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NV Rev Stat § 293C.2695 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.2695 - 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 293C.3032, 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 city.  3. If a city 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 city 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 2019, 3394, 3425)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.270 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.270 - Conditions for entitlement of person to vote; forms of identification to identify registered voter; city clerk to prescribe verification procedure.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272, if a person’s name appears in the roster or if the person provides an affirmation pursuant to NRS 293C.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. The forms of identification that may be used to identify a voter at the polling place are:  (a) The voter registration card issued to the voter;  (b) A driver’s license;  (c) An identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles;  (d) A military identification card; or  (e) Any other form of identification issued by a governmental agency that contains the voter’s signature and physical description or picture.  3. The city clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the Secretary of State, to verify that the voter has not already voted in that city in the current election.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3426; A 2001, 2598; 2015, 3168; 2017, 3824, 3869; 2019, 4110)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.272 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.272 - 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 293C.270, 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 293C.270 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 1997, 3426; A 2015, 3168; 2017, 3824, 3869; 2019, 4110)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.275 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.275 - Procedure for taking registered voter’s signature.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272:  (a) A registered voter who applies to vote must 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 293C.270; and   (4) Verify that the registered voter has not already voted in that city 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 293C.270 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.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3427; A 2007, 2610; 2015, 3168; 2017, 3824, 3870; 2019, 4110)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.277 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.277 - Announcement of name of registered voter; grounds and procedure for challenging person’s right to vote.

  1. A registered voter who applies to vote at an election must give his or her name to the election board officer in charge of the roster, and the officer shall immediately announce the name of the voter.  2. Any person’s right to vote may be challenged by a registered voter upon any of the grounds allowed for a challenge in NRS 293C.292. Any such challenge must be disposed of in the manner provided in NRS 293C.292.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3427; A 2015, 3169)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.281 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.281 - 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.

  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 persons with disabilities; 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 city 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 city 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 city clerk may so provide. If the city 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 city clerk.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 1437; A 2003, 1659, 2187; 2017, 1051)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.282 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.282 - Assistance to voter who is physically disabled or unable to read or write English.

  1. Any registered voter who, because 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 city 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 1997, 3427; A 1999, 2165; 2015, 1147; 2019, 4111)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.285 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.285 - 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 1997, 3428; A 2007, 2610)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.290 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.290 - Procedure for posting or publishing alphabetical listing of registered voters; tearing or defacing alphabetical listing prohibited; penalty.

  1. The city clerk 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 city; or  (b) Publish on the Internet website of the city clerk an alphabetical listing of all registered voters for each precinct in the city.  2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5002 and 293.558, the alphabetical listing required by subsection 1 must include the name and precinct of each voter.  3. If the city 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 who 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 293C.290.  (b) Publishes an alphabetical listing pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the city clerk shall, not less than four times during the hours in which polling places in the city are open, identify on the Internet website of the city 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 or precinct of any voter, or the fact that a voter has or has not voted, is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3428; A 2005, 2293; 2015, 3169)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.291 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.291 - Posting of notice of death of candidate at polling place. [Effective through June 30, 2021.]

If a candidate whose name appears on the ballot at a primary city election or general city election dies after the applicable date set forth in:  1. NRS 293C.370; or  2. NRS 293.368, if the governing body of the city has adopted an ordinance pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 293C.115,  but before the time of the closing of the polls on the day of the election, the city 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 city election or general city election.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1292; A 1999, 689; 2003, 678, 1709)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.291 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.291 - Posting of notice of death of candidate at polling place. [Effective July 1, 2021.]

If a candidate whose name appears on the ballot at a primary city election or general city election dies after the applicable date set forth in NRS 293C.370 but before the time of the closing of the polls on the day of the election, the city 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 city election or general city election.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1292; A 1999, 689; 2003, 678, 1709; 2019, 3544, effective July 1, 2021)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.293 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.293 - Notice of result of challenge.

  1. As soon as practicable, but in no case later than 21 calendar days after each election, the city clerk shall mail a notice to each person who is listed on the challenge list as a registered voter who initiated a challenge pursuant to NRS 293C.292.  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, 1951)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.295 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.295 - Voting by person successfully challenged on grounds of residency.

  1. If a person is successfully challenged on the ground set forth in paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 293C.292 or if a person refuses to provide an affirmation pursuant to NRS 293C.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 city clerk shall maintain at least one special polling place at such locations as the city clerk 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 293C.525 in a special sealed container if the ballots are ballots that 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) All officers for whom all voters in the city may vote; and  (b) Questions that have been submitted to all voters of the city.  4. The ballots voted at the special polling place must be counted when other ballots are counted and, if the ballots are ballots that are voted on a mechanical recording device that 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 1997, 3430; A 1999, 270; 2007, 1173, 2610)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.297 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.297 - 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,  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 officer appointed by the chief law enforcement officer of the city 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 those 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 1997, 3430; A 2019, 4112)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.300 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.300 - Duties of voting board before adjournment.

After the last person entitled to vote has voted, the voting board shall, before adjourning, put the records and the account of ballots in order for the counting board.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3430)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.302 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.302 - Court-ordered extension of deadline for voting.

  1. If a court of competent jurisdiction orders a city to extend the deadline for voting beyond the statutory period in an election, the city clerk shall, as soon as practicable after receiving notice of the decision of the court:  (a) Cause notice of the extended period to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or if no newspaper is of general circulation in that city, in a newspaper of general circulation in the nearest city; and  (b) Transmit a notice of the extended deadline to each registered voter who requested an absent voter’s ballot for the election and has not returned the ballot before the date on which the notice will be transmitted.  2. The notice required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must be published:  (a) In a city whose population is 25,000 or more, on at least 3 successive days.  (b) In a city whose population is less than 25,000, at least twice in successive issues of the newspaper.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3440)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.3032 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.3032 - City clerks authorized to establish polling places as vote centers where eligible voters in city may vote on election day.

  1. A city clerk may establish one or more polling places in the city where any person entitled to vote in the city by personal appearance may do so on the day of the primary city election or general city election.   2. Any person entitled to vote in the city by personal appearance may do so at any polling place established pursuant to subsection 1.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 4103)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.3033 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.3033 - 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 city clerk establishes one or more polling places pursuant to NRS 293C.3032, the city 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 governing body of the city. 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 city 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 city is designated as a polling place where any person entitled to vote in the city by personal appearance may do so on the day of the primary city election or general city election.  3. No additional polling place may be established pursuant to NRS 293C.3032 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, 4103)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.3034 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.3034 - Requirements for preparing and delivering rosters for vote centers.

  1. For each polling place established pursuant to NRS 293C.3032, if any, the city clerk shall prepare a roster that contains, for every registered voter in the city, 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 city clerk to an election board officer of the proper polling place before the opening of the polls.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 4104)