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NEVADA's STATE LAWS REGARDING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

  • Electoral College Votes Count: 6
  • Alocation Type: winner-takes-all
  • Electors Must Pledge: yes

Elector Pledge and Electoral College Votes Allocation​

Nevada is one of the 48 states that have a winner-takes-all rule for the Electoral College. In these States, whichever candidate receives a majority of the popular vote, or a plurality of the popular vote (less than 50 percent but more than any other candidate), takes all of the state’s Electoral votes.Nevada is one of the states have passed laws that require their electors to vote as pledged. These laws may either impose a fine on an elector who fails to vote according to the statewide or district popular vote, or may disqualify an elector who violates his or her pledge and provide a replacement elector.

Election Code: Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 298.035, 298.045, 298.065, 298.075

How Does Nevada Select Its Electors?​

  • Each major political party shall, at the state convention of the major political party held in that year, select from the qualified electors who are legally registered members of the major political party a nominee to the position of presidential elector and an alternate to the nominee for presidential elector. Each minor political party shall choose from the qualified electors who are legally registered members of the minor political party a nominee to the position of presidential elector and an alternate to the nominee for presidential elector.

When Do The Electors Vote?​

  • The Secretary of State shall preside at the meeting of presidential electors held pursuant to 3 U.S.C. § 7.

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