Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 295 - Certain State and Local Ballot Questions

NRS 295.009 - General requirements for state or local petition for initiative or referendum: Must embrace one subject; must include description of effect. - 1. Each petition for initiative or referendum must: (a) Embrace...

NRS 295.012 - Requirements 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. - The number of registered voters required pursuant to Section 1...

NRS 295.015 - Copy 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... - 1. Before a petition for initiative or referendum may be...

NRS 295.026 - Withdrawal of petition. - 1. A petition for initiative or referendum may be withdrawn...

NRS 295.035 - Petition for initiative proposing amendment to Constitution: Secretary of State to use same number for identification of petition when submitted at successive elections. - If the initiative petition proposes an amendment to the Constitution,...

NRS 295.045 - Petition for referendum: Filing; submission to voters at general election. - 1. A petition for referendum must be filed with the...

NRS 295.055 - Regulations specifying format of petition; each document of petition limited to voters of single petition district; removal of name from petition. - 1. The Secretary of State shall by regulation specify: (a)...

NRS 295.056 - Requirements for submission of signatures to county clerk. - 1. Before a petition for initiative or referendum is filed...

NRS 295.0575 - Petition may consist of more than one document; circulator’s affidavit. - A petition for a constitutional amendment or a petition for...

NRS 295.0585 - County clerk required to make copies of petition and signatures; copies to be made available to public. - After a petition for a constitutional amendment or a petition...

NRS 295.061 - Challenge to description of petition; challenge to legal sufficiency of petition. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, whether an...

NRS 295.075 - "Board" defined. - As used in NRS 295.075 to 295.125, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 295.085 - Registered voters’ power of initiative and referendum concerning county ordinances. - The registered voters of a county may: 1. Propose ordinances...

NRS 295.095 - Commencement of proceedings: Petitioners’ committee; form and requirements of petition; determination of anticipated financial effect; circulator’s affidavit; receipt for petition issued by clerk. - 1. Any five registered voters of the county may commence...

NRS 295.105 - Certification of sufficiency of petition; review of certification. - 1. Within 20 days after the petition is submitted to...

NRS 295.115 - Consideration by board; submission to registered voters; withdrawal of petition. - 1. When an initiative or referendum petition has been finally...

NRS 295.121 - Appointment 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; p... - 1. For each initiative, referendum, advisory question or other question...

NRS 295.125 - Results of election. - 1. If a majority of the registered voters voting on...

NRS 295.140 - Petition for referendum: Form and requirements; circulator’s affidavit; receipt issued by clerk; certification of sufficiency; review of certification. - 1. Whenever 10 percent or more of the registered voters...

NRS 295.150 - Names of registered voters may be contained in more than one petition; verification of petition. - 1. The names of the registered voters petitioning need not...

NRS 295.160 - Submission of question to people; publication. - 1. If the petition is determined to be sufficient, the...

NRS 295.170 - Form of question on ballot; count and canvass of votes. - 1. The subject matter of such questions must be stated...

NRS 295.180 - Effect of approval or disapproval of majority of registered voters. - 1. When a majority of the registered voters of the...

NRS 295.195 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 295.195 to 295.220, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 295.200 - Registered voters’ power of initiative and referendum concerning city ordinances. - The registered voters of a city may: 1. Propose ordinances...

NRS 295.205 - Commencement of proceedings: Petitioners’ committee; form and requirements of petition; determination of anticipated financial effect; circulator’s affidavit; receipt for petition issued by clerk. - 1. Any five registered voters of the city may commence...

NRS 295.210 - Certification of sufficiency of petition; review of certification. - 1. Within 20 days after the petition is submitted to...

NRS 295.215 - Consideration by council; submission to registered voters; withdrawal of petition. - 1. When an initiative or referendum petition has been finally...

NRS 295.217 - Appointment 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 argum... - 1. For each initiative, referendum, advisory question or other question...

NRS 295.220 - Results of election. - 1. If a majority of the registered voters voting on...

NRS 295.230 - Submission 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. - 1. The governing body of a county or city may,...

NRS 295.250 - Determination of total number of signatures. - 1. Upon submission of a petition containing signatures that are...

NRS 295.260 - Verification of signatures. - 1. If the total number of signatures on the petition...

NRS 295.270 - Certification of sufficiency or insufficiency of petition; date petition deemed filed. - 1. Upon the determination of the sufficiency or insufficiency of...

NRS 295.280 - Handling of petition. - After the submission of the petition to the county or...

NRS 295.290 - County or city clerk must allow witness of determination and verification of signatures. - The county or city clerk shall allow the person who...

NRS 295.300 - Giving compensation in exchange for signing petition for initiative or referendum prohibited. - A person shall not give compensation of any kind to...