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Carson Council orders citizen-initiated fireworks measure onto June 2, 2026 ballot; staff estimates ~$372,400 cost
Summary
After the city clerk certified the petition as sufficient, the council voted to submit a citizen-initiated ordinance restricting fireworks to a June 2, 2026 election. County staff estimated the consolidated election cost at $372,438.79; staff noted certification timing will not affect the July 4, 2026 fireworks rules.
The Carson City Council on Nov. 5 voted to place a citizen-initiated ordinance restricting fireworks on the June 2, 2026 consolidated election, after the city clerk certified the petition as sufficient.
Cleo Bradshaw, the city clerk, reported the petition submission: 9,495 signatures were submitted, the county validated approximately 7,200 of those, and the threshold required under state law (10% of registered voters) was 6,405 at the time the clerk…
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