Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.465 (2026)
Petition for removal of county seat: Requirements; notice; hearing
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NRS 243.465 Petition for removal of county seat: Requirements; notice;
hearing. Whenever the residents of
any county in this State shall file a petition with the clerk of the board of
county commissioners, signed by qualified electors of the county, who are also
taxpayers of the county as appears by the last real or personal property
assessment roll, equal in number to at least 60 percent of the legal votes cast
at the last preceding general election in the county, asking for the removal of
the county seat of the county to some other designated place, the board of
county commissioners shall fix a time for a public hearing upon the petition,
which time shall be within 30 days after the filing of the petition, and the
clerk of the board of county commissioners shall give notice thereof by
publication in a newspaper published in the county as may be designated by the
board, at least once in each week for 2 weeks, the first publication to be at
least 2 weeks before the date of hearing.
[2:69:1955]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1979–1995 · leading case: Cirac v. Lander Cnty., 602 P.2d 1012 (Nev. 1979).
Cirac v. Lander Cnty., 602 P.2d 1012 (Nev. 1979). “NRS 243.465. Because the number of signatures approved by the Board exceeded the required 846 signatures, the petition was found sufficient and the board ordered the county seat removal proposition placed on a special election ballot.”
Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. Cirac, 639 P.2d 538 (Nev. 1982). “NRS 243.465 provides, in pertinent part, that a removal petition must be “signed by qualified electors of the county, who are also taxpayers of the county as appears by the last real or personal property assessment roll, equal in number to at least 60 percent of the legal votes…”
Taxpayers' Choice Volunteer Comm. v. Roseau Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 903 F. Supp. 1301 (D. Minnesota 1995). “§ 22-301; Nev. Rev.Stat. § 243.465; Wis.Stat. § 59.”
Bd. of Cnty. Com'rs, Etc. v. Cirac, 639 P.2d 538 (Nev. 1982). “[4] NRS 243.465 provides, in pertinent part, that a removal petition must be "signed by qualified electors of the county, who are also taxpayers of the county as appears by the last real or personal property assessment roll, equal in number to at least 60 percent of the legal…”
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