Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218B.010
Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 218B.020 to 218B.080, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 218B — Legislative Districts
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Provisions
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218B.020
“Block” defined
“Block” means the smallest geographical unit whose boundaries were designated by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce in its topographically integrated geographic encoding and referencing system.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218B.030
“Block group” defined
“Block group” means a combination of blocks whose numbers begin with the same digit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218B.040
“Census tract” defined
“Census tract” means a combination of block groups.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218B.080
State Demographer” defined
“State Demographer” means the demographer employed by the Department of Taxation pursuant to NRS 360.283.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218B.100
Creation of legislative districts; Legislator must be elected by registered voters of district in which Legislator resides
1. The assembly districts described in the shapefile adopted by NRS 218B.260 are hereby created. 2. The senate districts described in the shapefile adopted by NRS 218B.250 are hereby created. 3. Each Legislator must be elected from within the district wherein the Legislator resides by the registered voters residing in…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218B.105
Certain population counts involving state inmates must be used for apportionment of legislative districts
The population counts for every block, block group and census tract as revised by the State Demographer pursuant to NRS 360.288 must be used for the apportionment of legislative districts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218B.110
Establishment of election precincts based on legislative districts
1. Each county clerk and the Carson City Clerk shall, before all elections and pursuant to NRS 293.205, establish the election precincts within the county and Carson City, respectively, in such manner that each election precinct for all elections at which any Legislator is to be elected, or nominated for election, is w…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218B.150
Attachment of omitted area to legislative district
1. If any area of this State is omitted from the shapefiles adopted by NRS 218B.250 and 218B.260 inadvertently or by virtue of the complexities of the information supplied to the Legislature, the county clerk, the Carson City Clerk or the Director, upon discovery of the omission, shall notify the Secretary of State of…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218B.180
Duties of Director of Legislative Counsel Bureau
The Director shall: 1. File a copy of the shapefiles adopted by NRS 218B.250 and 218B.260 with the Secretary of State. 2. Retain in an office of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, copies of maps of the legislative districts described in the shapefiles adopted by NRS 218B.250 and 218B.260. 3. Make available copies of the m…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218B.190
Duties of Secretary of State
The Secretary of State shall: 1. Provide to the clerk of each county and the Clerk of Carson City, copies of the shapefiles filed pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 218B.180 and maps filed pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 218B.180. 2. Make available copies of the shapefiles and maps to any interested person for a reasonabl…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218B.250
Adoption of senate districts
The shapefile identified as “2021Senate_Final_SB1_Amd2,” filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 218B.180, is hereby adopted to describe the senate districts in this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218B.260
Adoption of assembly districts
The shapefile identified as “2021Assembly_Final_SB1_Amd2,” filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 218B.180, is hereby adopted to describe the assembly districts in this State.