Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.1278 (2026)

Qualification or disqualification of petition upon receipt of certificates or amended certificates by Secretary of State

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NRS 293.1278 Qualification or disqualification of petition upon receipt of certificates or amended certificates by Secretary of State.

1. If the certificates received by the Secretary of State from all the county clerks establish that the number of valid signatures is less than 90 percent of the required number of registered voters, the petition shall be deemed to have failed to qualify, and the Secretary of State shall immediately so notify the petitioners and the county clerks.

2. If those certificates establish that the number of valid signatures is equal to or more than the sum of 100 percent of the number of registered voters needed to make the petition sufficient plus the total number of requests to remove a name received by the county clerks pursuant to NRS 295.055 or pursuant to NRS 306.015 for a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office, if applicable, and, in the case of a petition for initiative or referendum proposing a constitutional amendment or statewide measure, that the petition has the minimum number of signatures required for each petition district, the petition shall be deemed to qualify as of the date of receipt by the Secretary of State of those certificates, and the Secretary of State shall immediately so notify the petitioners and the county clerks.

3. If the certificates establish that the petitioners have 100 percent or more of the number of registered voters needed to make the petition sufficient but the petition fails to qualify pursuant to subsection 2, each county clerk who received a request to remove a name pursuant to NRS 295.055 or pursuant to NRS 306.015 for a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office, if applicable, shall remove each name as requested, amend the certificate and transmit the amended certificate to the Secretary of State. If the amended certificates establish that the petitioners have 100 percent or more of the number of registered voters needed to make the petition sufficient and, in the case of a petition for initiative or referendum proposing a constitutional amendment or statewide measure, that the petition has the minimum number of signatures required for each petition district, the petition shall be deemed to qualify as of the date of receipt by the Secretary of State of the amended certificates, and the Secretary of State shall immediately so notify the petitioners and the county clerks.

(Added to NRS by 1985, 1091; A 1993, 2666; 2001, 642; 2009, 2589; 2011, 1786, 3273; 2019, 1630)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2000–2008 · 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). “26 NRS 293.1278. 27 NRS 293.1279. 28 NRS 293.”

Citizens for Honest & Responsible Gov't v. Heller, 11 P.3d 121 (Nev. 2000). “” Finally, NRS 293.1278 and 293.1279 provide that if the sample shows that the number of valid signatures is less than 90% of the required number, the Secretary shall deem the petition to have failed; if over 100%, the Secretary shall deem the petition to have qualified; if…”

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