The Nevada Constitution gives exclusive power to each House of the Legislature to determine the rules of its proceedings. (Nev. Const. Art. 4, § 6) Under existing law, all public books and records of a governmental entity, the contents of which are not otherwise declared by law to be confidential, must be open at all times during office hours for inspection and copying by the public. (NRS 239.010) Additionally under existing law, the Open Meeting Law: (1) requires that meetings of public bodies be open and public, with limited exception; (2) sets forth certain requirements for notice of such meetings; and (3) authorizes the Attorney General to interpret and enforce the Open Meeting Law. (Chapter 241 of NRS)
The Nevada Constitution further provides that it is the mandatory duty of the Legislature after the taking of the decennial census to: (1) fix by law the number of Senators and the number of members of the Assembly; (2) determine the boundaries of legislative districts; and (3) apportion the number of members of the Senate and Assembly in each district. (Nev. Const. Art. 4, § 5)
This joint resolution proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to make the Legislature and its members, when establishing or revising the boundaries of any legislative district, subject to the same provisions of law that are enacted by the Legislature and relate to: (1) open meetings of public bodies; and (2) the inspection and copying of public books and records as any other governmental entity.