NEVADA CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE XV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Art. XV §1 | CARSON CITY SEAT OF GOVERNMENT
Art. XV §2 | OATH OF OFFICE
I, ________________, do solemly [solemnly] swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect and defend the constitution and government of the United States, and the constitution and government of the State of Nevada, against all enemies, whether domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith, allegiance and loyalty to the same, any ordinance, resolution or law of any state notwithstanding, and that I will well and faithfully perform all the duties of the office of ________________, on which I am about to enter; (if an oath) so help me God; (if an affirmation) under the pains and penalties of perjury.
Art. XV §3 | ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
2. No person may be elected to any state office or local governing body who has served in that office, or at the expiration of his current term if he is so serving will have served, 12 years or more, unless the permissible number of terms or duration of service is otherwise specified in this Constitution.
Art. XV §4 | PERPETUITIES; ELEEMOSYNARY PURPOSES
Art. XV §5 | TIME OF GENERAL ELECTION
Art. XV §6 | NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE LIMITED
Art. XV §7 | COUNTY OFFICES AT COUNTY SEATS
Art. XV §8 | PUBLICATION OF GENERAL STATUTES; PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF DECISIONS OF SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS
Art. XV §9 | INCREASE OR DECREASE OF COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS WHOSE COMPENSATION FIXED BY CONSTITUTION
Art. XV §10 | ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS
Art. XV §11 | TERM OF OFFICE WHEN NOT FIXED BY CONSTITUTION; LIMITATION; MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Art. XV §12 | CERTAIN STATE OFFICERS TO KEEP OFFICES AT CARSON CITY
Art. XV §13 | CENSUS BY LEGISLATURE AND CONGRESS: BASIS OF REPRESENTATION IN HOUSES OF LEGISLATURE
Art. XV §14 | ELECTION BY PLURALITY
Art. XV §14A | NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE COMPACT: ENACTMENT [EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 24, 2026, IF THE PROVISIONS OF ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION NO 6 (2023) ARE AGREED TO AND PASSED BY THE 2025 LEGISLATURE AND APPROVED AND RATIFIED BY THE VOTERS AT THE 2026 GENERAL ELECTION]
1. Membership
Any State of the United States and the District of Columbia may become a member of this compact by enacting this compact.2. Right of the People in Member States to Vote for President and Vice President
Each member state shall conduct a statewide popular election for President and Vice President of the United States.3. Manner of Appointing Presidential Electors in Member States
Prior to the time set by law for the meeting and voting by the presidential electors, the chief election official of each member state shall determine the number of votes for each presidential slate in each State of the United States and in the District of Columbia in which votes have been cast in a statewide popular election and shall add such votes together to produce a “national popular vote total” for each presidential slate.The chief election official of each member state shall designate the presidential slate with the largest national popular vote total as the “national popular vote winner.”
The presidential elector certifying official of each member state shall certify the appointment in that official’s own state of the elector slate nominated in that state in association with the national popular vote winner.
At least six days before the day fixed by law for the meeting and voting by the presidential electors, each member state shall make a final determination of the number of popular votes cast in the state for each presidential slate and shall communicate an official statement of such determination within 24 hours to the chief election official of each other member state.
The chief election official of each member state shall treat as conclusive an official statement containing the number of popular votes in a state for each presidential slate made by the day established by federal law for making a state’s final determination conclusive as to the counting of electoral votes by Congress.
In event of a tie for the national popular vote winner, the presidential elector certifying official of each member state shall certify the appointment of the elector slate nominated in association with the presidential slate receiving the largest number of popular votes within that official’s own state.
If, for any reason, the number of presidential electors nominated in a member state in association with the national popular vote winner is less than or greater than that state’s number of electoral votes, the presidential candidate on the presidential slate that has been designated as the national popular vote winner shall have the power to nominate the presidential electors for that state and that state’s presidential elector certifying official shall certify the appointment of such nominees.
The chief election official of each member state shall immediately release to the public all vote counts or statements of votes as they are determined or obtained.
This article shall govern the appointment of presidential electors in each member state in any year in which this compact is, on July 20, in effect in states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes.
4. Other Provisions
This compact shall take effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have enacted this compact in substantially the same form and the enactments by such states have taken effect in each state.Any member state may withdraw from this compact, except that a withdrawal occurring six months or less before the end of a President’s term shall not become effective until a President or Vice President shall have been qualified to serve the next term.
The chief executive of each member state shall promptly notify the chief executive of all other states of when this compact has been enacted and has taken effect in that official’s state, when the state has withdrawn from this compact, and when this compact takes effect generally.
This compact shall terminate if the electoral college is abolished.
If any provision of this compact is held invalid, the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
5. Definitions
For purposes of this compact,“elector slate” shall mean a slate of candidates who have been nominated in a state for the position of presidential elector in association with a presidential slate;
“chief election official” shall mean the state official or body that is authorized to certify the total number of popular votes for each presidential slate;
“presidential elector” shall mean an elector for President and Vice President of the United States;
“presidential elector certifying official” shall mean the state official or body that is authorized to certify the appointment of the state’s presidential electors;
“presidential slate” shall mean a slate of two persons, the first of whom has been nominated as a candidate for President of the United States and the second of whom has been nominated as a candidate for Vice President of the United States, or any legal successors to such persons, regardless of whether both names appear on the ballot presented to the voter in a particular state;
“state” shall mean a State of the United States and the District of Columbia; and
“statewide popular election” shall mean a general election in which votes are cast for presidential slates by individual voters and counted on a statewide basis.
Art. XV §14B | NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE COMPACT: PROCEDURE FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; WITHDRAWAL [EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 24, 2026, IF THE PROVISIONS OF ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION NO 6 (2023) ARE AGREED TO AND PASSED BY THE 2025 LEGISLATURE AND APPROVED AND RATIFIED BY THE VOTERS AT THE 2026 GENERAL ELECTION]
2. The State of Nevada may withdraw from the National Popular Vote Compact by statute, and may rejoin by subsequent statute, subject to the provisions of subsection 4 of Section 14A of this Article.
Art. XV §15 | MERIT SYSTEM GOVERNING EMPLOYMENT IN EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT
Art. XV §16 | PAYMENT OF MINIMUM COMPENSATION TO EMPLOYEES
2. If, at any time, the amount of the federal minimum wage is greater than twelve dollars ($12) per hour worked, each employer must pay a wage to each employee of not less than the hourly rate established for the federal minimum wage.
3. The Legislature may establish by law a minimum wage that an employer must pay to each employee that is greater than the hourly rate required by this section.
4. Tips or gratuities received by employees shall not be credited as being any part of or offset against the wage rates required by this section.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of this section may not be waived by agreement between an employee and his or her employer. All of the provisions of this section, or any part hereof, may be waived in a bona fide collective bargaining agreement, but only if the waiver is explicitly set forth in such agreement in clear and unambiguous terms. Unilateral implementation of terms and conditions of employment by either party to a collective bargaining relationship shall not constitute, or be permitted, as a waiver of all or any part of the provisions of this section.
6. An employer shall not, in any manner, discharge, reduce the compensation of or otherwise discriminate against any employee for using any civil remedies to enforce this section or otherwise asserting his or her rights under this section.
7. An employee claiming violation of this section is entitled to bring an action against his or her employer in the courts of this State to enforce the provisions of this section and shall be entitled to all remedies available under the law or in equity appropriate to remedy any violation of this section, including but not limited to back pay, damages, reinstatement or injunctive relief. An employee who prevails in any action to enforce this section shall be awarded his or her reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
8. As used in this section:
(b) “Employer” means any individual, proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, trust, association, or other entity that may employ individuals or enter into contracts of employment.
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