§ NRS § 295.210Certification of sufficiency of petition; review of certification

Certification of sufficiency of petition; review of
certification.

1.  Within 20 days after the petition is
submitted to the city clerk pursuant to NRS
295.205, the city clerk shall complete a certificate as to its sufficiency.

2.  If a petition is certified sufficient,
or if a petition is certified insufficient and the petitioners’ committee does
not elect to request council review under subsection 3 within the time
required, the city clerk must promptly present the city clerk’s certificate to
the council and the certificate is a final determination as to the sufficiency
of the petition.

3.  If a petition has been certified
insufficient, the committee may, within 2 days after receiving the copy of the
certificate, file a request that it be reviewed by the council. The council
shall review the certificate at its next meeting following the filing of the
request and approve or disapprove it, and the council’s determination is a
final determination as to the sufficiency of the petition.

4.  A final determination as to the
sufficiency of a petition is subject to judicial review. If the final
determination is challenged by filing a complaint in district court, the court
shall set the matter for hearing not later than 3 days after the complaint is
filed and shall give priority to such a complaint over all other matters
pending with the court, except for criminal proceedings. A final determination
of insufficiency, even if sustained upon judicial review, does not prejudice
the filing of a new petition for the same purpose.