Nevada Code § 268.010

Methods of amending city charter
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1. As used in this section, city means
an incorporated city.
2. An amendment to the charter of a city
may be:
(a) Made by the Legislature.
(b) Proposed and submitted to the registered
voters of the city by a majority of the whole governing body, and must be so
submitted by a petition signed by registered voters of the city equal to 15
percent or more of the voters who voted at the last preceding general city
election, setting forth the proposed amendments.
3. An amendment proposed pursuant to
paragraph (b) of subsection 2 must be submitted at the next primary or general
city election or primary or general state election.
4. The city attorney shall draft any
amendment proposed in the petition mentioned in paragraph (b) of subsection 2
and an explanation thereof for submission to the registered voters.
5. The petition must be filed with the
city clerk. It must be in the form and its sufficiency must be determined in
the manner provided for city initiative petitions.
6. When an amendment is adopted by the
registered voters of the city, the city clerk shall, within 30 days thereafter,
transmit a certified copy of the amendment to the Legislative Counsel.

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