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NRS 295.270 - Certification of sufficiency or insufficiency of petition; date petition deemed filed.

NV Rev Stat § 295.270 (2019) (N/A)
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1. Upon the determination of the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition pursuant to NRS 295.250 or 295.260, the county or city clerk shall:

(a) Attach a certificate to the petition indicating the date and the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition;

(b) If the petition is certified insufficient, specify the deficiencies in the petition that render it insufficient;

(c) If the petition was submitted pursuant to NRS 295.095 or 295.205, promptly send a copy of the certificate by registered or certified mail to the petitioners’ committee;

(d) If the petition was submitted pursuant to NRS 295.140, promptly send a copy of the certificate by registered or certified mail to the person who submitted the petition; and

(e) Retain the petition and the original certificate at the office of the county or city clerk.

2. The petition shall be deemed filed with the county or city clerk as of the date of the certificate showing the petition to be validly signed by the number of registered voters needed to certify the petition sufficient.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 2963)

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