# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.018: Establishment of additional or changed commissioners' districts: Manner of electing county commissioners

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.018

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.018
- **Heading:** Establishment of additional or changed commissioners' districts: Manner of electing county commissioners
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.018

## Text

1. If new or changed county commissioner election districts must be established because of changes in population or applicable law, the board of county commissioners shall establish those districts by ordinance and provide for the election from specified districts of the proper numbers of county commissioners for 4-year and 2-year terms respectively so that the numbers of county commissioners to be elected at each general election thereafter will be as nearly equal as possible.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 244.011 , if at the time a general election is to be conducted for the election of county commissioners from new districts there is incumbent any county commissioner, elected at large or from a validly established election district, whose term extends beyond the first Monday of January of the following year, such incumbent county commissioner is entitled to serve out that term and shall be deemed to represent the new district in which he or she resides.

## Nearby sections

- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.010 Minimum number of county commissioners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.010.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.011 Change in number of county commissioners in county whose population is less than 100,000](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.011.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.014 Number and terms of county commissioners in county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000; commissioners' districts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.014.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.016 Number of county commissioners in county whose population is 700,000 or more; commissioners' districts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.016.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.018 Establishment of additional or changed commissioners' districts: Manner of electing county commissioners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.018.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.020 Qualifications of county commissioners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.020.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.025 Election of county commissioners in county whose population is less than 100,000](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.025.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.027 Election of county commissioners in county whose population is less than 100,000 and which has not been divided into commissioners' districts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.027.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.030 Term of office of county commissioners; exception](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.030.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.035 County commissioners required to take oath of office; effect of failure to take oath](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.035.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.040 Vacancy in office of county commissioner; exception](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.040.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.050 Commissioners' districts in counties whose population is less than 100,000: Creation; election; notice; abolishment; election at large of commissioners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.050.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.055 Seal of county commissioners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.055.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.060 Board of county commissioners: Quorum; tie vote](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T20_C244_S244.060.md)

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