Mayor and Council Members: Qualifications; terms of office; salary.
Las Vegas City Charter, art. II, § 2.020
in effectSec. 2.020 - Mayor and Council Members: Qualifications; terms of office; salary.
1. The Mayor must be:
(a) A qualified elector who has resided within the territory which is established by the boundaries of the City for a period of not less than 30 days immediately before the last day for filing a declaration of candidacy for that office;
(b) Registered to vote in the City; and
(c) Elected by the registered voters of the City at large.
2. Each Council Member must be:
(a) A qualified elector who has resided within the ward which he or she represents for a period of not less than 30 days immediately before the last day for filing a declaration of candidacy for his or her office;
(b) Registered to vote in the ward which he or she represents; and
(c) Elected by the registered voters of that ward.
3. The Mayor or any Council Member automatically forfeits the remainder of his or her term of office and that office becomes vacant if he or she ceases to be a resident of the City or of the ward which he or she represents, as the case may be.
4. The respective salaries of the Mayor and Council Members must be fixed by ordinance.
(Assembly Bill No. 491)
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_ARTIILEDE_S2.020MACOMEQUTEOFSAFetched: 10/28/2026