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N.R.S. 295.125 - Results of election

Overview of Statute

This section provides for the results of an election determining adoption.

Statute

      1.  If a majority of the registered voters voting on a proposed initiative ordinance vote in its favor, it shall be considered adopted upon certification of the election results and shall be treated in all respects in the same manner as ordinances of the same kind adopted by the council. If conflicting ordinances are approved at the same election, the one receiving the greatest number of affirmative votes shall prevail to the extent of such conflict.

      2.  If a majority of the registered voters voting on a referred ordinance vote against it, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 382)

Definition [Registered voter]

An elector who has completed the procedure prescribed by law for registration as a voter.

See Nev. Rev. Stat. §  293.090.