candidate for the office of Council Member must be elected only by the registered voters of the ward that the candidate seeks to represent.
(b) Candidates for the offices of Mayor, Municipal Judge and City Attorney must be elected by the registered voters of the city at large.
(Ch. 662, Stats. 1971 p. 1977; A—Ch. 561, Stats. 1977 p. 1395; Ch. 373, Stats. 1979 p. 645; Ch. 9, Stats. 1993 p. 21; Ch. 87, Stats. 2001 p. 557; Ch. 349, Stats. 2013 p. 1828; Ch. 584, Stats. 2017 p. 4200, 4201, 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_S5.010GEELEJA12024Fetched: 11/1/2026