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

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

1.  A petition for referendum must be filed
with the Secretary of State not less than 120 days before the date of the next
succeeding general election.

2.  The Secretary of State shall certify
the questions to the county clerks.

3.  The title of the statute or resolution
must be set out on the ballot, and the question printed upon the ballot for the
information of the voters must be as follows: “Shall the statute (setting out
its title) be approved?”

4.  Where a mechanical voting system is
used, the title of the statute must appear on the list of offices and
candidates and the statements of measures to be voted on and may be condensed
to no more than 25 words.

5.  The votes cast upon the question must
be counted and canvassed as the votes for state officers are counted and
canvassed.

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