NRS295.015. Copy of petition to be filed with Secretary of State before presentation to voters for signatures and after any amendment; effect of amendment on petition; determination of fiscal effect; Legislative Counsel authorized to provide technical suggestions; posting on Secretary of State’s Internet website.

      1.  Before a petition for initiative or referendum may be presented to the registered voters for their signatures, a copy of the petition for initiative or referendum, including the description required pursuant to NRS 295.009, must be placed on file with the Secretary of State.

      2.  If a petition for initiative or referendum or a description of the effect of an initiative or referendum required pursuant to NRS 295.009 is amended after the petition is placed on file with the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 1:

      (a) The revised petition must be placed on file with the Secretary of State before it is presented to the registered voters for their signatures;

      (b) Any signatures that were collected on the original petition before it was amended are not valid; and

      (c) The requirements for submission of the petition to each county clerk set forth in NRS 295.056 apply to the revised petition.

      3.  Upon receipt of a petition for initiative or referendum placed on file pursuant to subsection 1 or 2:

      (a) The Secretary of State shall consult with the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau to determine if the initiative or referendum may have any anticipated financial effect on the State or local governments if the initiative or referendum is approved by the voters. If the Fiscal Analysis Division determines that the initiative or referendum may have an anticipated financial effect on the State or local governments if the initiative or referendum is approved by the voters, the Division must prepare a fiscal note that includes an explanation of any such effect.

      (b) The Secretary of State shall consult with the Legislative Counsel regarding the petition for initiative or referendum. The Legislative Counsel may provide technical suggestions regarding the petition for initiative or referendum.

      4.  Not later than 10 business days after the Secretary of State receives a petition for initiative or referendum filed pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, the Secretary of State shall post a copy of the petition, including the description required pursuant to NRS 295.009, any fiscal note prepared pursuant to subsection 3 and any suggestions made by the Legislative Counsel pursuant to subsection 3, on the Secretary of State’s Internet website.

      (Added to NRS by 1963, 1384; A 1981, 12; 1985, 1112; 2005, 2838; 2007, 1251, 2543)