NRS: CHAPTER 293 - ELECTIONS

[Rev. 6/29/2024 3:33:27 PM--2023]

TITLE 24 - ELECTIONS

CHAPTER 293 - ELECTIONS

GENERAL PROVISIONS

NRS 293.010 Definitions.

NRS 293.016 “Abstract of votes” defined.

NRS 293.017 “Active registration” defined.

NRS 293.019 “Approved electronic transmission” defined.

NRS 293.021 “Automatic voter registration agency” defined. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.025 “Ballot” defined.

NRS 293.026 “Ballot box” defined.

NRS 293.030 “Ballot listing” defined.

NRS 293.032 “Canvass” defined.

NRS 293.033 “Central committee” defined.

NRS 293.0335 “Central counting place” defined.

NRS 293.034 “Certificate of election” defined.

NRS 293.035 “Challenge list” defined.

NRS 293.038 “City of population category one” defined.

NRS 293.0382 “City of population category two” defined.

NRS 293.0384 “City of population category three” defined.

NRS 293.040 “Clerk” defined.

NRS 293.042 “Contest” defined.

NRS 293.044 “County clerk” defined; synonymous with “registrar of voters” in certain counties.

NRS 293.0455 “Declaration of candidacy” defined.

NRS 293.046 “Deputy clerk” defined.

NRS 293.050 “Election board officer” defined.

NRS 293.055 “Elector” defined.

NRS 293.056 “Facsimile machine” defined.

NRS 293.057 “Filing officer” defined.

NRS 293.059 “General city election” defined.

NRS 293.060 “General election” defined.

NRS 293.063 “Independent candidate” defined.

NRS 293.0635 “Information system” defined.

NRS 293.064 “Judicial office” defined.

NRS 293.0643 “Judicial officer” defined.

NRS 293.065 “Mail” defined.

NRS 293.0653 “Mail ballot” defined.

NRS 293.0655 “Major political party” defined.

NRS 293.0657 “Mechanical recording device” defined.

NRS 293.0659 “Mechanical voting system” defined.

NRS 293.066 “Minor political party” defined.

NRS 293.0675 “Nonpartisan office” defined.

NRS 293.068 “Oath” defined.

NRS 293.069 “Petition district” defined.

NRS 293.070 “Physical disability” defined.

NRS 293.073 “Political party” defined.

NRS 293.077 “Precinct” defined.

NRS 293.0771 “Presidential preference primary election” defined.

NRS 293.079 “Primary city election” defined.

NRS 293.080 “Primary election” defined.

NRS 293.090 “Registered voter” defined.

NRS 293.0925 “Registrar of voters’ register” defined. [Repealed.]

NRS 293.093 “Regular votes” defined.

NRS 293.094 “Rejected ballot” defined.

NRS 293.095 “Roster” defined.

NRS 293.097 “Sample ballot” defined.

NRS 293.100 “School office” defined.

NRS 293.103 “School officers” defined.

NRS 293.104 “Security of an information system” defined.

NRS 293.105 “Service of the United States” defined.

NRS 293.107 “Spoiled ballot” defined.

NRS 293.109 “State officer” defined.

NRS 293.1105 “Statewide office” defined.

NRS 293.111 “Statewide voter registration list” defined.

NRS 293.113 “Tally list” defined.

NRS 293.115 “Township office” defined.

NRS 293.117 “Township officer” defined.

NRS 293.119 “Undervote” defined.

NRS 293.1195 “United States Election Assistance Commission” defined.

NRS 293.1205 “Voter registration card” defined.

NRS 293.121 “Voting district” defined.

APPLICABILITY AND ADMINISTRATION

NRS 293.124 Secretary of State to serve as Chief Officer of Elections; regulations.

NRS 293.126 Applicability of chapter to city elections.

NRS 293.1265 Inapplicability of certain laws to members or members-elect of Legislature; plenary and exclusive jurisdiction and power of each House over certain matters.

NRS 293.127 Liberal construction of title and determination of real will of electors.

NRS 293.1273 Facsimile of signature created by computer to verify or compare signature.

NRS 293.1275 Counting of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays in computing certain periods of time; exceptions.

GENERAL ELECTIONS

NRS 293.12755 Date.

CIRCULATION AND SUFFICIENCY OF CERTAIN PETITIONS

NRS 293.127563 Secretary of State to determine number of signatures required for certain petitions.

NRS 293.127565 Use of public buildings to gather signatures on petitions; remedy for violation; regulations.

NRS 293.12757 Qualification to sign petition. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.12757 Qualification to sign petition. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.12758 Receipt issued by county clerk; requirements for petition.

NRS 293.1276 County clerk to forward number of signatures to Secretary of State; notice of failure to file required number of signatures; handling of petition; regulations.

NRS 293.1277 Verification of signatures by county clerks; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.1277 Verification of signatures by county clerks; regulations. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.1278 Qualification or disqualification of petition upon receipt of certificates or amended certificates by Secretary of State.

NRS 293.1279 Qualification or disqualification of petition upon verification of signatures; regulations.

NRS 293.12793 Appeal with Secretary of State contesting verification of signatures; notification of public officer who is subject of petition to recall; consideration and investigation of allegations.

NRS 293.12795 Action by Secretary of State upon review of appeal; judicial review of decision of Secretary of State.

MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES

NRS 293.128 Procedure for qualification.

NRS 293.165 Procedure for filling certain vacancies in major or minor political party nomination or nonpartisan nomination; deadline for making changes to general election ballot.

NRS 293.166 Procedure for filling certain vacancies in party nomination for office of State Legislator from multicounty legislative district; deadline for making changes to general election ballot.

NRS 293.167 Nomination of party candidates for United States Senator or Representative in Congress.

MINOR POLITICAL PARTIES

NRS 293.171 Procedure for organization.

NRS 293.1715 Procedure to place candidates’ names on ballot; limitation on number of candidates to appear on ballot; procedure to determine number of signatures required.

NRS 293.172 Contents of petition required to place candidates’ names on ballot; limitation on who may sign petition; requirements for signing.

NRS 293.1725 Candidates: Submission of list to Secretary of State; filing of declaration of candidacy and certificate of nomination.

NRS 293.174 Challenge of qualification.

NOMINATIONS AND CANDIDATES

NRS 293.175 Date of primary election; nomination of candidates; applicability of provisions governing nominations.

NRS 293.1755 Residency requirements for candidates; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements; certain offices excepted from residency requirements.

NRS 293.176 When candidacy for major political party prohibited; exception.

NRS 293.177 Declaration of candidacy: Filing required; fee; filing periods; forms; contents; submission and retention of proof of identity, address and residency; appointment of agent for service of process; investigation and challenge of candidates; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements.

NRS 293.179 Questionnaire for candidates for judicial office; filing officers required to post questionnaires on Internet.

NRS 293.181 Declaration of residency required of candidates for office of State Legislator; form; contents; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements.

NRS 293.182 Written challenges concerning qualifications of candidates; enforcement in preelection actions.

NRS 293.184 Remedies for candidates who unlawfully make certain false statements; disqualification from taking office; removal from ballot or notification to voters at polling places; enforcement in preelection actions.

NRS 293.185 Appropriate filing officer for filing declaration of candidacy.

NRS 293.186 Candidates for public office to receive form or access to electronic form for making financial disclosure statement and related instructions.

NRS 293.187 Certification of names of persons for whom candidacy papers have been filed.

NRS 293.190 Certification of names of persons nominated at primary election.

NRS 293.193 Filing fees.

NRS 293.194 Return of filing fee to certain candidates.

NRS 293.195 Nonpartisan offices.

NRS 293.196 Each office of justice of the Supreme Court constitutes separate office for nomination and election.

NRS 293.1965 Each office of judge of the Court of Appeals constitutes separate office for nomination and election.

NRS 293.197 Each department of district court constitutes separate office for nomination and election; ballots used in certain counties.

NRS 293.198 Each department of Justice Court constitutes separate office for nomination and election.

NRS 293.200 Independent candidates: Qualification; petition of candidacy; time limit for challenge; declaration of candidacy.

NRS 293.202 Withdrawal of candidacy; rescission.

NRS 293.203 Contents and publication of notice of primary or general election.

NRS 293.204 Period for filing declaration of candidacy for special election.

PREELECTION ACTIONS CHALLENGING CANDIDATES

NRS 293.2045 Remedies in preelection actions challenging candidates who fail to meet qualifications for office; disqualification from taking office; removal from ballot or notification to voters at polling places; applicability.

ELECTION PRECINCTS

NRS 293.205 Establishment, abolishment, alteration and consolidation; boundaries.

NRS 293.206 Submission of maps to Secretary of State and Legislative Counsel Bureau; determination of statutory compliance; revisions.

NRS 293.207 Establishment on basis of number of voters therein; maximum number of voters; consolidation of precincts.

NRS 293.208 Limitations on creation, division, abolition, consolidation and alteration during certain periods; exceptions.

NRS 293.209 Creation or change of election district during certain period in year of general or general city election prohibited; annexation not prohibited during year of election.

NRS 293.210 Establishment of new election precinct: Petition and conditions.

ELECTION BOARDS

NRS 293.217 Appointment of officers by county clerk; appointment of deputy sheriffs for elections; appointment of trainees.

NRS 293.2175 Appointment of pupil as trainee: Qualifications; requirements; duties; compensation.

NRS 293.218 Recommendations by chair of election board of persons for service on election board.

NRS 293.220 Delivery of notice of appointment to officer or trainee.

NRS 293.223 Notice of unwillingness to serve as officer or trainee; appointment of replacement.

NRS 293.225 Continuing powers and duties of election boards; reserve officers of election board; procedure for filling vacancies.

NRS 293.227 Designation of chair; duties; restrictions upon participation of trainees; training; travel expenses for training.

REGULATION OF ELECTIONS

NRS 293.247 Regulations of Secretary of State for conduct of elections; interpretations; distribution of information to county and city clerks.

NRS 293.250 Secretary of State to prescribe procedures and requirements relating to certain election-related computer systems and form of ballots and other election-related documents; requirements for statewide measures and other printed matter on ballots; authority of county clerks to divide paper ballots and prescribe color for ballots and voting receipts.

NRS 293.2502 Elections procedures manual: Requirements; submission to Legislative Commission.

NRS 293.2504 Training course related to elections procedures.

STATEWIDE MEASURES: PREPARATION OF ARGUMENTS; PUBLICATION

NRS 293.252 Appointment of committees to prepare arguments advocating and opposing approval of constitutional amendments and statewide measures proposed by initiative or referendum; duties of committees; Secretary of State required to reject libelous or factually inaccurate statements; appeal; inapplicability of Open Meeting Law.

NRS 293.253 Publication of certain statewide measures: Duties of Secretary of State and county clerk; costs.

VOTERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS

NRS 293.2543 Short title.

NRS 293.2546 Legislative declaration of voters’ rights.

NRS 293.2549 Duties of Secretary of State and of county and city clerks.

VOTERS’ PRIVILEGES

NRS 293.2555 Privilege for political vote.

BALLOTS

NRS 293.256 Names of candidates on ballots not to include title, designation of profession or occupation.

NRS 293.2565 Use of given names, surnames and nicknames on ballot; use of additional criteria to distinguish between candidates having same given names and surnames.

NRS 293.257 Separate primary ballots; placement of candidates’ names; designation on application to register to vote of affiliation with major political party condition for registered voter to cast ballot for party at primary election.

NRS 293.260 Declaration of nominees: Omission and appearance of names on primary and general ballot; certain candidates declared elected at primary election; exceptions.

NRS 293.263 Primary ballot for major political party: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception.

NRS 293.265 Nonpartisan primary ballot: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception.

NRS 293.267 Ballot for general election: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception; indication of party name, “no political party” or “nonpartisan” or abbreviations thereof; order of appearance of certain statewide measures.

NRS 293.2673 Ballot to indicate date of election and at which election ballot will be used.

NRS 293.268 Order of listing offices, candidates and questions on ballots.

NRS 293.269 Ballots for statewide offices or President and Vice President must permit voter to register opposition to all candidates.

NRS 293.2693 Voter education program to be provided in county or city using paper ballots.

NRS 293.2694 Contracts to purchase ballots; notification by county or city of election to use ballots purchased by Secretary of State; contract vendor required to deposit mail ballots for mailing within this State.

VOTING SYSTEMS GENERALLY

NRS 293.2696 General requirements for voting systems; duties of Secretary of State and of county and city clerks.

NRS 293.2699 Voting systems used by counties and cities: Voting materials to be provided in English and other languages as required by federal law or as authorized by county or city clerk.

MEETINGS WITH INDIAN TRIBES

NRS 293.269905 Deadlines; requirements; facilitation of meetings.

MAIL BALLOT VOTING

NRS 293.269911 Preparation and distribution of mail ballots; exceptions; mail ballot contents; time for distribution; mootness of untimely legal action which would prevent distribution.

NRS 293.269913 Methods of distribution and other requirements for mail ballots and supporting materials; recordation of certain information by county clerk.

NRS 293.269915 Requirements for mail ballots distributed to certain voters who have not previously voted in election for federal office in Nevada; exceptions; treatment as provisional ballot under certain circumstances. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.269917 Procedure for voting by mail ballot; procedure for voting in person after mail ballot sent to voter.

NRS 293.269919 Unlawful to mark and sign mail ballot on behalf of voter or assist voter to mark and sign mail ballot; exceptions.

NRS 293.269921 Procedure for timely returning mail ballot; treatment of mail ballot when postmark cannot be determined; requirements for ballot drop boxes.

NRS 293.269923 Persons authorized to return mail ballot; unlawful acts relating to return of mail ballot; penalty.

NRS 293.269925 Establishment of procedures for processing and counting mail ballots.

NRS 293.269927 Duties of county clerk upon return of mail ballot: Procedure for checking signatures; safeguarding and delivery of mail ballots for counting; procedure to contact voter to remedy certain defects in returned mail ballot.

NRS 293.269929 Appointment and membership of mail ballot central counting board; board under direction of county clerk.

NRS 293.269931 Period for counting mail ballots; counting must be public; rejection of certain mail ballots.

NRS 293.269933 Process for counting mail ballots; requirements relating to empty envelopes and rejected mail ballots.

NRS 293.269935 Certification and reporting of mail ballot results; secrecy of mail ballots; unlawful to disseminate information about mail ballot results before polls close and all votes cast on election day; penalty.

NRS 293.269937 County clerk to test accuracy of electronic devices used to verify signatures on mail ballots; daily audit required during processing of mail ballots.

USE OF SYSTEM OF APPROVED ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION BY CERTAIN PERSONS

NRS 293.269951 Use of system of approved electronic transmission by certain persons to register to vote and apply for and cast ballot.

VOTING BY PERSONS DETAINED IN JAILS

NRS 293.269971 Establishment of policy to ensure certain persons may vote and register to vote in jail; coordination between county clerk, city clerk and jail administrator; posting of elections information in county or city jail; regulations.

NRS 293.269973 Responsibilities of jails.

NRS 293.269975 Administrator of jail required to submit report of certain information to Secretary of State after certain elections.

VOTING AT POLLS

NRS 293.270 Voting by printed ballot or other approved or authorized system; write-in voting prohibited; exception.

NRS 293.272 Voting in person required at first election after valid registration for voter who registered to vote by mail or computer; exceptions.

NRS 293.2725 Person who registers to vote at Department of Motor Vehicles or registers or preregisters to vote by mail or computer and has not previously voted in election for federal office in Nevada: Prerequisites to voting at polling place and to voting by mail; applicability of section; exceptions. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.2725 Person who has not previously voted in election for federal office in Nevada: Prerequisites to voting at polling place and to voting by mail; applicability of section; exceptions. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.273 Time for opening and closing polls; duties of election board officers; persons permitted inside certain areas of polls.

NRS 293.2731 Establishment of polling places.

NRS 293.2733 Establishment of polling places and ballot drop boxes within Indian reservation or colony.

NRS 293.2735 Establishment of polling place for precinct in residential development exclusively for elderly persons.

NRS 293.2738 Polling place not to be established in any building named for candidate appearing on ballot.

NRS 293.274 Members of general public allowed to observe conduct of voting at polling place; photographing or otherwise recording conduct of voting by members of general public prohibited.

NRS 293.275 Possession of certain rosters by election board required for performance of board’s duties; required tests of electronic rosters before election.

NRS 293.277 Conditions for entitlement of person to vote; forms of identification to identify registered voter; county clerk to prescribe verification procedure. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.277 Conditions for entitlement of person to vote; forms of identification to identify registered voter; county clerk to prescribe verification procedure. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.283 Identification of registered voter who is unable to sign name.

NRS 293.285 Procedure for taking registered voter’s signature. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.285 Procedure for taking registered voter’s signature. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.287 Announcement of name and political affiliation of registered voter; challenges; nonpartisan ballot at primary election.

NRS 293.2955 Accessibility of polling place, ballot and election materials to persons who are elderly and to persons with disabilities; particular requirements regarding voting booths and waiting lines; alternative placement of specially equipped voting devices at centralized locations.

NRS 293.296 Assistance to voter who is physically disabled or unable to read or write English.

NRS 293.297 Change of vote on certain mechanical recording devices.

NRS 293.301 Procedure for posting or publishing alphabetical listing of registered voters; tearing or defacing alphabetical listing prohibited; penalty.

NRS 293.302 Posting of notice of death of candidate at polling place.

NRS 293.3025 Posting of copies of certain other information and documents at polling place.

NRS 293.303 Challenges.

NRS 293.3035 Notice of result of challenge.

NRS 293.304 Voting by person successfully challenged on grounds of residency.

NRS 293.305 Closing of polls; admission of voters and other persons.

NRS 293.307 Duties of voting board before adjournment.

VOTING AT POLLING PLACES ESTABLISHED AS VOTE CENTERS

NRS 293.3072 Establishment of polling places as vote centers where eligible voters in county may vote on election day.

NRS 293.3073 Requirements for providing notice of locations of vote centers; exceptions; limitations on establishing additional vote centers after such notice.

NRS 293.3074 Requirements for preparing and delivering rosters for vote centers.

NRS 293.3075 Requirements for casting ballots at vote centers. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.3075 Requirements for casting ballots at vote centers. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

VOTING BY PROVISIONAL BALLOT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

NRS 293.3078 “Provisional ballot” defined.

NRS 293.3079 Provisional ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures.

NRS 293.3081 Casting of provisional ballot: General conditions; declaration or application.

NRS 293.3082 Casting of provisional ballot: Specific prerequisites; completion of written affirmation; contents of affirmation; provision of receipt; notation on roster.

NRS 293.3083 Casting of ballot by mail; treatment as provisional ballot under certain circumstances.

NRS 293.3084 County and city clerks to establish certain procedures relating to provisional ballots.

NRS 293.3085 Canvass and counting of provisional ballots.

NRS 293.3086 Free access system to provide information to voter casting provisional ballot.

EARLY VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE

NRS 293.356 Issuance of ballot; location at which ballot must be voted.

NRS 293.3561 County clerk to establish criteria for selection of permanent and temporary polling places for early voting by personal appearance.

NRS 293.3564 Establishment of permanent polling places for early voting; eligible voters may vote by personal appearance at any polling place for early voting.

NRS 293.3568 Period for early voting; days and hours for early voting at permanent polling places.

NRS 293.3572 Establishment of temporary branch polling places for early voting and ballot drop boxes; establishment within Indian reservation or colony; days and hours for early voting; legal rights and remedies of property owners or lessors not affected by presence of such polling places.

NRS 293.3575 Establishment of polling places for early voters.

NRS 293.3576 Schedule of locations and days and hours for early voting; limitations on establishment of additional locations; extension of hours after publication of schedule.

NRS 293.358 Appointment of deputy clerks.

NRS 293.3583 Mechanical recording devices: Preparation before polls open each day.

NRS 293.3585 Procedure for early voting. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.3585 Procedure for early voting. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.3594 Security precautions.

NRS 293.3604 Mechanical recording devices: Duties of election board at close of each voting day; duties of ballot board for early voting and county clerk at close of last voting day.

NRS 293.3606 Returns; secrecy of ballots; disseminating information about count of returns before polls close prohibited; penalty.

NRS 293.3608 County clerk to ensure that mechanical recording devices used for early voting provide record of number of votes; delivery of records and storage devices to central counting place.

NRS 293.361 Electioneering prohibited near polling place or jail during certain periods; penalty.

RETURNS AND CANVASS

NRS 293.3625 Record made by county clerk of receipt at central counting place of sealed container used to transport official ballots.

NRS 293.363 Preparation by counting board to count ballots; counting must be public and continue until completed; requirements for counting paper ballots; rejection of certain ballots; record of discrepancies.

NRS 293.365 Accounting for all paper ballots before counting of votes begins.

NRS 293.367 Standards for rejecting ballots for appearance of tampering; regulations for counting ballots.

NRS 293.3677 Standards for counting votes; regulations.

NRS 293.368 Counting of votes cast for deceased candidate.

NRS 293.370 Procedure for completion of tally lists.

NRS 293.373 Duties of officers of counting board after ballots counted if paper ballots used.

NRS 293.383 Posting of copies of result of votes cast.

NRS 293.387 Canvass of returns; abstract of votes.

NRS 293.388 Abstract of votes: Transmission to public libraries or posting upon website.

NRS 293.389 Inclusion of inactive voters in reports of votes prohibited.

NRS 293.391 Disposition and inspection of ballots, lists, records and stubs of voted ballots after canvass by county commissioners.

NRS 293.393 Preparation of abstracts of votes cast at general election or certain other elections; preparation and delivery of certificates of election for certain offices.

NRS 293.394 Risk-limiting audits of election results; regulations; audits by county clerks required.

NRS 293.395 Transmission of copy of certified abstract of votes and mechanized report to Secretary of State; canvass of vote by justices of Supreme Court; Governor to grant certificates of election and issue proclamations.

NRS 293.397 Prohibitions against withholding certificate of election or commission.

TIES, RECOUNTS AND CONTESTS

NRS 293.400 Tie vote: Determination of winner in certain elections; determination of nominees in certain primary elections; right to recount.

NRS 293.403 Recount of vote: Demand; advance deposit of costs.

NRS 293.404 Employment and duties of recount board; persons present; procedures for recount of ballots; regulations.

NRS 293.405 Costs of recount; commencement and completion of recount; limitation on additional recount.

NRS 293.407 Filing of written statement of contest with clerk of district court; verification; notification.

NRS 293.410 Statement of contest must not be dismissed for deficiencies of form; grounds for contest.

NRS 293.413 Time for filing statement of contest; precedence of election contest; referral to special master.

NRS 293.415 Depositions in election contests; trial and submission of matter.

NRS 293.417 Judgment of court in election contest.

NRS 293.420 Court costs.

NRS 293.423 Recount of ballots at hearing of contest.

NRS 293.424 Requirements applicable to recount and contest of election to office of presidential elector.

NRS 293.425 Contest of general election for office of State Legislator: Statement of contest and other documents and materials to be filed with Secretary of State; notification of defendant; ability of contestant to amend statement of contest; list of witnesses; depositions, investigation and presentation of evidence.

NRS 293.427 Contest of general election for office of State Legislator: Seating of candidate with highest number of votes; withdrawal of statement of contest; hearing and deciding of contest by appropriate house of Legislature; certificates of election; remedy.

NRS 293.430 Contest of general election for office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, justice of Supreme Court or judge of Court of Appeals: Filing of documents and other evidence with Secretary of State; notification of defendant; seating of candidate; duties of Secretary of State and Legislature; withdrawal of contest.

NRS 293.433 Decision of contest for office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor or justice of Supreme Court by Senate and Assembly in joint session.

NRS 293.435 Certificate of election delivered after decision.

LOCATIONS USED FOR POLLING PLACES

NRS 293.437 Designation of locations for polling places; payment of expenses for renting privately owned locations; legal rights and remedies of property owners or lessors not affected by presence of polling places at such locations.

LISTS OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN LOCAL JURISDICTIONS

NRS 293.440 Lists of registered voters in precinct, district or county: Distribution of copies; contents; limitation on printing costs; request for and use by committees of political parties; fees.

ELECTION EXPENSES

NRS 293.442 Election Account: Creation; deposit of money in Account; disposition of interest and income; authority of Secretary of State to disburse, expend and receive money; payment of claims.

NRS 293.443 Responsibility for payment of election expenses; competitive bidding for printing of ballots; authority to charge for costs of printing certain applications to register to vote.

NRS 293.445 Expenses for assistants to county or city clerk.

NRS 293.446 Compensation of officer of election board for delivery of election returns to county or city clerk.

NRS 293.460 Compensation of officers of election board, deputy sheriffs and other employees.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

NRS 293.462 Construction of containers used to transport official ballots.

NRS 293.463 Employees may absent themselves from employment to vote: Procedure; penalty.

NRS 293.464 Court-ordered extension of deadline for voting.

NRS 293.465 Loss or destruction of ballots, or other cause, preventing election in precinct or district; new election.

NRS 293.468 Secretary of State to provide election materials in usable format for persons who are elderly or disabled.

NRS 293.4685 Certain additional duties of Secretary of State; county and city clerks to provide information requested by Secretary of State.

NRS 293.4687 Website maintained by Secretary of State for public information relating to elections; requirements.

NRS 293.4688 Access by mobile device to website maintained by Secretary of State; use of mobile device to submit information or forms.

NRS 293.4689 Website maintained by county clerk for public information relating to elections; requirements.

NRS 293.469 County clerks encouraged to provide election information and materials in usable format for persons who are elderly or disabled.

NRS 293.4695 County clerks required to collect and report certain information concerning election processes; Secretary of State to solicit and collect voter comments regarding election processes; report to Legislature.

NRS 293.471 Address of business that receives or distributes mail to be provided to county clerk.

NRS 293.480 Limitation on inspection of ballots after return to county or city clerk.

NRS 293.481 Governing body of political subdivision, public or quasi-public corporation, or other local agency submitting question to voters required to submit certain documents and information to county and city clerks; fee to cover cost of placing question and associated information on ballot.

NRS 293.4815 Transmission of question to be presented to voters to Secretary of State.

VOTER PREREGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION GENERALLY; REGISTRARS

Voter Registration Cards

NRS 293.484 Contents of voter registration cards; issuance of card is not prerequisite to vote.

Qualifications; Residence

NRS 293.485 Qualifications to vote: Citizenship; age; residence; registration.

NRS 293.4855 Qualifications and procedures for certain minors to preregister to vote; regulations.

NRS 293.486 Determination of actual residence.

NRS 293.487 When residence not gained or lost.

NRS 293.490 Residence not lost upon removal from county or precinct.

NRS 293.493 Loss of residence upon removal to another state, territory or foreign country.

NRS 293.495 Presumption of intention to abandon residence.

NRS 293.497 Residence of head of family.

NRS 293.500 Loss of residence upon removal from State with intention to remain elsewhere for indefinite time.

Administration; Applications; Procedures

NRS 293.5002 Procedures applicable to certain persons issued fictitious address.

NRS 293.502 Procedures applicable to certain persons recently discharged from Armed Forces or separated from employment outside of the United States and their spouses and dependents.

NRS 293.503 County clerk is ex officio county registrar; custody of documents relating to preregistration or registration; official records of office of county clerk; maintenance of records; time limitation on program to remove names of ineligible persons; availability of records for public inspection; confidential information.

NRS 293.5035 Designation by county clerk of building owned or leased by county as county facility at which persons may preregister or register to vote.

NRS 293.504 Voter registration agencies: Creation; duties; duty of Secretary of State to cooperate with Secretary of Defense to allow persons to preregister or register at military recruitment offices. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.5045 Voter registration agencies: Prohibited acts; penalties.

NRS 293.505 Appointment, powers and duties relating to field registrars; prohibited acts relating to preregistration and registration; penalties.

NRS 293.5055 County clerk or field registrar authorized to preregister or register residents of county outside boundaries of county.

NRS 293.5057 Nonresidents may preregister or register to vote for office of President and Vice President under certain circumstances.

NRS 293.506 County clerk required to accept applications for preregistration and registration submitted by computer to Secretary of State; exceptions.

NRS 293.507 Applications: Forms; distribution; contents; requirements regarding identification and residence; use of affidavits and identification numbers under certain circumstances; regulations.

NRS 293.508 Applications: Forms must include option to receive sample ballot in larger type.

NRS 293.509 Applications: County clerk authorized to provide forms to persons upon request; requirements for request; records to be kept by county clerk in response to request.

NRS 293.510 Applications: County clerk required to use database created by Secretary of State to prepare rosters; applications for preregistration required to be kept separate.

NRS 293.511 Register or roster kept by computer to include certain information. [Repealed.]

NRS 293.513 Elector may register for other elections despite closing of registration for impending election.

NRS 293.517 Authorized methods of preregistration and registration; requirements for application; change of name; issuance of voter registration card; objection to application by county clerk under certain circumstances. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.518 Persons must indicate affiliation or nonaffiliation with political party at time of preregistration or registration; circumstances when party listed as “nonpartisan”; duties of county clerk or field registrar of voters. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.520 Preregistration, registration and reregistration of persons who are unable to sign name.

NRS 293.523 Preregistration and registration of naturalized citizens.

NRS 293.5235 Requirements relating to preregistration and registration by mail or computer; exceptions; correction of information in applications; procedure for incomplete applications; required notices; prohibited acts; penalties; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.5237 Preregistration and registration at home by field registrar.

Change in Residence; Challenges; Cancellation; Ineligibility to Vote

NRS 293.525 Vote after residence changed but registration not transferred; affirmation by elector; use of information regarding current address to correct statewide voter registration list and roster.

NRS 293.527 County clerk required to update preregistration or registration when person moves to another county.

NRS 293.530 Authority of county clerk to correct statewide voter registration list, determine whether residence is accurate and make investigations of registration; duty of county clerk to cancel registration under certain circumstances, maintain records regarding notices of cancellation and designate voter as inactive; regulations; required notices after certain changes to statewide voter registration list. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.5303 Data concerning change of address of registered voter: Agreement with United States Postal Service or other authorized person for use of data by county clerk.

NRS 293.5307 Data concerning change of address of registered voter: Identification of registered voter who has moved; notices to registered voter.

NRS 293.533 Action to compel registration.

NRS 293.535 Challenges alleging that registered voter is not citizen of United States or has abandoned residence in county; notice to registrant; procedure; cancellation; other challenges not precluded.

NRS 293.537 Handling of applications of persons who have cancelled their preregistration or registration; reinstatement of such applications cancelled erroneously; preservation and destruction of such applications.

NRS 293.540 Circumstances in which county clerk is required to cancel preregistration or registration.

NRS 293.541 Additional circumstances in which county clerk is required to cancel preregistration or registration; notice; exception to notice requirement if insufficient time exists before election; voting after execution of affidavit of cancellation; separation of ballots.

NRS 293.5415 Circumstances in which certain persons adjudicated mentally incompetent declared ineligible to vote; certain judicial findings required.

NRS 293.542 Duty of court to provide notification of judicial findings that certain persons lack mental capacity to vote.

NRS 293.543 Reregistration of certain persons after cancellation of registration.

NRS 293.547 Written challenges.

NRS 293.548 Withdrawal of written challenge or affidavit.

Registration Relating to Certain Persons in Armed Forces or Service of United States or Attending School

NRS 293.550 Registration of certain persons enlisted or inducted into Armed Forces of the United States: Appearance before county clerk or field registrar.

NRS 293.553 Registration of certain persons in service of United States or attending school.

NRS 293.555 Registration of spouse or dependent of certain persons in service of United States.

Disclosure of Information Relating to Registered Voters

NRS 293.557 Publication of list of registered voters.

NRS 293.558 Disclosure of identification numbers to public; county or city clerk prohibited from disclosing certain information; registered voter may request that address and telephone number be withheld from public.

Close of Registration

NRS 293.560 Close of registration; publication of day and time that each method of registration closes; offices of county clerk, certain county facilities and ex officio registrars allowed to be open on last Friday of October in even-numbered years; hours of operation for county facility for voter registration.

Notices from Nongovernmental Entities Relating to Registration

NRS 293.562 Notices from nongovernmental entities must indicate that such notices are not official elections mail.

DELIVERY OF ROSTERS, SAMPLE BALLOTS AND OTHER INFORMATION BEFORE ELECTIONS

NRS 293.563 Preparation and delivery of rosters to polling place.

NRS 293.565 Sample ballots: Inclusion and exclusion of certain matters; distribution; exceptions; required notices; form and type size; cost of distributing responsibility of political subdivision for certain elections.

NRS 293.567 Number of registered voters in county to be transmitted by county clerk to Secretary of State before certain elections.

VOTER PREREGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Paper Applications

NRS 293.5727 Preregistration and registration by paper application as part of certain transactions with Department; procedure for incomplete application; use of forms submitted to Department to correct previous preregistration or registration; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.5727 Preregistration and registration by application as part of certain transactions with Department; procedure for incomplete application; use of forms submitted to Department to correct information on previous application; regulations. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

Electronic Transmission of Voter Registration Information

NRS 293.5732 Establishment of system for electronic transmission of voter registration information as part of certain transactions with Department; requirements for system. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.5737 Procedures for notifying persons regarding transmission of information; required disclosures; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.5742 Procedures for collecting information; use of certain affidavits; issuance of certain identification numbers. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.5747 Timeline for transmission of information to database created by Secretary of State; destruction of certain records after transmission; timeline for forwarding certain paper documents to database. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.5752 Persons deemed applicants to register to vote unless they affirmatively decline in writing; duties of county clerks upon receipt of information; use of certain signatures. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.5757 Persons may use paper applications; actions of persons regarding voter registration must not affect services or assistance provided by Department; confidentiality and limitations on use of certain information; prohibition against requiring certain documentation; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

Administration

NRS 293.5762 Duties of Department in administering electronic transmission of voter registration information; use of paper forms and secured containers; collection and transmission of information to database created by Secretary of State; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

NRS 293.5767 Review of information by county clerks to determine eligibility to register to vote; effect of determination of ineligibility. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION

NRS 293.5768 Automatic voter registration agencies; transactions which qualify for automatic voter registration; limitations on request and transmission of certain information. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.57682 Designation of other agencies in Executive Department of State Government as automatic voter registration agencies by Governor; notification. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.57684 Designation of agency of Indian tribe as automatic voter registration agency under certain circumstances. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.57686 Establishment of system for electronic transmission of voter registration information; requirements for system. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.57688 Requirement for automatic voter registration agency to transmit certain information to database created by Secretary of State; timeline for transmission. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.57691 Procedure upon receipt of voter registration information from automatic voter registration agency without electronic facsimile of voter signature; affirmation required for certain persons. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.57693 Procedure upon transmission of information by automatic voter registration agency; review of information by county clerks to determine eligibility to register to vote; notification; effect of determination of ineligibility. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.57695 Date person is deemed registered to vote; county clerk to correct statewide voter registration list if necessary. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.57697 Procedure for persons ineligible for automatic voter registration; eligibility of persons regarding voter registration must not affect services or assistance provided by automatic voter registration agency; confidentiality and limitations on use of certain information. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

NRS 293.57699 Regulations. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

VOTER REGISTRATION DURING CERTAIN PERIODS PRECEDING AND ON ELECTION DAY

General Provisions

NRS 293.5772 Definitions.

NRS 293.5777 “Election” defined.

NRS 293.5782 “Final verification” defined.

NRS 293.5787 “Polling place for early voting” defined.

NRS 293.5792 “Provisional ballot” defined.

Applicability and Interpretation

NRS 293.5812 Applicability of other election laws; resolution of conflicts; rules of interpretation; intended public purpose.

NRS 293.5817 Applicability to city elections; preemption of conflicting city charters; exceptions.

Registration and Voting

NRS 293.5832 Methods and procedures for updating voter registration information during certain periods; casting of provisional ballot under certain circumstances.

NRS 293.5837 Methods and procedures for registering by computer during certain periods and appearing in person to vote at polling place for early voting or on election day; casting of provisional ballot under certain circumstances.

NRS 293.5842 Methods and procedures for registering and voting in person at polling place for early voting; casting of provisional ballot under certain circumstances.

NRS 293.5847 Methods and procedures for registering and voting in person at polling place on election day; casting of provisional ballot.

NRS 293.5852 Provisional ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures.

Final Verification and Counting of Provisional Ballots

NRS 293.5872 Procedures for final verification of qualifications to register and vote in election; procedures for handling provisional ballots until final verification.

NRS 293.5877 Canvass and counting of provisional ballots; requirements and restrictions on reporting results involving provisional ballots.

NRS 293.5882 Free access system to provide information to certain voters regarding counting of provisional ballots.

NRS 293.5887 Issuance of voter registration card after final verification.

STATEWIDE VOTER PREREGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION SYSTEMS AND DATABASES

NRS 293.671 Establishment of statewide voter preregistration and registration system; duties of Secretary of State; requirements for system; disclosures.

NRS 293.675 Establishment and maintenance of centralized database of voter registration information; creation of statewide voter registration list; duties of Secretary of State; requirements for list; duties of county and city clerks and Department of Motor Vehicles; verification of information with Social Security Administration; agreements with state agencies to provide information necessary for list; exchange of information with chief election officers of other states.

UNLAWFUL ACTS AND PENALTIES

NRS 293.700 Bribery of elector.

NRS 293.705 Unlawful acts concerning elections officials.

NRS 293.710 Intimidation of voters and other unlawful acts in connection with election process.

NRS 293.720 Suppression of or failure to file nomination paper by public officer.

NRS 293.730 Unlawful interference with conduct of election; unlawful acts relating to certain ballots; unlawful acts inside polling place.

NRS 293.740 Soliciting votes and electioneering inside certain places or within certain distance from certain places prohibited; penalty.

NRS 293.750 Removal or destruction of election supplies or equipment.

NRS 293.755 Tampering or interfering with certain election equipment or computer programs used to conduct election; report of violation to district attorney.

NRS 293.760 Alteration, defacement or removal of posted results of votes cast.

NRS 293.770 Refusal of person sworn by election board to answer questions.

NRS 293.775 Voting by person who knows he or she is not qualified elector; voting using name of another person.

NRS 293.780 Voting more than once at same election.

NRS 293.790 Offer to vote by person whose vote has been rejected.

NRS 293.800 Unlawful acts concerning registration of voters; violations of laws governing elections; crimes by public officers.

NRS 293.805 Unlawful to pay compensation based upon total number of persons preregistered or registered or total number preregistered or registered in particular political party.

NRS 293.810 Preregistration or registration in more than one county at one time.

NRS 293.820 Solicitation of contribution for political organization without prior approval or charter.

NRS 293.830 Betting on election.

NRS 293.840 Civil penalty.

ELECTION SECURITY

NRS 293.870 Confidentiality of records relating to security of information systems used for elections; limitations on disclosure.

NRS 293.875 Training on cybersecurity required for local election officials; notification of Secretary of State of attacks on security of information systems used by such officials.

NRS 293.877 Training on forensic signature verification required for local election officials.

CONFIDENTIAL AND PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS

General Provisions

NRS 293.900 Definitions.

NRS 293.902 “Confidential information” defined.

NRS 293.904 “Personal information” defined.

Procedures

NRS 293.906 Court order required to request confidentiality of certain personal information; duties of Secretary of State or county or city clerk.

NRS 293.908 Certain persons who may request personal information to be kept confidential.

NRS 293.909 Additional circumstances in which certain persons may petition to have personal information kept confidential.

NRS 293.910 Limitations on disclosure of confidential information.

NRS 293.912 Authorization to provide confidential information to certain persons or entities; records.

NRS 293.914 Denial of request for confidential information.

Prohibitions; Penalties

NRS 293.916 Unlawful to obtain, disclose or use personal or confidential information in unauthorized manner.

NRS 293.918 Unlawful to disclose confidential information that will create substantial risk of bodily harm.

NRS 293.920 Civil penalties.

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APPENDIX

JUDICIALLY APPROVED PETITION DISTRICTS BASED ON 2010 CENSUS

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GENERAL PROVISIONS

NRS 293.010 Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 293.016 to 293.121, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 235; A 1973, 350; 1979, 262; 1987, 334, 1361; 1993, 2173; 1995, 2623, 2774; 1997, 2776; 1999, 262; 2001, 2946; 2003, 2174; 2007, 2581; 2009, 354, 2587; 2011, 3270; 2019, 1627, 3371, 4060; 2021, 1223, 3852, 3878; 2023, 3311)

NRS 293.016 “Abstract of votes” defined. “Abstract of votes” means a compilation of votes cast for a particular candidate by office and precinct.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 935)

NRS 293.017 “Active registration” defined. “Active registration” means a current registration of a voter in the statewide voter registration list, entitling such voter to vote in the manner provided by this title.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 235; A 2021, 3818)

NRS 293.019 “Approved electronic transmission” defined. “Approved electronic transmission” means the sending of information by facsimile machine or by use of the Internet pursuant to the acceptable standards set forth by regulations of the Secretary of State adopted pursuant to NRS 293.247.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 353)

NRS 293.021 “Automatic voter registration agency” defined. [Effective January 1, 2025.] “Automatic voter registration agency” means a voter registration agency described in NRS 293.5768.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 3850; A 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)

NRS 293.025 “Ballot” defined. “Ballot” means the record of a voter’s preference of candidates and questions voted upon at an election. The term includes, without limitation, any paper given to a voter upon which the voter places his or her vote and any electronic storage tapes.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 236; A 1995, 2774; 2007, 1148, 2581)

NRS 293.026 “Ballot box” defined. “Ballot box” means a box that is capable of being secured and is used to receive the voted ballots.

(Added to NRS by 2007, 2581)

NRS 293.030 “Ballot listing” defined. “Ballot listing” means the list of the names of candidates as they appear on the ballot.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 236)

NRS 293.032 “Canvass” defined. “Canvass” means a review of the election results by the board of county commissioners or the mayor and city council or the justices of the Supreme Court, by which any errors within the election results are officially noted and the official election results are declared.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 935; A 1987, 334)

NRS 293.033 “Central committee” defined. “Central committee” means the county or the state authority of a major political party.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 236; A 1989, 221)

NRS 293.0335 “Central counting place” defined. “Central counting place” means the location designated by the county or city clerk for the compilation of election returns.

(Added to NRS by 2011, 3270)

NRS 293.034 “Certificate of election” defined. “Certificate of election” means a certificate prepared by the county or city clerk or Governor, as the case may be, for the person having the highest number of votes for any district, county, township, city, state or statewide office as official recognition of the person’s election to office.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 935; A 1987, 334)

NRS 293.035 “Challenge list” defined. “Challenge list” means a form furnished election board officers to be used in making a record of all challenges.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 236)

NRS 293.038 “City of population category one” defined. “City of population category one” means a city:

1. Organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 266 of NRS; or

2. Incorporated pursuant to a special charter,

Ê whose population is 50,000 or more.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 2776; A 1999, 262; 2001, 633)

NRS 293.0382 “City of population category two” defined. “City of population category two” means a city:

1. Organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 266 of NRS; or

2. Incorporated pursuant to a special charter,

Ê whose population is more than 5,000 and less than 50,000.

(Added to NRS by 1999, 262; A 2001, 633)

NRS 293.0384 “City of population category three” defined. “City of population category three” means a city:

1. Organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 266 of NRS; or

2. Incorporated pursuant to a special charter,

Ê whose population is 5,000 or less.

(Added to NRS by 1999, 262; A 2001, 633)

NRS 293.040 “Clerk” defined. “Clerk” means the election board officer designated or assigned to make the record of the election in the roster, tally list and challenge list in the precinct, district or polling place in which such officer is appointed.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 236; A 2001, 2946; 2007, 2581; 2015, 3147)

NRS 293.042 “Contest” defined. “Contest” means an adversary proceeding between a candidate for a public office who has received the greatest number of votes and any other candidate for that office or, in certain cases, any registered voter of the appropriate political subdivision, for the purpose of determining the validity of an election.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 935)

NRS 293.044 “County clerk” defined; synonymous with “registrar of voters” in certain counties. Except as the term is used in NRS 293.393, whenever the term “county clerk” is used in this title it means “registrar of voters” in those counties where such office has been created pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244.164.

(Added to NRS by 1965, 670; A 1983, 925)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 293.092)

NRS 293.0455 “Declaration of candidacy” defined. “Declaration of candidacy” means a declaration of candidacy that a person must file with the appropriate filing officer pursuant to this title in order to be named as a candidate on an official ballot at any election.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 3370)

NRS 293.046 “Deputy clerk” defined. “Deputy clerk” means a deputy clerk for early voting who is appointed pursuant to NRS 293.358 to serve as the election officer in charge of the polling place for early voting.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2167)

NRS 293.050 “Election board officer” defined. “Election board officer” means a person appointed to assist in the conduct of an election.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 236)

NRS 293.055 “Elector” defined. “Elector” means a person who is eligible to vote under the provisions of Section 1 of Article 2 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 236)

NRS 293.056 “Facsimile machine” defined. “Facsimile machine” means a device that sends or receives a reproduction or facsimile of a document or photograph which is transmitted electronically or telephonically by telecommunications lines.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 2946)

NRS 293.057 “Filing officer” defined. “Filing officer” means the Secretary of State, county or city clerk or any other officer authorized by law to receive designations and declarations of candidacy, certificates and acceptances of nomination or any other nomination papers.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 236; A 1987, 334)

NRS 293.059 “General city election” defined. “General city election” means an election held pursuant to NRS 293C.140 or 293C.145. The term includes a general municipal election held pursuant to the provisions of a special charter of an incorporated city.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 334; A 1997, 3447; 2003, 674; 2019, 3534)

NRS 293.060 “General election” defined. “General election” means the election held pursuant to NRS 293.12755.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 236; A 1987, 334)

NRS 293.063 “Independent candidate” defined. “Independent candidate” means a candidate who has been nominated for a partisan office but who is registered with no political party affiliation pursuant to the provisions of this title.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 236; A 1961, 284; 1963, 1386; 1967, 844)

NRS 293.0635 “Information system” defined. “Information system” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 480.906.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 3370)

NRS 293.064 “Judicial office” defined. “Judicial office” means the office filled by any judicial officer.

(Added to NRS by 1961, 296)

NRS 293.0643 “Judicial officer” defined. “Judicial officer” means any justice of the Supreme Court, any judge of the Court of Appeals, any judge of a district court or any justice of the peace.

(Added to NRS by 1961, 296; A 2013, 1776)

NRS 293.065 “Mail” defined. “Mail” means the depositing of printed or written matter in a mailbox or post office for delivery by the United States Postal Service.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 236; A 1987, 712)

NRS 293.0653 “Mail ballot” defined. “Mail ballot” means a mail ballot distributed to an active registered voter pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.269911 to 293.269937, inclusive, and NRS 293C.263 to 293C.26337, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1216)

NRS 293.0655 “Major political party” defined. “Major political party” means any organization which qualifies as such pursuant to NRS 293.128.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 221)

NRS 293.0657 “Mechanical recording device” defined. “Mechanical recording device” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 293B.032.

(Added to NRS by 1995, 2772)

NRS 293.0659 “Mechanical voting system” defined. “Mechanical voting system” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 293B.033.

(Added to NRS by 1995, 2772)

NRS 293.066 “Minor political party” defined. “Minor political party” means any organization which is organized as such pursuant to NRS 293.171.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1359; A 2011, 3270)

NRS 293.0675 “Nonpartisan office” defined. “Nonpartisan office” means an elected office for which a political party may not nominate a candidate.

(Added to NRS by 1995, 2772)

NRS 293.068 “Oath” defined. “Oath” includes affirmation.

(Added to NRS by 1961, 296)

NRS 293.069 “Petition district” defined. “Petition district” means a district described in the shapefile adopted by NRS 304.095 for the election of Representatives in Congress.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2587; A 2011, 1783; 2021, 33rd Special Session, 4)

NRS 293.070 “Physical disability” defined. “Physical disability” means blindness or any other physical handicap making it impracticable to cast a ballot.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 237; A 1961, 285; 1985, 1092)

NRS 293.073 “Political party” defined. “Political party” means any minor or major political party.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 237; A 1963, 1382; 1971, 434; 1987, 1361; 1989, 221)

NRS 293.077 “Precinct” defined. “Precinct” means the smallest voting area in a political subdivision.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 237)

NRS 293.0771 “Presidential preference primary election” defined. “Presidential preference primary election” means an election held in a presidential election year pursuant to NRS 298.600 to 298.720, inclusive, to determine the preferences of the registered voters of a major political party regarding the party’s nominee for President of the United States.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 3878)

NRS 293.079 “Primary city election” defined. “Primary city election” means an election held pursuant to NRS 293C.175. The term includes a primary municipal election held pursuant to the provisions of a special charter of an incorporated city.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 334; A 1997, 3447; 2003, 674; 2019, 3534)

NRS 293.080 “Primary election” defined. “Primary election” means the election held pursuant to NRS 293.175.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 237; A 1975, 374; 1983, 1116; 1987, 334)

NRS 293.090 “Registered voter” defined. “Registered voter” means an elector who has completed the procedure prescribed by law for registration as a voter.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 237)

NRS 293.0925 “Registrar of voters’ register” defined. Repealed. (See chapter 554, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 3848.)

NRS 293.093 “Regular votes” defined. “Regular votes” means the votes cast by registered voters, except votes cast by:

1. A mail ballot;

2. A provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive; or

3. A provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 237; A 2007, 2581; 2019, 4060; 2021, 1224)

NRS 293.094 “Rejected ballot” defined. “Rejected ballot” means a ballot that must not be counted because it is rejected by the election board or counting board for any reason required or authorized by this chapter.

(Added to NRS by 1961, 296; A 1997, 749)

NRS 293.095 “Roster” defined. “Roster” means the record in printed or electronic form furnished to election board officers which:

1. Contains a list of registered voters and is to be used for obtaining the signature of each registered voter who applies to vote at a polling place; or

2. Is to be used for obtaining the signature of each elector who applies to register to vote or applies to vote at a polling place pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 237; A 2015, 3147; 2019, 4060)

NRS 293.097 “Sample ballot” defined.

1. “Sample ballot” means a document distributed by a county or city clerk upon which is included a list of the offices, candidates and ballot questions that will appear on a ballot.

2. The term includes, without limitation, any such document which is prepared on a computer and distributed by mail or electronic means pursuant to NRS 293.565 or 293C.530.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 237; A 1987, 334, 690; 2007, 2581; 2015, 2641, 3147)

NRS 293.100 “School office” defined. “School office” means an office filled by a school officer.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 237)

NRS 293.103 “School officers” defined. “School officers” means the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, members of the State Board of Education and school district trustees.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 237; A 1993, 388)

NRS 293.104 “Security of an information system” defined. “Security of an information system” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 480.910.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 3370)

NRS 293.105 “Service of the United States” defined. “Service of the United States” means the Armed Forces of the United States and the auxiliaries thereof, the United States Coast Guard, the merchant marine service of the United States, civilian employment by the Federal Government beyond the boundaries of the State of Nevada, and religious groups and welfare agencies officially attached to and serving with the Armed Forces of the United States.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 237)

NRS 293.107 “Spoiled ballot” defined. “Spoiled ballot” means a ballot defaced by a voter and exchanged for a new one.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 237)

NRS 293.109 “State officer” defined. “State officer” means:

1. The Governor;

2. The Lieutenant Governor;

3. The Secretary of State;

4. The State Treasurer;

5. The State Controller;

6. The Attorney General;

7. A justice of the Supreme Court;

8. A judge of the Court of Appeals;

9. A State Senator;

10. A State Assemblyman or Assemblywoman;

11. A regent of the University of Nevada;

12. A member of the State Board of Education; or

13. A district judge.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2167; A 2013, 1776)

NRS 293.1105 “Statewide office” defined. “Statewide office” means an elected state office whose candidates are voted upon in the general election by the registered voters of the entire State.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 1626)

NRS 293.111 “Statewide voter registration list” defined. “Statewide voter registration list” means the list of registered voters established and maintained pursuant to NRS 293.675.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2168)

NRS 293.113 “Tally list” defined. “Tally list” means:

1. The paper form furnished to election board officers to be used in recording the number of votes cast for each candidate and question on the ballot; or

2. An electronically generated report of the number of votes cast for each candidate and question on the ballot.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 237; A 2007, 2582; 2015, 3147)

NRS 293.115 “Township office” defined. “Township office” is an office filled by a township officer.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 238)

NRS 293.117 “Township officer” defined. “Township officer” means a public official elected in a township to serve the township.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 238)

NRS 293.119 “Undervote” defined. “Undervote” means a ballot that has been cast by a voter but shows no legally valid selection for any candidate for a particular office or for a ballot question.

(Added to NRS by 2011, 3270)

NRS 293.1195 “United States Election Assistance Commission” defined. “United States Election Assistance Commission” means the Election Assistance Commission created pursuant to 52 U.S.C. § 20921, as amended, or any successor agency.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 3370)

NRS 293.1205 “Voter registration card” defined. “Voter registration card” means a voter registration card that is issued to a voter pursuant to any provision of this title and contains the information set forth in NRS 293.484.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 4050)

NRS 293.121 “Voting district” defined. “Voting district” means an area formed by the consolidation of two or more contiguous precincts.

(Added to NRS by 1961, 296)

APPLICABILITY AND ADMINISTRATION

NRS 293.124 Secretary of State to serve as Chief Officer of Elections; regulations.

1. The Secretary of State shall serve as the Chief Officer of Elections for this State. As Chief Officer, the Secretary of State is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the provisions of title 24 of NRS and all other provisions of state and federal law relating to elections in this State.

2. The Secretary of State shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2664; A 1995, 2257)

NRS 293.126 Applicability of chapter to city elections.

1. The provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, apply to city elections.

2. The other provisions of this chapter, not inconsistent with the provisions of chapter 293C of NRS or a city charter, also apply to city elections.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 3447; A 2019, 4060)

NRS 293.1265 Inapplicability of certain laws to members or members-elect of Legislature; plenary and exclusive jurisdiction and power of each House over certain matters.

1. The provisions of this chapter or any other provision of law relating to the qualifications, elections and returns of members or members-elect of the Legislature do not apply to the extent that they conflict or are otherwise inconsistent with any provision of Section 6 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution, including, without limitation, any provision relating to the jurisdiction and power of each House of the Legislature to judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its members, punish its members for disorderly conduct or expel or remove its members from office.

2. Each House of the Legislature has plenary and exclusive jurisdiction and power concerning any matter relating to any provision of Section 6 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution, and a member or member-elect of the Legislature cannot be disqualified from entering upon, taking, holding or exercising any powers or duties of the office unless disqualified by his or her own House.

3. A person becomes a member-elect of the Legislature on the day next after his or her election pursuant to Sections 3 and 4 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution and, on and after that date:

(a) Each House of the Legislature has plenary and exclusive jurisdiction and power with regard to the member-elect concerning any matter relating to any provision of Section 6 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution; and

(b) No action may be brought or maintained against the member-elect or the House concerning any matter relating to any provision of Section 6 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution.

4. If there is a conflict between any other provision of law and the provisions of this section, the provisions of this section control.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 3295)

NRS 293.127 Liberal construction of title and determination of real will of electors.

1. This title must be liberally construed to the end that:

(a) All electors, including, without limitation, electors who are elderly or disabled, have an opportunity to participate in elections and to cast their votes privately;

(b) An eligible voter with a physical or mental disability is not denied the right to vote solely because of the physical or mental disability; and

(c) The real will of the electors is not defeated by any informality or by failure substantially to comply with the provisions of this title with respect to the giving of any notice or the conducting of an election or certifying the results thereof.

2. For purposes of counting a vote, the real will of an elector must be determined pursuant to NRS 293.3677 or 293C.369 or regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 293.3677 or 293C.369.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 238; A 1963, 1372; 2001, 1434, 2025; 2003, 149, 152)

NRS 293.1273 Facsimile of signature created by computer to verify or compare signature. A facsimile of a voter’s signature that is created by a computer may be used if a verification or comparison of the signature is required by any provision of this title.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2168; A 2019, 4060)

NRS 293.1275 Counting of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays in computing certain periods of time; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in computing any period of time specified for the execution of an act or event in this title, Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays and holidays proclaimed by the Governor must be counted.

2. If the last day limited for filing any paper mentioned in this title falls on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or any holiday proclaimed by the Governor, the period so limited must expire on the following business day at 5 p.m.

3. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays must not be counted if the provision specifying the period states that:

(a) Any such days are excluded; or

(b) The period is measured by working days.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 244; A 1995, 2774; 2003, 1701)

GENERAL ELECTIONS

NRS 293.12755 Date. A general election must be held throughout the State on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in each even-numbered year.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 334)

CIRCULATION AND SUFFICIENCY OF CERTAIN PETITIONS

NRS 293.127563 Secretary of State to determine number of signatures required for certain petitions.

1. As soon as practicable after each general election, the Secretary of State shall determine the number of signatures required to be gathered from each petition district within the State for a petition for initiative or referendum that proposes a constitutional amendment or statewide measure.

2. To determine the number of signatures required to be gathered from each petition district, the Secretary of State shall calculate the amount that equals 10 percent of the voters who voted in this State at the last preceding general election and divide that amount by the number of petition districts. Fractional numbers must be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

(Added to NRS by 2007, 2741; A 2009, 2587; 2011, 1783, 3271)

NRS 293.127565 Use of public buildings to gather signatures on petitions; remedy for violation; regulations.

1. At each building that is open to the general public and occupied by the government of this State or a political subdivision of this State or an agency thereof, other than a building of a public elementary or secondary school, an area must be designated for the use of any person to gather signatures on a petition at any time that the building is open to the public. The area must be reasonable and may be inside or outside of the building. Each public officer or employee in control of the operation of a building governed by this subsection shall:

(a) Designate the area at the building for the gathering of signatures; and

(b) On an annual basis, submit to the Secretary of State and the county clerk for the county in which the building is located a notice of the area at the building designated for the gathering of signatures on a petition. The Secretary of State and the county clerks shall make available to the public a list of the areas at public buildings designated for the gathering of signatures on a petition.

2. Before a person may use an area designated pursuant to subsection 1, the person must notify the public officer or employee in control of the operation of the building governed by subsection 1 of the dates and times that the person intends to use the area to gather signatures on a petition. The public officer or employee may not deny the person the use of the area.

3. Not later than 3 working days after the date of the decision that aggrieved the person, a person aggrieved by a decision made by a public officer or employee pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 may appeal the decision to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall review the decision to determine whether the public officer or employee violated subsection 1 or 2. If the Secretary of State determines a public officer or employee violated subsection 1 or 2 and that a person was denied the use of a public building for the purpose of gathering signatures on a petition, the Secretary of State shall order that the deadline for filing the petition provided pursuant to NRS 293.128, 293.172, 293.200, 295.056, 298.109, 306.015 or 306.110 must be extended for a period equal to the time that the person was denied the use of a public building for the purpose of gathering signatures on a petition, but in no event may the deadline be extended for a period of more than 5 days.

4. The decision of the Secretary of State is a final decision for the purposes of judicial review. Not later than 7 days after the date of the decision by the Secretary of State, the decision of the Secretary of State may only be appealed in the First Judicial District Court. If the First Judicial District Court determines that the public officer or employee violated subsection 1 or 2 and that a person was denied the use of a public building for the purpose of gathering signatures on a petition, the Court shall order that the deadline for filing the petition provided pursuant to NRS 293.128, 293.172, 293.200, 295.056, 298.109, 306.015 or 306.110 must be extended for a period equal to the time that the person was denied the use of a public building for the purpose of gathering signatures on a petition, but in no event may the deadline be extended for a period of more than 5 days.

5. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of subsection 3.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 1347; A 2005, 1432, 2828; 2019, 1627)

NRS 293.12757 Qualification to sign petition. [Effective through December 31, 2024.] If a person is qualified to register to vote and has properly completed any method authorized by the provisions of this title to register to vote:

1. The person may sign a petition required under the election laws of this State on or after the date on which the person is deemed to be registered to vote pursuant to NRS 293.4855, 293.517, 293.5235, 293.5752 or 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, or any other provision of this title; and

2. The county clerk shall use the date prescribed by subsection 1 for the purposes of the verification of the person’s signature on the petition.

(Added to NRS by 1999, 3546; A 2005, 2829; 2007, 2582; 2017, 3843; 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; 2019, 4060)

NRS 293.12757 Qualification to sign petition. [Effective January 1, 2025.] If a person is qualified to register to vote and has properly completed any method authorized by the provisions of this title to register to vote:

1. The person may sign a petition required under the election laws of this State on or after the date on which the person is deemed to be registered to vote pursuant to NRS 293.4855, 293.517, 293.5235, 293.57695 or 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, or any other provision of this title; and

2. The county clerk shall use the date prescribed by subsection 1 for the purposes of the verification of the person’s signature on the petition.

(Added to NRS by 1999, 3546; A 2005, 2829; 2007, 2582; 2017, 3843; 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; 2019, 4060, effective January 1, 2025)

NRS 293.12758 Receipt issued by county clerk; requirements for petition.

1. The county clerk shall issue a receipt to any person who submits a petition for the verification of signatures pursuant to the election laws of this State, including, without limitation, a petition of candidacy. The receipt must state:

(a) The number of documents submitted;

(b) The number of pages of each document; and

2. If a petition consists of more than one document, all of the documents must be submitted to the county clerk for verification at the same time.

3. The county clerk shall not accept a petition unless each page of the petition is numbered.

4. Each signature on the petition must be signed in ink. The county clerk shall disregard any signature which is not signed in ink.

5. As used in this section, “document” includes material which is separately compiled and bound together and may consist of one or more sheets of paper.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2664; A 2019, 3371)

NRS 293.1276 County clerk to forward number of signatures to Secretary of State; notice of failure to file required number of signatures; handling of petition; regulations.

1. Within 4 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the submission of a petition containing signatures which are required to be verified pursuant to NRS 293.128, 295.056, 298.109, 306.035 or 306.110, and within 2 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the submission of a petition containing signatures which are required to be verified pursuant to NRS 293.172 or 293.200, the county clerk shall determine the total number of signatures affixed to the documents and, in the case of a petition for initiative or referendum proposing a constitutional amendment or statewide measure, shall tally the number of signatures for each petition district contained fully or partially within the county and forward that information to the Secretary of State.

2. If the Secretary of State finds that the total number of signatures filed with all the county clerks is less than 100 percent of the required number of registered voters, the Secretary of State shall so notify the person who submitted the petition and the county clerks and no further action may be taken in regard to the petition. If the petition is a petition to recall a county, district or municipal officer, the Secretary of State shall also notify the officer with whom the petition is to be filed.

3. After the petition is submitted to the county clerk, it must not be handled by any other person except by an employee of the county clerk’s office until it is filed with the Secretary of State.

4. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations establishing procedures to carry out the provisions of this section.

(Added to NRS by 1985, 1090; A 1987, 1361; 1993, 2665; 1997, 750; 1999, 2147; 2009, 2588; 2011, 1784, 3271; 2015, 3568)

NRS 293.1277 Verification of signatures by county clerks; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

1. If the Secretary of State finds that the total number of signatures submitted to all the county clerks is 100 percent or more of the number of registered voters needed to declare the petition sufficient, the Secretary of State shall immediately so notify the county clerks. After the notification, each of the county clerks shall determine the number of registered voters who have signed the documents submitted in the county clerk’s county and, in the case of a petition for initiative or referendum proposing a constitutional amendment or statewide measure, shall tally the number of signatures for each petition district contained or fully contained within the county clerk’s county. This determination must be completed within 9 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the notification pursuant to this subsection regarding a petition containing signatures which are required to be verified pursuant to NRS 293.128, 295.056, 298.109 or 306.110, within 20 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the notification pursuant to this subsection regarding a petition containing signatures which are required to be verified pursuant to NRS 306.035, and within 3 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the notification pursuant to this subsection regarding a petition containing signatures which are required to be verified pursuant to NRS 293.172 or 293.200. For the purpose of verification pursuant to this section, the county clerk shall not include in his or her tally of total signatures any signature included in the incorrect petition district.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, if more than 500 names have been signed on the documents submitted to a county clerk, the county clerk shall examine the signatures by sampling them at random for verification. The random sample of signatures to be verified must be drawn in such a manner that every signature which has been submitted to the county clerk is given an equal opportunity to be included in the sample. The sample must include an examination of:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), at least 500 or 5 percent of the signatures, whichever is greater.

(b) If the petition is for the recall of a public officer who holds a statewide office, at least 25 percent of the signatures.

Ê If documents were submitted to the county clerk for more than one petition district wholly contained within that county, a separate random sample must be performed for each petition district.

3. If a petition district comprises more than one county and the petition is for an initiative or referendum proposing a constitutional amendment or a statewide measure, and if more than 500 names have been signed on the documents submitted for that petition district, the appropriate county clerks shall examine the signatures by sampling them at random for verification. The random sample of signatures to be verified must be drawn in such a manner that every signature which has been submitted to the county clerks within the petition district is given an equal opportunity to be included in the sample. The sample must include an examination of at least 500 or 5 percent of the signatures presented in the petition district, whichever is greater. The Secretary of State shall determine the number of signatures that must be verified by each county clerk within the petition district.

4. If a petition is for the recall of a public officer who does not hold a statewide office, each county clerk:

(a) Shall not examine the signatures by sampling them at random for verification;

(b) Shall examine for verification every signature on the documents submitted to the county clerk; and

(c) When determining the total number of valid signatures on the documents, shall remove each name of a registered voter who submitted a request to have his or her name removed from the petition pursuant to NRS 306.015.

5. In determining from the records of registration the number of registered voters who signed the documents, the county clerk may use the signatures contained in the file of applications to register to vote. If the county clerk uses that file, the county clerk shall ensure that every application in the file is examined, including any application in his or her possession which may not yet be entered into the county clerk’s records. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the county clerk shall rely only on the appearance of the signature and the address and date included with each signature in making his or her determination.

6. If:

(a) A person registers to vote using the system established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.671;

(b) A person registers to vote pursuant to NRS 293D.230 and signs his or her application to register to vote using a digital signature or an electronic signature; or

Ê the county clerk may rely on such other indicia as prescribed by the Secretary of State in making his or her determination.

7. In the case of a petition for initiative or referendum proposing a constitutional amendment or statewide measure, when the county clerk is determining the number of registered voters who signed the documents from each petition district contained fully or partially within the county clerk’s county, he or she must use the statewide voter registration list available pursuant to NRS 293.675.

8. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10, upon completing the examination, the county clerk shall immediately attach to the documents a certificate properly dated, showing the result of the examination, including the tally of signatures by petition district, if required, and transmit the documents with the certificate to the Secretary of State. In the case of a petition for initiative or referendum proposing a constitutional amendment or statewide measure, if a petition district comprises more than one county, the appropriate county clerks shall comply with the regulations adopted by the Secretary of State pursuant to this section to complete the certificate. A copy of this certificate must be filed in the clerk’s office. When the county clerk transmits the certificate to the Secretary of State, the county clerk shall notify the Secretary of State of the number of requests to remove a name received by the county clerk pursuant to NRS 295.055 or pursuant to NRS 306.015 for a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office, if applicable.

9. A person who submits a petition to the county clerk which is required to be verified pursuant to NRS 293.128, 293.172, 293.200, 295.056, 298.109, 306.035 or 306.110 must be allowed to witness the verification of the signatures. A public officer who is the subject of a recall petition must also be allowed to witness the verification of the signatures on the petition.

10. For any petition containing signatures which are required to be verified pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.200, 306.035 or 306.110 for any county, district or municipal office within one county, the county clerk shall not transmit to the Secretary of State the documents containing the signatures of the registered voters.

11. The Secretary of State shall by regulation establish further procedures for carrying out the provisions of this section.

(Added to NRS by 1985, 1090; A 1987, 1361; 1993, 2665; 1995, 2257; 1997, 750; 1999, 2147; 2001, 641; 2009, 2588; 2011, 1784, 2083, 3271; 2013, 29; 2015, 3568; 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; 2019, 1628, 4060; 2021, 3818)

NRS 293.1277 Verification of signatures by county clerks; regulations. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), at least 500 or 5 percent of the signatures, whichever is greater.

(b) If the petition is for the recall of a public officer who holds a statewide office, at least 25 percent of the signatures.

Ê If documents were submitted to the county clerk for more than one petition district wholly contained within that county, a separate random sample must be performed for each petition district.

4. If a petition is for the recall of a public officer who does not hold a statewide office, each county clerk:

(a) Shall not examine the signatures by sampling them at random for verification;

(b) Shall examine for verification every signature on the documents submitted to the county clerk; and

6. If:

(a) A person registers to vote using the system established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.671;

(b) A person registers to vote pursuant to NRS 293D.230 and signs his or her application to register to vote using a digital signature or an electronic signature; or

Ê the county clerk may rely on such other indicia as prescribed by the Secretary of State in making his or her determination.

11. The Secretary of State shall by regulation establish further procedures for carrying out the provisions of this section.

NRS 293.1278 Qualification or disqualification of petition upon receipt of certificates or amended certificates by Secretary of State.

1. If the certificates received by the Secretary of State from all the county clerks establish that the number of valid signatures is less than 90 percent of the required number of registered voters, the petition shall be deemed to have failed to qualify, and the Secretary of State shall immediately so notify the petitioners and the county clerks.

2. If those certificates establish that the number of valid signatures is equal to or more than the sum of 100 percent of the number of registered voters needed to make the petition sufficient plus the total number of requests to remove a name received by the county clerks pursuant to NRS 295.055 or pursuant to NRS 306.015 for a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office, if applicable, and, in the case of a petition for initiative or referendum proposing a constitutional amendment or statewide measure, that the petition has the minimum number of signatures required for each petition district, the petition shall be deemed to qualify as of the date of receipt by the Secretary of State of those certificates, and the Secretary of State shall immediately so notify the petitioners and the county clerks.

3. If the certificates establish that the petitioners have 100 percent or more of the number of registered voters needed to make the petition sufficient but the petition fails to qualify pursuant to subsection 2, each county clerk who received a request to remove a name pursuant to NRS 295.055 or pursuant to NRS 306.015 for a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office, if applicable, shall remove each name as requested, amend the certificate and transmit the amended certificate to the Secretary of State. If the amended certificates establish that the petitioners have 100 percent or more of the number of registered voters needed to make the petition sufficient and, in the case of a petition for initiative or referendum proposing a constitutional amendment or statewide measure, that the petition has the minimum number of signatures required for each petition district, the petition shall be deemed to qualify as of the date of receipt by the Secretary of State of the amended certificates, and the Secretary of State shall immediately so notify the petitioners and the county clerks.

(Added to NRS by 1985, 1091; A 1993, 2666; 2001, 642; 2009, 2589; 2011, 1786, 3273; 2019, 1630)

NRS 293.1279 Qualification or disqualification of petition upon verification of signatures; regulations.

1. If the statistical sampling shows that the number of valid signatures filed is 90 percent or more, but less than the sum of 100 percent of the number of signatures of registered voters needed to declare the petition sufficient plus the total number of requests to remove a name received by the county clerks pursuant to NRS 295.055 or pursuant to NRS 306.015 for a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office, if applicable, the Secretary of State shall order the county clerks to examine the signatures for verification. The county clerks shall examine the signatures for verification until they determine that 100 percent of the number of signatures of registered voters needed to declare the petition sufficient are valid. If the county clerks received a request to remove a name pursuant to NRS 295.055 or pursuant to NRS 306.015 for a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office, if applicable, the county clerks may not determine that 100 percent of the number of signatures of registered voters needed to declare the petition sufficient are valid until they have removed each name as requested pursuant to NRS 295.055 or 306.015.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the statistical sampling shows that the number of valid signatures filed in any county is 90 percent or more but less than the sum of 100 percent of the number of signatures of registered voters needed to constitute 10 percent of the number of voters who voted at the last preceding general election in that county plus the total number of requests to remove a name received by the county clerk in that county pursuant to NRS 295.055 or pursuant to NRS 306.015 for a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office, if applicable, the Secretary of State may order the county clerk in that county to examine every signature for verification. If the county clerk received a request to remove a name pursuant to NRS 295.055 or pursuant to NRS 306.015 for a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office, if applicable, the county clerk may not determine that 100 percent or more of the number of signatures of registered voters needed to constitute 10 percent of the number of voters who voted at the last preceding general election in that county are valid until the county clerk has removed each name as requested pursuant to NRS 295.055 or 306.015. In the case of a petition for initiative or referendum that proposes a constitutional amendment or statewide measure, if the statistical sampling shows that the number of valid signatures in any petition district is 90 percent or more but less than the sum of 100 percent of the number of signatures of registered voters required for that petition district pursuant to NRS 295.012 plus the total number of requests to remove a name received by the county clerk or county clerks, if the petition district comprises more than one county, pursuant to NRS 295.055, the Secretary of State may order a county clerk to examine every signature for verification.

3. After the receipt of such an order, the county clerk or county clerks shall determine from the records of registration what number of registered voters have signed the petition and, if appropriate, tally those signatures by petition district. This determination must be completed within 12 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the receipt of an order regarding a petition containing signatures which are required to be verified pursuant to NRS 293.128, 295.056, 298.109 or 306.110, or pursuant to NRS 306.035 for a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office, and within 5 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the receipt of an order regarding a petition containing signatures which are required to be verified pursuant to NRS 293.172 or 293.200. If necessary, the board of county commissioners shall allow the county clerk additional assistants for examining the signatures and provide for their compensation. In determining from the records of registration what number of registered voters have signed the petition and in determining in which petition district the voters reside, the county clerk must use the statewide voter registration list. The county clerk may rely on the appearance of the signature and the address and date included with each signature in determining the number of registered voters that signed the petition.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, upon completing the examination, the county clerk or county clerks shall immediately attach to the documents of the petition an amended certificate, properly dated, showing the result of the examination and shall immediately forward the documents with the amended certificate to the Secretary of State. A copy of the amended certificate must be filed in the county clerk’s office. In the case of a petition for initiative or referendum to propose a constitutional amendment or statewide measure, if a petition district comprises more than one county, the county clerks shall comply with the regulations adopted by the Secretary of State pursuant to this section to complete the amended certificate.

5. For any petition containing signatures which are required to be verified pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.200, 306.035 or 306.110 for any county, district or municipal office within one county, the county clerk shall not forward to the Secretary of State the documents containing the signatures of the registered voters.

6. Except for a petition to recall a county, district or municipal officer, the petition shall be deemed filed with the Secretary of State as of the date on which the Secretary of State receives certificates from the county clerks showing the petition to be signed by the requisite number of voters of the State.

7. If the amended certificates received from all county clerks by the Secretary of State establish that the petition is still insufficient, the Secretary of State shall immediately so notify the petitioners and the county clerks. If the petition is a petition to recall a county, district or municipal officer, the Secretary of State shall also notify the filing officer with whom the petition is to be filed.

8. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

(Added to NRS by 1985, 1091; A 1985, 551; 1987, 1362; 1993, 2666; 1997, 751; 1999, 2148; 2001, 642; 2003, 2174; 2007, 2742; 2009, 2590; 2011, 1786, 3273; 2015, 3570; 2019, 1630)

1. If the Secretary of State determines that the total number of signatures that the county clerks have certified pursuant to NRS 293.1277 or 293.1279 is less than 100 percent of the number of registered voters needed to make the petition sufficient, the person who submitted the petition may contest the verification of the signatures by filing an appeal with the Secretary of State. The appeal must:

(a) Be filed within 5 working days after receipt of notification of the determination of the Secretary of State;

(b) Include each reason for the appeal; and

2. The Secretary of State shall:

(a) If the petition was circulated pursuant to chapter 306 of NRS, immediately notify the public officer who is the subject of the petition of the appeal by the person who submitted the petition; and

(b) Consider the allegations and conduct an investigation, if necessary.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2664; A 1997, 752; 1999, 3546)

NRS 293.12795 Action by Secretary of State upon review of appeal; judicial review of decision of Secretary of State.

1. If an appeal is based upon the results of the verification of signatures on a petition performed pursuant to NRS 293.1277 or 293.1279, the Secretary of State shall:

(a) If the Secretary of State finds for the appellant, order the county clerk to recertify the petition, including as verified signatures all contested signatures which the Secretary of State determines are valid. If the county clerk has not yet removed each name as requested pursuant to NRS 295.055 or pursuant to NRS 306.015 for a petition to recall a public officer who holds a statewide office, the county clerk shall do so before recertifying the petition.

(b) If the Secretary of State does not find for the appellant, notify the appellant and the county clerk that the petition remains insufficient.

2. If the Secretary of State is unable to make a decision on the appeal based upon the documents submitted, the Secretary of State may order the county clerk to reverify the signatures.

3. The decision of the Secretary of State is a final decision for the purposes of judicial review. The decision of the Secretary of State may only be appealed in the First Judicial District Court.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2664; A 2001, 643; 2019, 1632)

MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES

NRS 293.128 Procedure for qualification.

1. To qualify as a major political party, any organization must, under a common name:

(a) On January 1 preceding any primary election, have been designated as a political party on the applications to register to vote of at least 10 percent of the total number of registered voters in this State; or

(b) File a petition with the Secretary of State not later than the last Friday in February before any primary election signed by a number of registered voters equal to or more than 10 percent of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding general election for the offices of Representative in Congress.

2. If a petition is filed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the names of the voters need not all be on one document, but each document of the petition must be verified by the circulator thereof to the effect that the signers are registered voters of this State according to the circulator’s best information and belief and that the signatures are genuine and were signed in the circulator’s presence. Each document of the petition must bear the name of a county, and only registered voters of that county may sign the document. The documents which are circulated for signature must then be submitted for verification pursuant to NRS 293.1276 to 293.1279, inclusive, not later than 25 working days before the last Friday in February preceding a primary election.

3. In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection 1, each organization which wishes to qualify as a political party must file with the Secretary of State a certificate of existence which includes the:

(a) Name of the political party;

(b) Names and addresses of its officers;

(d) Name of the person who is authorized by the party to act as registered agent in this State.

4. A political party shall file with the Secretary of State an amended certificate of existence within 5 days after any change in the information contained in the certificate.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 433; A 1975, 936; 1979, 262; 1985, 1092; 1987, 1363; 1989, 221, 1727, 2158; 1995, 2258, 2623; 1997, 652; 1999, 3546; 2003, 1701; 2007, 2717; 2009, 1259)

NRS 293.165 Procedure for filling certain vacancies in major or minor political party nomination or nonpartisan nomination; deadline for making changes to general election ballot.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.166, a vacancy occurring in a major or minor political party nomination for a partisan office may be filled by a candidate designated by the party central committee of the county or State, as the case may be, of the major political party or by the executive committee of the minor political party subject to the provisions of subsections 3, 4 and 5.

2. A vacancy occurring in a nonpartisan office or nomination for a nonpartisan office after the close of filing and before 5 p.m. of the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general election is held must be filled by the person who receives or received the next highest vote for the nomination in the primary election if a primary election was held for that nonpartisan office. If no primary election was held for that nonpartisan office or if there was not more than one person who was seeking the nonpartisan nomination in the primary election, a person may become a candidate for the nonpartisan office at the general election if the person files a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pays the filing fee required by NRS 293.193 after 8 a.m. on the third Monday in June, or if the third Monday in June is a legal holiday, on the day immediately following the third Monday in June, and before 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July.

3. If a vacancy occurs in a major political party nomination for a partisan office after the primary election and before 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general election is held and:

(a) The vacancy occurs because the nominee dies or is adjudicated insane or mentally incompetent, the vacancy may be filled by a candidate designated by the party central committee of the county or State, as the case may be, of the major political party.

(b) The vacancy occurs for a reason other than the reasons described in paragraph (a), the nominee’s name must remain on the ballot for the general election and, if elected, a vacancy exists.

4. No change may be made on the ballot for the general election after 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general election is held. If, after that time and date:

(a) A nominee dies or is adjudicated insane or mentally incompetent; or

(b) A vacancy in the nomination is otherwise created,

Ê the nominee’s name must remain on the ballot for the general election and, if elected, a vacancy exists.

5. Each designation of a candidate provided for in this section must be filed with the appropriate filing officer before 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general election is held. In each case, the candidate must file a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pay the filing fee required by NRS 293.193 before 5 p.m. on the date the designation is filed.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 242; A 1965, 668; 1967, 845; 1971, 437; 1981, 1698; 1989, 2159; 1993, 2174; 1995, 2774; 1999, 2149, 3547; 2001, 274, 2947; 2003, 1703; 2005, 1432; 2009, 1259; 2011, 3275; 2013, 1178, 2370; 2015, 3572; 2019, 3371; 2023, 1464)

NRS 293.166 Procedure for filling certain vacancies in party nomination for office of State Legislator from multicounty legislative district; deadline for making changes to general election ballot.

1. A vacancy occurring in a party nomination for the office of State Senator, Assemblyman or Assemblywoman from a legislative district comprising more than one county may be filled as follows, subject to the provisions of subsections 2, 3 and 4. The county commissioners of each county, all or part of which is included within the legislative district, shall meet to appoint a person who is of the same political party as the former nominee and who actually, as opposed to constructively, resides in the district to fill the vacancy, with the chair of the board of county commissioners of the county whose population residing within the district is the greatest presiding. Each board of county commissioners shall first meet separately and determine the single candidate it will nominate to fill the vacancy. Then, the boards shall meet jointly and the chairs on behalf of the boards shall cast a proportionate number of votes according to the percent, rounded to the nearest whole percent, which the population of its county is of the population of the entire district. Populations must be determined by the last decennial census or special census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce. The person who receives a plurality of these votes is appointed to fill the vacancy. If no person receives a plurality of the votes, the boards of county commissioners of the respective counties shall each as a group select one candidate, and the nominee must be chosen by drawing lots among the persons so selected.

2. If a vacancy occurs in a party nomination for the office of State Senator, Assemblyman or Assemblywoman from a legislative district comprising more than one county after the primary election and before 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general election is held and:

(a) The vacancy occurs because the nominee dies or is adjudicated insane or mentally incompetent, the vacancy may be filled pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1.

(b) The vacancy occurs for a reason other than the reasons described in paragraph (a), the nominee’s name must remain on the ballot for the general election and, if elected, a vacancy exists.

3. No change may be made on the ballot for the general election after 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general election is held. If, after that time and date:

(a) A nominee dies or is adjudicated insane or mentally incompetent; or

(b) A vacancy in the nomination is otherwise created,

Ê the nominee’s name must remain on the ballot for the general election and, if elected, a vacancy exists.

4. Each designation of a candidate provided for in this section must be filed with the appropriate filing officer before 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general election is held. In each case, the candidate must file a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pay the filing fee required by NRS 293.193 before 5 p.m. on the date the designation is filed.

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1087; A 1971, 437; 1981, 1699; 1989, 2159; 1999, 2150; 2005, 1433; 2011, 3276; 2013, 1179; 2015, 3573; 2019, 3372)

NRS 293.167 Nomination of party candidates for United States Senator or Representative in Congress. Party candidates for United States Senator and Representative in Congress shall be nominated in the same manner as state officers are nominated.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 242)

MINOR POLITICAL PARTIES

NRS 293.171 Procedure for organization.

1. To be organized as a minor political party, an organization must file with the Secretary of State a certificate of existence which includes the:

(a) Name of the political party;

(b) Names of its officers;

(d) Name of the person authorized to file the list of its candidates for partisan office with the Secretary of State.

2. A copy of the constitution or bylaws of the party must be affixed to the certificate.

3. A minor political party shall file with the Secretary of State an amended certificate of existence within 5 days after any change in the information contained in the certificate.

4. The constitution or bylaws of a minor political party must provide a procedure for the nomination of its candidates in such a manner that only one candidate may be nominated for each office.

5. A minor political party whose candidates for partisan office do not appear on the ballot for the general election must file a notice of continued existence with the Secretary of State not later than the second Friday in August preceding the general election.

6. A minor political party which fails to file a notice of continued existence as required by subsection 5 ceases to exist as a minor political party in this State.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1359; A 1989, 2160; 1999, 3548; 2011, 3276)

NRS 293.1715 Procedure to place candidates’ names on ballot; limitation on number of candidates to appear on ballot; procedure to determine number of signatures required.

1. The names of the candidates for partisan office of a minor political party must not appear on the ballot for a primary election or presidential preference primary election.

2. The names of the candidates for partisan office of a minor political party must be placed on the ballot for the general election if the minor political party is qualified. To qualify as a minor political party, the minor political party must have filed a certificate of existence and be organized pursuant to NRS 293.171, must have filed a list of its candidates for partisan office pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.1725 with the Secretary of State and:

(a) At the last preceding general election, the minor political party must have polled for any of its candidates for partisan office a number of votes equal to or more than 1 percent of the total number of votes cast for the offices of Representative in Congress;

(b) On January 1 preceding a primary election, the minor political party must have been designated as the political party on the applications to register to vote of at least 1 percent of the total number of registered voters in this State; or

(c) On June 1 preceding the general election or, if the date falls on a weekend, the first Monday in June, must file a petition with the Secretary of State which is signed by a number of registered voters equal to at least 1 percent of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding general election for the offices of Representative in Congress which must be apportioned equally among the petition districts.

3. The name of only one candidate of each minor political party for each partisan office may appear on the ballot for a general election.

4. A minor political party must file a copy of the petition required by paragraph (c) of subsection 2 with the Secretary of State before the petition may be circulated for signatures.

5. To determine the number of signatures required by paragraph (c) of subsection 2 to be gathered from each petition district, the Secretary of State shall calculate the number that equals 1 percent of the voters who voted in this State at the last preceding general election and apportion that number by the number of petition districts. Fractional numbers must be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1360; A 1989, 2160; 1993, 2174; 1995, 2259; 1999, 1389, 3548; 2003, 1641; 2009, 1260; 2011, 3277; 2015, 3573; 2021, 1973, 3881)

NRS 293.172 Contents of petition required to place candidates’ names on ballot; limitation on who may sign petition; requirements for signing.

1. A petition filed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715 may consist of more than one document. Each document of the petition must:

(a) Bear the name of the minor political party and, if applicable, the candidate and office to which the candidate is to be nominated.

(b) Include the affidavit of the person who circulated the document verifying that the signers are registered voters in this State according to his or her best information and belief and that the signatures are genuine and were signed in his or her presence.

(c) Bear the name of a county and be submitted to the county clerk of that county for verification in the manner prescribed in NRS 293.1276 to 293.1279, inclusive, not later than 10 working days before the last day to file the petition. A challenge to the form of a document must be made in a district court in the county that is named on the document.

(d) Be signed only by registered voters of the county that is named on the document.

2. If the office to which the candidate is to be nominated is a county office, only the registered voters of that county may sign the petition. If the office to which the candidate is to be nominated is a district office, only the registered voters of that district may sign the petition.

3. Each person who signs a petition shall also provide the address of the place where he or she resides, the date that he or she signs and the name of the county in which he or she is registered to vote.

4. The county clerk shall not disqualify the signature of a voter who failed to provide all the information required by subsection 3 if the voter is registered in the county named on the document.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1360; A 1993, 2667; 1999, 1390, 3549; 2011, 3278; 2015, 3574)

NRS 293.1725 Candidates: Submission of list to Secretary of State; filing of declaration of candidacy and certificate of nomination.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a minor political party that wishes to place its candidates for partisan office on the ballot for a general election and:

(a) Is entitled to do so pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715; or

(b) Files or will file a petition pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715,

Ê must file with the Secretary of State a list of its candidates for partisan office not earlier than the first Monday in March preceding the election and not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in March. The list must be signed by the person so authorized in the certificate of existence of the minor political party before a notary public or other person authorized to take acknowledgments. The list may be amended not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in March.

2. The Secretary of State shall immediately forward a certified copy of the list of candidates for partisan office of each minor political party to the filing officer with whom each candidate must file his or her declaration of candidacy.

3. Each candidate on the list must file his or her declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pay the filing fee required by NRS 293.193 not earlier than the date on which the list of candidates for partisan office of the minor political party is filed with the Secretary of State and not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in March.

4. A minor political party that wishes to place candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States on the ballot and has qualified to place the names of its candidates for partisan office on the ballot for the general election pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.1715 must file with the Secretary of State a certificate of nomination for these offices not later than the last Tuesday in August.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1360; A 1989, 2161; 1993, 2175; 1997, 316; 1999, 1391, 3550; 2003, 1642; 2009, 1261; 2011, 3278; 2013, 2371; 2019, 3373)

NRS 293.174 Challenge of qualification. If the qualification of a minor political party to place the names of candidates on the ballot pursuant to NRS 293.1715 is challenged, all affidavits and documents in support of the challenge must be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the second Monday in June. Any judicial proceeding resulting from the challenge must be set for hearing not more than 5 days after the second Monday in June. A challenge pursuant to this section must be filed with the First Judicial District Court if the petition was filed with the Secretary of State. The district court in which the challenge is filed shall give priority to such proceedings over all other matters pending with the court, except for criminal proceedings.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1361; A 1999, 1392; 2009, 1262; 2011, 3279; 2015, 3574; 2021, 1973)

NOMINATIONS AND CANDIDATES

NRS 293.175 Date of primary election; nomination of candidates; applicability of provisions governing nominations.

1. The primary election must be held on the second Tuesday in June of each even-numbered year.

2. Candidates for partisan office of a major political party and candidates for nonpartisan office must be nominated at the primary election.

3. Candidates for partisan office of a minor political party must be nominated in the manner prescribed pursuant to NRS 293.171 to 293.174, inclusive.

4. Independent candidates for partisan office must be nominated in the manner provided in NRS 293.200.

5. The provisions of NRS 293.175 to 293.203, inclusive:

(a) Apply to a special election to fill a vacancy, except to the extent that compliance with the provisions is not possible because of the time at which the vacancy occurred.

(b) Do not apply to the nomination of the officers of incorporated cities.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 243; A 1963, 1387; 1983, 1116; 1985, 268; 1987, 1366; 1989, 226; 1999, 1392, 3550; 2001, 672; 2005, 1434; 2009, 1262; 2013, 1777, 2372)

NRS 293.1755 Residency requirements for candidates; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements; certain offices excepted from residency requirements.

1. In addition to any other requirement provided by law, no person may be a candidate for any office unless, for at least the 30 days immediately preceding the date of the close of filing of declarations of candidacy for the office which the person seeks, the person has, in accordance with NRS 281.050, actually, as opposed to constructively, resided in the State, district, county, township or other area prescribed by law to which the office pertains and, if elected, over which he or she will have jurisdiction or will represent.

2. Any person who knowingly and willfully files a declaration of candidacy which contains a false statement regarding the person’s residency in violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

3. The provisions of this section do not apply to candidates for:

(a) Any federal office.

(b) The office of district attorney.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 617; A 1983, 1103; 1989, 2161; 1997, 3447; 1999, 2151; 2001, 673; 2017, 3296; 2019, 3374)

NRS 293.176 When candidacy for major political party prohibited; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no person may be a candidate of a major political party for partisan office in any election if the person has changed:

(a) The designation of his or her political party affiliation; or

(b) His or her designation of political party from nonpartisan to a designation of a political party affiliation,

Ê on an application to register to vote in the State of Nevada or in any other state during the time beginning on December 31 preceding the closing filing date for that election and ending on the date of that election whether or not the person’s previous registration was still effective at the time of the change in party designation.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to any person who is a candidate of a political party that is not organized pursuant to NRS 293.171 on the December 31 next preceding the closing filing date for the election.

(Added to NRS by 1963, 1373; A 1971, 1551; 1979, 491; 1987, 690; 1989, 2161; 1995, 75, 2259, 2775; 1997, 1607; 1999, 3551; 2001, 2947; 2005, 1434; 2011, 3280)

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.165 and 293.166, a name may not be printed on a ballot to be used at a primary election unless the person named has filed a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and paid the filing fee required by NRS 293.193 not earlier than:

(a) For a candidate for judicial office, the first Monday in January of the year in which the election is to be held and not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in January; and

(b) For all other candidates, the first Monday in March of the year in which the election is to be held and not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in March.

2. A declaration of candidacy required to be filed pursuant to this chapter must be in substantially the following form:

(a) For partisan office:

Declaration of Candidacy of ........ for the

Office of ................

State of Nevada

County of .......................

For the purpose of having my name placed on the official ballot as a candidate for the ................ Party nomination for the office of ........., I, the undersigned ........, do swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I actually, as opposed to constructively, reside at .........., in the City or Town of ......., County of .........., State of Nevada; that my actual, as opposed to constructive, residence in the State, district, county, township, city or other area prescribed by law to which the office pertains began on a date at least 30 days immediately preceding the date of the close of filing of declarations of candidacy for this office; that my telephone number is ............, and the address at which I receive mail, if different than my residence, is .........; that I am registered as a member of the ................ Party; that I am a qualified elector pursuant to Section 1 of Article 2 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada; that if I have ever been convicted of treason or a felony, my civil rights have been restored; that I have not, in violation of the provisions of NRS 293.176, changed the designation of my political party or political party affiliation on an official application to register to vote in any state since December 31 before the closing filing date for this election; that I generally believe in and intend to support the concepts found in the principles and policies of that political party in the coming election; that if nominated as a candidate of the ................ Party at the ensuing election, I will accept that nomination and not withdraw; that I will not knowingly violate any election law or any law defining and prohibiting corrupt and fraudulent practices in campaigns and elections in this State; that I will qualify for the office if elected thereto, including, but not limited to, complying with any limitation prescribed by the Constitution and laws of this State concerning the number of years or terms for which a person may hold the office; that I understand that knowingly and willfully filing a declaration of candidacy which contains a false statement is a crime punishable as a gross misdemeanor and also subjects me to a civil action disqualifying me from entering upon the duties of the office; and that I understand that my name will appear on all ballots as designated in this declaration.

...............................................................................

(Designation of name)

...............................................................................

(Signature of candidate for office)

Subscribed and sworn to before me

this ...... day of the month of ...... of the year ......

..................................................................

Notary Public or other person

authorized to administer an oath

(b) For nonpartisan office:

Declaration of Candidacy of ........ for the

Office of ................

State of Nevada

County of .......................

For the purpose of having my name placed on the official ballot as a candidate for the office of ................, I, the undersigned ................, do swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I actually, as opposed to constructively, reside at ........., in the City or Town of ......., County of ........., State of Nevada; that my actual, as opposed to constructive, residence in the State, district, county, township, city or other area prescribed by law to which the office pertains began on a date at least 30 days immediately preceding the date of the close of filing of declarations of candidacy for this office; that my telephone number is ..........., and the address at which I receive mail, if different than my residence, is ..........; that I am a qualified elector pursuant to Section 1 of Article 2 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada; that if I have ever been convicted of treason or a felony, my civil rights have been restored; that if nominated as a nonpartisan candidate at the ensuing election, I will accept the nomination and not withdraw; that I will not knowingly violate any election law or any law defining and prohibiting corrupt and fraudulent practices in campaigns and elections in this State; that I will qualify for the office if elected thereto, including, but not limited to, complying with any limitation prescribed by the Constitution and laws of this State concerning the number of years or terms for which a person may hold the office; that I understand that knowingly and willfully filing a declaration of candidacy which contains a false statement is a crime punishable as a gross misdemeanor and also subjects me to a civil action disqualifying me from entering upon the duties of the office; and that I understand that my name will appear on all ballots as designated in this declaration.

...............................................................................

(Designation of name)

...............................................................................

(Signature of candidate for office)

Subscribed and sworn to before me

this ...... day of the month of ...... of the year ......

..................................................................

Notary Public or other person

authorized to administer an oath

3. The address of a candidate which must be included in the declaration of candidacy pursuant to subsection 2 must be the street address of the residence where the candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, resides in accordance with NRS 281.050, if one has been assigned. The declaration of candidacy must not be accepted for filing if the candidate fails to comply with the following provisions of this subsection or, if applicable, the provisions of subsection 4:

(a) The candidate shall not list the candidate’s address as a post office box unless a street address has not been assigned to his or her residence; and

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the candidate shall present to the filing officer:

(1) A valid driver’s license or identification card issued by a governmental agency that contains a photograph of the candidate and the candidate’s residential address; or

(2) A current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check which indicates the candidate’s name and residential address, but not including a voter registration card.

4. If the candidate executes an oath or affirmation under penalty of perjury stating that the candidate is unable to present to the filing officer the proof of residency required by subsection 3 because a street address has not been assigned to the candidate’s residence or because the rural or remote location of the candidate’s residence makes it impracticable to present the proof of residency required by subsection 3, the candidate shall present to the filing officer:

(a) A valid driver’s license or identification card issued by a governmental agency that contains a photograph of the candidate; and

(b) Alternative proof of the candidate’s residential address that the filing officer determines is sufficient to verify where the candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, resides in accordance with NRS 281.050. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations establishing the forms of alternative proof of the candidate’s residential address that the filing officer may accept to verify where the candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, resides in accordance with NRS 281.050.

5. The filing officer shall retain a copy of the proof of identity and residency provided by the candidate pursuant to subsection 3 or 4. Such a copy:

(a) May not be withheld from the public; and

(b) Must not contain the social security number, driver’s license or identification card number or account number of the candidate.

6. By filing the declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall be deemed to have appointed the filing officer for the office as his or her agent for service of process for the purposes of a proceeding pursuant to NRS 293.182. Service of such process must first be attempted at the appropriate address as specified by the candidate in the declaration of candidacy. If the candidate cannot be served at that address, service must be made by personally delivering to and leaving with the filing officer duplicate copies of the process. The filing officer shall immediately send, by registered or certified mail, one of the copies to the candidate at the specified address, unless the candidate has designated in writing to the filing officer a different address for that purpose, in which case the filing officer shall mail the copy to the last address so designated.

7. If the filing officer receives credible evidence indicating that a candidate has been convicted of a felony and has not had his or her civil rights restored, the filing officer:

(a) May conduct an investigation to determine whether the candidate has been convicted of a felony and, if so, whether the candidate has had his or her civil rights restored; and

(b) Shall transmit the credible evidence and the findings from such investigation to the Attorney General, if the filing officer is the Secretary of State, or to the district attorney, if the filing officer is a person other than the Secretary of State.

8. The receipt of information by the Attorney General or district attorney pursuant to subsection 7 must be treated as a challenge of a candidate pursuant to subsections 4 and 5 of NRS 293.182 to which the provisions of NRS 293.2045 apply.

9. Any person who knowingly and willfully files a declaration of candidacy which contains a false statement in violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 243; A 1961, 285; 1963, 1372; 1967, 859; 1971, 438, 1551; 1975, 617; 1977, 240; 1979, 262, 635; 1983, 1116; 1985, 1218; 1989, 178, 1728, 2162; 1993, 2175; 1995, 75, 2260; 1997, 228, 752, 771, 3447; 1999, 2151; 2001, 149, 673; 2003, 683, 1643, 1715; 2005, 2284; 2007, 212, 1148; 2009, 1262; 2017, 3296; 2019, 3374, 4062; 2021, 33rd Special Session, 81)

NRS 293.179 Questionnaire for candidates for judicial office; filing officers required to post questionnaires on Internet.

1. A candidate for judicial office who is not the incumbent shall complete and file with the filing officer, along with the declaration of candidacy for that office, a questionnaire prescribed by the Nevada Supreme Court. The questionnaire must include, without limitation, information on:

(a) The education of the candidate; and

(b) The qualifications possessed by the candidate which are relevant to the judicial office for which he or she is filing.

2. A candidate for judicial office who is the incumbent may complete and file with the filing officer the questionnaire described in subsection 1 within the time period prescribed by NRS 293.177 for a candidate to file a declaration of candidacy.

3. Upon receipt of the questionnaire completed and filed pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, the filing officer shall post the questionnaire on the Internet website of the filing officer.

(Added to NRS by 2023, 1107)

NRS 293.181 Declaration of residency required of candidates for office of State Legislator; form; contents; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements.

1. A candidate for the office of State Senator, Assemblyman or Assemblywoman must execute and file, with his or her declaration of candidacy, a declaration of residency which must be in substantially the following form:

I, the undersigned, do swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I have been a citizen resident of this State as required by NRS 218A.200; that I understand that knowingly and willfully filing a declaration of residency which contains a false statement is a crime punishable as a gross misdemeanor and also subjects me to a civil action disqualifying me from entering upon the duties of the office; and that I have actually, as opposed to constructively, resided at the following residence or residences since November 1 of the preceding year:

...............................................................

Street Address Street Address

...............................................................

City or Town City or Town

...............................................................

State State

From................... To.................... From....................... To....................

Dates of Residency Dates of Residency

...............................................................

Street Address Street Address

...............................................................

City or Town City or Town

...............................................................

State State

From................... To.................... From....................... To....................

Dates of Residency Dates of Residency

(Attach additional sheet or sheets of residences as necessary)

2. Each address of a candidate which must be included in the declaration of residency pursuant to subsection 1 must be the street address of the residence where the candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, resided or resides in accordance with NRS 281.050, if one has been assigned. The declaration of residency must not be accepted for filing if any of the candidate’s addresses are listed as a post office box unless a street address has not been assigned to the residence.

3. Any person who knowingly and willfully files a declaration of residency which contains a false statement in violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

(Added to NRS by 1981, 1037; A 1989, 179; 1993, 2177; 1997, 754; 1999, 2153; 2017, 3300; 2019, 3378)

NRS 293.182 Written challenges concerning qualifications of candidates; enforcement in preelection actions.

1. After a person files a declaration of candidacy to be a candidate for an office, and not later than 5 days after the last day the person may withdraw his or her candidacy pursuant to NRS 293.202, an elector may file with the filing officer for the office a written challenge of the person on the grounds that the person fails to meet any qualification required for the office pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this State. Before accepting the challenge from the elector, the filing officer shall notify the elector that if the challenge is found by a court to be frivolous, the elector may be required to pay the reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs of the person who is being challenged.

2. A challenge filed pursuant to subsection 1 must:

(a) Indicate each qualification the person fails to meet;

(b) Have attached all documentation and evidence supporting the challenge; and

3. Upon receipt of a challenge pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) The Secretary of State shall immediately transmit the challenge to the Attorney General.

(b) A filing officer other than the Secretary of State shall immediately transmit the challenge to the district attorney.

4. If the Attorney General or district attorney determines that probable cause exists to support the challenge, the Attorney General or district attorney shall, not later than 5 working days after receiving the challenge, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to order the person to appear before the court. Upon receipt of such a petition, the court shall enter an order directing the person to appear before the court at a hearing, at a time and place to be fixed by the court in the order, to show cause why the challenge is not valid. A certified copy of the order must be served upon the person. The court shall give priority to such proceedings over all other matters pending with the court, except for criminal proceedings.

5. If, at the hearing, the court determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the challenge is valid or that the person otherwise fails to meet any qualification required for the office pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this State, or if the person fails to appear at the hearing, the person is subject to the provisions of NRS 293.2045.

6. If, at the hearing, the court determines that the challenge is frivolous, the court may order the elector who filed the challenge to pay the reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs of the person who was challenged.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 671; A 2017, 3301; 2019, 3379)

1. In addition to any other remedy or penalty provided by law, if a person knowingly and willfully files a declaration of candidacy which contains a false statement:

(a) The name of the person must not appear on any ballot for the election for which the person filed the declaration of candidacy, except that if the statutory deadline for making changes to the ballot has passed, the provisions of subsection 2 apply; and

(b) The person is disqualified from entering upon the duties of the office for which the person filed the declaration of candidacy.

2. If the name of a person who is disqualified from entering upon the duties of an office pursuant to subsection 1 appears on a ballot for the election because the statutory deadline for making changes to the ballot has passed, the appropriate election officers shall post a sign at each polling place where the person’s name will appear on the ballot informing voters that the person is disqualified from entering upon the duties of the office.

3. The provisions of this section may be enforced in any preelection action to which the provisions of NRS 293.2045 apply.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 672; A 2011, 3280; 2017, 3302; 2019, 3380)

NRS 293.185 Appropriate filing officer for filing declaration of candidacy. A declaration of candidacy must be filed with the appropriate filing officer, during regular office hours, as follows:

1. For United States Senator, Representative in Congress, statewide offices, State Senators, Assemblymen and Assemblywomen to be elected from districts comprising more than one county, and all other offices whose districts comprise more than one county, with the Secretary of State.

2. For Representative in Congress and district offices voted for wholly within one county, State Senators, Assemblymen and Assemblywomen to be elected from districts comprising but one or part of one county, county and township officers, with the county clerk.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 244; A 1965 Special Session, 4; 1983, 1287; 1987, 1367; 2019, 3380)

NRS 293.186 Candidates for public office to receive form or access to electronic form for making financial disclosure statement and related instructions. The Secretary of State and each county clerk, or the registrar of voters of the county if one was appointed pursuant to NRS 244.164, or city clerk who receives from a candidate for public office a declaration of candidacy shall give to the candidate:

1. If the candidate is a candidate for judicial office, the form prescribed by the Administrative Office of the Courts for the making of a financial disclosure statement;

2. If the candidate is not a candidate for judicial office and is required to file electronically the financial disclosure statement, access to the electronic form prescribed by the Secretary of State; or

3. If the candidate is not a candidate for judicial office, is required to submit the financial disclosure statement electronically and has submitted an affidavit to the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 281.572, the form prescribed by the Secretary of State,

Ê accompanied by instructions on how to complete the form and the time by which it must be filed.

(Added to NRS by 1985, 2122; A 1987, 2098; 1997, 3475; 2001, 1958; 2003, 3397; 2011, 1732; 2015, 1726; 2019, 3380)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 281A.650)

NRS 293.187 Certification of names of persons for whom candidacy papers have been filed.

1. Not later than 5 working days after the last day on which a candidate for nonjudicial office may withdraw his or her candidacy pursuant to NRS 293.202:

(a) The Secretary of State shall forward to each county clerk a certified list containing the name and mailing address of each person for whom candidacy papers for judicial and nonjudicial office have been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, and who is entitled to be voted for in the county at the next succeeding primary election, together with the title of the office for which the person is a candidate and the party or principles he or she represents; and

(b) Each county clerk shall forward to the Secretary of State a certified list containing the name and mailing address of each person for whom candidacy papers for judicial and nonjudicial office have been filed in the office of the county clerk, and who is entitled to be voted for in the county at the next succeeding primary election, together with the title of the office for which the person is a candidate and the party or principles he or she represents.

2. There must be a party designation only for candidates for partisan offices.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 244; A 1983, 1118; 1989, 1729; 1993, 2178; 1999, 3551; 2013, 2372; 2019, 3381)

NRS 293.190 Certification of names of persons nominated at primary election. Not later than 15 days after the primary election at which candidates are nominated for any public office:

1. The Secretary of State shall certify to each county clerk the name of each person nominated and the title of the office for which he or she is nominated for all candidates required to file declarations, certificates and acceptances of candidacies in the Office of the Secretary of State; and

2. Each county clerk shall certify to the Secretary of State the name of each person nominated and the title of the office for which he or she is nominated for all candidates required to file declarations, certificates and acceptances of candidacies in the office of the county clerk.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 244; A 1961, 285; 2013, 2373)

NRS 293.193 Filing fees.

1. Fees as listed in this section for filing declarations of candidacy must be paid to the filing officer by cash, cashier’s check or certified check.

United States Senator.......................................................................................... $500

Representative in Congress................................................................................... 300

Governor.................................................................................................................. 300

Justice of the Supreme Court................................................................................ 300

Any state office, other than Governor or justice of the Supreme Court....... 200

District judge........................................................................................................... 150

Justice of the peace................................................................................................. 100

Any county office................................................................................................... 100

State Senator............................................................................................................ 100

Assemblyman or Assemblywoman..................................................................... 100

Any district office other than district judge......................................................... 30

Constable or other town or township office......................................................... 30

For the purposes of this subsection, trustee of a county school district, hospital or hospital district is not a county office.

2. No filing fee may be required from a candidate for an office the holder of which receives no compensation.

3. The county clerk shall pay to the county treasurer all filing fees received from candidates. The county treasurer shall deposit the money to the credit of the general fund of the county.

4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.194, a filing fee paid pursuant to this section is not refundable.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 245; A 1967, 845; 1981, 20; 1985, 650; 1987, 691; 1989, 56; 1991, 122, 1603; 1997, 755; 2003, 1704; 2019, 3381)

NRS 293.194 Return of filing fee to certain candidates. The filing fee of an independent candidate who files a petition pursuant to NRS 293.200 or 298.109, of a candidate of a minor political party or of a candidate of a new major political party, must be returned to the candidate by the filing officer to whom the fee was paid within 10 days after the date on which a final determination is made that the petition of the candidate, minor political party or new major political party failed to contain the required number of signatures.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1361; A 1997, 756; 2019, 3382)

NRS 293.195 Nonpartisan offices.

1. Judicial offices, school offices, the office of county sheriff, the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, city and town officers, the office of constable, the State Board of Education and members of boards of hospital trustees of public hospitals are hereby designated nonpartisan offices.

2. No words designating the party affiliation of a candidate for nonpartisan offices may be printed upon the ballot.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 245; A 1961, 286; 1969, 1561; 1977, 241; 1989, 410; 1995, 2775; 2019, 1559)

NRS 293.196 Each office of justice of the Supreme Court constitutes separate office for nomination and election. For purposes of elections only, the Secretary of State shall establish designations which separately identify each office of justice of the Supreme Court. Before any person is allowed to file a declaration of candidacy for the office of justice of the Supreme Court, the person shall designate the particular office for which he or she is declaring candidacy.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 936)

NRS 293.1965 Each office of judge of the Court of Appeals constitutes separate office for nomination and election. For the purposes of elections only, the Secretary of State shall establish designations which separately identify each office of judge of the Court of Appeals. Before any person is allowed to file a declaration of candidacy for the office of judge of the Court of Appeals, the person shall designate the particular office for which he or she is declaring candidacy.

(Added to NRS by 2013, 1776)

NRS 293.197 Each department of district court constitutes separate office for nomination and election; ballots used in certain counties.

1. In any judicial district that has more than one district judge, each department is a separate office for the purposes of nominating and electing the district judge of that department.

2. In any judicial district that includes a county whose population is 100,000 or more:

(a) The departments of the family division of the district court must be denoted as such on all ballots and sample ballots, using the words “district court judge, family division, department . . .” Each such department must be separately designated.

(b) The remaining departments of the district court must be denoted as such on all ballots and sample ballots, using the words “district court judge, department . . .” Each such department must be designated with a numeral, beginning with “1” and continuing in sequence for each department.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 245; A 1991, 2185; 1999, 3551)

NRS 293.198 Each department of Justice Court constitutes separate office for nomination and election. In any township which has more than one justice of the peace, each department is a separate office for the purposes of nominating and electing the justice of the peace of that department.

(Added to NRS by 1979, 262)

NRS 293.200 Independent candidates: Qualification; petition of candidacy; time limit for challenge; declaration of candidacy.

1. An independent candidate for partisan office must file with the appropriate filing officer as set forth in NRS 293.185:

(a) A copy of the petition of candidacy that he or she intends to subsequently circulate for signatures. The copy must be filed not earlier than the January 2 preceding the date of the election and not later than 10 working days before the last day to file the petition pursuant to subsection 4. The copy of the petition must be filed with the appropriate filing officer before the petition may be circulated for signatures.

(b) Either of the following:

(1) A petition of candidacy signed by a number of registered voters equal to at least 1 percent of the total number of ballots cast in:

(I) This State for that office at the last preceding general election in which a person was elected to that office, if the office is a statewide office;

(II) The county for that office at the last preceding general election in which a person was elected to that office, if the office is a county office; or

(III) The district for that office at the last preceding general election in which a person was elected to that office, if the office is a district office.

(2) A petition of candidacy signed by 250 registered voters if the candidate is a candidate for statewide office, or signed by 100 registered voters if the candidate is a candidate for any office other than a statewide office.

2. The petition may consist of more than one document. Each document must bear the name of the county in which it was circulated, and only registered voters of that county may sign the document. If the office is not a statewide office, only the registered voters of the county, district or municipality in question may sign the document. The documents that are circulated for signature in a county must be submitted to that county clerk for verification in the manner prescribed in NRS 293.1276 to 293.1279, inclusive, not later than 10 working days before the last day to file the petition pursuant to subsection 4. Each person who signs the petition shall add to his or her signature the address of the place at which the person actually resides, the date that he or she signs the petition and the name of the county where he or she is registered to vote. The person who circulates each document of the petition shall sign an affidavit attesting that the signatures on the document are genuine to the best of his or her knowledge and belief and were signed in his or her presence by persons registered to vote in that county.

3. The petition of candidacy may state the principle, if any, which the person qualified represents.

4. Petitions of candidacy must be filed not earlier than the first Monday in March preceding the general election and not later than 5 p.m. on the third Friday in June.

5. No petition of candidacy may contain the name of more than one candidate for each office to be filled.

6. A person may not file as an independent candidate if he or she is proposing to run as the candidate of a political party.

7. The names of independent candidates must be placed on the general election ballot and must not appear on the primary election ballot.

8. If the sufficiency of the petition of the candidacy of any person seeking to qualify pursuant to this section is challenged, all affidavits and documents in support of the challenge must be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in June. Any judicial proceeding resulting from the challenge must be set for hearing not more than 5 days after the fourth Friday in June.

9. Any challenge pursuant to subsection 8 must be filed with:

(a) The First Judicial District Court if the petition of candidacy was filed with the Secretary of State.

(b) The district court for the county where the petition of candidacy was filed if the petition was filed with a county clerk.

10. The district court in which the challenge is filed shall give priority to such proceedings over all other matters pending with the court, except for criminal proceedings.

11. An independent candidate for partisan office must file a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pay the filing fee required by NRS 293.193 not earlier than the first Monday in March of the year in which the election is held and not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in March.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 245; A 1961, 286; 1963, 1387; 1971, 440, 1122; 1975, 936; 1979, 403; 1983, 1118; 1987, 1367; 1989, 2164; 1993, 2668; 1997, 316; 1999, 1392, 2154, 3551; 2001, 149, 154; 2003, 1645, 1704; 2009, 1266; 2013, 2373; 2015, 3575; 2019, 3382)

NRS 293.202 Withdrawal of candidacy; rescission.

1. A withdrawal of candidacy for office must be in writing and must be presented by the candidate in person, within 7 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the last day for filing, to the officer whose duty it is to receive filings for candidacy for that office. If the withdrawal of candidacy is submitted in a timely manner pursuant to the provisions of this subsection, it shall be deemed effective after the seventh day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the last day for filing.

2. A rescission of a withdrawal of candidacy must be in writing and presented by the candidate in person, within the 7 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the last day for filing, to the officer whose duty it is to receive filings for candidacy for that office.

(Added to NRS by 1979, 262; A 1981, 349; 1991, 2217; 1995, 2775; 1997, 3450; 1999, 3553; 2007, 2582)

NRS 293.203 Contents and publication of notice of primary or general election. Immediately upon receipt by the county clerk of the certified list of candidates for judicial and nonjudicial office from the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.187, the county clerk shall publish a notice of primary election or general election in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for 2 successive weeks. If no such newspaper is published in the county, the publication may be made in a newspaper of general circulation published in the nearest Nevada county. The notice must contain:

1. The date of the election.

2. The location of the polling places.

3. The hours during which the polling places will be open for voting.

Ê The notice required for a general election pursuant to this section may be published in conjunction with the notice required for a proposed constitution or constitutional amendment pursuant to NRS 293.253. If the notices are combined in this manner, they must be published three times in accordance with subsection 3 of NRS 293.253.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 246; A 1961, 286; 1967, 860; 1991, 2217; 1997, 756; 2015, 3147; 2019, 3383, 4066)

NRS 293.204 Period for filing declaration of candidacy for special election. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 306.110, if a special election is held pursuant to the provisions of this title, the Secretary of State shall prescribe the period during which a candidate must file a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pay the filing fee required by NRS 293.193.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2168; A 2019, 3384)

PREELECTION ACTIONS CHALLENGING CANDIDATES

1. In addition to any other remedy or penalty provided by law, but except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.1265, if a court of competent jurisdiction finds in any preelection action that a person who is a candidate for any office fails to meet any qualification required for the office pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this State:

(a) The name of the person must not appear on any ballot for the election for which the person filed a declaration of candidacy, except that if the statutory deadline for making changes to the ballot has passed, the provisions of subsection 2 apply; and

(b) The person is disqualified from entering upon the duties of the office for which the person filed a declaration of candidacy.

3. The provisions of this section apply to any preelection action brought to challenge a person who is a candidate for any office on the grounds that the person fails to meet any qualification required for the office pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this State, including, without limitation, any action brought pursuant to NRS 281.050, 293.182 or 293C.186 or any action brought for:

(a) Declaratory or injunctive relief pursuant to chapter 30 or 33 of NRS;

(b) Writ relief pursuant to chapter 34 of NRS; or

(Added to NRS by 2017, 3295; A 2019, 3384)

ELECTION PRECINCTS

NRS 293.205 Establishment, abolishment, alteration and consolidation; boundaries.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.208, on or before the third Wednesday in March of every even-numbered year, the county clerk shall establish election precincts, define the boundaries thereof, abolish, alter, consolidate and designate precincts as public convenience, necessity and economy may require.

2. The boundaries of each election precinct must follow visible ground features or extensions of visible ground features, except where the boundary coincides with the official boundary of the State or a county or city.

3. Election precincts must be composed only of contiguous territory.

4. As used in this section, “visible ground feature” includes a street, road, highway, river, stream, shoreline, drainage ditch, railroad right-of-way or any other physical feature which is clearly visible from the ground.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 246; A 1961, 287; 1971, 440; 1975, 937; 1977, 241; 1981, 1871; 1983, 1119; 1985, 1092; 1987, 153; 1989, 849, 1665; 2009, 1267)

NRS 293.206 Submission of maps to Secretary of State and Legislative Counsel Bureau; determination of statutory compliance; revisions.

1. On or before the last day in March of every even-numbered year, the county clerk shall provide the Secretary of State and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau with a copy or electronic file of a map showing the boundaries of all election precincts in the county.

2. If the Secretary of State determines that the boundaries of an election precinct do not comply with the provisions of NRS 293.205, the Secretary of State must provide the county clerk with a written statement of noncompliance setting forth the reasons the precinct is not in compliance. Within 15 days after receiving the notice of noncompliance, the county clerk shall make any adjustments to the boundaries of the precinct which are required to bring the precinct into compliance with the provisions of NRS 293.205 and shall submit a corrected copy or electronic file of the precinct map to the Secretary of State and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.

3. If the initial or corrected election precinct map is not filed as required pursuant to this section or the county clerk fails to make the necessary changes to the boundaries of an election precinct pursuant to subsection 2, the Secretary of State may establish appropriate precinct boundaries in compliance with the provisions of NRS 293.205 to 293.210, inclusive. If the Secretary of State revises the map pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary of State shall submit a copy or electronic file of the revised map to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and the appropriate county clerk.

4. As used in this section, “electronic file” includes, without limitation, an electronic data file of a geographic information system.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 1664; A 2003, 1646; 2009, 1267; 2021, 1224)

NRS 293.207 Establishment on basis of number of voters therein; maximum number of voters; consolidation of precincts.

1. Election precincts must be established on the basis of the number of registered voters therein, with a maximum of 5,000 registered voters who are not designated inactive pursuant to NRS 293.530 per precinct in those precincts in which a mechanical voting system is used.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, the county clerk may consolidate two or more contiguous election precincts into a single voting district to conduct a particular election as public convenience, necessity and economy may require.

3. If a county clerk proposes to consolidate two or more contiguous election precincts, in whole or in part, pursuant to subsection 2, the county clerk shall, at least 14 days before consolidating the precincts, cause notice of the proposed consolidation to be:

(a) Posted in the manner prescribed for a regular meeting of the board of county commissioners; and

(b) Mailed to each Assemblyman, Assemblywoman, State Senator, county commissioner and, if applicable, member of the governing body of a city who represents residents of a precinct affected by the consolidation.

4. A person may file a written objection to the proposed consolidation with the county clerk. The county clerk shall consider each written objection filed pursuant to this subsection before consolidating the precincts.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 246; A 1971, 440; 1975, 970; 1983, 914; 1985, 1092; 1991, 2218; 1997, 2776; 1999, 1394; 2007, 2582; 2015, 3148; 2021, 718)

NRS 293.208 Limitations on creation, division, abolition, consolidation and alteration during certain periods; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 5 and in NRS 293.206, no election precinct may be created, divided, abolished or consolidated, or the boundaries thereof changed, during the period between the third Wednesday in March of any year whose last digit is 6 and the time when the Legislature has been redistricted in a year whose last digit is 1, unless the creation, division, abolishment or consolidation of the precinct, or the change in boundaries thereof, is:

(a) Ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction;

(b) Required to meet objections to a precinct by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 52 U.S.C. §§ 10101 and 10301 et seq., and any amendments thereto;

(d) Required by the incorporation of a new city; or

(e) Required by the creation of or change in the boundaries of a special district.

Ê As used in this subsection, “special district” means any general improvement district or any other quasi-municipal corporation organized under the local improvement and service district laws of this State as enumerated in title 25 of NRS which is required by law to hold elections or any fire protection district which is required by law to hold elections.

2. If a city annexes an unincorporated area located in the same county as the city and adjacent to the corporate boundary, the annexed area may be included in an election precinct immediately adjacent to it.

3. A new election precinct may be established at any time if it lies entirely within the boundaries of any existing precinct.

4. If a change in the boundaries of an election precinct is made pursuant to this section during the time specified in subsection 1, the county clerk must:

(a) Within 15 days after the change to the boundary of a precinct is established by the county clerk or ordered by a court, send to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and the Secretary of State a copy or electronic file of a map showing the new boundaries of the precinct; and

(b) Maintain in his or her office an index providing the name of the precinct and describing all changes which were made, including any change in the name of the precinct and the name of any new precinct created within the boundaries of an existing precinct.

5. Cities of population categories two and three are exempt from the provisions of subsection 1.

6. As used in this section, “electronic file” includes, without limitation, an electronic data file of a geographic information system.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 848; A 1989, 1667; 1997, 756; 2001, 633; 2003, 1647; 2009, 1268; 2017, 3329)

NRS 293.209 Creation or change of election district during certain period in year of general or general city election prohibited; annexation not prohibited during year of election.

1. A political subdivision of this State shall not create, divide, change the boundaries of, abolish or consolidate an election district after the first day of filing by candidates for nonjudicial office during any year in which a general election or general city election is held for that election district.

2. This section does not prohibit a political subdivision from annexing territory in a year in which a general election or general city election is held for that election district.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2168; A 1995, 2775; 1997, 757; 2019, 3384)

NRS 293.210 Establishment of new election precinct: Petition and conditions. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.208, a new precinct may be established upon petition of 10 or more registered voters, permanently residing in the area sought to be constituted a precinct, stating that they reside more than 10 miles from any polling place in the county. If it appears to the satisfaction of the county clerk that not less than 50 registered voters reside in the area, the precinct may be established without regard to the distance which the registered voters reside from another polling place or precinct.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 246; A 1971, 441; 1985, 269; 1989, 849)

ELECTION BOARDS

NRS 293.217 Appointment of officers by county clerk; appointment of deputy sheriffs for elections; appointment of trainees.

1. The county clerk of each county shall appoint and notify registered voters to act as election board officers for the various polling places in the county as provided in NRS 293.220 to 293.227, inclusive, and NRS 293.269929. The registered voters appointed as election board officers for any polling place must not all be of the same political party. No candidate for nomination or election or a relative of the candidate within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity may be appointed as an election board officer. Immediately after election board officers are appointed, if requested by the county clerk, the sheriff shall:

(a) Appoint a deputy sheriff for each polling place in the county and for the central election board or the mail ballot central counting board; or

(b) Deputize as a deputy sheriff for the election an election board officer of each polling place in the county and for the central election board or the mail ballot central counting board. The deputized officer shall receive no additional compensation for services rendered as a deputy sheriff during the election for which the officer is deputized.

Ê Deputy sheriffs so appointed and deputized shall preserve order during hours of voting and attend closing of the polls.

2. The county clerk may appoint a trainee for the position of election board officer as set forth in NRS 293.2175.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 247; A 1961, 287; 1963, 1381; 1975, 937; 1985, 1594; 1987, 712; 1993, 527; 2007, 2583; 2015, 3148; 2021, 1224)

NRS 293.2175 Appointment of pupil as trainee: Qualifications; requirements; duties; compensation.

1. The county clerk may appoint a pupil as a trainee for the position of election board officer. To qualify for such an appointment, the pupil must be:

(a) A United States citizen, a resident of Nevada and a resident of the county in which the pupil serves;

(b) Enrolled in high school; and

2. The county clerk may only appoint a pupil as a trainee if:

(a) The pupil is appointed without party affiliation;

(b) The county clerk sends the pupil a certificate stating the date and hours that the pupil will act as a trainee;

(c) At least 20 days before the election in which the pupil will act as a trainee, the principal of the high school or the pupil’s assigned school counselor receives the county clerk’s certificate and a written request signed by the pupil’s parent or guardian to be excused from school for the time specified in the certificate;

(d) The principal of the high school or the assigned school counselor of the pupil approves the pupil’s request; and

(e) The pupil attends the training class required by NRS 293B.260.

3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the county clerk may assign a trainee such duties as the county clerk deems appropriate. The county clerk shall not require the trainee to perform those duties later than 10 p.m. or any applicable curfew, whichever is earlier.

4. The county clerk may compensate a trainee for service at the same rate fixed for election board officers generally.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 527; A 1997, 3450; 1999, 263; 2003, 1648; 2015, 3148; 2019, 4066)

NRS 293.218 Recommendations by chair of election board of persons for service on election board. The county clerk may provide by rule or regulation for the:

1. Recommendation, by the persons selected as chairs of election boards, of suitable persons to serve as members of election boards; and

2. Recommendation by the chairs of suitable persons to serve in the case of vacancies.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 320; A 1977, 241; 1987, 335; 1997, 3450)

NRS 293.220 Delivery of notice of appointment to officer or trainee. Upon the selection of persons to act as election board officers pursuant to NRS 293.217 or as trainees pursuant to NRS 293.2175, the county clerk shall deliver, by mail or other means, notifications of the appointments to those persons.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 247; A 1987, 335; 1993, 528; 1999, 263)

NRS 293.223 Notice of unwillingness to serve as officer or trainee; appointment of replacement. If any person appointed to serve as an election board officer pursuant to NRS 293.217 or as a trainee pursuant to NRS 293.2175 is unwilling to serve as appointed, the person shall notify the county clerk within 5 days after receipt of the notification that he or she is unwilling to serve, whereupon the county clerk shall appoint some other registered voter to serve at the election.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 247; A 1987, 335; 1993, 528; 1999, 263)

NRS 293.225 Continuing powers and duties of election boards; reserve officers of election board; procedure for filling vacancies.

1. Members of election boards continue as such from the day before the day of the election, until the time for filing contests of the election has expired.

2. Each member of an election board is subject to call by the board of county commissioners or city council to correct any errors discovered during the canvass of votes by the board of county commissioners or city council.

3. Reserve election board officers must be appointed by the county or city clerk, if practicable, to fill any vacancy which occurs on the day of the election, and the reserve officers must be compensated if they serve at the polls.

4. If a vacancy occurs in any election board on the day of the election and no reserves are available, the election board may appoint, at the polling place, any registered voter who is willing to serve and satisfies the election board that he or she possesses the qualifications required to perform the services required.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 247; A 1985, 1595; 1987, 335)

NRS 293.227 Designation of chair; duties; restrictions upon participation of trainees; training; travel expenses for training.

1. Each election board must have one member designated as the chair by the county or city clerk. The election boards shall make the records of election required by this chapter.

2. The appointment of a trainee as set forth in NRS 293.2175 and 293C.222 may be used to determine the number of members on the election board, but under no circumstances may a trainee serve as chair of the election board.

3. The county or city clerk shall conduct or cause to be conducted a school to acquaint the members of an election board with the election laws, duties of election boards, regulations of the Secretary of State and with the procedure for making the records of election and using the register for election boards.

4. The board of county commissioners of any county or the city council of any city may reimburse the members of an election board who attend the school for their travel expenses at a rate not exceeding 10 cents per mile.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 248; A 1961, 288; 1967, 845; 1977, 241; 1987, 336; 1993, 528; 1999, 264; 2003, 1648; 2007, 2583; 2015, 3149; 2019, 4067)

REGULATION OF ELECTIONS

NRS 293.247 Regulations of Secretary of State for conduct of elections; interpretations; distribution of information to county and city clerks.

1. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations, not inconsistent with the election laws of this State, for the conduct of primary, presidential preference primary, general, special and district elections in all cities and counties. Permanent regulations of the Secretary of State that regulate the conduct of a primary, general, special or district election and are effective on or before the last business day of February immediately preceding a primary, general, special or district election govern the conduct of that election. Permanent regulations of the Secretary of State that regulate the conduct of a presidential preference primary election and are effective on or before the last business day of September immediately preceding a presidential preference primary election govern the conduct of that election.

2. The Secretary of State shall prescribe the forms for a declaration of candidacy and any petition which is filed pursuant to the election laws of this State.

3. The regulations must prescribe:

(a) The manner of printing ballots and the number of ballots to be distributed to precincts and districts;

(b) The form and placement of instructions to voters;

(d) The procedures to be used for canvasses, ties, recounts and contests, including, without limitation, the appropriate use of a paper record created when a voter casts a ballot on a mechanical voting system that directly records the votes electronically;

(e) The procedures to be used to ensure the security of the ballots from the time they are transferred from the polling place until they are stored pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.391 or 293C.390;

(f) The procedures to be used to ensure the security and accuracy of computer programs and tapes used for elections;

(g) The procedures to be used for the testing, use and auditing of a mechanical voting system which directly records the votes electronically and which creates a paper record when a voter casts a ballot on the system;

(h) The acceptable standards for the sending and receiving of applications, forms and ballots, by approved electronic transmission, by the county clerks and the electors, registered voters or other persons who are authorized to use approved electronic transmission pursuant to the provisions of this title;

(i) The forms for applications to preregister and register to vote and any other forms necessary for the administration of this title; and

(j) Such other matters as determined necessary by the Secretary of State.

4. The Secretary of State may provide interpretations and take other actions necessary for the effective administration of the statutes and regulations governing the conduct of primary, presidential preference primary, general, special and district elections in this State.

5. The Secretary of State shall prepare and distribute to each county and city clerk copies of:

(a) Laws and regulations concerning elections in this State;

(b) Interpretations issued by the Secretary of State’s Office; and

(c) Any Attorney General’s opinions or any state or federal court decisions which affect state election laws or regulations whenever any of those opinions or decisions become known to the Secretary of State.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 249; A 1971, 1485; 1975, 937; 1979, 263; 1987, 337, 692, 1368; 1991, 2218; 1993, 2178; 1995, 2262; 1997, 3452; 2007, 2584; 2009, 354; 2013, 2374; 2015, 1877; 2017, 3843; 2019, 3384; 2021, 3881)

1. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 293D of NRS, the Secretary of State shall, in a manner consistent with the election laws of this State, prescribe:

(a) The form of all ballots, mail ballots, diagrams, sample ballots, certificates, notices, declarations, applications to preregister and register to vote, lists, applications, registers, rosters, statements and abstracts required by the election laws of this State.

(b) The procedures to be followed and the requirements of:

(1) The system established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.671 for using a computer to register voters.

(2) The use of the system of approved electronic transmission established pursuant to NRS 293D.200 by electors and voters with disabilities pursuant to NRS 293.269951.

2. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 293D of NRS, the Secretary of State shall prescribe with respect to the matter to be printed on every kind of ballot:

(a) The placement and listing of all offices, candidates and measures upon which voting is statewide, which must be uniform throughout the State.

(b) The listing of all other candidates required to file with the Secretary of State, and the order of listing all offices, candidates and measures upon which voting is not statewide, from which each county or city clerk shall prepare appropriate ballot forms for use in any election in his or her county.

3. The Secretary of State shall place the condensation of each proposed constitutional amendment or statewide measure near the spaces or devices for indicating the voter’s choice.

4. The fiscal note for, explanation of, arguments for and against, and rebuttals to such arguments of each proposed constitutional amendment or statewide measure must be included on all sample ballots.

5. The condensations and explanations for constitutional amendments and statewide measures proposed by initiative or referendum must be prepared by the Secretary of State, upon consultation with the Attorney General. The arguments and rebuttals for or against constitutional amendments and statewide measures proposed by initiative or referendum must be prepared in the manner set forth in NRS 293.252. The fiscal notes for constitutional amendments and statewide measures proposed by initiative or referendum must be prepared by the Secretary of State, upon consultation with the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. The condensations, explanations, arguments, rebuttals and fiscal notes must be in easily understood language and of reasonable length, and whenever feasible must be completed by August 1 of the year in which the general election is to be held. The explanations must include a digest. The digest must include a concise and clear summary of any existing laws directly related to the constitutional amendment or statewide measure and a summary of how the constitutional amendment or statewide measure adds to, changes or repeals such existing laws. For a constitutional amendment or statewide measure that creates, generates, increases or decreases any public revenue in any form, the first paragraph of the digest must include a statement that the constitutional amendment or statewide measure creates, generates, increases or decreases, as applicable, public revenue.

6. The names of candidates for township and legislative or special district offices must be printed only on the ballots furnished to voters of that township or district.

7. A county clerk:

(a) May divide paper ballots into two sheets in a manner which provides a clear understanding and grouping of all measures and candidates.

(b) Shall prescribe the color or colors of the ballots and voting receipts used in any election which the clerk is required to conduct.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 250; A 1961, 288; 1965, 652; 1967, 846; 1971, 441, 1486; 1977, 242, 1010; 1981, 752; 1985, 558; 1987, 110, 338; 1995, 2262; 1997, 2777, 2795, 3064, 3453; 1999, 635; 2003, 1690; 2007, 2585; 2011, 1922, 2085; 2013, 643; 2017, 3844; 2019, 4067; 2021, 1225, 1871, 3820)

NRS 293.2502 Elections procedures manual: Requirements; submission to Legislative Commission.

1. At least once every 2 years, the Secretary of State shall prepare, maintain and publish an elections procedures manual to ensure correctness, impartiality, uniformity and efficiency in the elections procedures of this State. Each county clerk and city clerk is required to comply with the procedures set forth in the most current version of the elections procedures manual.

2. The elections procedures manual required pursuant to subsection 1 must include, without limitation, guidance and standards for administering an election that are consistent with the provisions of this title and any regulations adopted by the Secretary of State pursuant thereto.

3. The most recent version of the elections procedures manual prepared pursuant to subsection 1 must be submitted by the Secretary of State to the Legislative Commission for approval not less frequently than every 4 years. The Secretary of State may make any change to the elections procedures manual that is not substantively related to administering an election without the approval of the Legislative Commission.

4. Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary of State to include any provision in the elections procedures manual that amends or conflicts with any provision of state or federal law or regulations.

(Added to NRS by 2023, 2612)

NRS 293.2504 Training course related to elections procedures.

1. The Secretary of State shall develop and provide a training course to each county clerk and city clerk related to elections procedures, including, without limitation, the procedures set forth in the elections procedures manual required pursuant to NRS 293.2502.

2. Each county clerk and city clerk shall attend the training course provided by the Secretary of State.

3. A county clerk or city clerk may require any deputy or employee of the office of the county or city clerk whose duties relate to elections to attend a training course provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to this section.

4. The Secretary of State:

(a) Shall provide to or reimburse the county or city, as applicable, for the cost of the per diem allowance and travel expenses of the county clerk or city clerk for attending the training course required pursuant to this section. Any reimbursement must be paid from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account upon recommendation by the Secretary of State and approval by the State Board of Examiners.

(b) May provide to or reimburse the county or city, as applicable, for the cost of the per diem allowance and travel expenses of any deputy or employee of the office of the county or city clerk for attending the training course required pursuant to this section. Any reimbursement must be paid from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account upon recommendation by the Secretary of State and approval by the State Board of Examiners.

(Added to NRS by 2023, 2613)

STATEWIDE MEASURES: PREPARATION OF ARGUMENTS; PUBLICATION

1. For each constitutional amendment or statewide measure proposed by initiative or referendum to be placed on the ballot by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall, pursuant to subsection 4, appoint two committees. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, one committee must be composed of three persons who favor approval by the voters of the initiative or referendum and the other committee must be composed of three persons who oppose approval by the voters of the initiative or referendum.

2. If the Secretary of State is unable to appoint three persons who are willing to serve on a committee, the Secretary of State may appoint fewer than three persons to that committee, but the Secretary of State must appoint at least one person to each committee appointed pursuant to this section.

3. With respect to a committee appointed pursuant to this section:

(a) A person may not serve simultaneously on the committee that favors approval by the voters of an initiative or referendum and the committee that opposes approval by the voters of that initiative or referendum.

(b) Members of the committee serve without compensation.

(c) The term of office for each member commences upon appointment and expires upon the publication of the sample ballot containing the initiative or referendum.

4. The Secretary of State shall consider appointing to a committee pursuant to this section:

(a) Any person who has expressed an interest in serving on the committee; and

(b) A person who is a member of an organization that has expressed an interest in having a member of the organization serve on the committee.

5. A committee appointed pursuant to this section:

(a) Shall elect a chair for the committee;

(b) Shall meet and conduct its affairs as necessary to fulfill the requirements of this section;

(d) Shall, based on whether the members were appointed to advocate or oppose approval by the voters of the initiative or referendum, prepare an argument either advocating or opposing approval by the voters of the initiative or referendum;

(e) Shall prepare a rebuttal to the argument prepared by the other committee appointed pursuant to this section;

(f) Shall address in the argument and rebuttal prepared pursuant to paragraphs (d) and (e):

(1) The fiscal impact of the initiative or referendum;

(2) The environmental impact of the initiative or referendum; and

(3) The impact of the initiative or referendum on the public health, safety and welfare; and

(g) Shall submit the argument and rebuttal prepared pursuant to paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) to the Secretary of State not later than the date prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 6.

6. The Secretary of State shall provide, by rule or regulation:

(a) The maximum permissible length of an argument and rebuttal prepared pursuant to this section; and

(b) The date by which an argument and rebuttal prepared pursuant to this section must be submitted by a committee to the Secretary of State.

7. Upon receipt of an argument or rebuttal prepared pursuant to this section, the Secretary of State:

(a) May consult with persons who are generally recognized by a national or statewide organization as having expertise in the field or area to which the initiative or referendum pertains; and

(b) Shall reject each statement in the argument or rebuttal that the Secretary of State believes is libelous or factually inaccurate.

Ê The decision of the Secretary of State to reject a statement pursuant to this subsection is a final decision for the purposes of judicial review. Not later than 5 days after the Secretary of State rejects a statement pursuant to this subsection, the committee that prepared the statement may appeal that rejection by filing a complaint in the First Judicial District Court. The Court shall set the matter for hearing not later than 3 working days after the complaint is filed and shall give priority to such a complaint over all other matters pending before the court, except for criminal proceedings.

8. The Secretary of State may revise the language submitted by a committee pursuant to this section so that it is clear, concise and suitable for incorporation in the sample ballot, but shall not alter the meaning or effect of the language without the consent of the committee.

9. The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply to any consultations, deliberations, hearings or meetings conducted pursuant to this section.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 1689; A 2007, 1140; 2023, 1152)

NRS 293.253 Publication of certain statewide measures: Duties of Secretary of State and county clerk; costs.

1. The Secretary of State shall provide each county clerk with copies of any proposed constitution or constitutional amendment which will appear on the general election ballot, together with the copies of the condensations, explanations, arguments, rebuttals and fiscal notes prepared pursuant to NRS 218D.810, 293.250 and 293.252.

2. Whenever feasible, the Secretary of State shall provide those copies on or before the first Monday in August of the year in which the proposals will appear on the ballot. Copies of any additional proposals must be provided as soon after their filing as feasible.

3. Each county clerk shall cause a copy of the full text of any such constitution or amendment and its condensation, explanation, arguments, rebuttals and fiscal note to be published, in conspicuous display advertising format of not less than 10 column inches, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county three times at intervals of not less than 7 days, the first publication to be on or before the first Monday in October. If no such newspaper is published in the county, the publication may be made in a newspaper of general circulation published in the nearest Nevada county.

4. If a copy of any such constitution or amendment is furnished by the Secretary of State too late to be published at 7-day intervals, it must be published three times at the longest intervals feasible in each county.

5. The portion of the cost of publication which is attributable to publishing the questions, explanations, arguments, rebuttals and fiscal notes of proposed constitutions or constitutional amendments is a charge against the State and must be paid from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account upon recommendation by the Secretary of State and approval by the State Board of Examiners.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 250; A 1967, 846; 1975, 938; 1977, 1010; 1981, 752; 1987, 111; 1991, 1760; 1997, 3065; 2003, 1691; 2015, 3149; 2019, 4068)

VOTERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS

NRS 293.2543 Short title. NRS 293.2546 may be cited as the Voters’ Bill of Rights.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 680)

NRS 293.2546 Legislative declaration of voters’ rights. The Legislature hereby declares that each voter has the right:

1. To receive and cast a ballot that:

(a) Is written in a format that allows the clear identification of candidates; and

(b) Accurately records the voter’s preference in the selection of candidates.

2. To have questions concerning voting procedures answered and to have an explanation of the procedures for voting posted in a conspicuous place at the polling place.

3. To vote without being intimidated, threatened or coerced.

4. To vote during any period for early voting or on election day if the voter is waiting in line to vote or register to vote at a polling place at which the voter is entitled to vote or register to vote at the time that the polls close and the voter has not already cast a vote in that election.

5. To return a spoiled ballot and is entitled to receive another ballot in its place.

6. To request assistance in voting, if necessary.

7. To a sample ballot which is accurate, informative and delivered in a timely manner as provided by law.

8. To receive instruction in the use of the equipment for voting during early voting or on election day.

9. To have nondiscriminatory equal access to the elections system, including, without limitation, a voter who is elderly, disabled, a member of a minority group, employed by the military or a citizen who is overseas.

10. To have a uniform, statewide standard for counting and recounting all votes accurately.

11. To have complaints about elections and election contests resolved fairly, accurately and efficiently.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 680; A 2017, 403, 3330; 2019, 4069)

NRS 293.2549 Duties of Secretary of State and of county and city clerks.

1. The Secretary of State, each county clerk and each city clerk shall:

(a) Make the Voters’ Bill of Rights readily available to the public;

(b) Maintain a copy of the Voters’ Bill of Rights in his or her office for reproduction and distribution to the public; and

(c) Ensure that the Voters’ Bill of Rights is posted in a conspicuous place, in at least 12-point type, at each polling place.

2. The Secretary of State shall ensure that the Voters’ Bill of Rights is posted on the Secretary of State’s Internet website.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 680)

VOTERS’ PRIVILEGES

NRS 293.2555 Privilege for political vote. In addition to the right to claim the privilege for voters recognized by NRS 49.315 in proceedings governed by title 4 of NRS, a voter who casts a vote legally at an election may not, in any other proceedings or circumstances, be compelled under oath to reveal how he or she voted at the election, and the voter has a privilege to refuse to disclose the tenor of his or her vote at the election.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 2168)

BALLOTS

NRS 293.256 Names of candidates on ballots not to include title, designation of profession or occupation. In any election regulated by this chapter, the names of candidates as printed on the ballot shall not include any title, designation or other reference which will indicate the profession or occupation of such candidates.

(Added to NRS by 1969, 20; A 1995, 2624)

NRS 293.2565 Use of given names, surnames and nicknames on ballot; use of additional criteria to distinguish between candidates having same given names and surnames.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in any election regulated by this chapter, the name of a candidate printed on a ballot may be the given name and surname of the candidate or a contraction or familiar form of his or her given name followed by his or her surname. A nickname of not more than 10 letters may be incorporated into the name of a candidate. The nickname must be in quotation marks and appear immediately before the surname of the candidate. A nickname must not indicate any political, economic, social or religious view or affiliation and must not be the name of any person, living or dead, whose reputation is known on a statewide, nationwide or worldwide basis, or in any other manner deceive a voter regarding the person or principles for which he or she is voting.

2. In any election regulated by this chapter, if two or more candidates have the same given name and surname and:

(a) None of the candidates is an incumbent, the middle names or middle initials, if any, of the candidates must be included in the names of the candidates; or

(b) One of the candidates is an incumbent, the name of the incumbent must be listed first and the word “Incumbent” must appear next to the name of the candidate who is the incumbent.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 1714; A 2011, 2086)

1. There must be a separate primary ballot for each major political party. The names of candidates for partisan offices who have designated a major political party in the declaration of candidacy must appear on the primary ballot of the major political party designated.

2. The county clerk may choose to place the names of candidates for nonpartisan offices on the ballots for each major political party or on a separate nonpartisan primary ballot, but the arrangement which the county clerk selects must permit all registered voters to vote on them.

3. A registered voter may cast a primary ballot for a major political party at a primary election only if the registered voter designated on his or her application to register to vote an affiliation with that major political party.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 250; A 1963, 1388; 1965, 652; 1967, 847; 1971, 442; 1977, 243; 1979, 264; 1989, 227; 2011, 3280; 2019, 3385)

NRS 293.260 Declaration of nominees: Omission and appearance of names on primary and general ballot; certain candidates declared elected at primary election; exceptions.

1. If there is no contest of election for nomination to a particular office, neither the title of the office nor the name of the candidate may appear on the ballot at the primary election.

2. If a major political party has two or more candidates for a particular office, the person who receives the highest number of votes at the primary election must be declared the nominee of that major political party for the office.

3. If not more than the number of candidates to be elected have filed for nomination for:

(a) Any partisan office or the office of judge of a district court, judge of the Court of Appeals or justice of the Supreme Court, the names of those candidates must be omitted from all ballots for a primary election and placed on all ballots for the general election.

(b) Any nonpartisan office, other than the office of judge of a district court, judge of the Court of Appeals, justice of the Supreme Court or member of a town advisory board, the names of those candidates must appear on the ballot for a primary election unless the candidates were nominated pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.165. If a candidate receives one or more votes at the primary election, the candidate must be declared elected to the office and his or her name must not be placed on the ballot for the general election. If a candidate does not receive one or more votes at the primary election, his or her name must be placed on the ballot for the general election.

(c) The office of member of a town advisory board, the candidate must be declared elected to the office and no election must be held for that office.

4. If there are not more than twice the number of candidates to be elected to a nonpartisan office, the candidates must, without a primary election, be declared the nominees for the office, and the names of the candidates must be omitted from all ballots for a primary election and placed on all ballots for the general election.

5. If there are more than twice the number of candidates to be elected to a nonpartisan office, the names of the candidates must appear on the ballot for a primary election. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.400, those candidates who receive the highest number of votes at the primary election, not to exceed twice the number to be elected, must be declared nominees for the office and the names of those candidates must be placed on the ballot for the general election, except that if one of those candidates receives a majority of the votes cast in the primary election for:

(a) The office of judge of a district court, judge of the Court of Appeals or justice of the Supreme Court, the candidate must be declared the only nominee for the office and only his or her name must be placed on the ballot for the general election.

(b) Any other nonpartisan office, the candidate must be declared elected to the office and his or her name must not be placed on the ballot for the general election.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 251; A 1963, 1388; 1979, 264; 1987, 339; 1989, 227; 1997, 94, 757, 770, 3453; 2003, 869; 2007, 2586; 2013, 1777; 2015, 1479, 3576; 2019, 3386)

NRS 293.263 Primary ballot for major political party: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception. On the primary ballots for a major political party, the name of the major political party must appear at the top of the ballot. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2565, following this designation must appear the names of candidates grouped alphabetically under the title and length of term of the partisan office for which those candidates filed.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 251; A 1965, 652; 1967, 847; 1971, 442; 1979, 265; 1989, 227; 2003, 1717)

NRS 293.265 Nonpartisan primary ballot: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception. On nonpartisan primary ballots, there must appear at the top of the ballot the designation “Nonpartisan Offices.” Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2565, following this designation must appear the names of candidates grouped alphabetically under the title and length of term of the nonpartisan office for which those candidates filed.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 251; A 1961, 288; 1963, 1388; 1965, 652; 1967, 847; 1979, 265; 2003, 1717; 2007, 2587)

1. Ballots for a general election must contain the names of candidates who were nominated at the primary election, the names of the candidates of a minor political party and the names of independent candidates.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2565, names of candidates must be grouped alphabetically under the title and length of term of the office for which those candidates filed.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4:

(a) Immediately following the name of each candidate for a partisan office must appear the name or abbreviation of his or her political party, the words “no political party” or the abbreviation “NPP,” as the case may be.

(b) Immediately following the name of each candidate for a nonpartisan office must appear the word “nonpartisan” or the abbreviation “NP.”

4. Where a system of voting other than by paper ballot is used, the Secretary of State may provide for any placement of the name or abbreviation of the political party, the words “no political party” or “nonpartisan” or the abbreviation “NPP” or “NP,” as appropriate, which clearly relates the designation to the name of the candidate to whom it applies.

5. If the Legislature rejects a statewide measure proposed by initiative and proposes a different measure on the same subject which the Governor approves, the measure proposed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor must be listed on the ballot before the statewide measure proposed by initiative. Each ballot and sample ballot upon which the measures appear must contain a statement that reads substantially as follows:

The following questions are alternative approaches to the same issue, and only one approach may be enacted into law. Please vote for only one.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 251; A 1963, 1389; 1965, 653; 1967, 847; 1969, 137; 1979, 265; 1987, 339; 1989, 2165; 1997, 3454; 2003, 1718; 2011, 3069; 2015, 3150)

NRS 293.2673 Ballot to indicate date of election and at which election ballot will be used.

1. A ballot prepared for use in an election in this State must be dated and marked in such a manner as to indicate clearly at which election the ballot will be used.

2. If a ballot includes a detachable stub, both the ballot and the stub must include the date of the election and indicate clearly at which election the ballot will be used.

3. If a ballot includes a voting receipt, the voting receipt must include the date of the election and indicate clearly at which election the voter cast the ballot.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2168; A 1995, 2776; 2007, 2587)

NRS 293.268 Order of listing offices, candidates and questions on ballots. The offices for which there are candidates, the names of the candidates therefor, and the questions to be voted upon must be printed on ballots in the following order:

1. President and Vice President of the United States.

2. United States Senator and Representative in Congress, in that sequence.

3. Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller and Attorney General, in that sequence.

4. State Senators and members of the Assembly.

5. County and township partisan offices.

6. Statewide nonpartisan offices.

7. District nonpartisan offices.

8. County nonpartisan offices.

9. City offices:

(a) Mayor;

(b) Council members according to ward in numerical order, if no wards, in alphabetical order; and

10. Township nonpartisan offices.

11. Questions presented to the voters of the State with advisory questions listed in consecutive order after any other questions presented to the voters of the State.

12. Questions presented only to the voters of a special district or political subdivision of the State with advisory questions listed in consecutive order after any other questions presented only to the voters of a special district or political subdivision of the State.

(Added to NRS by 1961, 296; A 1975, 939; 1979, 131; 1987, 339; 1993, 2180; 2003, 3193)

NRS 293.269 Ballots for statewide offices or President and Vice President must permit voter to register opposition to all candidates.

1. Every ballot upon which appears the names of candidates for any statewide office or for President and Vice President of the United States shall contain for each office an additional line equivalent to the lines on which the candidates’ names appear and placed at the end of the group of lines containing the names of the candidates for that office. Each additional line shall contain a square in which the voter may express a choice of that line in the same manner as the voter would express a choice of a candidate, and the line shall read “None of these candidates.”

2. Only votes cast for the named candidates shall be counted in determining nomination or election to any statewide office or presidential nominations or the selection of presidential electors, but for each office the number of ballots on which the additional line was chosen shall be listed following the names of the candidates and the number of their votes in every posting, abstract and proclamation of the results of the election.

3. Every sample ballot or other instruction to voters prescribed or approved by the Secretary of State shall clearly explain that the voter may mark the choice of the line “None of these candidates” only if the voter has not voted for any candidate for the office.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 475)

NRS 293.2693 Voter education program to be provided in county or city using paper ballots. If a county or city uses paper ballots, including, without limitation, for mail ballots, the county or city clerk shall provide a voter education program specific to the voting system used by the county or city. The voter education program must include, without limitation, information concerning the effect of overvoting and the procedures for correcting a vote on a ballot before it is cast and counted and for obtaining a replacement ballot.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2169; A 2007, 1151, 2587; 2021, 1226)

1. The Secretary of State may enter into one or more contracts for the purchase of all ballots, including, without limitation, mail ballots, and return envelopes for use in any statewide and local election held in this State pursuant to title 24 of NRS. Such a contract is subject to the provisions of chapter 333 of NRS.

2. Each board of county commissioners and governing body of an incorporated city in this State may elect to use the ballots, including, without limitation, mail ballots, and return envelopes purchased by the Secretary of State in accordance with the contract or contracts entered into pursuant to this section for all statewide and local elections held in a given year in this State pursuant to title 24 of NRS by notifying the Secretary of State in writing not less than 8 months before the date of the presidential preference primary election in a presidential election year or the date of the primary election in any other election year.

3. If a contract or contracts entered into pursuant to this section requires the vendor to distribute mail ballots on behalf of a county or city clerk, the contract or contracts must require the vendor to deposit the mail ballots for mailing at a location within this State.

(Added to NRS by 2023, 3303)

VOTING SYSTEMS GENERALLY

NRS 293.2696 General requirements for voting systems; duties of Secretary of State and of county and city clerks. The Secretary of State and each county and city clerk shall ensure that each voting system used in this State:

1. Secures to each voter privacy and independence in the act of voting, including, without limitation, confidentiality of the ballot of the voter;

2. Allows each voter to verify privately and independently the votes selected by the voter on the ballot before the ballot is cast and counted;

3. Provides each voter with the opportunity, in a private and independent manner, to change the ballot and to correct any error before the ballot is cast and counted, including, without limitation, the opportunity to correct an error through the issuance of a replacement ballot if the voter is otherwise unable to change the ballot or correct the error;

4. Provides a permanent paper record with a manual audit capacity; and

5. Meets or exceeds the standards for voting systems established by the United States Election Assistance Commission, including, without limitation, the error rate standards.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2169; A 2007, 2587; 2019, 3387)

NRS 293.2699 Voting systems used by counties and cities: Voting materials to be provided in English and other languages as required by federal law or as authorized by county or city clerk.

1. Each voting system used by a county or city shall provide voting materials in:

(a) English; and

(b) Every language in which voting materials are required to be prepared in the county or city pursuant to 52 U.S.C. § 10503.

2. In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection 1, if a county clerk or city clerk determines that there is a significant and substantial need for voting materials of the county or city, as applicable, to be provided in the language or languages of a minority group, the county clerk or city clerk may prepare voting materials in such language or languages. For the purposes of this subsection, there is a significant and substantial need for voting materials to be provided in the language or languages of a minority group if, without limitation, the minority group has been subject to historical discrimination and unequal educational opportunities, and, as a result, members of the minority group are of limited-English proficiency.

3. As used in this section:

(a) “Limited-English proficiency” means being unable to speak or understand English adequately to participate in the electoral process.

(b) “Minority group” includes, without limitation, United States citizens of Chinese heritage.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2169; A 2017, 3331, 3818)

MEETINGS WITH INDIAN TRIBES

NRS 293.269905 Deadlines; requirements; facilitation of meetings.

1. Each county clerk shall schedule a meeting with each Indian tribe located in whole or in part within the county for, to the extent practicable:

(a) Not later than August 1 of each odd-numbered year to discuss the details for the next regularly scheduled election cycle. Such a meeting may address, without limitation:

(1) The establishment and operation of polling places, temporary branch polling places or ballot drop boxes within an Indian reservation or Indian colony and the size requirements for any such polling places and temporary branch polling places;

(2) The dates and times of the upcoming elections for which polling places, temporary branch polling places or ballot drop boxes may be established;

(3) The deadlines relating to the next regularly scheduled election cycle for the Indian tribe to submit a request pursuant to NRS 293.2733 and 293.3572 for the establishment of polling places, temporary branch polling places or ballot drop boxes;

(4) Responsibilities for the recruitment of election board officers; and

(5) Any other information relating to the establishment and operation of polling places, temporary branch polling places and ballot drop boxes;

(b) Not later than September 1 of each odd-numbered year to confirm any details relating to the establishment and operation of a polling place, temporary branch polling places or ballot drop boxes. Such a meeting may address, without limitation:

(1) Whether the Indian tribe will request or has requested to establish any polling places, temporary branch polling places or ballot drop boxes within an Indian reservation or Indian colony and the size requirements for any such polling places and temporary branch polling places;

(2) The days and hours of any polling place or temporary branch polling place established within an Indian reservation or Indian colony;

(3) Election board officers for any polling place or temporary branch polling place established within an Indian reservation or Indian colony; and

(4) The deadlines relating to the next regularly scheduled election cycle for the Indian tribe to submit a request pursuant to NRS 293.2733 and 293.3572; and

(c) On an ongoing basis during the year of an election if an Indian tribe elects to establish any polling places or temporary branch polling places within an Indian reservation or Indian colony.

2. If a county clerk:

(a) Is unable to make contact with an Indian tribe to carry out the requirements of subsection 1, the county clerk shall contact the Secretary of State to facilitate contact; or

(b) Has not contacted an Indian tribe, a representative of the Indian tribe may contact the Secretary of State to facilitate contact.

3. The tribal liaison designated by the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 233A.260 may assist the county clerk or an Indian tribe to facilitate any contact required pursuant to this section.

(Added to NRS by 2023, 1529)

MAIL BALLOT VOTING

NRS 293.269911 Preparation and distribution of mail ballots; exceptions; mail ballot contents; time for distribution; mootness of untimely legal action which would prevent distribution.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the county clerk shall prepare and distribute to each active registered voter in the county and each person who registers to vote or updates his or her voter registration information not later than the 14 days before the election a mail ballot for every election. The county clerk shall make reasonable accommodations for the use of the mail ballot by a person who is elderly or disabled, including, without limitation, by providing, upon request, the mail ballot in 12-point type to a person who is elderly or disabled.

2. The county clerk shall allow a voter to elect not to receive a mail ballot pursuant to this section by submitting to the county clerk a written notice in the form prescribed by the county clerk which must be received by the county clerk not later than 60 days before the day of the election.

3. The county clerk shall not distribute a mail ballot to any person who:

(a) Registers to vote for the election pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive; or

(b) Elects not to receive a mail ballot pursuant to subsection 2.

4. The mail ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures upon which the voter is entitled to vote at the election.

5. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the mail ballot must be distributed to:

(a) Each active registered voter who:

(1) Resides within the State, not later than 20 days before the election; and

(2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), resides outside the State, not later than 40 days before the election.

(b) Each active registered voter who registers to vote after the dates set for distributing mail ballots pursuant to paragraph (a) but who is eligible to receive a mail ballot pursuant to subsection 1, not later than 13 days before the election.

(c) Each covered voter who is entitled to have a military-overseas ballot transmitted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 293D of NRS or the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20301 et seq., not later than the time required by those provisions.

6. In the case of a special election where no candidate for federal office will appear on the ballot, the mail ballot must be distributed to each active registered voter not later than 15 days before the special election.

7. Any untimely legal action which would prevent the mail ballot from being distributed to any voter pursuant to this section is moot and of no effect.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1216)

NRS 293.269913 Methods of distribution and other requirements for mail ballots and supporting materials; recordation of certain information by county clerk.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, NRS 293.269911 and chapter 293D of NRS, the county clerk shall send to each active registered voter by first-class mail, or by any class of mail if the Official Election Mail logo or an equivalent logo or mark created by the United States Postal Service is properly placed:

(a) A mail ballot;

(b) A return envelope;

(d) Instructions.

2. In sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the county clerk shall use an envelope that may not be forwarded to an address of the voter that is different from the address to which the mail ballot is mailed.

3. The return envelope must include postage prepaid by first-class mail if the active registered voter is within the boundaries of the United States, its territories or possessions or on a military base.

4. Before sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the county clerk shall record:

(a) The date the mail ballot is issued;

(b) The name of the voter to whom the mail ballot is issued, his or her precinct or district and his or her political affiliation, if any, unless all the offices on the mail ballot are nonpartisan offices;

(d) Any remarks the county clerk finds appropriate.

5. The Secretary of State shall prescribe:

(a) The form of all envelopes in which mail ballots are sent to voters and return envelopes, which must, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), be uniform throughout the State; and

(b) A method for distinguishing the return envelopes of each county which must be prominently displayed on the outside of the return envelope.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1217; A 2023, 3304)

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a person applied by mail or computer to register to vote, or preregistered to vote by mail or computer and is subsequently deemed to be registered to vote, and the person has not previously voted in any election for federal office in this State, the county clerk must inform the person that he or she must include a copy of the information required in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 in the return envelope with the mail ballot.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a person who:

(a) Registers to vote by mail or computer, or preregisters to vote by mail or computer and is subsequently deemed to be registered to vote, and submits with his or her application to preregister or register to vote:

(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification; or

(2) A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check which indicates the name and address of the person, but not including a voter registration card;

(b) Registers to vote by mail or computer and submits with his or her application to register to vote a driver’s license number or at least the last four digits of his or her social security number, if a state or local election official has matched that information with an existing identification record bearing the same number, name and date of birth as provided by the person in the application;

(c) Registers to vote pursuant to NRS 293.5732 to 293.5757, inclusive, and at that time presents to the Department of Motor Vehicles:

(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification;

(3) A driver’s license number or at least the last four digits of his or her social security number, if a state or local election official has matched that information with an existing identification record bearing the same number, name and date of birth as provided by the person in the application;

(d) Is entitled to vote pursuant to the provisions of chapter 293D of NRS or the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20301 et seq.;

(e) Is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person pursuant to the provisions of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20101 et seq.; or

(f) Is entitled to vote otherwise than in person pursuant to the provisions of any other federal law.

3. If a person fails to provide the identification required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 with his or her mail ballot:

(a) The mail ballot must be treated as a provisional ballot; and

(b) The county clerk must:

(1) Contact the person;

(2) Allow the person to provide the identification required before 5 p.m. on the sixth day following the election; and

(3) If the identification required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 is provided, ensure the mail ballot is delivered to the appropriate mail ballot central counting board.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1217)

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a person who:

(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification; or

(c) Registers to vote pursuant to NRS 293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive, and at that time presents to the automatic voter registration agency:

(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification;

(d) Is entitled to vote pursuant to the provisions of chapter 293D of NRS or the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20301 et seq.;

(e) Is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person pursuant to the provisions of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20101 et seq.; or

(f) Is entitled to vote otherwise than in person pursuant to the provisions of any other federal law.

3. If a person fails to provide the identification required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 with his or her mail ballot:

(a) The mail ballot must be treated as a provisional ballot; and

(b) The county clerk must:

(1) Contact the person;

(2) Allow the person to provide the identification required before 5 p.m. on the sixth day following the election; and

(3) If the identification required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 is provided, ensure the mail ballot is delivered to the appropriate mail ballot central counting board.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1217, effective January 1, 2025)

NRS 293.269917 Procedure for voting by mail ballot; procedure for voting in person after mail ballot sent to voter.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.269919 and chapter 293D of NRS, in order to vote a mail ballot, the voter must, in accordance with the instructions:

(a) Mark and fold the mail ballot;

(b) Deposit the mail ballot in the return envelope and seal the return envelope;

(d) Mail or deliver the return envelope in a manner authorized by law.

2. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 293D of NRS, voting must be only upon candidates whose names appear upon the mail ballot as prepared pursuant to NRS 293.269911, and no person may write in the name of an additional candidate for any office.

3. If a mail ballot has been sent to a voter who applies to vote in person at a polling place, including, without limitation, a polling place for early voting, the voter must, in addition to complying with all other requirements for voting in person that are set forth in this chapter, surrender his or her mail ballot or sign an affirmation under penalty of perjury that the voter has not voted during the election. A person who receives a surrendered mail ballot shall mark it “Cancelled.”

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1218)

NRS 293.269919 Unlawful to mark and sign mail ballot on behalf of voter or assist voter to mark and sign mail ballot; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not mark and sign a mail ballot on behalf of a voter or assist a voter to mark and sign a mail ballot pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.269911 to 293.269937, inclusive.

2. At the direction of a voter who has a physical disability, is at least 65 years of age or is unable to read or write, a person may mark and sign a mail ballot on behalf of the voter or assist the voter to mark and sign a mail ballot pursuant to this section.

3. If a person marks and signs a mail ballot on behalf of a voter pursuant to this section, the person must indicate next to his or her signature that the mail ballot has been marked and signed on behalf of the voter.

4. If a person assists a voter to mark and sign a mail ballot pursuant to this section, the person or the voter must include on the return envelope his or her name, address and signature.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1219)

NRS 293.269921 Procedure for timely returning mail ballot; treatment of mail ballot when postmark cannot be determined; requirements for ballot drop boxes.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and chapter 293D of NRS, in order for a mail ballot to be counted for any election, the mail ballot must be:

(a) Before the time set for closing of the polls, delivered by hand to the county clerk, or any ballot drop box established in the county pursuant to this section; or

(b) Mailed to the county clerk, and:

(1) Postmarked on or before the day of the election; and

(2) Received by the clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the fourth day following the election.

2. If a mail ballot is received by mail not later than 5 p.m. on the third day following the election and the date of the postmark cannot be determined, the mail ballot shall be deemed to have been postmarked on or before the day of the election.

3. Each county clerk must establish a ballot drop box at every polling place in the county, including, without limitation, a polling place for early voting. A county clerk may establish a ballot drop box at any other location in the county where mail ballots can be delivered by hand and collected during the period for early voting and on election day. No person other than a clerk may establish a drop box for mail ballots.

4. A ballot drop box must be:

(a) Constructed of metal or any other rigid material of sufficient strength and resistance to protect the security of the mail ballots; and

(b) Capable of securely receiving and holding the mail ballots and being locked.

5. A ballot drop box must be:

(a) Placed in an accessible and convenient location at the office of the county clerk or a polling place in the county; and

(b) Made available for use during the hours when the office of the county clerk, or the polling place, is open for business or voting, as applicable.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1219)

NRS 293.269923 Persons authorized to return mail ballot; unlawful acts relating to return of mail ballot; penalty.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, at the request of a voter whose mail ballot has been prepared by or on behalf of the voter, a person authorized by the voter may return the mail ballot on behalf of the voter by mail or personal delivery to the county clerk, or any ballot drop box established in the county, pursuant to NRS 293.269921.

2. Except for an election board officer in the course of the election board officer’s official duties, a person shall not willfully:

(a) Impede, obstruct, prevent or interfere with the return of a voter’s mail ballot;

(b) Deny a voter the right to return the voter’s mail ballot; or

(c) If the person receives the voter’s mail ballot and authorization to return the mail ballot on behalf of the voter by mail or personal delivery, fail to return the mail ballot, unless otherwise authorized by the voter, by mail or personal delivery:

(1) Before the end of the third day after the day of receipt, if the person receives the mail ballot from the voter four or more days before the day of the election; or

(2) Before the deadline established by the United States Postal Service for the mail ballot to be postmarked on the day of the election or before the polls close on the day of the election, as applicable to the type of delivery, if the person receives the mail ballot from the voter three or fewer days before the day of the election.

3. A person who violates any provision of subsection 2 is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1220)

NRS 293.269925 Establishment of procedures for processing and counting mail ballots.

1. The county clerk shall establish procedures for the processing and counting of mail ballots.

2. The procedures established pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) May authorize mail ballots to be processed, verified and counted by computer or other electronic means; and

(b) Must not conflict with the provisions of NRS 293.269911 to 293.269937, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1220)

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.200, when a mail ballot is returned by or on behalf of a voter to the county clerk, and a record of its return is made in the mail ballot record for the election, the clerk or an employee in the office of the clerk shall check the signature used for the mail ballot by electronic means pursuant to subsection 2 or manually pursuant to subsection 3.

2. To check the signature used for a mail ballot by electronic means:

(a) The electronic device must take a digital image of the signature used for the mail ballot and compare the digital image with the signatures of the voter from his or her application to register to vote or application to preregister to vote available in the records of the county clerk.

(b) If the electronic device does not match the signature of the voter, the signature shall be reviewed manually pursuant to the provisions of subsection 3.

3. To check the signature used for a mail ballot manually, the county clerk shall use the following procedure:

(a) The clerk or employee shall check the signature used for the mail ballot against all signatures of the voter available in the records of the clerk.

(b) If at least two employees in the office of the clerk believe there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, the clerk shall contact the voter and ask the voter to confirm whether the signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the voter.

4. For purposes of subsection 3:

(a) There is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter if the signature used for the mail ballot differs in multiple, significant and obvious respects from the signatures of the voter available in the records of the clerk.

(b) There is not a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter if:

(1) The signature used for the mail ballot is a variation of the signature of the voter caused by the substitution of initials for the first or middle name, the substitution of a different type of punctuation in the first, middle or last name, the use of a common nickname or the use of one last name for a person who has two last names and it does not otherwise differ in multiple, significant and obvious respects from the signatures of the voter available in the records of the clerk; or

(2) There are only slight dissimilarities between the signature used for the mail ballot and the signatures of the voter available in the records of the clerk.

5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, if the clerk determines that the voter is entitled to cast the mail ballot, the clerk shall deposit the mail ballot in the proper ballot box or place the mail ballot, unopened, in a container that must be securely locked or under the control of the clerk at all times. The clerk shall deliver the mail ballots to the mail ballot central counting board to be processed and prepared for counting.

6. If the clerk determines when checking the signature used for the mail ballot that the voter failed to affix his or her signature or failed to affix it in the manner required by law for the mail ballot or that there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, but the voter is otherwise entitled to cast the mail ballot, the clerk shall contact the voter and advise the voter of the procedures to provide a signature or a confirmation that the signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the voter, as applicable. For the mail ballot to be counted, the voter must provide a signature or a confirmation, as applicable, not later than 5 p.m. on the sixth day following the election.

7. The clerk shall prescribe procedures for a voter who failed to affix his or her signature or failed to affix it in the manner required by law for the mail ballot, or for whom there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, in order to:

(a) Contact the voter;

(b) Allow the voter to provide a signature or a confirmation that the signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the voter, as applicable; and

(c) After a signature or a confirmation is provided, as applicable, ensure the mail ballot is delivered to the mail ballot central counting board.

8. If there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, the voter must be identified by:

(a) Answering questions from the county clerk covering the personal data which is reported on the application to register to vote;

(b) Providing the county clerk, orally or in writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or

(c) Providing the county clerk with proof of identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter registration card issued to the voter.

9. The procedures established pursuant to subsection 7 for contacting a voter must require the clerk to contact the voter, as soon as possible after receipt of the mail ballot, by:

(a) Mail;

(b) Telephone, if a telephone number for the voter is available in the records of the clerk; and

(c) Electronic means, which may include, without limitation, electronic mail, if the voter has provided the clerk with sufficient information to contact the voter by such means.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1220)

NRS 293.269929 Appointment and membership of mail ballot central counting board; board under direction of county clerk.

1. The county clerk shall appoint a mail ballot central counting board for the election.

2. The clerk shall appoint and notify voters to act as election board officers for the mail ballot central counting board in such numbers as the clerk determines to be required by the volume of mail ballots required to be sent to each active registered voter in the county for the election. The voters appointed as election board officers for the mail ballot central counting board must not all be of the same political party. No candidate for nomination or election or a relative of the candidate within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity may be appointed as such an election board officer.

3. The clerk’s deputies who perform duties in connection with elections shall be deemed officers of the mail ballot central counting board.

4. The mail ballot central counting board is under the direction of the clerk.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1222)

NRS 293.269931 Period for counting mail ballots; counting must be public; rejection of certain mail ballots.

1. The mail ballot central counting board may begin counting the received mail ballots 15 days before the day of the election. The board must complete the count of all mail ballots on or before the seventh day following the election. The counting procedure must be public.

2. If two or more mail ballots are found folded together to present the appearance of a single ballot, the mail ballots must be rejected and placed in an envelope, upon which must be written the reason for their rejection. The envelope must be signed by an election board officer and placed in the container or ballot box after the count is completed.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1222)

NRS 293.269933 Process for counting mail ballots; requirements relating to empty envelopes and rejected mail ballots. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.200, each mail ballot central counting board shall process the mail ballots in the following manner:

1. The name of the voter, as shown on the return envelope, must be checked as if the voter were voting in person;

2. An election board officer shall indicate in the roster “Received” by the name of the voter;

3. If the board determines the voter is entitled to cast a mail ballot and all other processing steps have been completed, the return envelope must be opened and the mail ballot counted;

4. An election board officer shall indicate “Voted” by the name of the voter; and

5. When all mail ballots delivered to the board have been voted or rejected, except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.200, the empty envelopes and the envelopes containing rejected mail ballots must be returned to the clerk. On all envelopes containing rejected mail ballots, the cause of rejection must be noted and the envelope signed by an election board officer.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1222)

1. The voting results of the mail ballot vote in each precinct must be certified and submitted to the county clerk, who shall have the results added to the votes of the precinct that were not cast by mail ballot. The returns of the mail ballot vote must be reported separately from the other votes that were not cast by mail ballot in the precinct unless reporting the returns separately would violate the secrecy of a voter’s ballot.

2. The clerk shall develop a procedure to ensure that each mail ballot is kept secret.

3. No voting results of mail ballots may be released until all polling places are closed and all votes have been cast on the day of the election. Any person who disseminates to the public in any way information pertaining to the count of mail ballots before all polling places are closed and all votes have been cast on the day of the election is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1223)

NRS 293.269937 County clerk to test accuracy of electronic devices used to verify signatures on mail ballots; daily audit required during processing of mail ballots. If a county clerk uses an electronic device in an election to verify signatures on mail ballots:

1. The county clerk must conduct a test of the accuracy of the electronic device before the election. The test must be conducted in a manner that ensures the electronic device will use the same standards for determining the validity of a signature as would be used by a natural person verifying the signature pursuant to NRS 293.269927.

2. The county clerk must perform daily audits of each electronic device during the processing of mail ballots for the election. The daily audit must include a review of a sample of at least 1 percent of the signatures verified each day. The county clerk shall appoint election board officers who must not all be of the same political party to manually review the signatures. The county clerk must prepare a report of each daily audit.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1223)

USE OF SYSTEM OF APPROVED ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION BY CERTAIN PERSONS

NRS 293.269951 Use of system of approved electronic transmission by certain persons to register to vote and apply for and cast ballot.

1. The Secretary of State shall allow:

(a) The following electors to use the system of approved electronic transmission established pursuant to NRS 293D.200 to register to vote in every election where the system of approved electronic transmission is available to a covered voter to register to vote:

(1) An elector with a disability; and

(2) An elector who is a tribal member and who resides on an Indian reservation or Indian colony.

(b) The following registered voters to use the system of approved electronic transmission established pursuant to NRS 293D.200 to apply for and cast a ballot in every election where the system of approved electronic transmission is available to a covered voter to request and cast a military-overseas ballot:

(1) A registered voter with a disability; and

(2) A registered voter who is a tribal member and who resides on an Indian reservation or Indian colony.

2. The deadline to use the system of approved electronic transmission:

(a) To register to vote for an elector pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 is the same as the deadline set forth in NRS 293D.230 for a covered voter to register to vote.

(b) To apply for a ballot for a registered voter pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, is the same as the deadline set forth in NRS 293D.310 for a covered voter to request and cast a military-overseas ballot.

(c) To cast a ballot for a registered voter pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, is the same as the deadline set forth in NRS 293D.400 for a covered voter to request and cast a military-overseas ballot.

3. Upon receipt of an application and ballot cast by a person authorized pursuant to subsection 1 to use the system of approved electronic transmission established pursuant to NRS 293D.200, the local elections official shall affix, mark or otherwise acknowledge receipt of the application and ballot by means of a time stamp on the application.

4. The Secretary of State shall ensure that a person who is authorized pursuant to subsection 1 may provide his or her digital signature or electronic signature on any document or other material that is necessary for the elector or registered voter to register to vote, apply for a ballot or cast a ballot, as applicable.

5. The Secretary of State shall prescribe the form and content of a declaration for use by a person authorized pursuant to subsection 1 to swear or affirm specific representations pertaining to identity, eligibility to vote, status as such an elector or registered voter and timely and proper completion of a ballot.

6. The Secretary of State shall prescribe the duties of the county clerk upon receipt of a ballot sent by a registered voter authorized pursuant to subsection 1 to use the system of approved electronic transmission, including, without limitation, the procedures to be used in accepting, handling and counting the ballot.

7. The Secretary of State shall make available to a person authorized pursuant to subsection 1 information regarding instructions on using the system for approved electronic transmission to register to vote and apply for and cast a ballot.

8. The Secretary of State shall adopt any regulation necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

9. As used in this section:

(a) “Covered voter” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 293D.030.

(b) “Digital signature” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 720.060.

(d) “Military-overseas ballot” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 293D.050.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1870; A 2023, 1530)

VOTING BY PERSONS DETAINED IN JAILS

1. Each person who administers a county or city jail shall establish a policy that ensures that:

(a) A person who is detained in the jail and is a registered voter may vote in each primary election, presidential preference primary election, primary city election, general election and general city election in which the person is eligible to vote; and

(b) A person who is detained in the jail and is a qualified elector may register to vote in each primary election, presidential preference primary election, primary city election, general election and general city election in which the person is eligible to register to vote.

2. If qualified electors or registered voters of a county are detained in a jail or facility located in another county pursuant to an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 211.010, the county clerk shall coordinate with the person who administers the jail in the county where such qualified electors or registered voters are detained to establish a procedure for those persons to register to vote and vote.

3. Each policy or procedure established pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, as applicable, must:

(a) Be developed in coordination with the county clerk and, if applicable, the city clerk;

(b) Be consistent with the provisions of this title relating to elections;

(c) Ensure the safety of any election board officer or other person who assists in the conduct of registering to vote or voting at the jail;

(d) Ensure that a person who registers to vote or votes in a jail may do so without coercion or intimidation;

(e) Ensure the secrecy of the ballot, including, without limitation, the mail ballot; and

(f) Set forth a process that allows for same-day voter registration and allows a family member of a person detained in the jail to provide the person in the jail with the necessary information to register to vote on the day of the election pursuant to NRS 293.5847.

4. Each county or city jail shall post in a prominent location and set forth in the handbook for detained persons information relating to elections and voting in the jail, including, without limitation, qualifications to register to vote and to vote and the options and procedures for registering to vote and voting at the jail.

5. Nothing in this section authorizes a person convicted of a felony in this State who has not had his or her right to vote restored pursuant to NRS 213.157 to vote or to register to vote.

6. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

(Added to NRS by 2023, 2905)

NRS 293.269973 Responsibilities of jails.

1. Each county or city jail shall:

(a) Provide each person detained in the jail with a reasonable amount of privacy to vote, which may, without limitation, be in a common area, visitation area, room or cell;

(b) Provide each person detained in the jail with a pen with black or blue ink to vote his or her mail ballot;

(c) Allow the county clerk to establish a process for the collection of the mail ballots voted by persons detained in the jail that includes a method for documenting the chain of custody of mail ballots; and

(d) If applicable, allow the person to cure any defect in the signature on a mail ballot pursuant to NRS 293.269927.

2. A county or city jail shall not open a mail ballot after a prisoner has voted and sealed the mail ballot.

(Added to NRS by 2023, 2906)

NRS 293.269975 Administrator of jail required to submit report of certain information to Secretary of State after certain elections. Not later than 30 days after each primary election, presidential preference primary election, primary city election, general election and general city election, each person who administers a county jail or city jail shall submit in a report to the Secretary of State:

1. An explanation of the process the jail used to comply with the requirements of NRS 293.269971 and 293.269973 for the election; and

2. A summary of each complaint received by the jail from a person detained in the jail relating to registering to vote or voting in the election.

(Added to NRS by 2023, 2906)

VOTING AT POLLS

NRS 293.270 Voting by printed ballot or other approved or authorized system; write-in voting prohibited; exception.

1. Voting at any election regulated by this title must be on printed ballots or by any other system approved by the Secretary of State or specifically authorized by law.

2. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 293D of NRS, voting must be only upon candidates whose names appear upon the ballot prepared by the election officers, and no person may write in the name of an additional candidate for any office.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 252; A 1973, 459; 1977, 243; 1987, 340; 1997, 3455; 2009, 355; 2011, 1922)

NRS 293.272 Voting in person required at first election after valid registration for voter who registered to vote by mail or computer; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and in NRS 293.2725 and 293.3083, a person who registered by mail or computer to vote shall, for the first election in which the person votes at which that registration is valid, vote in person unless he or she has previously voted in the county in which he or she is registered to vote.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a person who:

(a) Is entitled to vote otherwise than in person pursuant to federal law or chapter 293D of NRS;

(b) Is disabled;

(c) Is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person pursuant to the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20101 et seq.; or

(d) Is sent a mail ballot pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.269913 and includes a copy of the information required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 with his or her voted mail ballot, if required pursuant to NRS 293.269915.

(Added to NRS by 1991, 1681; A 1993, 2180; 1995, 2624; 1999, 2155; 2001, 1434; 2003, 2175; 2011, 2087; 2019, 4070; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 34; 2021, 1226)

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in NRS 293.3081, 293.3083 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, and in federal law, a person who registers to vote by mail or computer, or a person who preregisters to vote by mail or computer and is subsequently deemed to be registered to vote, and who has not previously voted in an election for federal office in this State:

(a) May vote at a polling place only if the person presents to the election board officer at the polling place:

(1) A current and valid photo identification of the person, which shows his or her physical address; or

(2) A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check which indicates the name and address of the person, but not including a voter registration card; and

(b) May vote by mail only if the person provides to the county or city clerk:

(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification of the person, which shows his or her physical address; or

Ê If there is a question as to the physical address of the person, the election board officer or clerk may request additional information.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a person who:

(a) Registers to vote by mail or computer, or preregisters to vote by mail or computer and is subsequently deemed to be registered to vote, and submits with an application to preregister or register to vote:

(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification; or

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, registers to vote by mail or computer and submits with an application to register to vote a driver’s license number or at least the last four digits of his or her social security number, if a state or local election official has matched that information with an existing identification record bearing the same number, name and date of birth as provided by the person in the application;

(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification;

(d) Is entitled to vote an absent ballot pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20301 et seq.;

(e) Is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person under the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20101 et seq.; or

(f) Is entitled to vote otherwise than in person under any other federal law.

3. The provisions of subsection 1 apply to a person described in paragraph (b) of subsection 2 if the voter registration card issued to the person is mailed by the county clerk to the person and returned to the county clerk by the United States Postal Service.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2171; A 2007, 1151; 2011, 2087, 3069; 2013, 2375; 2017, 3845; 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Questions No. 5; 2019, 4070; 2021, 1226)

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in NRS 293.3081, 293.3083 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, and in federal law, a person who registers to vote by mail or computer or is registered to vote by an automatic voter registration agency, or a person who preregisters to vote by mail or computer and is subsequently deemed to be registered to vote, and who has not previously voted in an election for federal office in this State:

(a) May vote at a polling place only if the person presents to the election board officer at the polling place:

(1) A current and valid photo identification of the person, which shows his or her physical address; or

(b) May vote by mail only if the person provides to the county or city clerk:

(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification of the person, which shows his or her physical address; or

Ê If there is a question as to the physical address of the person, the election board officer or clerk may request additional information.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a person who:

(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification; or

(c) Registers to vote pursuant to NRS 293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive, and at that time presents to the automatic voter registration agency:

(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification;

(d) Is entitled to vote an absent ballot pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20301 et seq.;

(e) Is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person under the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20101 et seq.; or

(f) Is entitled to vote otherwise than in person under any other federal law.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2171; A 2007, 1151; 2011, 2087, 3069; 2013, 2375; 2017, 3845; 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Questions No. 5; 2019, 4070; 2021, 1226, 3855; 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)

NRS 293.273 Time for opening and closing polls; duties of election board officers; persons permitted inside certain areas of polls.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.305, at all elections held under the provisions of this title, the polls must open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

2. Upon opening the polls, one of the election board officers shall cause a proclamation to be made that all present may be aware of the fact that applications will be received from:

(a) Registered voters who apply to vote at the polling place; and

(b) Electors who apply to register to vote or apply to vote at the polling place pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive.

3. No person, other than election board officers engaged in receiving, preparing or depositing ballots or registering electors, may be permitted inside the guardrail during the time the polls are open, except by authority of the election board as necessary to keep order and carry out the provisions of this title.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 252; A 1971, 442, 1127; 1975, 34, 939; 1977, 243; 1981, 1740; 1991, 1352; 1993, 2180; 2001, 2948; 2015, 3151; 2019, 4071)

NRS 293.2731 Establishment of polling places.

1. For a primary election or general election, the county clerk must establish:

(a) In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, at least 100 polling places where a person can vote in person on the day of the election.

(b) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, at least 25 polling places where a person can vote in person on the day of the election.

(c) In a county whose population is less than 100,000, at least 1 polling place where a person can vote in person on the day of the election.

2. For the purposes of subsection 1, a polling place where a person can vote on the day of the election may include a vote center.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1216)

NRS 293.2733 Establishment of polling places and ballot drop boxes within Indian reservation or colony.

1. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is located in whole or in part within a county, the county clerk:

(a) Shall, except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 5, establish within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a location approved by the Indian tribe for the day of a primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election a polling place and a ballot drop box; and

(b) May establish additional polling places or ballot drop boxes, or both, within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the day of a primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election upon the request of an Indian tribe submitted not later than the dates set forth in subsection 2 to elect not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony.

2. An Indian tribe may elect not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony for the day of a primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election by submitting notice to the county clerk on or before:

(a) If the notice is for a primary election, January 15 of the year in which the primary election is to be held.

(b) If the notice is for a presidential preference primary election, September 15 of the year immediately preceding the year of the presidential preference primary election.

3. Any location of a polling place or ballot drop box established pursuant to subsection 1 must satisfy the criteria the county clerk uses for the establishment of any other polling place and ballot drop box, as applicable.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the county clerk must continue to establish one polling place and ballot drop box within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a location approved by the Indian tribe for the day of any future primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election unless otherwise notified by the Indian tribe pursuant to subsection 2.

5. Not later than the dates set forth in subsection 2 to elect not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony, an Indian tribe that elects to have a polling place and ballot drop box established must submit to the county clerk and the tribal liaison designated by the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 233A.260:

(a) The location for the polling place and ballot drop box and whether the location will have only a polling place or ballot drop box or both a polling place and ballot drop box;

(b) Whether the Indian tribe will select registered voters to be appointed to act as election board officers to staff the polling place within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony; and

Ê If an Indian tribe does not submit the information required pursuant to this subsection, the Indian tribe shall be deemed to have elected not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 3818; A 2019, 176; 2021, 1228, 3882; 2023, 2519)

NRS 293.2735 Establishment of polling place for precinct in residential development exclusively for elderly persons. The county clerk shall establish at least one polling place for a precinct in any residential development exclusively for elderly persons if:

1. More than 100 of the residents of the development are registered to vote;

2. There is a common area which is adequate and available; and

3. The owner of the development consents to the establishment of the polling place on the property.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1870; A 1999, 263)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 293.214)

NRS 293.2738 Polling place not to be established in any building named for candidate appearing on ballot. A polling place for an election must not be established in any building or other structure named for a candidate whose name appears on a ballot for that election.

(Added to NRS by 2005, 2283)

NRS 293.274 Members of general public allowed to observe conduct of voting at polling place; photographing or otherwise recording conduct of voting by members of general public prohibited.

1. The county clerk shall allow members of the general public to observe the conduct of voting at a polling place.

2. A member of the general public shall not photograph the conduct of voting at a polling place or record the conduct of voting on audiotape or any other means of sound or video reproduction.

3. For the purposes of this section, a member of the general public does not include any person who:

(a) Gathers information for communication to the public;

(b) Is employed or engaged by or has contracted with a newspaper, periodical, press association, or radio or television station; and

(Added to NRS by 1995, 2772; A 1999, 264)

NRS 293.275 Possession of certain rosters by election board required for performance of board’s duties; required tests of electronic rosters before election.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an election board may not perform its duty in serving registered voters at any polling place in any election provided for in this title, unless it has before it:

(a) The roster designated for registered voters who apply to vote at the polling place; and

(b) The roster designated for electors who apply to register to vote or apply to vote at the polling place pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive.

2. For a polling place established pursuant to NRS 293.3072, an election board may perform its duty in serving registered voters at the polling place in an election if the election board has before it the roster for the county.

3. If a county clerk uses an electronic roster, not earlier than 2 weeks before and not later than 5 p.m. on the day before the first day of the period for early voting by personal appearance, the county clerk shall complete a test of the electronic roster to ensure its functionality in accordance with regulations adopted by the Secretary of State.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 252; A 2015, 3151; 2019, 3387, 3425, 4072)

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283, 293.541 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, if a person’s name appears in the roster or if the person provides an affirmation pursuant to NRS 293.525, the person is entitled to vote and must sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature card when he or she applies to vote. The signature must be compared by an election board officer with the signature or a facsimile thereof on the person’s application to register to vote or one of the forms of identification listed in subsection 2.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2725, the forms of identification which may be used individually to identify a voter at the polling place are:

(a) The voter registration card issued to the voter;

(b) A driver’s license;

(d) A military identification card; or

(e) Any other form of identification issued by a governmental agency which contains the voter’s signature and physical description or picture.

3. The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the Secretary of State, to verify that the voter has not already voted in that county in the current election.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 252; A 1985, 559; 1991, 2219; 1993, 2181; 1995, 2263; 2001, 2595; 2003, 2176; 2015, 3151; 2017, 3819, 3846; 2019, 4072)

NRS 293.277 Conditions for entitlement of person to vote; forms of identification to identify registered voter; county clerk to prescribe verification procedure. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283, 293.541, 293.57691 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, if a person’s name appears in the roster or if the person provides an affirmation pursuant to NRS 293.525, the person is entitled to vote and must sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature card when he or she applies to vote. The signature must be compared by an election board officer with the signature or a facsimile thereof on the person’s application to register to vote or one of the forms of identification listed in subsection 2.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2725, the forms of identification which may be used individually to identify a voter at the polling place are:

(a) The voter registration card issued to the voter;

(b) A driver’s license;

(d) A military identification card; or

(e) Any other form of identification issued by a governmental agency which contains the voter’s signature and physical description or picture.

3. The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the Secretary of State, to verify that the voter has not already voted in that county in the current election.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 252; A 1985, 559; 1991, 2219; 1993, 2181; 1995, 2263; 2001, 2595; 2003, 2176; 2015, 3151; 2017, 3819, 3846; 2019, 4072; 2021, 3856; 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)

NRS 293.283 Identification of registered voter who is unable to sign name.

1. If, because of physical limitations, a registered voter is unable to sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature card as required by NRS 293.277, the voter must be identified by:

(a) Answering questions from the election board officer covering the personal data which is reported on the application to register to vote;

(b) Providing the election board officer, orally or in writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or

(c) Providing the election board officer with proof of identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter registration card issued to the voter.

2. If the identity of the voter is verified, the election board officer shall indicate in the roster “Identified” by the voter’s name.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 252; A 1985, 560; 1995, 2264; 2015, 3151; 2017, 3819, 3846; 2019, 4072)

NRS 293.285 Procedure for taking registered voter’s signature. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive:

(a) A registered voter applying to vote shall state his or her name to the election board officer in charge of the roster; and

(b) The election board officer shall:

(1) Announce the name of the registered voter;

(2) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster or signature card;

(3) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the manner set forth in NRS 293.277; and

(4) Verify that the registered voter has not already voted in that county in the current election.

2. If the signature does not match, the voter must be identified by:

(a) Answering questions from the election board officer covering the personal data which is reported on the application to register to vote;

(b) Providing the election board officer, orally or in writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or

(c) Providing the election board officer with proof of identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter registration card issued to the voter.

3. If the signature of the voter has changed in comparison to the signature on the application to preregister or register to vote, the voter must update his or her signature on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State.

4. For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a voter may include his or her date of birth.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 253; A 1971, 442, 1486; 1987, 692; 2007, 2588; 2015, 3152; 2017, 3819, 3847; 2019, 4073; 2021, 1228)

NRS 293.285 Procedure for taking registered voter’s signature. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive:

(a) A registered voter applying to vote shall state his or her name to the election board officer in charge of the roster; and

(b) The election board officer shall:

(1) Announce the name of the registered voter;

(2) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster or signature card;

(3) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the manner set forth in NRS 293.277; and

(4) Verify that the registered voter has not already voted in that county in the current election.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the signature does not match, the voter must be identified by:

(a) Answering questions from the election board officer covering the personal data which is reported on the application to register to vote;

(b) Providing the election board officer, orally or in writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or

(c) Providing the election board officer with proof of identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter registration card issued to the voter.

4. For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a voter may include his or her date of birth.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 253; A 1971, 442, 1486; 1987, 692; 2007, 2588; 2015, 3152; 2017, 3819, 3847; 2019, 4073; 2021, 1228, 3856; 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)

NRS 293.287 Announcement of name and political affiliation of registered voter; challenges; nonpartisan ballot at primary election.

1. A registered voter applying to vote at any primary election or presidential preference primary election shall give his or her name and political affiliation, if any, to the election board officer in charge of the roster, and the officer shall immediately announce the name and political affiliation.

2. Any person’s right to vote may be challenged by any registered voter upon:

(a) Any of the grounds allowed for a challenge in NRS 293.303;

(b) The ground that the person applying does not belong to the political party designated upon the roster; or

(c) The ground that the roster does not show that the person designated the political party to which he or she claims to belong.

3. Any such challenge must be disposed of in the manner provided by NRS 293.303.

4. A registered voter who has designated on his or her application to register to vote an affiliation with a minor political party may vote a nonpartisan ballot at the primary election.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 253; A 1971, 443; 1977, 243; 1987, 1369; 1989, 228; 1991, 1681; 1995, 2264; 2015, 3152; 2021, 3883)

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, at all times during which a polling place is open:

(a) The polling place must:

(1) Be accessible to a voter who is elderly or a voter with a disability; and

(2) Have at least one voting booth that is:

(I) Designed to allow a voter in a wheelchair to vote;

(II) Designated for use by a voter who is elderly or a voter with a disability;

(III) Equipped to allow a voter who is elderly or a voter with a disability to vote with the same privacy as a voter who is not elderly or as a voter without a disability; and

(IV) Equipped with a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes electronically and which may be used by a voter with a disability; and

(b) Either:

(1) The polling place must have a separate line for voters with disabilities or who are not physically able to wait in line to vote. Voters in this separate line must be allowed to vote before any voter who is not disabled and is physically able to wait in line to vote; or

(2) An election board officer at the polling place must allow voters with disabilities or who are not physically able to wait in line to move to the front of the line of voters waiting to vote.

2. A polling place that does not comply with the provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 may be used if necessary because of a natural disaster, including, without limitation, an earthquake, flood, fire or storm.

3. At each polling place, the county clerk is encouraged to:

(a) Post in a conspicuous place, in at least 12-point type, instructions for voting;

(b) Provide ballots in alternative audio and visual formats for use by a voter who is elderly or a voter with a disability; and

(c) Provide, in alternative audio and visual formats for use by a voter who is elderly or a voter with a disability, all materials that are:

(1) Related to the election; and

(2) Made available to a voter in printed form at the polling place.

4. As an alternative to carrying out the functions described in subsection 3, if, in the opinion of the county clerk, the needs of voters who are elderly or disabled requiring the use of specially equipped voting devices will be best served by placing such devices at centralized voting locations, the county clerk may so provide. If the county clerk provides for the placement of specially equipped voting devices at centralized locations, a voter who is elderly or disabled and requires the use of such a device to be able to cast a ballot without assistance may cast his or her ballot at any centralized voting location designated by the county clerk.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 1433; A 2003, 1649, 2176; 2017, 1050)

NRS 293.296 Assistance to voter who is physically disabled or unable to read or write English.

1. Any registered voter who by reason of a physical disability or an inability to read or write English is unable to mark a ballot or use any voting device without assistance is entitled to assistance from a consenting person of his or her own choice, except:

(a) The voter’s employer or an agent of the voter’s employer; or

(b) An officer or agent of the voter’s labor organization.

2. A person providing assistance pursuant to this section to a voter in casting a vote shall not disclose any information with respect to the casting of that ballot.

3. The right to assistance in casting a ballot may not be denied or impaired when the need for assistance is apparent or is known to the election board or any member thereof or when the registered voter requests such assistance in any manner.

4. In addition to complying with the requirements of this section, the county clerk and election board officer shall, upon the request of a registered voter with a physical disability, make reasonable accommodations to allow the voter to vote at a polling place at which he or she is entitled to vote.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 293; A 1977, 244; 1985, 1093; 1987, 693; 1999, 2156; 2015, 1146; 2019, 4073)

NRS 293.297 Change of vote on certain mechanical recording devices. A mechanical recording device which directly records votes electronically must allow the voter to change his or her vote before the mechanical recording device permanently records that vote.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 254; A 1963, 1373; 1967, 848; 1987, 340, 694; 1995, 2776; 1997, 3455; 2007, 2588)

NRS 293.301 Procedure for posting or publishing alphabetical listing of registered voters; tearing or defacing alphabetical listing prohibited; penalty.

1. The county clerk of each county shall:

(a) Require an election board officer to post an alphabetical listing of all registered voters for each precinct in a public area of each polling place in the county; or

(b) Publish on the Internet website of the county clerk an alphabetical listing of all registered voters for each precinct in the county.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5002 and 293.558, the alphabetical listing required by subsection 1 must include the name, precinct and political affiliation of each voter.

3. If the county clerk:

(a) Requires an alphabetical listing to be posted in each polling place pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1:

(1) An election board officer at the polling place shall, not less than four times during the hours in which the polling place is open, identify the name of each voter that voted at the polling place; and

(2) Each page of the alphabetical listing that is posted in a polling place must contain a notice which reads substantially as follows:

It is unlawful for any person to remove, tear, mark or otherwise deface this alphabetical listing of registered voters except an election board officer acting pursuant to NRS 293.301.

(b) Publishes an alphabetical listing pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the county clerk shall, not less than four times during the hours in which polling places in the county are open, identify on the Internet website of the county clerk the name of every voter who has voted at each polling place.

4. Any person who removes, tears, marks or otherwise defaces an alphabetical listing posted pursuant to this section with the intent to falsify or prevent others from readily ascertaining the name, precinct or political affiliation of any voter, or the fact that a voter has or has not voted, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Added to NRS by 1991, 1352; A 1993, 2181; 1995, 2776; 2005, 2287; 2015, 3152)

NRS 293.302 Posting of notice of death of candidate at polling place.

1. If a candidate whose name appears on the ballot at a primary election or general election dies after the applicable dates set forth in NRS 293.368 but before the time of the closing of the polls on the day of the election, the county clerk shall post a notice of the candidate’s death at each polling place where the candidate’s name will appear on the ballot for the primary election or general election.

2. If a candidate whose name appears on the ballot at a presidential preference primary election dies before the time of the closing of the polls on the day of the presidential preference primary election, the county clerk shall post a notice of the candidate’s death at each polling place.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 1292; A 1999, 702; 2003, 1705; 2021, 3883)

NRS 293.3025 Posting of copies of certain other information and documents at polling place. The Secretary of State and each county and city clerk shall ensure that a copy of each of the following is posted in a conspicuous place at each polling place on election day:

1. A sample ballot;

2. Information concerning the date and hours of operation of the polling place;

3. Instructions for voting and casting a ballot, including a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive, or a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive;

4. Instructions concerning the identification required for persons who registered by mail or computer and are first-time voters for federal office in this State;

5. Information concerning the accessibility of polling places to persons with disabilities;

6. General information concerning federal and state laws which prohibit acts of fraud and misrepresentation; and

7. Information concerning the eligibility of a candidate, a ballot question or any other matter appearing on the ballot as a result of a judicial determination or by operation of law, if any.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2173; A 2011, 2088; 2019, 4074)

NRS 293.303 Challenges.

1. A person applying to vote may be challenged:

(a) Orally by any registered voter of the precinct upon the ground that he or she is not the person entitled to vote as claimed or has voted before at the same election. A registered voter who initiates a challenge pursuant to this paragraph must submit an affirmation that is signed under penalty of perjury and in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State stating that the challenge is based on the personal knowledge of the registered voter.

(b) On any ground set forth in a challenge filed with the county clerk pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.547.

2. If a person is challenged, an election board officer shall tender the challenged person the following oath or affirmation:

(a) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person does not belong to the political party designated upon the roster, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I belong to the political party designated upon the roster”;

(b) If the challenge is on the ground that the roster does not show that the challenged person designated the political party to which he or she claims to belong, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I designated on the application to register to vote the political party to which I claim to belong”;

(c) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person does not reside at the residence for which the address is listed in the roster, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I reside at the residence for which the address is listed in the roster”;

(d) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person previously voted a ballot for the election, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I have not voted for any of the candidates or questions included on this ballot for this election”; or

(e) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person is not the person he or she claims to be, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I am the person whose name is in this roster.”

Ê The oath or affirmation must be set forth on a form prepared by the Secretary of State and signed by the challenged person under penalty of perjury.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or affirmation so tendered, the person must not be issued a ballot, and the election board officer shall indicate in the roster “Challenged” by the person’s name.

4. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or affirmation set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2, the election board officers shall issue the person a nonpartisan ballot.

5. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or affirmation set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 2, the election board officers shall inform the person that he or she is entitled to vote only in the manner prescribed in NRS 293.304.

6. If the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation and the challenge is not based on the ground set forth in paragraph (e) of subsection 2, the election board officers shall issue the person a partisan ballot.

7. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 2, and the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation, the election board shall not issue the person a ballot until he or she furnishes satisfactory identification which contains proof of the address at which the person actually resides. For the purposes of this subsection, a voter registration card does not provide proof of the address at which a person resides.

8. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph (e) of subsection 2 and the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation, the election board shall not issue the person a ballot unless the person:

(a) Furnishes official identification which contains a photograph of the person, such as a driver’s license or other official document; or

(b) Brings before the election board officers a person who is at least 18 years of age who:

(1) Furnishes official identification which contains a photograph of that person, such as a driver’s license or other official document; and

(2) Executes an oath or affirmation under penalty of perjury that the challenged person is who he or she swears to be.

9. The election board officers shall:

(a) Record on the challenge list:

(1) The name of the challenged person;

(2) The name of the registered voter who initiated the challenge; and

(3) The result of the challenge; and

(b) If possible, orally notify the registered voter who initiated the challenge of the result of the challenge.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 255; A 1977, 244; 1983, 1287; 1985, 560; 1987, 340; 1991, 1682; 1993, 2182; 1995, 2264; 1997, 759; 2001, 1949, 2948; 2003, 200, 210; 2007, 1152, 2588; 2015, 3153; 2019, 4074)

NRS 293.3035 Notice of result of challenge.

1. As soon as practicable, but in no case later than 21 calendar days after each election, the county clerk shall mail a notice to each person who is listed on the challenge list as the registered voter who initiated a challenge pursuant to NRS 293.303.

2. The notice mailed pursuant to subsection 1 must indicate:

(a) The name of the person who was challenged, if known; and

(b) The result of the challenge.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 1949)

NRS 293.304 Voting by person successfully challenged on grounds of residency.

1. If a person is successfully challenged on the ground set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.303 or if a person refuses to provide an affirmation pursuant to NRS 293.525, the election board shall instruct the voter that he or she may vote only at the special polling place in the manner set forth in this section.

2. The county clerk of each county shall maintain a special polling place in the county clerk’s office and at such other locations as he or she deems necessary during each election. The ballots voted at the special polling place must be kept separate from the ballots of voters who have not been so challenged or who have provided an affirmation pursuant to NRS 293.525 in a special sealed container if the ballots are ballots which are voted on a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes electronically.

3. A person who votes at a special polling place may vote only for the following offices and questions:

(a) President and Vice President of the United States;

(b) United States Senator;

(d) All officers for whom all voters in the county may vote; and

(e) Questions which have been submitted to all voters of the county or State.

4. The ballots voted at the special polling place must be counted when other ballots are counted and, if the ballots are ballots which are voted on a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes electronically, maintained in a separate sealed container until any contest of election is resolved or the date for filing a contest of election has passed, whichever is later.

(Added to NRS by 1981, 1860; A 1987, 694, 1369; 1989, 2165; 1991, 1683, 2219; 1993, 2183; 1995, 2266, 2777; 2007, 1153, 2590)

NRS 293.305 Closing of polls; admission of voters and other persons.

1. If at the hour of closing the polls there are any:

(a) Registered voters waiting in line to apply to vote at the polling place; or

(b) Electors waiting in line to apply to register to vote or apply to vote at the polling place pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive,

Ê the doors of the polling place must be closed after all those registered voters and electors have been admitted to the polling place. The registration of those electors and the voting by those registered voters and electors must continue until all such registration and voting has been completed.

2. The deputy sheriff shall allow other persons to enter the polling place after the doors have been closed pursuant to subsection 1 for the purpose of observing or any other legitimate purpose if there is room within the polling place and the admittance of the other persons will not interfere unduly with the registration of the electors and the voting by the registered voters and electors.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 256; A 1987, 341; 2019, 4075)

NRS 293.307 Duties of voting board before adjournment. After the last person entitled to vote has voted, the voting board, before adjourning, shall put the records and the account of ballots in order for the counting board.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 256)

VOTING AT POLLING PLACES ESTABLISHED AS VOTE CENTERS

NRS 293.3072 Establishment of polling places as vote centers where eligible voters in county may vote on election day.

1. A county clerk:

(a) May establish one or more polling places in the county where any person entitled to vote in the county by personal appearance may do so on the day of the primary election or general election.

(b) Must establish one or more polling places in the county where any person entitled to vote in the county by personal appearance may do so on the day of the presidential preference primary election.

2. Any person entitled to vote in the county by personal appearance may do so at any polling place established pursuant to subsection 1.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 4050; A 2021, 3884)

NRS 293.3073 Requirements for providing notice of locations of vote centers; exceptions; limitations on establishing additional vote centers after such notice.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a county clerk establishes one or more polling places pursuant to NRS 293.3072, the county clerk must:

(a) Publish during the week before the election in a newspaper of general circulation a notice of the location of each such polling place.

(b) Post a list of the location of each such polling place on any bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the board of county commissioners. The list must be posted continuously for a period beginning not later than the fifth business day before the election and ending at 7 p.m. on the day of the election. The county clerk shall make copies of the list available to the public during the period of posting in reasonable quantities without charge.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply if every polling place in the county is a polling place where any person entitled to vote in the county by personal appearance may do so on the day of the primary election or general election.

3. No additional polling place may be established pursuant to NRS 293.3072 after the publication pursuant to this section, except in the case of an emergency and if approved by the Secretary of State.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 4050)

NRS 293.3074 Requirements for preparing and delivering rosters for vote centers.

1. For each polling place established pursuant to NRS 293.3072, if any, the county clerk shall prepare a roster that contains, for every registered voter in the county, the voter’s name, the address where he or she is registered to vote, his or her voter identification number, the voter’s precinct or district number and the voter’s signature.

2. The roster must be delivered or caused to be delivered by the county clerk to an election board officer of the proper polling place before the opening of the polls.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 4051)

NRS 293.3075 Requirements for casting ballots at vote centers. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, upon the appearance of a person to cast a ballot at a polling place established pursuant to NRS 293.3072, the election board officer shall:

(a) Determine that the person is a registered voter in the county and has not already voted in that county in the current election;

(b) Instruct the voter to sign the roster or a signature card; and

2. If the signature of the voter does not match, the voter must be identified by:

(a) Answering questions from the election board officer covering the personal data which is reported on the application to register to vote;

(b) Providing the election board officer, orally or in writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or

(c) Providing the election board officer with proof of identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter registration card issued to the voter.

3. If the signature of the voter has changed in comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the voter must update his or her signature on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State.

4. The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the Secretary of State, to verify that the voter has not already voted in that county in the current election.

5. When a voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the election board officer, the voter is entitled to receive the appropriate ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the polling place where he or she applies to vote.

6. If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer shall:

(a) Prepare the mechanical voting device for the voter;

(b) Ensure that the voter’s precinct or voting district and the form of the ballot are indicated on the voting receipt, if the county clerk uses voting receipts; and

7. A voter applying to vote at a polling place established pursuant to NRS 293.3072 may be challenged pursuant to NRS 293.303.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 4051)

NRS 293.3075 Requirements for casting ballots at vote centers. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

(a) Determine that the person is a registered voter in the county and has not already voted in that county in the current election;

(b) Instruct the voter to sign the roster or a signature card; and

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the signature of the voter does not match, the voter must be identified by:

(a) Answering questions from the election board officer covering the personal data which is reported on the application to register to vote;

(b) Providing the election board officer, orally or in writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or

(c) Providing the election board officer with proof of identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter registration card issued to the voter.

4. The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the Secretary of State, to verify that the voter has not already voted in that county in the current election.

6. If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer shall:

(a) Prepare the mechanical voting device for the voter;

(b) Ensure that the voter’s precinct or voting district and the form of the ballot are indicated on the voting receipt, if the county clerk uses voting receipts; and

7. A voter applying to vote at a polling place established pursuant to NRS 293.3072 may be challenged pursuant to NRS 293.303.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 4051; A 2021, 3857; 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)

VOTING BY PROVISIONAL BALLOT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

NRS 293.3078 “Provisional ballot” defined. As used in NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Provisional ballot” means a provisional ballot cast by a person pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive.

2. The term does not include a provisional ballot cast by a person pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 4057)

NRS 293.3079 Provisional ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures. If a person casts a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive, the provisional ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures upon which the person would have been entitled to vote if the person had cast a regular ballot.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 4057)

NRS 293.3081 Casting of provisional ballot: General conditions; declaration or application. A person at a polling place may cast a provisional ballot in an election pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive, if the person complies with the applicable provisions of NRS 293.3082 and:

1. Declares that he or she has registered to vote and is eligible to vote at that election in that jurisdiction, but his or her name does not appear on a voter registration list as a voter eligible to vote in that election in that jurisdiction or an election official asserts that the person is not eligible to vote in that election in that jurisdiction;

2. Applies by mail or computer, on or after January 1, 2003, to register to vote and has not previously voted in an election for federal office in this State and fails to provide the identification required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 to the election board officer at the polling place; or

3. Declares that he or she is entitled to vote after the polling place would normally close as a result of a court order or other order extending the time established for the closing of polls pursuant to a law of this State in effect 10 days before the date of the election.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2169; A 2011, 2088; 2019, 4076)

NRS 293.3082 Casting of provisional ballot: Specific prerequisites; completion of written affirmation; contents of affirmation; provision of receipt; notation on roster.

1. Before a person may cast a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.3081, the person must complete a written affirmation on a form provided by an election board officer, as prescribed by the Secretary of State, at the polling place which includes:

(a) The name of the person casting the provisional ballot;

(b) The reason for casting the provisional ballot;

(c) A statement in which the person casting the provisional ballot affirms under penalty of perjury that he or she is a registered voter in the jurisdiction and is eligible to vote in the election;

(d) The date and type of election;

(e) The signature of the person casting the provisional ballot;

(f) The signature of the election board officer;

(g) A unique affirmation identification number assigned to the person casting the provisional ballot;

(h) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 293.3081:

(1) An indication by the person as to whether or not he or she provided the required identification at the time the person applied to register to vote;

(2) The address of the person as listed on the application to register to vote;

(3) Information concerning the place, manner and approximate date on which the person applied to register to vote;

(4) Any other information that the person believes may be useful in verifying that the person has registered to vote; and

(5) A statement informing the voter that if the voter does not provide identification at the time the voter casts the provisional ballot, the required identification must be provided to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the Friday following election day and that failure to do so will result in the provisional ballot not being counted;

(i) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.3081:

(1) The address of the person as listed on the application to register to vote;

(2) The voter registration number, if any, issued to the person; and

(3) A statement informing the voter that the required identification must be provided to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the Friday following election day and that failure to do so will result in the provisional ballot not being counted; and

(j) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.3081, the voter registration number, if any, issued to the person.

2. After a person completes a written affirmation pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) The election board officer shall provide the person with a receipt that includes the unique affirmation identification number described in subsection 1 and that explains how the person may use the free access system established pursuant to NRS 293.3086 to ascertain whether the person’s vote was counted, and, if the vote was not counted, the reason why the vote was not counted;

(b) The voter’s name and applicable information must be entered into the roster in a manner which indicates that the voter cast a provisional ballot; and

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2170; A 2019, 4076)

NRS 293.3083 Casting of ballot by mail; treatment as provisional ballot under certain circumstances. A person may cast a ballot by mail, which must be treated as a provisional ballot by the county or city clerk if the person:

1. Applies by mail or computer to register to vote and has not previously voted in an election for federal office in this State;

2. Fails to provide the identification required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 to the county or city clerk at the time that the person mails the ballot; and

3. Completes the written affirmation set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 293.3082.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2171; A 2011, 2088; 2019, 4077)

NRS 293.3084 County and city clerks to establish certain procedures relating to provisional ballots. Each county and city clerk shall establish procedures to:

1. Keep each provisional ballot cast pursuant to NRS 293.3081 or 293.3083 separate from other ballots until it has been determined whether or not the voter was registered and eligible to vote in the election in that jurisdiction;

2. Keep each provisional ballot cast pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.3081 separate from all other provisional ballots; and

3. Inform a person whose name does not appear on a voter registration list as an eligible voter for a polling place or who an election official asserts is not eligible to vote at the polling place of the ability of the person to cast a provisional ballot.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2172)

NRS 293.3085 Canvass and counting of provisional ballots.

1. Following each election, a canvass of the provisional ballots cast in the election must be conducted pursuant to NRS 293.387 and, if appropriate, pursuant to NRS 293C.387.

2. The county and city clerk shall not:

(a) Include any provisional ballot in the unofficial results reported on election night; or

(b) Open any envelope containing a provisional ballot before 8 a.m. on the Wednesday following election day.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a provisional ballot must be counted if:

(a) The county or city clerk determines that the person who cast the provisional ballot was registered to vote in the election, eligible to vote in the election and issued the appropriate ballot for the address at which the person resides;

(b) A voter who failed to provide required identification at the polling place or with his or her mailed ballot provides the required identification to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the Friday following election day; or

(c) A court order has not been issued by 5 p.m. on the Friday following election day directing that provisional ballots cast pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.3081 not be counted, and the provisional ballot was cast pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.3081.

4. A provisional ballot must not be counted if the county or city clerk determines that the person who cast the provisional ballot cast the wrong ballot for the address at which the person resides.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2172)

NRS 293.3086 Free access system to provide information to voter casting provisional ballot.

1. The Secretary of State shall establish a free access system such as a toll-free telephone number or an Internet website to inform a person who cast a provisional ballot whether the person’s vote was counted and, if the vote was not counted, the reason why the vote was not counted.

2. The free access system must ensure secrecy of the ballot while protecting the confidentiality and integrity of personal information contained therein.

3. Access to information concerning a provisional ballot must be restricted to the person who cast the provisional ballot.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2172)

EARLY VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE

NRS 293.356 Issuance of ballot; location at which ballot must be voted. If a request is made to vote early by a registered voter in person, the election board shall issue a ballot for early voting to the voter. Such a ballot must be voted on the premises of a polling place for early voting established pursuant to NRS 293.3564, 293.3572, 293.3575 or 298.690.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2169; A 1995, 2626, 2777; 1997, 668, 671, 2778; 1999, 695; 2003, 1650; 2007, 1159, 2594; 2021, 3887)

NRS 293.3561 County clerk to establish criteria for selection of permanent and temporary polling places for early voting by personal appearance.

1. The permanent and temporary polling places for early voting by personal appearance must satisfy the criteria to be used to select permanent and temporary polling places for early voting by personal appearance provided by the county clerk pursuant to subsection 2.

2. The county clerk shall:

(a) Provide by rule or regulation for the criteria to be used to select permanent and temporary polling places for early voting by personal appearance; and

(b) At a meeting of the board of county commissioners, inform the board of the sites selected as permanent and temporary polling places for early voting by personal appearance.

(Added to NRS by 2005, 2283)

NRS 293.3564 Establishment of permanent polling places for early voting; eligible voters may vote by personal appearance at any polling place for early voting.

1. Each county clerk shall establish at least one permanent polling place for early voting by personal appearance in the county.

2. Any person entitled to vote early by personal appearance may do so at any polling place for early voting.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2169; A 1995, 2626, 2778; 1997, 668, 671, 2778; 1999, 695; 2005, 2287; 2017, 3820)

NRS 293.3568 Period for early voting; days and hours for early voting at permanent polling places.

1. The period for early voting by personal appearance begins the third Saturday preceding a primary or general election and extends through the Friday before election day, Sundays and federal holidays excepted.

2. The county clerk may:

(a) Include any Sunday or federal holiday that falls within the period for early voting by personal appearance.

(b) Require a permanent polling place for early voting to remain open until 8 p.m. on any Saturday that falls within the period for early voting.

3. A permanent polling place for early voting must remain open:

(a) On Monday through Friday during the period for early voting, for at least 8 hours during such hours as the county clerk may establish.

(b) On any Saturday that falls within the period for early voting, for at least 4 hours during such hours as the county clerk may establish.

(c) If the county clerk includes a Sunday that falls within the period for early voting pursuant to subsection 2, during such hours as the county clerk may establish.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2169; A 1995, 2626, 2778; 1997, 668, 671, 2778; 1999, 695; 2007, 2594; 2011, 3281; 2019, 4081)

1. In addition to permanent polling places for early voting, the county clerk may establish temporary branch polling places for early voting which may include, without limitation, the clerk’s office pursuant to NRS 293.3561.

2. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is located in whole or in part within a county, the county clerk:

(a) Shall, except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 6, establish a temporary branch polling place for early voting and a ballot drop box at a location approved by the Indian tribe within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony; and

(b) May establish additional temporary branch polling places for early voting or ballot drop boxes, or both, within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony upon the request of an Indian tribe submitted not later than the dates set forth in subsection 3 to elect not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony.

3. An Indian tribe may elect not to have a temporary branch polling place for early voting and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony by submitting notice to the county clerk on or before:

(a) If the notice is for a primary election, January 15 of the year in which the general election is to be held.

(b) If the notice is for a presidential preference primary election, September 15 of the year immediately preceding the year of the presidential preference primary election.

4. Any location of a temporary branch polling place for early voting or ballot drop box established pursuant to subsection 2 must satisfy the criteria established by the county clerk for the selection of temporary branch polling places and ballot drop boxes pursuant to NRS 293.3561.

5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the county clerk must continue to establish one temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a location approved by the Indian tribe for early voting in future elections unless otherwise notified by the Indian tribe pursuant to subsection 3.

6. Not later than the dates set forth in subsection 3 to elect not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony, an Indian tribe that elects to have a temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box established must submit to the county clerk and the tribal liaison designated by the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 233A.260:

(a) The location for the temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box and whether the location will have only a temporary branch polling place or ballot drop box or both a temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box;

(b) Whether the Indian tribe will select registered voters to be appointed to act as election board officers to staff the temporary branch polling place within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony; and

Ê If an Indian tribe does not submit the information required pursuant to this subsection, the Indian tribe shall be deemed to have elected not to have a temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony.

7. The provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 293.3568 do not apply to a temporary branch polling place. Voting at a temporary branch polling place may be conducted on any one or more days and during any hours within the period for early voting by personal appearance, as determined by the county clerk.

8. The schedules for conducting voting are not required to be uniform among the temporary branch polling places.

9. The legal rights and remedies which inure to the owner or lessor of private property are not impaired or otherwise affected by the leasing of the property for use as a temporary branch polling place for early voting, except to the extent necessary to conduct early voting at that location.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2169; A 1995, 2626, 2778; 1997, 668, 671, 2779; 1999, 695; 2003, 1650; 2005, 2288; 2017, 3820; 2019, 177; 2021, 1229, 3887; 2023, 2521)

NRS 293.3575 Establishment of polling places for early voters. For a primary election or general election, the county clerk must establish:

1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, at least 25 polling places for early voting by personal appearance, which may be any combination of temporary or permanent polling places for early voting.

2. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, at least 15 polling places for early voting by personal appearance, which may be any combination of temporary or permanent polling places for early voting.

3. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, at least 1 permanent polling place for early voting by personal appearance.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1216)

NRS 293.3576 Schedule of locations and days and hours for early voting; limitations on establishment of additional locations; extension of hours after publication of schedule.

1. The county clerk shall publish during the week before the period for early voting and at least once each week during the period for early voting in a newspaper of general circulation a schedule stating:

(a) The location of each permanent and temporary polling place for early voting.

(b) The dates and hours that early voting will be conducted at each location.

2. The county clerk shall post a copy of the schedule on the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the board of county commissioners. The schedule must be posted continuously for a period beginning not later than the fifth day before the first day of the period for early voting by personal appearance and ending on the last day of that period.

3. The county clerk shall make copies of the schedule available to the public in reasonable quantities without charge during the period of posting.

4. No additional polling places for early voting may be established after the schedule is published pursuant to this section.

5. The hours that early voting will be conducted at each polling place for early voting may be extended at the discretion of the county clerk after the schedule is published pursuant to this section.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2170; A 1997, 2779; 1999, 695; 2015, 3156; 2019, 4082)

NRS 293.358 Appointment of deputy clerks.

1. The county clerk shall appoint for each polling place for early voting a deputy clerk for early voting who must serve as the election officer in charge of the polling place.

2. The county clerk may also appoint as many additional deputy clerks as he or she deems necessary for the proper conduct of the election.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2170; A 1997, 2779; 1999, 695)

NRS 293.3583 Mechanical recording devices: Preparation before polls open each day. If ballots which are voted on a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes electronically are used during the period for early voting by personal appearance, the election board shall, before the polls open on each day during that period:

1. Prepare each mechanical recording device for voting.

2. Ensure that each mechanical recording device will not register any ballots which were previously voted on the mechanical recording device as having been voted on that day.

(Added to NRS by 1995, 2773)

NRS 293.3585 Procedure for early voting. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, upon the appearance of a person to cast a ballot for early voting, an election board officer shall:

(a) Determine that the person is a registered voter in the county.

(b) Instruct the voter to sign the roster for early voting or a signature card.

(d) Verify that the voter has not already voted in that county in the current election.

2. If the signature of the voter does not match, the voter must be identified by:

(a) Answering questions from the election board officer covering the personal data which is reported on the application to register to vote;

(b) Providing the election board officer, orally or in writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or

(c) Providing the election board officer with proof of identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter registration card issued to the voter.

4. The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the Secretary of State, to verify that the voter has not already voted in that county in the current election.

5. The roster for early voting or a signature card, as applicable, must contain:

(a) The voter’s name, the address where he or she is registered to vote, his or her voter identification number and a place for the voter’s signature;

(b) The voter’s precinct or voting district number, if that information is available; and

6. When a voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the election board officer, the voter is entitled to receive the appropriate ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the polling place for early voting.

7. If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer shall:

(a) Prepare the mechanical recording device for the voter;

(b) Ensure that the voter’s precinct or voting district, if that information is available, and the form of ballot are indicated on the voting receipt, if the county clerk uses voting receipts; and

8. A voter applying to vote early by personal appearance may be challenged pursuant to NRS 293.303.

9. For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a voter may include his or her date of birth.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2170; A 1995, 2267, 2627, 2779; 1997, 668, 671, 2780; 1999, 695; 2007, 1159, 2594; 2015, 3156; 2017, 3821, 3847; 2019, 4082; 2021, 1230)