Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 295 - Certain State and Local Ballot Questions
NRS 295.056 - Requirements for submission of signatures to county clerk.


1. Before a petition for initiative or referendum is filed with the Secretary of State, the petitioners must submit to each county clerk for verification pursuant to NRS 293.1276 to 293.1279, inclusive, the document or documents which were circulated for signature within the clerk’s county. The clerks shall give the person submitting a document or documents a receipt stating the number of documents and pages and the person’s statement of the number of signatures contained therein.
2. If a petition for initiative proposes a statute or an amendment to a statute, the document or documents must be submitted not later than the 15th day following the general election.
3. If a petition for initiative proposes an amendment to the Constitution, the document or documents must be submitted not later than the 15th day following the primary election.
4. If the petition is for referendum, the document or documents must be submitted not later than the 15th day following the primary election.
5. All documents which are submitted to a county clerk for verification must be submitted at the same time. If documents concerning the same petition are submitted for verification to more than one county clerk, the documents must be submitted to each county clerk on the same day. At the time that the petition is submitted to a county clerk for verification, the petitioners may designate a contact person who is authorized by the petitioners to address questions or issues relating to the petition.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 923; A 1985, 551, 1113; 1991, 2226; 1993, 2669; 1999, 3560; 2007, 326, 1186; 2011, 1789; 2017, 3370; 2019, 4124)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

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.

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.

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...

NRS 295.026 - Withdrawal of petition.

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.

NRS 295.045 - Petition for referendum: Filing; submission to voters at general election.

NRS 295.055 - Regulations specifying format of petition; each document of petition limited to voters of single petition district; removal of name from petition.

NRS 295.056 - Requirements for submission of signatures to county clerk.

NRS 295.0575 - Petition may consist of more than one document; circulator’s affidavit.

NRS 295.0585 - County clerk required to make copies of petition and signatures; copies to be made available to public.

NRS 295.061 - Challenge to description of petition; challenge to legal sufficiency of petition.

NRS 295.075 - "Board" defined.

NRS 295.085 - Registered voters’ power of initiative and referendum concerning county 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.

NRS 295.105 - Certification of sufficiency of petition; review of certification.

NRS 295.115 - Consideration by board; submission to registered voters; withdrawal of petition.

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...

NRS 295.125 - Results of election.

NRS 295.140 - Petition for referendum: Form and requirements; circulator’s affidavit; receipt issued by clerk; certification of sufficiency; review of certification.

NRS 295.150 - Names of registered voters may be contained in more than one petition; verification of petition.

NRS 295.160 - Submission of question to people; publication.

NRS 295.170 - Form of question on ballot; count and canvass of votes.

NRS 295.180 - Effect of approval or disapproval of majority of registered voters.

NRS 295.195 - Definitions.

NRS 295.200 - Registered voters’ power of initiative and referendum concerning city 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.

NRS 295.210 - Certification of sufficiency of petition; review of certification.

NRS 295.215 - Consideration by council; submission to registered voters; withdrawal of petition.

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...

NRS 295.220 - Results of election.

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.

NRS 295.250 - Determination of total number of signatures.

NRS 295.260 - Verification of signatures.

NRS 295.270 - Certification of sufficiency or insufficiency of petition; date petition deemed filed.

NRS 295.280 - Handling of petition.

NRS 295.290 - County or city clerk must allow witness of determination and verification of signatures.

NRS 295.300 - Giving compensation in exchange for signing petition for initiative or referendum prohibited.