Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 27 — Concerning Legislative Branch Performance Audits

What it does

Concerning Legislative Branch Performance Audits The Clark County Charter Review Commission adopted Resolution No. 26-14 proposing an amendment to the Clark County Home Rule Charter, concerning legislative branch performance audits. If approved, the amendment would permit the County Council to conduct, or cause to be conducted, performance and program audits to review the effectiveness and efficiency of the programs and operations of the County. Also, if approved, this amendment would require the County Council to establish by ordinance within the legislative branch an independent county auditing process. Should this amendment be:

A YES vote means

The Clark County Council could conduct performance and program audits of county operations and would have to set up an independent county auditing process within the legislative branch by ordinance.

A NO vote means

Clark County's charter would not add these Council audit powers or the independent auditing process.

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).

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Background

The Clark County Charter Review Commission voted on July 8, 2026 to send this amendment (its item 26-14) to the November ballot, according to Resolution No. 26-14.

The resolution would add charter sections letting the County Council conduct or commission performance and program audits, and requiring the council to set up by ordinance an independent performance auditing process within the legislative branch, with audits done as needed.

Under the proposed text, outside audits would be procured through open, competitive contracts and follow Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, while annual state audits would continue under general law.

Put on the ballot by Clark County Charter Review Commission, July 8, 2026 (Resolution No. 26-14).

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. 26 — Concerning the Initiative, Mini-Initiative, and Referenda Process
• 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. 27 mean?

The Clark County Council could conduct performance and program audits of county operations and would have to set up an independent county auditing process within the legislative branch by ordinance.

What does a NO vote on Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 27 mean?

Clark County's charter would not add these Council audit powers or the independent auditing process.

How many votes does Clark County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 27 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. 27?

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.