TrustVoting Atlas

County clerk to forward number of signatures to Secretary of
State; notice of failure to file required number of signatures; handling of
petition; regulations.

1.  Within 4 days, excluding Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays, after the submission of a petition containing signatures
which are required to be verified pursuant to NRS
293.128, 295.056, 298.109, 306.035
or 306.110, and within 2 days, excluding
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the submission of a petition containing
signatures which are required to be verified pursuant to NRS 293.172 or 293.200, the county clerk shall determine
the total number of signatures affixed to the documents and, in the case of a
petition for initiative or referendum proposing a constitutional amendment or
statewide measure, shall tally the number of signatures for each petition district
contained fully or partially within the county and forward that information to
the Secretary of State.

2.  If the Secretary of State finds that
the total number of signatures filed with all the county clerks is less than
100 percent of the required number of registered voters, the Secretary of State
shall so notify the person who submitted the petition and the county clerks and
no further action may be taken in regard to the petition. If the petition is a
petition to recall a county, district or municipal officer, the Secretary of
State shall also notify the officer with whom the petition is to be filed.

3.  After the petition is submitted to the
county clerk, it must not be handled by any other person except by an employee
of the county clerk’s office until it is filed with the Secretary of State.

4.  The Secretary of State may adopt
regulations establishing procedures to carry out the provisions of this
section.