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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 295.220 (2026)

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NRS 295.220  Results of election.

      1.  If a majority of the registered voters voting on a proposed initiative ordinance vote in its favor, it shall be considered adopted upon certification of the election results and shall be treated in all respects in the same manner as ordinances of the same kind adopted by the council. If conflicting ordinances are approved at the same election, the one receiving the greatest number of affirmative votes shall prevail to the extent of such conflict.

      2.  If a majority of the registered voters voting on a referred ordinance vote against it, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 379)

COUNTY AND CITY ADVISORY QUESTIONS

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2004–2016 · leading case: Scenic Nevada, Inc. Vs. City of Reno, 2016 NV 48 (Nev. 2016).
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Scenic Nevada, Inc. Vs. City of Reno, 2016 NV 48 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 40× “It cites NRS 295.220, which provides that an approved municipal initiative ordinance "shall be treated in all respects in the same manner as ordinances of the same kind adopted by the council.”
Horne v. City of Mesquite, 100 P.3d 168 (Nev. 2004). “220(1) (“If a majority of the registered voters voting on a proposed initiative ordinance vote in its favor, it shall be considered adopted upon certification of the election results and shall be treated in all respects in the same manner as ordinances of the same kind adopted…”
Scenic Nevada, Inc. Vs. City of Reno, 2016 NV 48 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 10× “It cites NRS 295.220, which provides that an approved municipal initiative ordinance "shall be treated in all respects in the same manner as ordinances of the same kind adopted by the council.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 295.220(1): 1 case
Horne v. City of Mesquite, 100 P.3d 168 (Nev. 2004). “220(1) (“If a majority of the registered voters voting on a proposed initiative ordinance vote in its favor, it shall be considered adopted upon certification of the election results and shall be treated in all respects in the same manner as ordinances of the same kind adopted…”
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