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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.4855 - Qualifications and procedures for certain minors to preregister to vote; regulations.

1. Every citizen of the United States who is 17 years of age or older but less than 18 years of age and has continuously resided in this State for 30 days or longer may preregister to vote by any of the methods available for a person to register to vote pursuant to this title. A person eligible to preregister to vote is deemed to be preregistered to vote upon the submission of a completed application to preregister to vote.
2. If a person preregisters to vote, he or she shall be deemed to be a registered voter on his or her 18th birthday unless:
(a) The person’s preregistration has been cancelled as described in subsection 7; or
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.210, on the person’s 18th birthday, he or she does not satisfy the voter eligibility requirements set forth in NRS 293.485.
3. The county clerk shall issue to a person who is deemed to be registered to vote pursuant to subsection 2 a voter registration card as soon as practicable after the person is deemed to be registered to vote, but the issuance of a voter registration card to the person is not a prerequisite to vote in an election.
4. On the date that a person who preregisters to vote is deemed to be registered to vote, his or her application to preregister to vote is deemed to be his or her application to register to vote.
5. If a person preregistered to vote:
(a) By mail or computer, he or she shall be deemed to have registered to vote by mail or computer, as applicable.
(b) In person, he or she shall be deemed to have registered to vote in person.
6. The preregistration information of a person may be updated by any of the methods for updating the voter registration information of a person pursuant to this chapter.
7. The preregistration to vote of a person may be cancelled by any of the means and for any of the reasons for cancelling voter registration pursuant to this chapter.
8. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, all preregistration information relating to a person is confidential and is not a public record. Once a person’s application to preregister to vote is deemed to be an application to register to vote, any voter registration information related to the person must be disclosed pursuant to any law that requires voter registration information to be disclosed.
9. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations providing for preregistration to vote. The regulations:
(a) Must include, without limitation, provisions to ensure that once a person is deemed to be a registered voter pursuant to subsection 2, the person is issued a voter registration card as soon as practicable and is immediately added to the statewide voter registration list; and
(b) Must not require a county clerk to provide to a person who preregisters to vote sample ballots or any other voter information provided to registered voters unless the person will be eligible to vote at the election for which the sample ballots or other information is provided.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3842; A 2019, 4087; 2021, 3822)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.486 - Determination of actual residence.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, for the purposes of preregistering or registering to vote, the address at which the person actually resides is the street address assigned to the location at which the person actually resides.
2. For the purposes of preregistering or registering to vote, if the person does not reside at a location that has been assigned a street address, the address at which the person actually resides is a description of the location at which the person actually resides. The description must identify the location with sufficient specificity to allow the county clerk to assign the location to a precinct.
3. The provisions of this section do not authorize a person to preregister or register to vote if the person is not otherwise eligible to preregister or register to vote, as applicable.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2946; A 2017, 3849)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.487 - When residence not gained or lost.

No person may gain or lose residence by reason of his or her presence or absence while:
1. Employed in the military, naval or civil service of the United States or of the State of Nevada, or while engaged in the navigation of the waters of the United States or of the high seas or while married to another person who is so employed or engaged;
2. A student at any seminary or other institution of learning; or
3. An inmate of any public institution.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 272; A 2011, 3285)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.490 - Residence not lost upon removal from county or precinct.

Any registered voter removing from one county to another in the State, or from one precinct to another within the same county, after the close of registration for any election shall be deemed to retain his or her residence in the county or precinct removed from for the purposes of that election.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 272; A 1967, 851; 1977, 471)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.495 - Presumption of intention to abandon residence.

If a person having a fixed and permanent home in this State breaks up such home and removes to another state, territory or foreign country, the intent to abandon his or her residence in this State shall be presumed, and the burden shall be upon the person to prove the contrary. The same rule shall apply when a person removes from one county to another within the State, or from one precinct to another within the county.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 272)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.497 - Residence of head of family.

If a person has a family residing in one place and does business in another, the former is the person’s residence, unless his or her family is located there only temporarily, but if his or her family resides without the State and the person is permanently residing within the State, with no intention of removing therefrom, the person shall be deemed a resident for election purposes.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 272; A 1979, 338)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.500 - Loss of residence upon removal from State with intention to remain elsewhere for indefinite time.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.487, if a person removes to another state, territory or foreign country, with the intention of residing there for an indefinite time, the person thereby loses his or her residence in this State for election purposes, notwithstanding that the person may intend to return at some uncertain future date. A person’s occasional return to the place of his or her former residence in this State, regardless of the reason, is not sufficient to preserve his or her residence.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 272; A 1973, 870; 1989, 2168)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5002 - Procedures applicable to certain persons issued fictitious address.

1. The Secretary of State shall establish procedures to allow a person for whom a fictitious address has been issued pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive, to:
(a) Preregister or register to vote; and
(b) Vote by mail ballot,
without revealing the confidential address of the person.
2. In addition to establishing appropriate procedures or developing forms pursuant to subsection 1, the Secretary of State shall develop a form to allow a person for whom a fictitious address has been issued to preregister or register to vote or to change the address of the person’s current preregistration or registration, as applicable. The form must include:
(a) A section that contains the confidential address of the person; and
(b) A section that contains the fictitious address of the person.
3. Upon receiving a completed form from a person for whom a fictitious address has been issued, the Secretary of State shall:
(a) On the portion of the form that contains the fictitious address of the person, indicate the county and precinct in which the person will vote and forward this portion of the form to the appropriate county clerk; and
(b) File the portion of the form that contains the confidential address.
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
(a) The Secretary of State and each county clerk shall keep the portion of the form developed pursuant to subsection 2 that he or she retains separate from other applications for preregistration or registration.
(b) The Secretary of State or a county or city clerk shall not make the name, confidential address, fictitious address, telephone number or electronic mail address of the person who has been issued a fictitious address available for:
(1) Inspection or copying; or
(2) Inclusion in any list that is made available for public inspection,
unless directed to do so by lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1331; A 2001, 695; 2017, 3849; 2021, 289, 1234)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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.

1. An elector:
(a) Who complies with the requirements for registration set forth in the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20301 et seq.;
(b) Who, not more than 60 days before an election:
(1) Is discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States or is the spouse or dependent of an elector who is discharged from the Armed Forces; or
(2) Is separated from employment outside the territorial limits of the United States or is the spouse or dependent of an elector who is separated from employment outside the territorial limits of the United States;
(c) Who presents evidence of the discharge from the Armed Forces or separation from employment described in paragraph (b) to the county clerk; and
(d) Who is not registered to vote at the close of registration for that election,
must be allowed to register to vote in the election.
2. Such an elector must:
(a) Register in person; and
(b) Vote in the office of the county clerk unless the elector is otherwise entitled to vote a mail ballot pursuant to federal law.
3. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to carry out a program of registration for such electors.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2168; A 2009, 359; 2017, 3332; 2021, 1235)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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.

1. The county clerk of each county where a registrar of voters has not been appointed pursuant to NRS 244.164:
(a) Is ex officio county registrar and registrar for all precincts within the county.
(b) Shall have the custody of all books, documents and papers pertaining to preregistration or registration provided for in this chapter.
2. All books, documents and papers pertaining to preregistration or registration are official records of the office of the county clerk.
3. The county clerk shall maintain records of any program or activity that is conducted within the county to ensure the accuracy and currency of the statewide voter registration list for not less than 2 years after creation. The records must include the names and addresses of any person to whom a notice is mailed pursuant to NRS 293.5235, 293.530, or 293.535 and whether the person responded to the notice.
4. Any program or activity that is conducted within the county for the purpose of removing the name of each person who is ineligible to vote in the county from the statewide voter registration list must be complete not later than 90 days before the next primary or general election.
5. Except as otherwise provided by subsection 6, all records maintained by the county clerk pursuant to subsection 3 must be available for public inspection.
6. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, any information relating to where a person preregisters or registers to vote must remain confidential and is not available for public inspection. Such information may only be used by an election officer for purposes related to preregistration and registration.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 272; A 1971, 447; 1995, 2269; 2007, 2087; 2017, 3850; 2021, 3823)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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.

1. The county clerk may designate any building owned or leased by the county, or any portion of such a building, as a county facility at which persons may preregister to vote and electors may register to vote.
2. A county facility designated pursuant to subsection 1 must be operated as an auxiliary county facility at which preregistration and registration are carried out in addition to being carried out at the office of the county clerk.
3. If the county clerk designates a county facility pursuant to subsection 1, the county clerk shall determine the hours of operation for the facility and shall, in cooperation with the Secretary of State, ensure that the facility is operated, staffed and equipped in compliance with all applicable provisions of this title and all other applicable provisions of state and federal law relating to the preregistration of persons and the registration of electors in this State.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 311; A 2017, 3850)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5045 - Voter registration agencies: Prohibited acts; penalties.

1. A person who works in a voter registration agency shall not:
(a) Seek to influence an applicant’s political preference or party registration;
(b) Display a political preference or party allegiance in a place where it can be seen by an applicant;
(c) Make any statement or take any action to discourage an applicant from registering to vote; or
(d) Make any statement or take any action which would lead the applicant to believe that a decision to register to vote has any effect on the availability of any services or benefits provided by the State or Federal Government.
2. A person who violates any of the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
3. A voter registration agency shall not knowingly employ a person whose duties will include the registration of voters if the person has been convicted of a felony involving theft or fraud. The Secretary of State may bring an action against a voter registration agency to collect a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each person who is employed by the voter registration agency in violation of this subsection. Any civil penalty collected pursuant to this subsection must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2256; A 1997, 231, 608; 2011, 2092)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5055 - County clerk or field registrar authorized to preregister or register residents of county outside boundaries of county.

A county clerk or field registrar may preregister or register, outside the boundaries of the county, any person who is a resident of that county and meets the qualifications to preregister or register to vote, as applicable.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1617; A 1993, 2191; 2017, 3853)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5057 - Nonresidents may preregister or register to vote for office of President and Vice President under certain circumstances.

A person who does not maintain a residence in this State may preregister or register to vote for the office of President and Vice President of the United States at the general election if the person files a sworn statement with the county clerk or field registrar of voters that the person is not preregistered or registered to vote in any other state and provides evidence:
1. Of his or her domicile in this State in accordance with the provisions of NRS 41.191;
2. That he or she maintains an account at a financial institution located in this State; or
3. That his or her motor vehicle is registered in this State.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2169; A 1995, 680; 2017, 3853; 2021, 3889)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.506 - County clerk required to accept applications for preregistration and registration submitted by computer to Secretary of State; exceptions.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, the county clerk shall accept applications to preregister and register to vote submitted by computer to the Secretary of State through the system established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.671.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 558; A 2011, 2094; 2017, 3854; 2019, 4089; 2021, 3823)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.507 - Applications: Forms; distribution; contents; requirements regarding identification and residence; use of affidavits and identification numbers under certain circumstances; regulations.

1. The Secretary of State shall prescribe:
(a) Standard forms for applications to preregister or register to vote;
(b) Special forms for preregistration and registration to be used in a county where registrations are performed and records of registration are kept by computer; and
(c) A standard form for the affidavit described in subsection 5.
2. The county clerks shall provide forms for applications to preregister or register to vote to field registrars in the form and number prescribed by the Secretary of State.
3. Each form for an application to preregister or register to vote must include a:
(a) Unique control number assigned by the Secretary of State; and
(b) Receipt which:
(1) Includes a space for a person assisting an applicant in completing the form to enter the person’s name; and
(2) May be retained by the applicant upon completion of the form.
4. The form for an application to preregister or register to vote must include:
(a) A line for use by the applicant to enter:
(1) The number indicated on the applicant’s current and valid driver’s license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, if the applicant has such a driver’s license;
(2) The last four digits of the applicant’s social security number, if the applicant does not have a driver’s license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles and does have a social security number; or
(3) The number issued to the applicant pursuant to subsection 5, if the applicant does not have a current and valid driver’s license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a social security number.
(b) A line on which to enter the address at which the applicant actually resides, as set forth in NRS 293.486.
(c) A notice that the applicant may not list a business as the address required pursuant to paragraph (b) unless the applicant actually resides there.
(d) A line on which to enter an address at which the applicant may receive mail, including, without limitation, a post office box or general delivery.
5. If an applicant does not have the identification set forth in subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 4, the applicant shall sign an affidavit stating that he or she does not have a current and valid driver’s license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a social security number. Upon receipt of the affidavit, the county clerk shall issue an identification number to the applicant which must be the same number as the unique identifier assigned to the applicant for purposes of the statewide voter registration list.
6. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of subsections 3, 4 and 5.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 273; A 1975, 942; 1985, 561; 1993, 2191; 1995, 2271; 1999, 947; 2001, 2596, 2952; 2003, 2179; 2005, 1437; 2007, 2602; 2017, 3854)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.508 - Applications: Forms must include option to receive sample ballot in larger type.

The Secretary of State shall include on all forms for an application to preregister or register to vote prescribed by the Secretary of State the following option, printed in a separate box created by bold lines, in at least 14-point bold type:
[ ] CHECK THIS BOX TO RECEIVE A SAMPLE BALLOT IN LARGER TYPE
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2001; A 2017, 3855)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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.

1. A county clerk may provide the forms for applications to preregister or register to vote prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.507 to a candidate, major political party, minor political party or any other person submitting a request pursuant to subsection 2.
2. A candidate, major political party, minor political party or other person shall:
(a) Submit a request for forms for applications to preregister or register to vote to the county clerk in person, by telephone, in writing or by facsimile machine; and
(b) State the number of forms for applications to preregister or register to vote that the candidate, major political party, minor political party or other person is requesting.
3. The county clerk may record the control numbers assigned to the forms by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.507 of the forms he or she provided in response to the request. The county clerk shall maintain a request for multiple applications with the county clerk’s records.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1431; A 2017, 3855)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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.

1. Each county clerk shall use the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 to prepare a roster for each precinct or district.
2. Each county clerk shall keep the applications to preregister to vote separate from the applications to register to vote until such applications are deemed to be applications to register to vote pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.4855.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 273; A 1985, 562; 1995, 2271; 2001, 2953; 2015, 3159; 2017, 3855; 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; 2019, 4090; 2021, 3824, 3859; 2023, 3311)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.513 - Elector may register for other elections despite closing of registration for impending election.

If at any time voter registration is closed for one election, but open for some other election, any elector must be permitted to register to vote for the other election.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 273; A 1973, 350; 1995, 2272; 2021, 3824)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.520 - Preregistration, registration and reregistration of persons who are unable to sign name.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the preregistration of persons or the registration or reregistration of electors who are unable to sign their names must be made upon personal application of those persons or electors at the office of the county clerk where they may be identified or in the presence of a field registrar. If such a person or an elector is unable to appear in person at the office of the county clerk, the county clerk shall send a field registrar or an employee of the office of the county clerk to the elector to identify the person or elector and preregister the person or register or reregister the elector, as appropriate. The persons or electors described in this section may use a mark or cross in place of a signature.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 274; A 1991, 2223; 1993, 2193; 2001, 1435; 2017, 3858)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5237 - Preregistration and registration at home by field registrar.

Any time:
1. A person who, because of illness, disability or for other good cause shown, requires assistance to complete an application to preregister to vote may request the county clerk in writing or by telephone to preregister the person at the person’s residence. Upon request, the county clerk shall direct the appropriate field registrar to go to the home of such a person to preregister the person to vote.
2. Before the last day to register to vote by mail pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527, as applicable, a person who because of illness, disability or for other good cause shown requires assistance to complete an application to register to vote may request the county clerk in writing or by telephone to register the person at the person’s residence. Upon request, the county clerk shall direct the appropriate field registrar to go to the home of such a person to register the person to vote.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2173; A 2003, 1721, 2183; 2017, 407, 3335, 3861)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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.

1. Any elector who is presently registered and has changed residence after the last preceding general election and who fails to return or never receives a postcard mailed pursuant to NRS 293.5235, 293.530 or 293.535 who moved:
(a) From one precinct to another or from one congressional district to another within the same county must be allowed to vote in the precinct where the elector previously resided after providing an oral or written affirmation before an election board officer attesting to his or her new address.
(b) Within the same precinct must be allowed to vote after providing an oral or written affirmation before an election board officer attesting to his or her new address.
2. If an elector alleges that the statewide voter registration list or the roster incorrectly indicates that the elector has changed residence, the elector must be permitted to vote after providing an oral or written affirmation before an election board officer attesting that he or she continues to reside at the same address.
3. If an elector refuses to provide an oral or written affirmation attesting to his or her address as required by this section, the elector may only vote at the special polling place in the county in the manner set forth in NRS 293.304.
4. The county clerk shall use any information regarding the current address of an elector obtained pursuant to this section to correct information in the statewide voter registration list and the roster.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 274; A 1961, 295; 1967, 851; 1979, 177; 1989, 2168; 1991, 1686, 2224; 1995, 2277; 1999, 2160; 2015, 3160; 2021, 3830)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.527 - County clerk required to update preregistration or registration when person moves to another county.

When a person moves to another county and preregisters to vote therein, or an elector moves to another county and registers to vote therein, the county clerk of the county where the person or elector has moved shall update the person’s preregistration or elector’s registration, as applicable, in the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 274; A 1995, 2277; 2017, 3862; 2021, 3830)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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.

In addition to the methods described in NRS 293.530, the county clerk in each county may enter into an agreement with the United States Postal Service or any person authorized by it to obtain the data compiled by the United States Postal Service concerning changes of addresses of its postal patrons for use by the county clerk to correct the portions of the statewide voter registration list relevant to the county clerk.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2257; A 2003, 2185)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5307 - Data concerning change of address of registered voter: Identification of registered voter who has moved; notices to registered voter.

If a county clerk enters into an agreement pursuant to NRS 293.5303, the county clerk shall review each notice of a change of address filed with the United States Postal Service by a resident of the county and identify each resident who is a registered voter and has moved to a new address. Before removing or correcting information in the statewide voter registration list, the county clerk shall mail a notice to each such registered voter and follow the procedures set forth in NRS 293.530.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2257; A 2003, 2185)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.533 - Action to compel registration.

Any elector may bring and any number of electors may join in an action or proceeding in a district court to compel the county clerk to enter the name of such elector or electors in the statewide voter registration list and the roster.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 275; A 1973, 350; 2015, 3161; 2021, 3830)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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.

1. The county clerk shall notify a registrant if any elector or other reliable person files an affidavit with the county clerk stating that:
(a) The registrant is not a citizen of the United States; or
(b) The registrant has:
(1) Moved outside the boundaries of the county where he or she is registered to another county, state, territory or foreign country, with the intention of remaining there for an indefinite time and with the intention of abandoning his or her residence in the county where registered; and
(2) Established residence in some other state, territory or foreign country, or in some other county of this state, naming the place.
The affiant must state that he or she has personal knowledge of the facts set forth in the affidavit.
2. Upon the filing of an affidavit pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the county clerk shall notify the registrant in the manner set forth in NRS 293.530 and shall enclose a copy of the affidavit. If the registrant fails to respond or appear to vote within the required time, the county clerk shall cancel the registration.
3. An affidavit filed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must be filed not later than 30 days before an election. Upon the filing of such an affidavit, the county clerk shall notify the registrant by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, of the filing of the affidavit, and shall enclose a copy of the affidavit. Unless the registrant, within 15 days after the return receipt has been filed in the office of the county clerk, presents satisfactory proof of citizenship, the county clerk shall cancel the registration.
4. The provisions of this section do not prevent the challenge provided for in NRS 293.303 or 293C.292.
5. A county clerk is not required to take any action pursuant to this section in relation to a person who is preregistered to vote until the person is deemed to be registered to vote pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.4855.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 275; A 1969, 95; 1995, 2278; 1997, 3467; 2017, 3863; 2019, 4096)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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.

1. The county clerk of each county shall maintain:
(a) A file of the applications to preregister to vote of persons who have cancelled their preregistration; and
(b) A file of the applications to register to vote of electors who have cancelled their registration,
in the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675. The files must be kept in alphabetical order. The county clerk shall mark the applications "Cancelled," and indicate thereon the reason for cancellation.
2. If the county clerk finds that the preregistration of a person was cancelled erroneously, the county clerk shall reinstate the person’s application to preregister to vote.
3. If the county clerk finds that the registration of an elector was cancelled erroneously, the county clerk shall reregister the elector or on election day allow the elector whose registration was erroneously cancelled to vote pursuant to NRS 293.304, 293.525, 293C.295 or 293C.525.
4. The county clerk shall record cancelled applications to preregister or register to vote in the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 and may destroy the originals at any time.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 275; A 1967, 862; 1993, 2196; 1995, 2279; 1997, 3468; 2017, 3864; 2021, 3831)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.540 - Circumstances in which county clerk is required to cancel preregistration or registration.

1. The county clerk shall cancel the preregistration of a person:
(a) If the county clerk has personal knowledge of the death of the person or if an authenticated certificate of the death of the person is filed in the county clerk’s office.
(b) At the request of the person.
(c) If the county clerk has discovered an incorrect preregistration pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.5235 and the person has failed to respond within the required time.
(d) As required by NRS 293.541.
(e) Upon verification that the application to preregister to vote is a duplicate if the county clerk has the original or another duplicate of the application on file in the county clerk’s office.
2. The county clerk shall cancel the registration of a person:
(a) If the county clerk has personal knowledge of the death of the person or if an authenticated certificate of the death of the person is filed in the county clerk’s office.
(b) If the county clerk is provided a certified copy of a court order stating that the court specifically finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person lacks the mental capacity to vote because he or she cannot communicate, with or without accommodations, a specific desire to participate in the voting process.
(c) Upon the determination that the person has been convicted of a felony and is currently incarcerated.
(d) Upon the production of a certified copy of the judgment of any court directing the cancellation to be made.
(e) At the request of the person.
(f) If the county clerk has discovered an incorrect registration pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.5235, 293.530 or 293.535 and the elector has failed to respond or appear to vote within the required time.
(g) As required by NRS 293.541.
(h) Upon verification that the application to register to vote is a duplicate if the county clerk has the original or another duplicate of the application on file in the county clerk’s office.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 275; A 1961, 295; 1967, 862; 1991, 1686, 2224; 1993, 2196; 1995, 2279; 2003, 2185; 2005, 2289; 2013, 59; 2017, 3864; 2019, 1457; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 3; 2021, 1878)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › 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.

1. The county clerk shall cancel the preregistration of a person or the registration of a voter if:
(a) After consultation with the district attorney, the district attorney determines that there is probable cause to believe that information in the application to preregister or register to vote concerning the identity or residence of the person or voter is fraudulent;
(b) The county clerk provides a notice as required pursuant to subsection 2 or executes an affidavit of cancellation pursuant to subsection 3; and
(c) The person or voter fails to present satisfactory proof of identity and residence pursuant to subsection 2, 4 or 5.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the county clerk shall notify the person or voter by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, of a determination made pursuant to subsection 1. The notice must set forth the grounds for cancellation. Unless the person or voter, within 15 days after the return receipt has been filed in the office of the county clerk, presents satisfactory proof of identity and residence to the county clerk, the county clerk shall cancel the person’s preregistration or the voter’s registration, as applicable.
3. If insufficient time exists before a pending election to provide the notice required by subsection 2 to a registered voter, the county clerk shall execute an affidavit of cancellation and attach a copy of the affidavit of cancellation in the roster.
4. If a voter appears to vote at the election next following the date that an affidavit of cancellation was executed for the voter pursuant to this section, the voter must be allowed to vote only if the voter furnishes:
(a) Official identification which contains a photograph of the voter, including, without limitation, a driver’s license or other official document; and
(b) Satisfactory identification that contains proof of the address at which the voter actually resides and that address is consistent with the address listed on the roster.
5. If a determination is made pursuant to subsection 1 concerning information in the registration to vote of a voter and a mail ballot is received from the voter, the mail ballot must be kept separate from other ballots and must not be counted unless the voter presents satisfactory proof to the county clerk of identity and residence before such ballots are counted on election day.
6. For the purposes of this section, a voter registration card does not provide proof of the:
(a) Address at which a person actually resides; or
(b) Residence or identity of a person.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2173; A 2007, 1164; 2015, 3161; 2017, 3865; 2019, 4097; 2021, 1235, 3831)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5415 - Circumstances in which certain persons adjudicated mentally incompetent declared ineligible to vote; certain judicial findings required.

A person is not ineligible to vote on the ground that the person has been adjudicated mentally incompetent unless a court of competent jurisdiction specifically finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person lacks the mental capacity to vote because he or she cannot communicate, with or without accommodations, a specific desire to participate in the voting process and includes the finding in a court order.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 59)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.542 - Duty of court to provide notification of judicial findings that certain persons lack mental capacity to vote.

Within 30 days after a court of competent jurisdiction issues an order stating that the court specifically finds by clear and convincing evidence that a person lacks the mental capacity to vote because he or she cannot communicate, with or without accommodations, a specific desire to participate in the voting process, the court shall provide a certified copy of the order to:
1. The county clerk of the county in which the person is a resident; and
2. The Office of the Secretary of State.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2776; A 2013, 59)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.543 - Reregistration of certain persons after cancellation of registration.

1. If the registration of an elector is cancelled pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.540, the county clerk shall reregister the elector upon notice from the clerk of the district court that the elector has been found by the district court to have the mental capacity to vote. The court must include the finding in a court order and, not later than 30 days after issuing the order, provide a certified copy of the order to the county clerk of the county in which the person is a resident and to the Office of the Secretary of State.
2. If the registration of an elector is cancelled pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.540, the elector may reregister upon release from prison.
3. If the registration of an elector is cancelled pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (e) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.540, after the close of registration for a primary election, the elector may not reregister until after the primary election.
4. A county clerk shall not require an elector to present evidence, including without limitation, a court order or any other document, to prove that the elector satisfies the requirements of subsection 2.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 276; A 1993, 2196; 1995, 2280; 1997, 2786; 2005, 2289; 2013, 60; 2017, 3866; 2019, 1458; 2021, 1879)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.547 - Written challenges.

1. After the 30th day but not later than the 25th day before any election, a written challenge may be filed with the county clerk.
2. A registered voter may file a written challenge if:
(a) He or she is registered to vote in the same precinct as the person whose right to vote is challenged; and
(b) The challenge is based on the personal knowledge of the registered voter.
3. The challenge must be signed and verified by the registered voter and name the person whose right to vote is challenged and the ground of the challenge.
4. A challenge filed pursuant to this section must not contain the name of more than one person whose right to vote is challenged. The county clerk shall not accept for filing any challenge which contains more than one such name.
5. The county clerk shall:
(a) Attach a copy of the challenge to the challenged registration in the roster.
(b) Within 5 days after a challenge is filed, mail a notice in the manner set forth in NRS 293.530 to the person whose right to vote has been challenged pursuant to this section informing the person of the challenge. If the person fails to respond or appear to vote within the required time, the county clerk shall cancel the person’s registration. A copy of the challenge and information describing how to reregister properly must accompany the notice.
(c) Immediately notify the district attorney. A copy of the challenge must accompany the notice.
6. Upon receipt of a notice pursuant to this section, the district attorney shall investigate the challenge within 14 days and, if appropriate, cause proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay. The court shall give such proceedings priority over other civil matters that are not expressly given priority by law. Upon court order, the county clerk shall cancel the registration of the person whose right to vote has been challenged pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 276; A 1973, 350; 1975, 943; 1985, 563; 1991, 2225; 1999, 1395, 2161; 2001, 90, 91; 2007, 2604; 2015, 3162; 2021, 3832)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.548 - Withdrawal of written challenge or affidavit.

1. A person who files a written challenge pursuant to NRS 293.547 or an affidavit pursuant to NRS 293.535 may withdraw the challenge or affidavit not later than the 25th day before the date of the election, by submitting a written request to the county clerk. Upon receipt of the request, the county clerk shall:
(a) Remove the challenge or affidavit from any roster and any other record in which the challenge or affidavit has been filed or entered;
(b) If a notice of the challenge or affidavit has been mailed to the person who is the subject of the challenge or affidavit, mail a notice and a copy of the request to withdraw to that person; and
(c) If a notice of the challenge has been mailed to the district attorney, mail a notice and a copy of the request to withdraw to the district attorney.
2. If the county clerk receives a request to withdraw pursuant to subsection 1, the county clerk shall withdraw the person’s challenge or affidavit.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1389; A 2015, 3163; 2021, 3833)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.550 - Registration of certain persons enlisted or inducted into Armed Forces of the United States: Appearance before county clerk or field registrar.

Any elector of this State who has not registered to vote in this State, or who has registered but whose registration has been cancelled, and who contemplates enlisting in, or has been inducted into, the Armed Forces of the United States may, at any time, appear before the county clerk of the county of his or her residence or the field registrar thereof and register as a voter in the manner provided by law.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 276; A 1993, 2197)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.553 - Registration of certain persons in service of United States or attending school.

Any elector of this State who is in the service of the United States or attending an institution of learning, and by reason thereof is beyond the boundaries of this State, and who has not registered before or whose registration has been cancelled may, at any time, request from the county clerk of the county of the elector’s residence an application to register to vote. The county clerk, if satisfied that the elector is eligible for registration, shall forward the application immediately. The county clerk shall, upon receipt of the completed application, file it in the manner provided by law.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 277; A 1961, 298; 1989, 2170; 1995, 2280; 2009, 360)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.555 - Registration of spouse or dependent of certain persons in service of United States.

If the spouse or a dependent of an elector referred to in NRS 293.553 is an elector of this State but has not been registered, or his or her registration has been cancelled, and such spouse or dependent of the elector is required, by reason of the elector’s being in the service of the United States, to reside beyond the boundaries of this State, such spouse or dependent may register in the manner provided by NRS 293.553.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 277; A 1961, 298)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.557 - Publication of list of registered voters.

1. The county clerk may cause to be published once in each of the newspapers circulated in different parts of the county or cause to be published once in a newspaper circulated in the county:
(a) An alphabetical listing of all registered voters, including the precinct of each voter:
(1) Within the circulation area of each newspaper if the listing is published in each newspaper circulated in different parts of the county; or
(2) Within the entire county if the listing is published in only one newspaper in the county; or
(b) A statement notifying the public that the county clerk will provide an alphabetical listing of the names of all registered voters in the entire county and the precinct of each voter free of charge to any person upon request.
2. If the county clerk publishes the list of registered voters, the county clerk must do so:
(a) Not less than 2 weeks before the close of registration for any primary election.
(b) After each primary election and not less than 2 weeks before the close of registration for the ensuing general election.
3. The county may not pay more than 10 cents per name for six-point or seven-point type or 15 cents per name for eight-point type or larger to each newspaper publishing the list.
4. The list of registered voters, if published, must not be printed in type smaller than six-point.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 277; A 1967, 851; 1971, 448; 1973, 351, 896; 1975, 943; 1979, 534; 1993, 2197; 1995, 2224, 2630, 2784; 1997, 652, 655)