Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 26 — Concerning the Initiative, Mini-Initiative, and Referenda Process

What it does

Concerning the Initiative, Mini-Initiative, and Referenda Process The Clark County Charter Review Commission adopted Resolution No. 26-40 proposing an amendment to the Clark County Home Rule Charter, concerning the initiative, mini-initiative, and referenda process. If approved, this amendment would reduce the number of signatures necessary for initiatives and referendums from 10% to 8%; remove calculation requirements of required signatures based on the number of votes cast within unincorporated areas of the County at the date the initiative and referendum is initiated; allow for initiatives without sufficient signatures have possible opportunity to become a mini-initiative; and permit the Auditor’s Office to limited use statistical sampling techniques for signature verification. Should this amendment be:

A YES vote means

Clark County initiatives and referendums would need signatures from 8% instead of 10%, the unincorporated-area signature calculation would be removed, initiatives short on signatures could become mini-initiatives, and the Auditor could use limited statistical sampling to verify signatures.

A NO vote means

Clark County's initiative and referendum rules, including the 10% signature requirement, would stay as they are.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

According to the Charter Review Commission's amendment proposal (26-40), the change would lower the verified signatures needed for a county initiative or referendum petition from 10% to 8%, amending Charter Article 7.

It would also let signatures from an initiative petition that falls short be transferred to a mini-initiative if it has the required 3% of valid signatures, calculate signature requirements for petitions affecting only unincorporated Clark County the same way as countywide petitions, and allow the County Auditor to verify signatures by random sampling of at least 10%, though no petition could be rejected solely on the basis of sampling.

The proposal says the Auditor's Elections Division was consulted; the Commission voted 11–4 on July 8, 2026 to send the amendment to the ballot.

Put on the ballot by Clark County Charter Review Commission, 11–4, July 8, 2026 (Resolution No. 26-40).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Also on Clark County ballots

• Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 19 — Concerning a Limitation on Consecutive Terms for County Council Members
• Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 20 — Concerning a Revised Budget Transparency Process
• Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 21 — Concerning Revised Council Powers Regarding Boards and Commissions
• Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 22 — Concerning a Clarification of Nonpartisan Office Elections
• Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 23 — Concerning a Required Annual Report Publication by the County Manager
• Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 24 — Concerning a Requirement for a Housing Impact Analysis
• Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 25 — Concerning the Requirement of Supermajority Approval by Council for County Taxes
• Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 27 — Concerning Legislative Branch Performance Audits
• Clark County Proposition No. 12 — Bonds for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Capital Infrastructure
• Clark County Proposition No. 13 — Levy Lid Lift for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Services

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 26 mean?

Clark County initiatives and referendums would need signatures from 8% instead of 10%, the unincorporated-area signature calculation would be removed, initiatives short on signatures could become mini-initiatives, and the Auditor could use limited statistical sampling to verify signatures.

What does a NO vote on Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 26 mean?

Clark County's initiative and referendum rules, including the 10% signature requirement, would stay as they are.

How many votes does Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 26 need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 26?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.