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N.R.S. 295.300 - Giving compensation in exchange for signing petition for initiative or referendum prohibited

Overview of Statute

This section prohibits giving compensation in exchange for signing a petition for initiative or referendum.

Statute

A person shall not give compensation of any kind to any person in exchange for signing a petition for initiative or referendum.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 2543)

Definition [Person]

1.  A natural person;

2.  Any form of business or social organization;

3.  Any nongovernmental legal entity, including, without limitation, a corporation, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, labor union, committee for political action, political party and committee sponsored by a political party; or

4.  A government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government.

See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.009.