Nevada § 280.126 - Question of withdrawal or dissolution to be submitted to voters; notice of intent to withdraw; effective date of withdrawal or dissolution; voiding of ordinances providing for merger
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 280.126 — Question of withdrawal or dissolution to be submitted to voters; notice of intent to withdraw; effective date of withdrawal or dissolution; voiding of ordinances providing for merger, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 280.126. Question of withdrawal or dissolution to be submitted to voters; notice of intent to withdraw; effective date of withdrawal or dissolution; voiding of ordinances providing for merger
1. If a participating political subdivision in a department that consists of three
or more participating political subdivisions wishes to withdraw from the department,
the participating political subdivision must submit the question of whether the political
subdivision should withdraw from the department to the registered voters of the political
subdivision at a general election held pursuant to NRS 293.12755 . The participating political subdivision shall give notice of its intent to withdraw
to the other participating political subdivisions at least 6 months before that general
election. If a majority of the voters approve the question, the effective date of the withdrawal
is the commencement of the fiscal year immediately following the general election
at which the question of withdrawal is approved. The ordinance that had been adopted by the withdrawing political subdivision providing
for the merger is void on the effective date of the withdrawal. 2. If a department consists of: (a) Two participating political subdivisions and one of the participating political
subdivisions determines that it wishes to withdraw; or (b) Three or more participating political subdivisions and all or all except one of
the participating political subdivisions determine that they wish to withdraw, the participating political subdivisions must each submit the question of whether
the department should be dissolved to the registered voters within their jurisdiction
at the next general election held pursuant to NRS 293.12755 . If a majority of the total votes cast on the question are in favor of the dissolution
of the department, the effective date of the dissolution is the commencement of the
fiscal year immediately following the general election at which the question of dissolution
is approved. The ordinances that had been adopted by the participating political subdivisions
providing for the merger are void on the effective date of the dissolution.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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