NRS
295.0575 Petition may consist of more than one document; circulator’s
affidavit. A petition for a
constitutional amendment or a petition for a statewide measure proposed by an
initiative or referendum may consist of more than one document. Each document
of a petition must have attached to it when submitted an affidavit executed by
the circulator thereof stating:
1. That the circulator personally
circulated the document.
2. The contact information of the
circulator, including, without limitation, the street address of the residence
where the circulator actually resides, unless a street address has not been
assigned. If a street address has not been assigned, the document must contain
the mailing address of the circulator.
3. That the circulator is 18 years of age
or older.
4. The number of signatures thereon.
5. That all the signatures were affixed in
the circulator’s presence.
6. That each signer had an opportunity
before signing to read the full text of the act or resolution on which the initiative
or referendum is demanded.
(Added to NRS by 2007,
2543; A 2011,
1789, 3307)
Notes of Decisions
Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Auth. v. Miller, 191 P.3d 1138 (Nev. 2008).
· cites it 33× “Here, the circulators’ affidavits completely failed to include two statements mandated by NRS 295.0575: first, they do not state the number of signatures on the document, and second, they do not state that each signer had *674 an opportunity to read the full text of the…”
Angle v. Miller, 722 F. Supp. 2d 1206 (D. Nev. 2010).
· cites it 4× “19, § 3(1), NRS 295.0575, and NAC 295.020 that circulators execute an affidavit stating that the signers are, or that they believe them to be, registered voters in the counties in which they reside.”
Fair Maps Nevada v. Cegavske (D. Nev. 2020).
· cites it 8× “See NRS § 295.0575. These documents are intended 17 to allow each county clerk to verify that the proponents of the petition collected a sufficient 18 number of signatures in their county, and that they actually collected the number of 19 signatures they claimed to acquired.”
Cegavske v. Hollowood (ballot Issue), 2022 NV 46 (Nev. 2022).
· cites it 2× “3d 1138, 1158 (2008) (barring initiative from the ballot for failing to comply with the circulator’s affidavit requirement set forth in NRS 295.0575); Nevadans for Nev., 122 Nev.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 295.0575(1) — 1 case
Fair Maps Nevada v. Cegavske (D. Nev. 2020).
“See NRS § 295.0575. These documents are intended 17 to allow each county clerk to verify that the proponents of the petition collected a sufficient 18 number of signatures in their county, and that they actually collected the number of 19 signatures they claimed to acquired.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 295.0575(4) — 1 case
Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Auth. v. Miller, 191 P.3d 1138 (Nev. 2008).
“Here, the circulators’ affidavits completely failed to include two statements mandated by NRS 295.0575: first, they do not state the number of signatures on the document, and second, they do not state that each signer had *674 an opportunity to read the full text of the…”
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