1. As used in this section, "city" means an incorporated city.
2. An amendment to the charter of a city may be:
(a) Made by the Legislature.
(b) Proposed and submitted to the registered voters of the city by a majority of the whole governing body, and must be so submitted by a petition signed by registered voters of the city equal to 15 percent or more of the voters who voted at the last preceding general city election, setting forth the proposed amendments.
3. An amendment proposed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 must be submitted at the next primary or general city election or primary or general state election.
4. The city attorney shall draft any amendment proposed in the petition mentioned in paragraph (b) of subsection 2 and an explanation thereof for submission to the registered voters.
5. The petition must be filed with the city clerk. It must be in the form and its sufficiency must be determined in the manner provided for city initiative petitions.
6. When an amendment is adopted by the registered voters of the city, the city clerk shall, within 30 days thereafter, transmit a certified copy of the amendment to the Legislative Counsel.
[1:85:1927; A 1929, 41; 1937, 150; 1939, 309; 1943, 217; 1943 NCL § 1257] — (NRS A 1961, 72; 1967, 383, 1226; 1985, 789, 1117; 1987, 367, 1711, 1732; 1993, 1044)