Elective offices: Vacancies.
Las Vegas City Charter, art. I, § 1.160
in effectSec. 1.160 - Elective offices: Vacancies.
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.325:
1. A vacancy in the office of Mayor, Council Member or Municipal Judge must be filled by the majority vote of the entire City Council within 30 days after the occurrence of that vacancy. A person may be selected to fill a prospective vacancy before the vacancy occurs. In such a case, each member of the Council, except any member whose term of office expires before the occurrence of the vacancy, may participate in any action taken by the Council pursuant to this section. The appointee must have the same qualifications as are required of the elective official, including, without limitation, any applicable residency requirement.
2. Except as otherwise provided in section 5.010, no appointment extends beyond the first regular meeting of the City Council that follows the next general municipal election, at that election the office must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(Amended by the Nevada Legislature, 1989; 1997; 2007; 2011; 2015; 2019)
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_ARTIINORPR_S1.160ELOFVAFetched: 10/28/2026