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Chapter 295

Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 295

Certain State and Local Ballot Questions

295.009General requirements for state or local petition for initiative or referendum: Must embrace one subject; must include description of effect 295.012Requirements for petition: Number of voters proposing must be apportioned equally among petition districts and number of signatures required from each petition district must be equal 295.015Copy of petition and certain information to be filed with Secretary of State before presentation to voters for signatures and after any amendment; effect of amendment on petition; assignment of unique identifier; determination of fiscal effect; Legislative Counsel authorized to provide technical suggestions; posting on Secretary of State’s Internet website 295.026Withdrawal of petition 295.035Petition for initiative proposing amendment to Constitution: Secretary of State to use same number for identification of petition when submitted at successive elections 295.045Petition for referendum: Filing; submission to voters at general election 295.055Regulations specifying format of petition; each document of petition limited to voters of single petition district; removal of name from petition 295.056Requirements for submission of signatures to county clerk 295.0575Petition may consist of more than one document; circulator’s affidavit 295.0585County clerk required to make copies of petition and signatures; copies to be made available to public 295.061Challenge to description of petition; challenge to legal sufficiency of petition 295.075“Board” defined 295.085Registered voters’ power of initiative and referendum concerning county ordinances 295.095Commencement of proceedings: Petitioners’ committee; form and requirements of petition; determination of anticipated financial effect; circulator’s affidavit; receipt for petition issued by clerk 295.105Certification of sufficiency of petition; review of certification 295.115Consideration by board; submission to registered voters; withdrawal of petition 295.121Appointment of committees to prepare arguments advocating and opposing approval of ballot questions; duties of committees; regulations; preparation of arguments by county clerk if board fails to appoint committee; review of arguments; placement of arguments in sample ballots 295.125Results of election 295.140Petition for referendum: Form and requirements; circulator’s affidavit; receipt issued by clerk; certification of sufficiency; review of certification 295.150Names of registered voters may be contained in more than one petition; verification of petition 295.160Submission of question to people; publication 295.170Form of question on ballot; count and canvass of votes 295.180Effect of approval or disapproval of majority of registered voters 295.195Definitions 295.200Registered voters’ power of initiative and referendum concerning city ordinances 295.205Commencement of proceedings: Petitioners’ committee; form and requirements of petition; determination of anticipated financial effect; circulator’s affidavit; receipt for petition issued by clerk 295.210Certification of sufficiency of petition; review of certification 295.215Consideration by council; submission to registered voters; withdrawal of petition 295.217Appointment of committees to prepare arguments advocating and opposing approval of ballot questions; duties of committees; regulations; preparation of arguments by city clerk if governing body fails to appoint committee; review of arguments; placement of arguments in sample ballots; inapplicability of Open Meeting Law 295.220Results of election 295.230Submission of advisory questions by certain governmental entities; prerequisites to placement on ballot; description of anticipated financial effect; appearance on sample ballot; preparation of sample questions 295.250Determination of total number of signatures 295.260Verification of signatures 295.270Certification of sufficiency or insufficiency of petition; date petition deemed filed 295.280Handling of petition 295.290County or city clerk must allow witness of determination and verification of signatures 295.300Giving compensation in exchange for signing petition for initiative or referendum prohibited