Nevada Statutes

§ 295.220 — Results of election

Nevada § 295.220

JurisdictionNevada

Title 24ELECTIONS

Ch. 295Certain

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 295.220 (2026).

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2.If a majority of the registered voters voting on a referred ordinance vote against it, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results.

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 If a majority of the registered voters voting on a referred ordinance vote against it, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results.

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SCENIC NEVADA, INC. VS. CITY OF RENO

2016 NV 48 (Nevada Supreme Court, 2016)

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1967, 379 )

Nearby Sections

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§ 295.009

General requirements for state or local petition for initiative or referendum: Must embrace one subject; must include description of effect

§ 295.012

Requirements for petition: Number of voters proposing must be apportioned equally among petition districts and number of signatures required from each petition district must be equal

§ 295.015

Copy of petition and certain information to be filed with Secretary of State before presentation to voters for signatures and after any amendment; effect of amendment on petition; assignment of unique identifier; determination of fiscal effect; Legislative Counsel authorized to provide technical suggestions; posting on Secretary of State’s Internet website

§ 295.026

Withdrawal of petition

§ 295.035

Petition for initiative proposing amendment to Constitution: Secretary of State to use same number for identification of petition when submitted at successive elections

§ 295.045

Petition for referendum: Filing; submission to voters at general election

§ 295.055

Regulations specifying format of petition; each document of petition limited to voters of single petition district; removal of name from petition

§ 295.056

Requirements for submission of signatures to county clerk

§ 295.0575

Petition may consist of more than one document; circulator’s affidavit

§ 295.0585

County clerk required to make copies of petition and signatures; copies to be made available to public

§ 295.061

Challenge to description of petition; challenge to legal sufficiency of petition

§ 295.075

“Board” defined

§ 295.085

Registered voters’ power of initiative and referendum concerning county ordinances

§ 295.095

Commencement of proceedings: Petitioners’ committee; form and requirements of petition; determination of anticipated financial effect; circulator’s affidavit; receipt for petition issued by clerk

§ 295.105

Certification of sufficiency of petition; review of certification

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