Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 295 - Certain State and Local Ballot Questions
NRS 295.085 - Registered voters’ power of initiative and referendum concerning county ordinances.

The registered voters of a county may:
1. Propose ordinances to the board and, if the board fails to adopt an ordinance so proposed without change in substance, adopt or reject it at a general election.
2. Require reconsideration by the board of any adopted ordinance and, if the board fails to repeal an ordinance so reconsidered, approve or reject it at a general election.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 380; A 1993, 1032; 2005, 2839)

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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.