AB490

Under existing law, the First Judicial District Court has exclusive jurisdiction conferred by statute over certain proceedings, including, without limitation, judicial review of final decisions made by the Secretary of State relating to: (1) the designation of certain public buildings for use in gathering signatures on a petition for initiative or referendum that proposes a constitutional amendment or statewide measure; and (2) the verification of signatures on such a petition. (NRS 293.127565, 293.12795) Existing law also provides that whether such an initiative or referendum embraces but one subject and matters necessarily connected therewith and pertaining thereto, and the description of the effect of such an initiative or referendum may be challenged by filing a complaint in the First Judicial District Court. (NRS 295.061) Sections 4-6 of this bill provide that instead of being limited to being filed only in the First Judicial District Court, such petitions for judicial review or complaints, as applicable, may be filed in a qualified district court, which is defined as: (1) the First Judicial District Court, but only if the First Judicial District Court has established and maintains an electronic filing, storage and reproduction process and electronic access to its documents and hearings; or (2) any district court which has at least five district judges and which has established and maintains an electronic filing, storage and reproduction process and electronic access to