Nevada Code § 295.056

Requirements for submission of signatures to county clerk
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1. Before a petition for initiative or
referendum is filed with the Secretary of State, the petitioners must submit to
each county clerk for verification pursuant to NRS 293.1276 to 293.1279 , inclusive, the document or
documents which were circulated for signature within the clerks county. The
clerks shall give the person submitting a document or documents a receipt
stating the number of documents and pages and the persons statement of the
number of signatures contained therein.
2. If a petition for initiative proposes a
statute or an amendment to a statute, the document or documents must be
submitted not later than the 15th day following the general election.
3. If a petition for initiative proposes
an amendment to the Constitution, the document or documents must be submitted
not later than the 15th day following the primary election.
4. If the petition is for referendum, the
document or documents must be submitted not later than the 15th day following
the primary election.
5. All documents which are submitted to a
county clerk for verification must be submitted at the same time. If documents
concerning the same petition are submitted for verification to more than one
county clerk, the documents must be submitted to each county clerk on the same
day. At the time that the petition is submitted to a county clerk for
verification, the petitioners may designate a contact person who is authorized
by the petitioners to address questions or issues relating to the petition.

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