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IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL

DISTRICT

COURT OF TIlE STATE OF NEVADA

IN AND FOR CARSON CITY

9 II DORA J. GUY, an individual; LEONEL MURRIETA-SERNA, an individual; EDITH 10 II LOU BYRD, an individual; and SAMANTIIA STEELMAN, an individual; 11 Plaintiffs, 12 and 13 KEN KING, an individual; SANCY KING, an 14 II individual; ALLEN ROSOFF, an individuaJ, B. ADDENDUM TO OCTOBER 27, 2011 ORDER ADOPTING AND ESTELA MOSER VADEN, an individual; and APPROVING SPECIAL MASTERS' 15 II the NEVADA REPUBLICAN PARTY,

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and ALEX GARZA, art individual,

REPORT AND REDISTRICTING MAPS AS MODIFIED BY THE

COURT

18 /I and 19 II THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LAS VEGAS VALLEY, 20 Plaintiff- Intervenors

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II VS.

22 II ROSS MILLER, in his capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Nevada,

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Order serves to facilitate the

to the Court's October 27,2011

II transitional period from the date of the Court's Order Adopting and Approving Special
Maps as Modified by the Court until the date on which Districts approved

27 II Masters' Report and Redistricting

28 II Representatives will commence se,;ving in the four (4) Congressional

by the Court and Members will commence

serving in the forty-two (42) Nevada Assembly

2 " Districts and the tWenty-one (21) Nevada Senate Districts approved by the Court. 3 II On November 16,2011,

this Court issued an Order requiring objections and/or

4 II comments in regard to the request received by tbeCourt from the Legislative Counsel
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/I Bureau to consider an addendum to this Court's Order of October 27, 2011 to facilitate the

6 II transition to the new districts. The only Objection received by the Court was from
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II Defendant, Ross Miller, in his capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Nevada. It is II important to note that the Legislative Counsel Bureau is not a party to this action and that

9 II the issue raised thereby as to the use of the term "re-elect", was not an issue adjudicated in
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IIthis action. Based on the Objection filed by the Defendant, Secretary of State, this Court
agrees therewith that it would be improper for this Court to address the issue as to the use ofterm, "re-elect"; and as such, it will not be addressed.

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I. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS . IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that tbe four Congressional

Court on October 27,2011: 1. Become effective on January 1, 2012 only for the purpose of filing for and electing Representatives in the Congress of the United Districts approved by th.e

office, and for nominating States;

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Become effective at 9:00 a.m. on January 3, 2013 for all other purposes; Except as otherwise provided herein, Nevada's three Congressional Districts

set forth in NRS 304.100, 304.110 and 304.120 remain in effect until 9:00 a.m. on January 3, 2013, when pursuant to

u.s. Const.

Amend. XX 1, foul' (4) Representatives of 6, 2012, take

Nevada in tlle Congress of the United States who are elected on November office to represent the four (4) Congressional

Districts approved by the Court.

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IT IS

HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that if any area of tilis State is omitted

Districts approved by the Court, the county clerk, the Carson City Counsel Bureau, upon discovery

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from the Congressional

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of the omission,

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shall notify the Secretary of State of the omission. The Secretary of State shall attach that 2 II area to the appropriate 3
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Congressional

District as follows: by a Congressional District, the area must be

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If the area is surrounded

4 " attached to that district.

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2.

If the area is contiguous

to two or more Congressional

Districts, the area

II must be attached to the district that bas the least population.

Any such attachments must be certified in writing and filed with the Director of the

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II Legislative Counsel Bureau and with the Secretary of State and no change may be made in
any attaclunents until the Congressional Districts are again reapportioned.

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ASSEl\fBLY DISTRICTS
IT IS

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HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that Nevada's forty-two Assembly

II Districts set forth in NRS 218B.600 to 218.805, inclusive, remain in effect through 11:59

14 11p.m. on November 6, 2012, the date of the 2012 General Election, and that the forty-two 15 II Assembly Districts approved by the Court become effective on January 1,2012, only for

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the purpose of filing for office, and for nominating .and electing members of the Nevada Assembly, and on November 7,2012 for all other purposes. ORDERED that if any area of this State is omitted

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER

from the Assembly Districts approved by the Court, the county clerk, the Carson City clerk., or the DirectoJ: ofthe Legislative Counsel Bureau, upon discovery of the omission, The Secretary of State shall attach that

shall notify the Secretary of State of the omission. area to the appropriate

Assembly District as follows: by an Assembly District, the area must be attached

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to tbat district. 2.

lEthe area is surrounded

Ifthe area is contiguous

to two or more Assembly Districts, the area must

be attached to the district that has the least population. 11/ 11/

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Any such attachments

must be certified in writing and filed with the Director of the

II Legislative Counsel Bureau and with the Secretary of State and no change may be made in

3 II any attachments until the Assembly is again reapportioned.

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SENATE PISTRICTS IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that Nevada's twenty-one Senate Districts
to 218.390, inclusive, remain in effect through 11:59 p.m. on

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7 II set forth in NRS 2188.300 8

II November 6,2012, the date of the 2012 General Election, and that the twenty-one Senate

9 II Districts approved by the Court become effective on January 1,2012 only for the purpose

10 II of filing for office, and for nominating and electing members of the Nevada Senate, and on 11 II November 7,2012 for all other purposes.
12 II 13 IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that to facilitate the transition to the new

II Senate Districts while maintaining the staggering of the tenus of the members of the
Nevada Senate November

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pursuant to Nev. Const. Art. 17, 10, at the General Election held on a member ofthe Senate must be elected for a term of four years in the
7, 11, 15, 18, and 19. At the General election held on

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6,2012,

new Senate Districts 1,3,4,5,6, November

4, 2014, a member of the Senate must be elected for a tenn of four years in the

new Senate Districts 2, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17,20, and 21. Each Nevada Senator who

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on November 7,2012, represent the

new Senate District approved by the Court in which he or she resided on the date of this

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Order until the expiration of the Senator's current term of office on November 4, 2014,
provided the Senator otherwise remains eligible for the office. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that jfany area of this State is omitted from the

Senate Districts approved by the Court, the

COlUlty

clerk, the Carson City clerk, or

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the Director of the Legislative

Counsel Bureau, upon discovery of the omission, shall The

notify the Secretary of State of the omission. to the appropriate Senate District as follows:

Secretary of State sha1l attach that area

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1. 2 II that district. 3

If the area is surrounded

by a Senate District, the area must be attached to

2.

If the area is contiguous

to two or more Senate Districts, the area must be

. 4 II attached to the district that has the least population.

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Any such attachments must be certified in writing and filed with the Director of the

6 " Legislative Counsel Bureau and with the Secretary of State and no change may be made in
7 II any attachments until the Senate: is again reapportioned.

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IV. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the Congressional Districts approved

11 II by the Court also constitute the districts for the elected members of the State Board of
12 II Education in accordance

with NRS 385.021.

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PETITION DISTRICTS IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the Congressional

Districts approved

16 II by the Court also constitute the Petition Districts, as defined in NRS 293.069, from which
17 II signatures

for a petition for an initiative tbat proposes a statute, an amendment to a statute

to the Constitution of this State must be gathered. These Petition

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Districts are effective as of October 27, 2011. VL

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22 II This Addendum

MUSCELLANEOUS
to the Court's October 27, 2011 order is entered nunc pro tunc to

23 II that date, and shall not extend or start a new period.to file a notice of appeal undeX' Rule 4 24 " ofNRAP. 25
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Dated this _

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day of December,

2011.

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