Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.1276 (2026)

County clerk to forward number of signatures to Secretary of State; notice of failure to file required number of signatures; handling of petition; regulations

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NRS 293.1276 County clerk to forward number of signatures to Secretary of State; notice of failure to file required number of signatures; handling of petition; regulations.

1. Within 4 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the submission of a petition containing signatures which are required to be verified pursuant to NRS 293.128, 295.056, 298.109, 306.035 or 306.110, and within 2 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the submission of a petition containing signatures which are required to be verified pursuant to NRS 293.172 or 293.200, the county clerk shall determine the total number of signatures affixed to the documents and, in the case of a petition for initiative or referendum proposing a constitutional amendment or statewide measure, shall tally the number of signatures for each petition district contained fully or partially within the county and forward that information to the Secretary of State.

2. If the Secretary of State finds that the total number of signatures filed with all the county clerks is less than 100 percent of the required number of registered voters, the Secretary of State shall so notify the person who submitted the petition and the county clerks and no further action may be taken in regard to the petition. If the petition is a petition to recall a county, district or municipal officer, the Secretary of State shall also notify the officer with whom the petition is to be filed.

3. After the petition is submitted to the county clerk, it must not be handled by any other person except by an employee of the county clerk’s office until it is filed with the Secretary of State.

4. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations establishing procedures to carry out the provisions of this section.

(Added to NRS by 1985, 1090; A 1987, 1361; 1993, 2665; 1997, 750; 1999, 2147; 2009, 2588; 2011, 1784, 3271; 2015, 3568)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2000–2020 · leading case: Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Auth. v. Miller, 191 P.3d 1138 (Nev. 2008).

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Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Auth. v. Miller, 191 P.3d 1138 (Nev. 2008). · cites it 2× “22 NRS 293.1276(1). 23 NRS 293.1276(2). 24 NRS 293.”

Citizens for Honest & Responsible Gov't v. Heller, 11 P.3d 121 (Nev. 2000). “035(2) provides that if a petition has the requisite number of raw signatures, it must be submitted to the county clerk for verification using the procedures outlined in NRS 293.1276 to 293.1279, inclusive. NRS 293.”

Fair Maps Nevada v. Cegavske (D. Nev. 2020). · cites it 2× “1279(3) (providing deadline for conducting further count verification). (See also ECF 11 No.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.1276(1) — 2 cases

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Auth. v. Miller, 191 P.3d 1138 (Nev. 2008). “22 NRS 293.1276(1). 23 NRS 293.1276(2). 24 NRS 293.”

Fair Maps Nevada v. Cegavske (D. Nev. 2020). “1279(3) (providing deadline for conducting further count verification). (See also ECF 11 No.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.1276(2) — 1 case

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Auth. v. Miller, 191 P.3d 1138 (Nev. 2008). “22 NRS 293.1276(1). 23 NRS 293.1276(2). 24 NRS 293.”

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