Nev. Admin. Code § 295.020

Current through October 11, 2024

Section 295.020 - Requirements for individual documents of petitions for initiative or referendum

1. A person who submits a petition that consists of more than one document to the county clerk for verification of the signatures shall sequentially number each page of each document in the petition, beginning with the number 1.

2. If a petition for an initiative or referendum consists of more than one document, each document must, in addition to any other requirements, contain the full text of the proposed measure and:

(a) Include sequentially numbered spaces for:

(1) The name of each person who signs the petition.

(2) The signature of the person signing the petition.

(3) The street address of the residence where the person signing the petition actually resides, unless a street address has not been assigned. If a street address has not been assigned, the document may contain the mailing address of the person signing the petition.

(4) The name of the county and the petition district where the person who signs is a registered voter.

(5) The date of the signature.

(6) If the petition is a municipal initiative or referendum proposed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 295.195 to 295.220, inclusive, the name of the city in which the person who signs is registered to vote.

(b) Have attached to it, when filed, an affidavit signed by the person who circulated the document in substantially the following form:

STATE OF NEVADA

COUNTY OF _______________

I, ___________________ (print name), being first duly sworn under penalty of perjury, depose and say:

(1) that I reside at ______________ (print street, city and state);

(2) that I am 18 years of age or older;

(3) that I personally circulated this document;

(4) that all signatures were affixed in my presence;

(5) that the number of signatures affixed thereon is ___________________; and

(6) that each person who signed had an opportunity before signing to read the full text of the act or resolution on which the initiative or referendum is demanded.

______________________

Signature of circulator

Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed

before me this____ day of _____,_____.

______________________________________

Notary public or other person licensed

to administer an oath

3. Any document of a petition may consist of more than one page. If a document consists of more than one page:

(a) Each page, including a blank signature page, must be numbered sequentially, beginning with the number 1 for each document;

(b) All the pages must be stapled, bound or attached in a similar manner that does not include the use of paper clips, rubber bands or binder clips and must be placed in numerical order; and

(c) The affidavit of the circulator required by NRS 295.095 or 295.205 must appear on the last pages of the document.

4. As used in this section, "petition" means a petition described in Article 19 of the Nevada Constitution or NRS 295.015 or 295.045.

Nev. Admin. Code § 295.020

Added to NAC by Sec'y of State, eff. 7-18-88; A by R217-97, 5-26-98; R013-00, 4-4-2000; R183-01, 5-10-2002; R072-06, 7-14-2006; R163-07, 12-4-2007; R092-09, 10-27-2009; R111-11, 12-30-2011

NRS 293.124, 293.247, 295.055