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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Each petition for initiative or referendum must:
(a) Embrace but one subject and matters necessarily connected therewith and pertaining thereto; and
(b) Set forth, in not more than 200 words, a description of the effect of the initiative or referendum if the initiative or referendum is approved by the voters. The description must appear on each signature page of the petition.
2. For the purposes of paragraph (a) of subsection 1, a petition for initiative or referendum embraces but one subject and matters necessarily connected therewith and pertaining thereto, if the parts of the proposed initiative or referendum are functionally related and germane to each other in a way that provides sufficient notice of the general subject of, and of the interests likely to be affected by, the proposed initiative or referendum.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 24. Elections § 295.009. General requirements for state or local petition for initiative or referendum: Must embrace one subject; must include description of effect - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-24-elections/nv-rev-st-295-009/
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