§ 1 Referendum for approval or disapproval of statute or resolution enacted by legislature
§ 2 Initiative petition for enactment or amendment of statute or amendment of Constitution; concurrent and consecutive amendments
§ 3 Referendum and initiative petitions: Contents and form; signatures; enacting clause; manner of verification of signatures
§ 4 Powers of initiative and referendum of registered voters of counties and municipalities
§ 5 Provisions of article self-executing; legislative procedures
§ 6 Limitation on initiative making appropriation or requiring expenditure of money
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Terms Used In Nevada Constitution > Article 19 - Initiative and Referendum

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.