Chapter 295 - Certain State and Local Ballot Questions

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 effect; Legislative Counsel authorized to provide technical suggestions; posting on Secretary of State’s Internet website.
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. [Effective through December 31, 2019.]
NRS 295.045 - Petition for referendum: Filing; submission to voters at general election. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
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. [Effective through December 31, 2019.]
NRS 295.056 - Requirements for submission of signatures to county clerk. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
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; placement of arguments in sample ballots.
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 arguments; placement of arguments in sample ballots.
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.

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