Nevada § 266.022 - Petition for incorporation: Invalidation of signatures; number of signatures; filing
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 266.022 — Petition for incorporation: Invalidation of signatures; number of signatures; filing, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 266.022. Petition for incorporation: Invalidation of signatures; number of signatures; filing
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 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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