Nevada State and Local Government

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Nevada

Governor:	1	(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2000 Representatives:	2	(0.46% of 435)
2002 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
2004 Electors:	5	(0.93% of 535)
1990 Census:	1,201,675	(0.48% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:	2,002,032	(0.71% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (2000):	898,347
Estimated Voting age population (2000):	1,390,000
Capital:	Carson City

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States Alphabetically Current Nevada Statewide Office Holders


Official Name/Status All States
	The STATE of Nevada
	Organized as a Territory: 2 March 1861. 12 Stat. 209: previously, part of Utah Territory
	Admitted to the Union as a State: 31 October 1864 upon Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln
	The 36th state.


Traditional Sections and Regions All States
	Section: WEST
	Region: Intermountain
	Survey: Public Domain

Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions

Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States): 21 March 1864 [13 Stat. 30: authorizing formation of a State government and Admission thereafter]

• 1st (1864--) [Adopted: 28 July 1864 Convention convened, 4 July 1864, Ratified: 7 September 1864 effective upon Admission, 31 October 1864]

Executive Branch All States

Chief Executive
	• GOVERNOR
Successor to a Vacancy
	• Lieutenant Governor [elected separately from GOVERNOR]

Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States 2008 Office holders
	• Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
	• Lieutenant Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
	• Secretary of State: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
	• Attorney General: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
	• Treasurer: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
	• Controller: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Legislative Branch All States

Legislature
	• LEGISLATURE

Upper House
	• Senate
Lower House
	• Assembly

Judicial Branch All States

Court of Last Resort
	• Supreme Court

Local Government


PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION All States
	• County [Type: Strong, Executive and Legislative: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS]
	MINOR CIVIL DIVISION All States
		• township [Type: None, Executive and Legislative: no associated governmental structure]

Incorporated Municipalities All States


Key Statewide / Federal Officials All States
	Nevada Officials

Statutory Election Information All States

General Election All States
	• A general election must be held throughout the State on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in each even-numbered year. [NRS 293.12755]
State Primary All States
	• The primary election must be held on the 12th Tuesday before the general election in each even-numbered year. [NRS 293.175 1.]
Polling times All States
	• ... the polls must open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. [NRS 293.273 1.]

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution
	• http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Const/NVConst.html
Election Authority
	• Nevada Secretary of State
	• Nevada Secretary of State: Election Center
Legislature
	• Nevada Assembly
	• Nevada Legislature
	• Nevada Senate
Democratic
	• Nevada Democratic Party
	• Nevada Democratic Presidential Caucus!
Republican
	• Nevada Republican Assembly Caucus
	• Nevada Republican Party
Third Party
	• Libertarian Party of Nevada
	• Nevada Green Party
	• Nevada Right to Life
	• The Independent American Party of Nevada (state affiliate of Constitution Party, may disaffiliate with the national party)
	• The Independent American Party of Nevada (Recognized by the Nevada Secretary of state as the affiliate of Constitution Party)
Media & others
	• DC's Political Report - Nevada
	• KLAS TV - CBS - Las Vegas
	• KOLO-TV - ABC - Reno
	• KRNV-TV - NBC - Reno
	• KTNV TV - ABC - Las Vegas
	• KTVN TV - CBS - Reno
	• KVBC-TV - NBC - Las Vegas
	• KVVU-TV - FOX - Henderson - Las Vegas
	• Nevada Appeal - Carson City
	• North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
	• Politics1.com - Nevada
	• Reno Gazette-Journal
	• Review-Journal - Las Vegas
	• Tahoe World
	• The Record-Courier - Gardnerville