Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.002
Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 294A.0025 to 294A.014, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 294A — Campaign Practices
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Provisions
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.0025
“Advocates expressly” or “expressly advocates” defined
“Advocates expressly” or “expressly advocates” means that a communication, taken as a whole, is susceptible to no other reasonable interpretation other than as an appeal to vote for or against a clearly identified candidate or group of candidates or a question or group of questions on the ballot at a primary election,…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.0035
“Campaign expenses” defined
“Campaign expenses” means: 1. All expenses incurred by a candidate for a campaign, including, without limitation: (a) Office expenses; (b) Expenses related to volunteers; (c) Expenses related to travel; (d) Expenses related to advertising; (e) Expenses related to paid staff; (f) Expenses related to consultants; (g) Exp…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.005
“Candidate” defined
“Candidate” means any person: 1. Who files a declaration of candidacy; 2. Whose name appears on an official ballot at any election; or 3. Who has received one or more contributions in excess of $100, regardless of whether: (a) The person has filed a declaration of candidacy; or (b) The name of the person appears on an…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.0055
“Committee for political action” defined
1. “Committee for political action” means: (a) Any group of natural persons or entities that solicits or receives contributions from any other person, group or entity and: (1) Makes or intends to make contributions to candidates or other persons; or (2) Makes or intends to make expenditures, Ê designed to affect the ou…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.006
“Committee for the recall of a public officer” defined
“Committee for the recall of a public officer” means an organization that: 1. Receives any contributions, makes any contributions to candidates or persons or makes any expenditures that are designed to affect the recall of a public officer; or 2. Files a notice of intent to circulate the petition for recall.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.0065
“Committee sponsored by a political party” defined
“Committee sponsored by a political party” means any committee, group or organization that is officially affiliated with a political party and: 1. Makes or intends to make contributions to candidates or other persons; or 2. Makes or intends to make expenditures.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.007
“Contribution” defined
1. “Contribution” means a gift, loan, conveyance, deposit, payment, transfer or distribution of money or of anything of value other than the services of a volunteer, and includes: (a) The payment by any person, other than a candidate, of compensation for the personal services of another person which are rendered to a:…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.0074
“Election year” defined
“Election year” means, with regard to a: 1. Candidate, the calendar year in which the primary election and general election are held for the public office for which the candidate is seeking election or intends to seek election. 2. Question on the ballot, the calendar year in which the election is held for the question.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.0075
“Expenditures” defined
“Expenditures” means: 1. Money paid for advertising or communication on television, radio, billboards or posters, in newspapers or other periodicals or by mail; and 2. All other money paid, Ê to advocate expressly the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or group of candidates or the passage or defeat o…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.0076
“General election” defined
“General election” includes: 1. A general election, as defined in NRS 293.060; and 2. A general city election, as defined in NRS 293.059.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.0077
“Independent expenditure” defined
“Independent expenditure” means an expenditure which is made by a person who is not under the direction or control of a candidate for office, of a group of such candidates or of any person involved in the campaign of a candidate or group and which is made for or against a candidate or group and is not solicited or appr…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.0078
“Legal defense fund” defined
“Legal defense fund” means an account established to defray attorney’s fees or other legal costs incurred by a candidate or public officer if such a candidate or public officer becomes subject to any civil, criminal or administrative claim or proceeding arising from a campaign, the electoral process or the performance…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.008
Loan” defined
“Loan” means a transfer of money, property or anything of value in exchange for an obligation to repay the transfer of money in whole or in part.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.0087
“Organization” defined
“Organization” means: 1. Any form of business or social organization; and 2. Any nongovernmental legal entity, including, without limitation, a corporation, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, labor union, committee for political action, political party and committee sponsored by a political p…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.009
“Person” defined
“Person” means: 1. A natural person; 2. Any form of business or social organization; 3. Any nongovernmental legal entity, including, without limitation, a corporation, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, labor union, committee for political action, political party and committee sponsored by a…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.011
“Personal use” defined
1. “Personal use” means any use of contributions to fulfill a commitment, obligation or expense of: (a) A candidate that would exist irrespective of his or her campaign. (b) A public officer that would exist irrespective of the duties of his or her public office, Ê as applicable. 2. The term does not include, without l…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.014
“Primary election” defined
“Primary election” includes: 1. A primary election, as defined in NRS 293.080; and 2. A primary city election, as defined in NRS 293.079.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.100
Limit on amount that may be committed or contributed to or accepted by candidate during certain period; penalty
1. A person shall not make or commit to make a contribution or contributions to a candidate for any office, except a federal office, in an amount which exceeds $5,000 for the primary election, regardless of the number of candidates for the office, and $5,000 for the general election, regardless of the number of candida…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.112
Making or assisting in making contribution in name of another person prohibited; accepting contribution made by person in name of another person prohibited; making contribution to committee for political action with knowledge and intent to circumvent contribution limit prohibited
1. A person shall not: (a) Make a contribution in the name of another person; (b) Knowingly allow his or her name to be used to cause a contribution to be made in the name of another person or assist in the making of a contribution in the name of another person; (c) Knowingly assist a person to make a contribution in t…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.115
Limit on amount that may be committed or contributed to or accepted by candidate in special election to recall public officer during certain period; penalty
1. A person shall not make or commit to make a contribution or contributions to a candidate in a special election to recall a public officer, in an amount which exceeds $5,000, regardless of the number of candidates for the office. 2. No contribution to a candidate in a recall election may be given or received except d…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.117
Solicitation or acceptance of contributions by Legislator appointed to fill vacancy; limitations; disposition of contributions
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a Legislator who was appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of a Legislator during a period described in subsection 1 of NRS 294A.300 may, during the period described in subsection 1 of NRS 294A.300 in which the Legislator was appointed, solicit or accept a monetary c…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.120
Candidate required to report contributions received and account balances in reporting periods; requirements following election to office; procedure for reporting; contents of reports
1. Every candidate for office at a primary election or general election shall, not later than January 15 of the election year, for the period beginning January 1 of the previous year and ending on December 31 of the previous year, report: (a) Each contribution in excess of $100 received during the period; (b) Contribut…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.125
Candidate who receives contributions in excess of $10,000 before year of election required to report contributions received, expenditures made and account balances in reporting periods; procedure for reporting; contents of reports
1. In addition to complying with the requirements set forth in NRS 294A.120 and 294A.200, a candidate who receives contributions in any year before the year in which the general election in which the candidate intends to seek election to public office is held shall, for: (a) The year in which the candidate receives con…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.128
Candidate required to report loan guaranteed by third party, forgiveness of loan or written commitment for contribution; procedure for reporting; contents of report
1. In addition to complying with the requirements set forth in NRS 294A.120 and 294A.200, a candidate who receives a loan which is guaranteed by a third party, forgiveness of a loan previously made to the candidate or a written commitment for a contribution shall, for the period covered by the report filed pursuant to…
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