Names on ballots.
Las Vegas City Charter, art. V, § 5.050
in effectSec. 5.050 - Names on ballots.
1. The full names of all of the candidates, except those who have withdrawn, died or become ineligible, must be printed on the official ballots without party designation or symbol.
2. If two or more candidates have the same name or names which are so similar as likely to cause confusion and:
(a) None of them is an incumbent, their middle names or middle initials, if any, must be included in their names as printed on the ballots; or
(b) One of them is an incumbent, the name of the incumbent must be listed first and must be printed in bold type.
(Ch. 517, Stats. 1983 p. 1415; A—Ch. 312, Stats. 2003 p. 1730)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=LAVECH_ARTVEL_S5.050NABAFetched: 10/28/2026