Except in counties where the board of county commissioners is the board of hospital trustees:
1. The offices of hospital trustees are hereby declared to be nonpartisan, and the names of candidates for such offices shall appear alike upon the ballots of all parties at all primary elections.
2. At the general election only the names of those candidates, not to exceed twice the number of hospital trustees to be elected, who received the highest numbers of votes at the primary election shall appear on the ballot.
[Part 2:169:1929; A 1937, 194; 1949, 83; 1955, 165] — (NRS A 1973, 274; 1975, 1102)