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NV Rev Stat § 293C.3035 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.3035 - Requirements for casting ballots at vote centers.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272, upon the appearance of a person to cast a ballot at a polling place established pursuant to NRS 293C.3032, if any, the election board officer shall:  (a) Determine that the person is a registered voter in the city and has not already voted in that city in the current election;   (b) Instruct the voter to sign the roster or a signature card; and  (c) Verify the signature of the voter in the manner set forth in NRS 293C.270.  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 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.  4. 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.  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 city clerk uses voting receipts; and  (c) Allow the voter to cast a vote.  7. A voter applying to vote at a polling place established pursuant to NRS 293C.3032, if any, may be challenged pursuant to NRS 293C.292.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 4104)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.304 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.304 - "Sufficient written notice" defined.

As used in NRS 293C.304 to 293C.340, inclusive, "sufficient written notice" means a:  1. Written request for an absent ballot that is signed by the registered voter and returned to the city clerk in person or by approved electronic transmission;  2. Form prescribed by the Secretary of State that is completed and signed by the registered voter and returned to the city clerk in person or by mail or facsimile machine; or  3. Form provided by the Federal Government.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 1364; A 2020, 32nd Special Session, 52)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.305 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.305 - Absent ballots: Preparation; reasonable accommodations for use by persons who are elderly or disabled; time for distribution; mootness of untimely legal actions which would prevent distribution.

  1. The city clerk shall prepare an absent ballot for the use of registered voters who have requested absent ballots. The city clerk shall make reasonable accommodations for the use of the absent ballot by a person who is elderly or disabled, including, without limitation, by providing, upon request, the absent ballot in 12-point type to a person who is elderly or disabled.  2. The ballot must be prepared and ready for distribution to:  (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), each registered voter who resides within or outside this State, not later than 20 days before the election in which it will be used.  (b) 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.  3. Any untimely legal action that would prevent the ballot from being distributed to any voter pursuant to subsection 2 is moot and of no effect.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3430; A 1999, 2165; 2001, 1437; 2011, 3072; 2017, 3339; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 52)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.306 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.306 - Distribution of forms to request absent ballot.

  1. A person who, during the 6 months immediately preceding an election, distributes to more than a total of 500 registered voters a form to request an absent ballot for the election shall:  (a) Distribute the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, which must, in 14-point type or larger at the top of the first page of the form:  (1) Identify the person who is distributing the form; and  (2) Include the following notice stating, with the first sentence of the notice in bold type:  This is not an official elections notice from the Secretary of State or your county or city clerk. This is a form to request an absent ballot that you may submit to your county or city clerk if you want to vote by absent ballot. However, even if you want to vote by absent ballot, you do not need to submit this form if you have already requested an absent ballot for this election year or are already entitled to receive an absent ballot for all elections.  (b) Not later than 28 days before distributing such a form, provide to the city clerk of each city to which a form will be distributed written notification of the approximate number of forms to be distributed to voters in the city and of the first date on which the forms will be distributed;  (c) Not return or offer to return to the city clerk a form that was mailed to a registered voter pursuant to this subsection; and  (d) Not mail such a form later than 35 days before the election.  2. The provisions of this section do not authorize a person to vote by absent ballot if the person is not otherwise eligible to vote by absent ballot.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2162; A 2001, 2035, 2959; 2003, 149, 152; 2019, 1662, 4113)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.307 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.307 - Request and receipt of absent ballot allows voting only by absent ballot; exception; city clerk to notify election board if absent ballot issued.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.330 and chapter 293D of NRS, a registered voter who requests and receives an absent ballot may vote only by absent ballot at the election for which the absent ballot was issued.  2. If a registered voter has requested an absent ballot and the absent ballot has been mailed or issued, the city clerk shall notify the appropriate election board that the registered voter has requested an absent ballot.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3431; A 2015, 3171; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 52)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.310 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.310 - General procedure to request absent ballot; elections to which request applies; fraud or coercion in obtaining absent ballot prohibited; penalty.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.502, 293C.265, 293C.317 and 293C.318, a registered voter may request an absent ballot if, before 5 p.m. on the 14th calendar day preceding the election, the registered voter:  (a) Provides sufficient written notice to the city clerk; and  (b) Has identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the city clerk.  2. A city clerk shall consider a request from a voter who has given sufficient written notice on a form provided by the Federal Government as:  (a) A request for the primary city election and the general city election unless otherwise specified in the request; and  (b) A request for an absent ballot for the primary and general elections immediately following the date on which the city clerk received the request.  3. It is unlawful for a person fraudulently to request an absent ballot in the name of another person or to induce or coerce another person fraudulently to request an absent ballot in the name of another person. A person who violates any provision of this subsection is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3431; A 2001, 2959; 2003, 1659, 2188; 2009, 518; 2011, 3073; 2017, 1365; 2019, 4113; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 52)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.312 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.312 - Request for absent ballot available for public inspection; immunity of city clerk for allowing such inspection.

  1. Every request for an absent ballot must be made available for public inspection.  2. A city clerk who allows a person to copy information from an application for an absent ballot is immune from any civil or criminal liability for any damage caused by the distribution of that information, unless the city clerk knowingly and willingly allows a person who intends to use the information to further an unlawful act to copy the information.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3431; A 2001, 2960; 2017, 1365)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.318 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.318 - Specialized procedure to request absent ballot for all elections at which registered voter is eligible to vote; requirements for issuing, voting and returning such absent ballot.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a registered voter who provides sufficient written notice to the city clerk may request that the registered voter receive an absent ballot for all elections at which the registered voter is eligible to vote. The written notice is effective for all elections that are conducted after the registered voter provides the written notice to the city clerk, except that the written notice is not effective for the next ensuing election unless the written notice is provided to the city clerk before the time has elapsed for requesting an absent ballot for the election pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 293C.310.  2. Except as otherwise provided in this section or for an affected election that is subject to the provisions of NRS 293.8801 to 293.8887, inclusive, upon receipt of the written notice provided by the registered voter pursuant to subsection 1, the city clerk shall:  (a) Issue an absent ballot to the registered voter for each primary city election, general city election and special city election that is conducted after the written notice is effective pursuant to subsection 1.  (b) Inform the county clerk of receipt of the written notice provided by the registered voter. Upon being informed of the written notice by the city clerk, the county clerk shall issue an absent ballot for each primary election, general election and special election, other than a special city election, that is conducted after the written notice is effective pursuant to subsection 1.  3. The city clerk must not mail an absent ballot requested by a registered voter pursuant to subsection 1 if, after the request is submitted:  (a) The registered voter is designated inactive pursuant to NRS 293.530;  (b) The county clerk cancels the registration of the person pursuant to NRS 293.527, 293.530, 293.535 or 293.540; or  (c) An absent ballot is returned to the county clerk as undeliverable, unless the registered voter has submitted a new request pursuant to subsection 1.  4. The procedure authorized pursuant to this section is subject to all other provisions of this chapter relating to voting by absent ballot to the extent that those provisions are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2162; A 2015, 1148; 2017, 1366; 2019, 4113; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 54)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.319 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.319 - Procedure for timely returning absent ballot; treatment of absent ballot when postmark cannot be determined.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, subsection 2 of NRS 293C.322 and NRS 293D.200, absent ballots, including special absent ballots, must be:  (a) Delivered by hand to the city clerk before the time set for closing of the polls pursuant to NRS 293C.267; or  (b) Mailed to the city clerk and:  (1) Postmarked on or before the day of election; and  (2) Received by the city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the seventh day following the election.  2. If an absent 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 absent ballot shall be deemed to have been postmarked on or before the day of the election.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 4105; A 2020, 32nd Special Session, 55)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.320 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.320 - City clerk to determine if person requesting absent ballot is registered voter.

The city clerk shall determine before issuing an absent ballot that the person who requested the absent ballot is a registered voter in the proper city.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3432; A 2009, 361; 2011, 1929; 2017, 1367)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.322 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.322 - Delivery of absent ballot and voting supplies; return of absent ballot; recordation of certain information by city clerk; regulations.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and chapter 293D of NRS or for an affected election that is subject to the provisions of NRS 293.8801 to 293.8887, inclusive, if the request for an absent ballot is made by mail or approved electronic transmission, the city clerk shall, as soon as the absent ballot for the precinct or district in which the absent voter resides has been prepared pursuant to NRS 293C.305, send to the 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 on the absent ballot:  (a) An absent ballot;  (b) A return envelope;  (c) An envelope or similar device into which the absent ballot is inserted to ensure its secrecy;   (d) An identification envelope, if applicable; and  (e) Instructions.  2. If the city clerk fails to send an absent ballot pursuant to subsection 1 to an absent voter who resides within the continental United States, the city clerk may use approved electronic transmission to send an absent ballot and instructions to the voter. The voter may mail or deliver the absent ballot to the city clerk in a manner authorized by law or submit the absent ballot by approved electronic transmission.  3. The return envelope sent pursuant to subsection 1 must include postage prepaid by first-class mail if the absent voter is within the boundaries of the United States, its territories or possessions or on a military base.  4. Nothing may be enclosed or sent with an absent ballot except as required by subsection 1 or 2 and chapter 293D of NRS.  5. Before depositing an absent ballot in the mail or sending an absent ballot by approved electronic transmission, the city clerk shall record:  (a) The date the absent ballot is issued;  (b) The name of the absent voter to whom the absent ballot is issued, his or her precinct or district and his or her political affiliation, if any, unless all the offices on the absent ballot are nonpartisan offices;  (c) The number of the absent ballot; and  (d) Any remarks the city clerk finds appropriate.  6. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of subsection 2.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3432; A 1999, 679; 2001, 2036; 2003, 149; 2007, 1175, 2611; 2009, 362; 2011, 1929; 2013, 3812; 2017, 1367; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 55)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.327 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.327 - Voting absent ballot in person in city clerk’s office.

  1. If:  (a) A request for an absent ballot is made by a registered voter in person; and  (b) The governing body of the city, pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 293C.110, has provided for voting by absent ballot in person,  the city clerk shall issue an absent ballot to the registered voter, and the ballot must be voted on the premises of the city clerk’s office and returned to the city clerk. The city clerk shall follow the same procedure as in the case of absent ballots received by mail.  2. If the governing body of the city has provided for voting by absent ballot in person pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 293C.110, at least 20 days before a primary city election or general city election until 5 p.m. on:  (a) The Friday before the election; or  (b) If the office of a city clerk is not scheduled to be open on the Friday before the election, the Thursday before the election,  each city clerk shall provide a voting booth, with suitable equipment for voting, on the premises of the city clerk’s office for use by registered voters who are issued absent ballots in accordance with this section.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3433; A 1999, 271, 679)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.328 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.328 - Electioneering prohibited near city clerk’s office during period office maintained for voting absent ballot in person; penalty.

  1. During the period specified in subsection 2 of NRS 293C.327 when the city clerk’s office is maintained with suitable equipment for voting an absent ballot in person:  (a) A person may not electioneer for or against any candidate, measure or political party in or within 100 feet from the entrance to the city clerk’s office.   (b) The city clerk shall keep continuously posted:   (1) At each entrance to the city clerk’s office, a sign on which is printed in large letters "Polling Place for Voting Absent Ballots"; and   (2) At the outer limits of the area within which electioneering is prohibited, a sign on which is printed in large letters "Distance Marker: No electioneering between this point and any entrance to the city clerk’s office."   2. Ropes or other suitable objects may be used at the city clerk’s office to ensure compliance with this section.   3. Any person who willfully violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 266)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.329 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.329 - Unlawful to mark and sign absent ballot on behalf of voter or assist voter to mark and sign absent ballot; exceptions.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 293C.317, a person shall not mark and sign an absent ballot on behalf of an absent voter or assist an absent voter to mark and sign an absent ballot pursuant to NRS 293C.304 to 293C.340, inclusive.  2. At the direction of an absent 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 an absent ballot on behalf of the voter or assist the voter to mark and sign an absent ballot pursuant to this section.  3. If a person marks and signs an absent ballot on behalf of an absent voter pursuant to this section, the person must:  (a) Indicate next to his or her signature that the absent ballot has been marked and signed on behalf of the voter; and  (b) Submit a written statement with the absent ballot that includes the name, address and signature of the person.  4. If a person assists an absent voter to mark and sign an absent ballot pursuant to this section, the person or the voter must submit a written statement with the absent ballot that includes the name, address and signature of the person who provided the assistance.  (Added to NRS by 2020, 32nd Special Session, 50)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.332 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.332 - Procedure for depositing absent ballots in ballot box; period for counting of absent ballots.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.200, on the day of an election, the election boards receiving the absent ballots from the city clerk shall, in the presence of a majority of the election board officers, remove the absent ballots from the ballot box and the containers in which the absent ballots were transported pursuant to NRS 293C.325 and deposit the absent ballots in the regular ballot box in the following manner:  (a) The name of the voter, as shown on the return envelope or approved electronic transmission, must be checked as if the voter were voting in person;  (b) The signature used for the absent ballot must be checked in accordance with the procedure set forth in NRS 293C.325;  (c) If the board determines that the voter is entitled to cast the absent ballot, the return envelope must be opened, the numbers on the absent ballot and return envelope or approved electronic transmission compared, the number strip or stub detached from the absent ballot and, if the numbers are the same, the absent ballot deposited in the regular ballot box; and  (d) The election board officers shall indicate in the roster "Voted" by the name of the voter.  2. The board must complete the count of all absent ballots on or before the seventh day following the election or, if applicable, the ninth day following an affected election that is subject to the provisions of NRS 293.8801 to 293.8887, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3434; A 2001, 2038; 2007, 1177, 2613; 2011, 3285; 2013, 33; 2015, 3171; 2017, 1369; 2019, 4116; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 59)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.335 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.335 - Empty envelopes and rejected absent ballots to be returned to city clerk.

When all absent ballots delivered to the election boards have been voted or rejected, except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.200, the empty envelopes and the envelopes and approved electronic transmissions containing rejected ballots must be returned to the city clerk. On all envelopes and approved electronic transmissions containing the rejected ballots the cause of rejection must be noted and the envelope or approved electronic transmission signed by a majority of the election board officers.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3434; A 2013, 33; 2015, 3172; 2017, 1369)
NV Rev Stat § 293C.340 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293C - City Elections|NRS 293C.340 - Duty of city clerk to provide ballot box for each ballot listing if absent ballot central counting board appointed; deposit of voted ballots.

  1. In cities in which an absent ballot central counting board is appointed, the city clerk shall provide a ballot box in the city clerk’s office for each different ballot listing in the city.  2. On each box there must appear a statement indicating the precincts and district for which the box has been designated.  3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.200, each absent ballot voted must be deposited in a ballot box according to the precinct or district of the absent voter voting that ballot.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3434; A 2013, 33)