Nevada Code § 245.170

Vacancies: Appointment by board of county commissioners; placement of office or position on ballot under certain circumstances
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Except as otherwise provided by specific
statute:
1. If a vacancy is declared in any county
or township office, except the offices of district judge and county commissioner:
(a) Thirty days or more before the date of the
close of filing of declarations of candidacy specified in NRS 293.177 , and the office is not
otherwise scheduled for election at the next ensuing biennial election:
(1) The board of county commissioners
shall appoint a suitable person who is an elector of the county to fill the
vacancy until the first Monday of January after the next ensuing biennial
election;
(2) The office must be placed on the
ballot at that election; and
(3) The person elected shall serve the
remainder of the unexpired term.
(b) At any other time, the board of county
commissioners shall appoint a suitable person who is an elector of the county
to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
2. If a vacancy is declared in the
position of a member of a town board appointed or elected pursuant to the
provisions of NRS 269.016 to 269.022 , inclusive:
(a) Thirty days or more before the date of the
close of filing of declarations of candidacy specified in NRS 293.177 , and the position is not
otherwise scheduled for election at the next ensuing biennial election:
(1) The board of county commissioners
shall appoint a suitable person who is an elector of the unincorporated town to
fill the vacancy until the first Monday of January after the next ensuing
biennial election;
(2) The position must be placed on the
ballot at that election; and
(3) The person elected shall serve the
remainder of the unexpired term.
(b) At any other time, the board of county
commissioners shall appoint a suitable person who is an elector of the
unincorporated town to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

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