Laws governing ballot measures in Nevada
Citizens of Nevada may initiate legislation as constitutional amendments and state statutes. In Nevada, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum and to prevent the future repeal or amending of a current statute without the consent of voters via statute affirmation.
The Nevada State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments, legislatively referred state statutes, legislatively referred bond measures, advisory questions, and legislatively referred constitutional convention questions. Constitutional amendments require a simple majority vote in both chambers in two successive legislative sessions to be placed on the ballot, while statutes, bond measures, and advisory questions all require a simple majority vote in both chambers in during one legislative session to be placed on the ballot. Constitutional convention questions require a two-thirds (66.67%) vote by each chamber during one legislative session to be placed on the ballot. Additionally, statutes, bond measures, and advisory questions require the signature of the governor to appear on the ballot.
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:
- Laws governing the initiative process in Nevada
- Laws governing recall in Nevada
- Amending the Nevada Constitution
- Laws governing local ballot measures in Nevada
- Signature requirements for ballot measures in Nevada
- Campaign finance requirements for Nevada ballot measures
Statutes relevant to ballot measures
The following is a list of enacted bills related to ballot measures passed between 2007 and 2015.
- Nevada Assembly Bill 604 (2007)
- Nevada Senate Bill 549 (2007)
- Nevada Assembly Bill 35 (2013)
- Nevada Senate Bill 325 (2013)
- Nevada Assembly Bill 23 (2015)
- Nevada Assembly Joint Resolution 8 (2015)
Ballot measure lawsuits
The following is a selection of historical lawsuits related to ballot measure law.
