NRS
306.020 Public officers subject to recall; eligibility to sign petition;
required contents of petition.
1. Every public officer in the State of
Nevada is subject to recall from office by the registered voters of the State
or of the county, district or municipality that the public officer represents,
as provided in this chapter and Section
9 of Article 2 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada.
2. A public officer who is appointed to
serve the remainder of the unexpired term of an elective office:
(a) Is subject to recall in the same manner as
provided for a public officer elected to that office; and
(b) For the purposes of recall, shall be deemed
to have been elected to that office at the same election at which the former
elected officeholder or candidate was elected before the vacancy in that
office.
3. The petition to recall a public officer
may be signed by any registered voter of the State or of the county, district,
municipality or portion thereof that the public officer represents who actually
voted in the election at which the public officer was elected.
4. The petition must:
(a) Set forth the reason why the recall is
demanded, which must appear on each signature page of the petition;
(b) Contain the residence addresses of the
signers and the date that the petition was signed;
(c) Contain a statement of the minimum number of
signatures necessary to the validity of the petition;
(d) Contain at the top of each page and
immediately above the signature line, in at least 10-point bold type, the words
“Recall Petition”;
(e) Include the date that a notice of intent was
filed; and
(f) Have the designation: “Signatures of
registered voters seeking the recall of ................ (name of public
officer for whom recall is sought)” on each page if the petition contains more
than one page.
(Added to NRS by 1960,
282; A 1963,
1385; 1969,
197; 1971,
159; 1975,
1166; 1981,
22; 1987,
698; 1989,
1062; 2009,
168; 2015,
1884; 2019,
1657)
Notes of Decisions
Strickland v. Waymire, 235 P.3d 605 (Nev. 2010).
· cites it 2× “156 amends NRS 306.020(2), effective October 1, 2009, to provide that a “petition to recall a public officer may be signed by any registered voter of the [locale] that the public officer represents, regardless of whether the registered voter cast a ballot in the election at…”
Foley v. Kennedy, 885 P.2d 583 (Nev. 1994).
· cites it 3× “Specifically, an Opinion of the Attorney General explained that Article 2, Section 9, of the Nevada Constitution is “self-executing,” and, therefore, “to the extent that NRS 306.020, subsection 1 would conflict with the provisions of the constitution, Article 2, Section 9 [of…”
Batchelor v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 408 P.2d 239 (Nev. 1965).
· cites it 3× “In short, that the petition does not meet the requirements of NRS 306.020 (1) (2). 1. Batchelor was elected to the office of councilman of Boulder City, Nevada at the 1963 municipal election.”
Fiannaca v. Gill, 372 P.2d 683 (Nev. 1962).
· cites it 3× “” Pursuant to said constitutional provision, NRS 306.020 and 306.030 were enacted. The former provides: “1.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 306.020(1): 1 case
Batchelor v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 408 P.2d 239 (Nev. 1965).
“In short, that the petition does not meet the requirements of NRS 306.020 (1) (2). 1. Batchelor was elected to the office of councilman of Boulder City, Nevada at the 1963 municipal election.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 306.020(2): 2 cases
Strickland v. Waymire, 235 P.3d 605 (Nev. 2010).
“156 amends NRS 306.020(2), effective October 1, 2009, to provide that a “petition to recall a public officer may be signed by any registered voter of the [locale] that the public officer represents, regardless of whether the registered voter cast a ballot in the election at…”
Batchelor v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 408 P.2d 239 (Nev. 1965).
“In short, that the petition does not meet the requirements of NRS 306.020 (1) (2). 1. Batchelor was elected to the office of councilman of Boulder City, Nevada at the 1963 municipal election.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 306.020(2)(b): 1 case
Foley v. Kennedy, 885 P.2d 583 (Nev. 1994).
“Specifically, an Opinion of the Attorney General explained that Article 2, Section 9, of the Nevada Constitution is “self-executing,” and, therefore, “to the extent that NRS 306.020, subsection 1 would conflict with the provisions of the constitution, Article 2, Section 9 [of…”
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