NRS ch. 295

Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 295 — Initiative, Referendum and Recall

37 sections · status activeenacted 1957-01-01

Sections

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§	Title	Length	Status
NRS § 295.009	General requirements for state or local petition for initiative or referendum: Must embrace one subject; must include description of effect	994	active
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	489	active
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 eff	3,814	active
NRS § 295.026	Withdrawal of petition	1,180	active
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	407	active
NRS § 295.045	Petition for referendum: Filing; submission to voters at general election	896	active
NRS § 295.055	Regulations specifying format of petition; each document of petition limited to voters of single petition district; removal of name from petition	1,755	active
NRS § 295.056	Requirements for submission of signatures to county clerk	1,532	active
NRS § 295.061	Challenge to description of petition; challenge to legal sufficiency of petition	1,792	active
NRS § 295.075	“Board” defined	137	active
NRS § 295.085	Registered voters’ power of initiative and referendum concerning county ordinances	474	active
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	3,641	active
NRS § 295.105	Certification of sufficiency of petition; review of certification	1,567	active
NRS § 295.115	Consideration by board; submission to registered voters; withdrawal of petition	1,362	active
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; place	7,683	active
NRS § 295.125	Results of election	636	active
NRS § 295.140	Petition for referendum: Form and requirements; circulator’s affidavit; receipt issued by clerk; certification of sufficiency; review of certification	3,783	active
NRS § 295.150	Names of registered voters may be contained in more than one petition; verification of petition	580	active
NRS § 295.160	Submission of question to people; publication	421	active
NRS § 295.170	Form of question on ballot; count and canvass of votes	839	active
NRS § 295.180	Effect of approval or disapproval of majority of registered voters	541	active
NRS § 295.195	Definitions	184	active
NRS § 295.200	Registered voters’ power of initiative and referendum concerning city ordinances	544	active
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	3,614	active
NRS § 295.210	Certification of sufficiency of petition; review of certification	1,573	active
NRS § 295.215	Consideration by council; submission to registered voters; withdrawal of petition	1,388	active
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 arguments	7,498	active
NRS § 295.220	Results of election	636	active
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	6,261	active
NRS § 295.250	Determination of total number of signatures	776	active
NRS § 295.260	Verification of signatures	3,412	active
NRS § 295.270	Certification of sufficiency or insufficiency of petition; date petition deemed filed	1,166	active
NRS § 295.280	Handling of petition	346	active
NRS § 295.290	County or city clerk must allow witness of determination and verification of signatures	387	active
NRS § 295.300	Giving compensation in exchange for signing petition for initiative or referendum prohibited	225	active
NRS § 295.0575	Petition may consist of more than one document; circulator’s affidavit	1,071	active
NRS § 295.0585	County clerk required to make copies of petition and signatures; copies to be made available to public	514	active