§ NRS § 293.368Counting of votes cast for deceased candidate

1.  Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 4 of NRS 293.165, if a
candidate on the ballot at a primary election dies after 5 p.m. of the second
Tuesday in April, the deceased candidate’s name must remain on the ballot and
the votes cast for the deceased candidate must be counted in determining the
nomination for the office for which the decedent was a candidate.

2.  If the deceased candidate on the ballot
at the primary election receives the number of votes required to receive the
nomination to the office for which he or she was a candidate, except as
otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS
293.165, the deceased candidate shall be deemed nominated and the vacancy
in the nomination must be filled as provided in NRS 293.165 or 293.166. If the deceased person was a
candidate for a nonpartisan office, the nomination must be filled pursuant to
subsection 2 of NRS 293.165.

3.  Whenever a candidate whose name appears
upon the ballot at a general election dies after 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in
July of the year in which the general election is held, the votes cast for the
deceased candidate must be counted in determining the results of the election
for the office for which the decedent was a candidate.

4.  If the deceased candidate on the ballot
at the general election receives the majority of the votes cast for the office,
the deceased candidate shall be deemed elected and the office to which he or
she was elected shall be deemed vacant at the beginning of the term for which
he or she was elected. The vacancy thus created must be filled in the same
manner as if the candidate had died after taking office for that term.