2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns
NRS 266.022 - Petition for incorporation: Invalidation of signatures; number of signatures; filing. [Effective through December 31, 2023.] Petition for incorporation: Invalidation of signatures; number of signatures; filing. [Effective January 1, 2024.]
1. The county clerk shall invalidate the signature of any qualified elector if the signature is not signed in ink and dated or if the signature is executed before the notice to incorporate and the petition for incorporation are filed with the county clerk pursuant to NRS 266.018. The county clerk shall not invalidate a signature because it does not correspond exactly to the signature on the registrar of voters’ register if the county clerk is able to determine the identity of the signer from the signature on the petition.
2. A petition for incorporation must contain a number of signatures equal to at least one-third of the qualified electors within the boundaries of the city proposed to be incorporated.
3. The petition containing the required number of signatures must be filed with the county clerk within 90 days after the notice to incorporate is filed pursuant to NRS 266.018.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1701)
1. The county clerk shall invalidate the signature of any qualified elector if the signature is not signed in ink and dated or if the signature is executed before the notice to incorporate and the petition for incorporation are filed with the county clerk pursuant to NRS 266.018. The county clerk shall not invalidate a signature because it does not correspond exactly to the signature in the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 if the county clerk is able to determine the identity of the signer from the signature on the petition.
2. A petition for incorporation must contain a number of signatures equal to at least one-third of the qualified electors within the boundaries of the city proposed to be incorporated.
3. The petition containing the required number of signatures must be filed with the county clerk within 90 days after the notice to incorporate is filed pursuant to NRS 266.018.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1701; A 2021, 3847, effective January 1, 2024)
