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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.558 - Disclosure of identification numbers to public; county or city clerk prohibited from disclosing certain information; registered voter may request that address and telephone number be withheld from public.

1. The county or city clerk shall disclose the identification number of a registered voter to the public, including, without limitation:
(a) In response to an inquiry received by the county or city clerk; or
(b) By inclusion of the identification number of the registered voter on any list of registered voters made available for public inspection pursuant to NRS 293.301, 293.440, 293.557, 293C.290 or 293C.542.
2. The county or city clerk shall not disclose:
(a) The social security number or the driver’s license or identification card number of a registered voter, and such a number is confidential and is not a public book or record within the meaning of NRS 239.010.
(b) An electronic mail address provided by a registered voter to carry out any state or federal law relating to the voting process, and such an electronic mail address is confidential and is not a public book or record within the meaning of NRS 239.010. The county or city clerk may not release a registered voter’s electronic mail address to a third party and may use such an electronic mail address only to:
(1) Communicate with the registered voter about the voting process, including, without limitation, as necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 293D of NRS; and
(2) Distribute a sample ballot to the registered voter by electronic means if the county or city clerk has established a system for distributing sample ballots by electronic means pursuant to NRS 293.565 or 293C.530 and the registered voter elects to receive a sample ballot by electronic means.
3. A registered voter may submit a written request to the county or city clerk to have his or her address and telephone number withheld from the public. Upon receipt of such a request, the county or city clerk shall not disclose the address or telephone number of the registered voter to the public, including, without limitation:
(a) In response to an inquiry received by the county or city clerk; or
(b) By inclusion on any list of registered voters made available for public inspection pursuant to NRS 293.301, 293.440, 293.557, 293C.290 or 293C.542.
4. No information relating to a registered voter may be withheld from the public other than:
(a) The address and telephone number of the registered voter if requested by the registered voter pursuant to this section;
(b) An electronic mail address provided by the registered voter to carry out any state or federal law relating to the voting process;
(c) The social security number and driver’s license or identification card number of the registered voter; and
(d) Any other information relating to the registered voter that any state or federal law declares to be confidential or otherwise requires to be withheld from the public.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2773; A 1997, 3468; 2001, 2956; 2005, 2290; 2015, 2641, 3163)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.562 - Notices from nongovernmental entities must indicate that such notices are not official elections mail.

Any nongovernmental entity that sends a notice to a person:
1. Indicating that the person is not or may not be registered to vote in this State; or
2. Requesting that the person register to vote in this State,
must indicate clearly on the notice that it is not official elections mail from the Secretary of State or a county or city clerk.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3329)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.563 - Preparation and delivery of rosters to polling place.

1. During the interval between the closing of registration and the election, the county clerk shall prepare for:
(a) Each polling place:
(1) A roster containing the registered voters eligible to vote at the polling place; and
(2) A 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; and
(b) Each polling place established pursuant to NRS 293.3072 or 293C.3032 a roster containing the registered voters eligible to vote in the county or city, respectively.
2. The rosters must be delivered or caused to be delivered by the county or city clerk to an election board officer of the proper polling place before the opening of the polls.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 277; A 1985, 563; 1987, 356; 1995, 2280; 2003, 1656; 2015, 3164; 2019, 4099)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.567 - Number of registered voters in county to be transmitted by county clerk to Secretary of State before certain elections.

After the close of registration for each primary election but not later than the Friday preceding the primary election, after the close of registration for each presidential preference primary election but not later than the Friday preceding the presidential preference primary election and after the close of registration for each general election but not later than the Friday preceding the general election, the county clerk shall ascertain by precinct and district the number of registered voters in the county and their political affiliation, if any, and shall transmit that information to the Secretary of State.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 278; A 1981, 349; 2011, 2100; 2021, 3892)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5732 - Establishment of system for electronic transmission of voter registration information as part of certain transactions with Department; requirements for system. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

1. The Secretary of State and the Department of Motor Vehicles shall cooperatively establish a system by which voter registration information that is collected pursuant to NRS 293.5742 by the Department from a person who submits an application for the issuance or renewal of or change of address for any type of driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department must be transmitted electronically to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 for the purpose of registering the person to vote or updating the voter registration information of the person for the purpose of correcting the statewide voter registration list pursuant to NRS 293.530.
2. The system established pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Ensure the secure electronic storage of information collected pursuant to NRS 293.5742, the secure transmission of such information to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 and the secure electronic storage of such information in the database;
(b) Provide for the destruction of records by the Department as required by subsection 2 of NRS 293.5747; and
(c) Enable the county clerks to receive, view and collate the information into individual electronic documents pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.5742.
(Added to NRS by 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; A 2021, 3835)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5737 - Procedures for notifying persons regarding transmission of information; required disclosures; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

1. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall follow the procedures described in this section and NRS 293.5742 and 293.5747 if a person applies to the Department for the issuance or renewal of or change of address for any type of driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department.
2. Before concluding the person’s transaction with the Department, the Department shall notify each person described in subsection 1:
(a) Of the qualifications to vote in this State, as provided by NRS 293.485;
(b) That, unless the person affirmatively declines in writing to apply to register to vote or have his or her voter registration information updated, as applicable:
(1) The person is deemed to have consented to the transmission of information to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 for the purpose of registering the person to vote or updating the voter registration information of the person for the purpose of correcting the statewide voter registration list pursuant to NRS 293.530; and
(2) The Department will transmit to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 all information required to register the person to vote pursuant to this chapter or to update the voter registration information of the person for the purpose of correcting the statewide voter registration list pursuant to NRS 293.530;
(c) That:
(1) Indicating a political party affiliation or indicating that the person is not affiliated with a political party is voluntary;
(2) The person may indicate a political party affiliation on a paper or electronic form provided by the Department; and
(3) The person will not be able to vote at a primary election, presidential preference primary election or primary city election for candidates for partisan offices of a major political party unless the person updates his or her voter registration information to indicate a major political party affiliation; and
(d) Of the provisions of subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 293.5757.
3. The failure or refusal of the person to acknowledge that he or she has received the notice required by subsection 2:
(a) Is not a declination by the person to apply to register to vote or have his or her voter registration information updated; and
(b) Shall not be deemed to affect any duty of the Department, the Secretary of State or any county clerk:
(1) Relating to the application of the person to register to vote; or
(2) To update the voter registration information of the person.
4. The Department:
(a) Shall prescribe by regulation the form of the notice required by subsection 2 and the procedure for providing it; and
(b) Shall not require the person to acknowledge that he or she has received the notice required by subsection 2.
(Added to NRS by 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; A 2021, 3836, 3893; R 2021, 3876; 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5742 - Procedures for collecting information; use of certain affidavits; issuance of certain identification numbers. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

1. Unless the person affirmatively declines in writing to apply to register to vote or have his or her voter registration information updated, as applicable, if a person applies to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the issuance or renewal of or change of address for a driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department, the Department shall collect from the person:
(a) A paper or electronic affirmation signed under penalty of perjury that the person is eligible to vote;
(b) An electronic facsimile of the signature of the person, if the Department is capable of recording, storing and transmitting to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 an electronic facsimile of the signature of the person;
(c) Any personal information which the person has not already provided to the Department and which is required for the person to register to vote or to update the voter registration information of the person, including:
(1) The first or given name and the surname of the person;
(2) The address at which the voter actually resides as set forth in NRS 293.486 and, if different, the address at which the person may receive mail, including, without limitation, a post office box or general delivery;
(3) The date of birth of the person;
(4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, one of the following:
(I) The number indicated on the person’s current and valid driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department, if the person has such a driver’s license or identification card; or
(II) The last four digits of the person’s social security number, if the person does not have a driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department and has a social security number; and
(5) The political party affiliation, if any, indicated by the person; and
(d) The paper or electronic form, if any, completed by the person and indicating his or her political party affiliation.
2. If the person does not have the identification described in subparagraph (4) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1, the person must sign an affidavit stating that he or she does not have a current and valid driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department or a social security number. Upon receipt of the affidavit, the county clerk shall issue an identification number to the person which must be the same number as the unique identifier assigned to the person for the purpose of the statewide voter registration list.
(Added to NRS by 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; A 2021, 3837; R 2021, 3876; 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5747 - Timeline for transmission of information to database created by Secretary of State; destruction of certain records after transmission; timeline for forwarding certain paper documents to database. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall electronically transmit to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 the information and any electronic documents collected from a person pursuant to NRS 293.5742:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), not later than 5 working days after collecting the information; and
(b) During the 2 weeks immediately preceding the fifth Sunday preceding an election, not later than 1 working day after collecting the information.
2. The Department shall destroy any record containing information collected pursuant to NRS 293.5742 that is not otherwise collected by the Department in the normal course of business immediately after transmitting the information to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 1.
3. The Department shall forward the following paper documents on a weekly basis to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 or daily during the 2 weeks immediately preceding the fifth Sunday preceding an election:
(a) Each signed affirmation collected pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.5742;
(b) Any completed form indicating a political party affiliation collected pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.5742; and
(c) Any affidavit signed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.5742.
(Added to NRS by 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; A 2021, 3838)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5752 - Persons deemed applicants to register to vote unless they affirmatively decline in writing; duties of county clerks upon receipt of information; use of certain signatures. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

1. Unless the person affirmatively declines in writing to apply to register to vote or have his or her voter registration information updated, as applicable, if a person applies to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the issuance or renewal of or change of address for any type of driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department:
(a) The person shall be deemed an applicant to register to vote.
(b) Any action taken by the person pursuant to NRS 293.5742 shall be deemed an act of applying to register to vote.
(c) Upon receipt of the information collected from the person and transmitted to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the appropriate county clerk shall collate the information into an individual electronic document in the database, which shall be deemed an application to register to vote.
(d) Unless the applicant is already registered to vote, the date on which the person applies to register to vote pursuant to NRS 293.5742 shall be deemed the date on which the applicant registered to vote.
2. If the county clerk determines that the application is complete and that the applicant is eligible to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, the county clerk shall ensure that the name of the applicant appears on the statewide voter registration list and the appropriate roster, and the person must be provided all sample ballots and any other voter information provided to registered voters. If the county clerk determines that the application is not complete, he or she shall notify the applicant that additional information is required in accordance with the provisions of NRS 293.5727.
3. For each applicant who applies to register to vote pursuant to NRS 293.5742:
(a) The electronic facsimile of the signature of the applicant shall be deemed to be the facsimile of the signature on the person’s application to register to vote to be used for the comparison purposes of NRS 293.277 if an electronic facsimile of the signature has been collected and transmitted pursuant to NRS 293.5742 and 293.5747, respectively; or
(b) If the conditions described in paragraph (a) are not met, the signature of the applicant on the affirmation signed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.5742 shall be deemed to be the signature on the person’s application to register to vote for the purpose of making a facsimile thereof to be used for the comparison purposes of NRS 293.277.
4. If an applicant is already registered to vote, the county clerk shall use the voter registration information of the applicant transmitted by the Department of Motor Vehicles to correct the statewide voter registration list pursuant to NRS 293.530, if necessary.
(Added to NRS by 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; A 2021, 3838)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5757 - Persons may use paper applications; actions of persons regarding voter registration must not affect services or assistance provided by Department; confidentiality and limitations on use of certain information; prohibition against requiring certain documentation; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

1. A person who affirmatively declines in writing to apply to register to vote or have his or her voter registration information updated, as applicable, pursuant to NRS 293.5742 may apply to register to vote at the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to NRS 293.5727.
2. Whether a person applies to register to vote or have his or her voter registration information updated, as applicable, pursuant to NRS 293.5742 must not affect the provision of services or assistance to the person by the Department, and the fact of a person applying to register to vote or have his or her voter registration information updated, as applicable, pursuant to NRS 293.5742 or declining to do so must not be disclosed to the public.
3. Any information collected pursuant to NRS 293.5732 to 293.5757, inclusive, must not be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Secretary of State shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 293.5732 to 293.5757, inclusive. The Secretary of State shall not require a person to provide any documentation in order to apply to register to vote or have his or her voter registration information updated, as applicable, pursuant to NRS 293.5742 that is not required by NRS 293.5742 or federal law, including, without limitation, documentation to prove the person’s identity, citizenship or residence.
(Added to NRS by 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5767 - Review of information by county clerks to determine eligibility to register to vote; effect of determination of ineligibility. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

1. Each county clerk shall review the voter registration information transmitted by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to NRS 293.5747 and 293.5762 to determine whether the person is eligible to register to vote in this State.
2. If the county clerk determines that a person is not eligible to register to vote pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) It shall be deemed that the transmittal is not a completed voter registration application;
(b) It shall be deemed that the person did not apply to register to vote;
(c) The county clerk must reject the application and remove the information transmitted by the Department of Motor Vehicles from the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675; and
(d) May not register that person to vote.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4059; A 2021, 3840)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5768 - Automatic voter registration agencies; transactions which qualify for automatic voter registration; limitations on request and transmission of certain information. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

1. The following agencies are automatic voter registration agencies:
(a) The Department of Motor Vehicles;
(b) The Department of Health and Human Services;
(c) Any agency designated by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to receive applications for Medicaid;
(d) The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange created by NRS 695I.200;
(e) Any agency that has been designated by the Governor as an automatic voter registration agency pursuant to NRS 293.57682; and
(f) Any agency of an Indian tribe that has been designated by the Governor to be an automatic voter registration agency pursuant to NRS 293.57684.
2. If, in the normal course of business, an automatic voter registration agency collects sufficient information that demonstrates a person is qualified to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, including, without limitation, proof of identity, citizenship, residence and date of birth, the provisions of NRS 293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive, apply to the automatic voter registration agency when a person submits any of the following:
(a) An application for the issuance or renewal of or change of address for any type of driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles;
(b) An application for Medicaid through the system established by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 422.2703;
(c) An application for health insurance through the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange; and
(d) An application for any service or assistance from an automatic voter registration agency described in paragraph (e) or (f) of subsection 1.
3. An automatic voter registration agency shall not:
(a) Request any additional information for purposes of voter registration that is not required in the normal course of business; and
(b) Transmit any information about a person using the system established pursuant to NRS 293.57686 if the person did not provide the agency in the normal course of business sufficient information that demonstrates the person is qualified to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, including, without limitation, proof of identity, citizenship, residence and date of birth.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3850; A 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.57682 - Designation of other agencies in Executive Department of State Government as automatic voter registration agencies by Governor; notification. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

1. The Governor may designate any agency in the Executive Department of the State Government not described in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 1 of NRS 293.5768 as an automatic voter registration agency if the agency collects in the regular course of business from a person applying to the agency to receive any service or assistance sufficient information that demonstrates a person is qualified to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, including, without limitation, proof of identity, citizenship, residence and date of birth.
2. Upon the designation of an agency as an automatic voter registration agency pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) The Governor shall notify the Secretary of State; and
(b) The Secretary of State and the automatic voter registration agency shall comply with the provisions of NRS 293.57686.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3851; A 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.57684 - Designation of agency of Indian tribe as automatic voter registration agency under certain circumstances. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

1. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is located in whole or in part within a county, the Indian tribe may submit a request to the Governor for approval to allow an agency of the tribe to become an automatic voter registration agency in order to submit voter registration information of tribal members to the Secretary of State and the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 for the purpose of registering tribal members to vote or updating the voter registration information of tribal members for the purpose of correcting the statewide voter registration list pursuant to NRS 293.530.
2. If the Governor finds that the tribal agency collects in the regular course of business from a person applying to the agency to receive any service or assistance sufficient information that demonstrates the person is qualified to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, including, without limitation, proof of identity, citizenship, residence and date of birth:
(a) The Governor shall designate the tribal agency as an automatic voter registration agency; and
(b) The Secretary of State and the Indian tribe shall comply with the provisions of NRS 293.57686.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3851; A 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.57686 - Establishment of system for electronic transmission of voter registration information; requirements for system. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

1. The Secretary of State and each automatic voter registration agency shall cooperatively establish a system by which voter registration information that is collected by the automatic voter registration agency must be transmitted electronically to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 for the purpose of registering a person to vote or updating the voter registration information of a person for the purpose of correcting the statewide voter registration list pursuant to NRS 293.530.
2. A system established pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Ensure the secure electronic storage of voter registration information collected by the automatic voter registration agency, the secure transmission of such information to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 and the secure electronic storage of such information in the database; and
(b) Enable the county clerk to receive, view and collate the information into individual electronic documents pursuant to NRS 293.57693.
(Added to NRS by 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; A 2021, 3836, 3865; 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 293.5732)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.57688 - Requirement for automatic voter registration agency to transmit certain information to database created by Secretary of State; timeline for transmission. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

1. An automatic voter registration agency is required to electronically transmit the following information of a person to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 using the system established pursuant to NRS 293.57686:
(a) An electronic facsimile of the signature of the person, if the automatic voter registration agency is capable of recording, storing and transmitting to the county clerk an electronic facsimile of the signature of the person;
(b) The first or given name and the surname of the person;
(c) The address at which the person actually resides as set forth in NRS 293.486 and, if different, the address at which the person may receive mail, including, without limitation, a post office box or general delivery;
(d) The date of birth of the person;
(e) At least one of the following:
(1) The number indicated on the person’s current and valid driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles; or
(2) The last four digits of the person’s social security number; and
(f) A description of the documentation presented to the automatic voter registration agency that indicates the person is a citizen of the United States.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5768, the automatic voter registration agency shall electronically transmit to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 the information described in subsection 1:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), not later than 5 working days after collecting the information; and
(b) During the 2 weeks immediately preceding the fifth Sunday preceding an election, not later than 1 working day after collecting the information.
(Added to NRS by 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; A 2021, 3838, 3866; 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 293.5747)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.57691 - Procedure upon receipt of voter registration information from automatic voter registration agency without electronic facsimile of voter signature; affirmation required for certain persons. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

1. A county clerk shall not reject as an application to register to vote the information received from an automatic voter registration agency solely on the basis that the information does not contain an electronic facsimile of the signature of the person who is applying to vote or update his or her voter registration information on the statewide voter registration list.
2. If the county clerk does not receive an electronic facsimile of the signature of the person from the automatic voter registration agency, the county clerk must obtain the person’s signature or an electronic facsimile of the person’s signature through one of the following methods:
(a) Through the notice provided by the county clerk to the person pursuant to NRS 293.57693, if the notice is returned to the county clerk by the person and the returned notice includes the person’s signature;
(b) Requesting an electronic facsimile of the person’s signature from the Department of Motor Vehicles or another state agency;
(c) Requesting the person to submit an electronic facsimile of the person’s signature through a method approved by the Secretary of State; or
(d) Requesting the person to sign a paper or electronic form the first time the person applies to vote in person at a polling place, including, without limitation, a polling place for early voting by personal appearance. A signature provided by a person pursuant to this paragraph must be compared to one of the forms of identification which may be used individually to identify a voter at the polling place set forth in NRS 293.277 before the person is allowed to vote in person.
3. In addition to the requirements of this section and NRS 293.2725, a person who is registered to vote pursuant to NRS 293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive, must provide an affirmation signed under penalty of perjury that the person is eligible to vote the first time a person votes in person or by mail ballot if the person has not already provided such an affirmation to the county clerk.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3852; A 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.57695 - Date person is deemed registered to vote; county clerk to correct statewide voter registration list if necessary. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

1. Unless the person is already registered to vote, the date on which the person applies to an automatic voter registration agency for service or assistance shall be deemed the date on which the person registered to vote.
2. If an applicant is already registered to vote, the county clerk shall use the voter registration information of the applicant transmitted by the automatic voter registration agency to correct the statewide voter registration list pursuant to NRS 293.530, if necessary.
(Added to NRS by 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; A 2021, 3838, 3867; 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 293.5752)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.57697 - Procedure for persons ineligible for automatic voter registration; eligibility of persons regarding voter registration must not affect services or assistance provided by automatic voter registration agency; confidentiality and limitations on use of certain information. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

1. A person who is not eligible to have his or her voter registration information transmitted by an automatic voter registration agency to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 may still apply to register to vote at the automatic voter registration agency.
2. Whether a person is eligible to have his or her voter registration information transmitted by the automatic voter registration agency to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 or otherwise registers to vote must not affect the provision of services or assistance to the person by the automatic voter registration agency, and whether voter registration information is transferred by the automatic voter registration agency must not be disclosed to the public.
3. Any information transferred pursuant to NRS 293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive, must not be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
(Added to NRS by 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; A 2021, 3868; 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 293.5757)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.57699 - Regulations. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

The Secretary of State shall adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3852; A 2023, 3311, effective January 1, 2025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5772 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 293.5777 to 293.5792, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4051)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5777 - "Election" defined.

"Election" means:
1. A primary election;
2. A presidential preference primary election;
3. A general election;
4. A primary city election; or
5. A general city election.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4052; A 2021, 3894)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5792 - "Provisional ballot" defined.

1. "Provisional ballot" means a provisional ballot cast by a person pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive.
2. The term does not include a provisional ballot cast by a person pursuant to:
(a) NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive; or
(b) Section 302 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, 52 U.S.C. § 21082, as amended.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4052)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5812 - Applicability of other election laws; resolution of conflicts; rules of interpretation; intended public purpose.

1. The procedures authorized pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, are subject to all other provisions of this title relating to the registration of electors and the voting of registered voters, but only to the extent that the other provisions of this title do not conflict with the provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive.
2. If there is any conflict between the provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, and the other provisions of this title, the provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, control.
3. The provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, must be liberally construed and broadly interpreted to achieve their intended public purpose of encouraging and facilitating a greater number of electors to participate in the electoral process by voting, and if there is any uncertainty or doubt regarding the construction, interpretation or application of the provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, that uncertainty or doubt must be resolved in favor of this public purpose.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4052)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5817 - Applicability to city elections; preemption of conflicting city charters; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, apply to city elections and supersede and preempt any conflicting provisions of a city charter, regardless of the date of the enactment or amendment of the conflicting provisions of the city charter.
2. The provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, relating to early voting do not apply to a city election if the governing body of the city has not provided for the conduct of early voting by personal appearance in the city election pursuant to NRS 293C.110.
3. The provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, do not apply to a city election in which all ballots must be cast by mail pursuant to NRS 293C.112.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4052)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5832 - Methods and procedures for updating voter registration information during certain periods; casting of provisional ballot under certain circumstances.

1. After the close of registration for an election pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527, a registered voter may update his or her voter registration information, including, without limitation, his or her name, address and party affiliation.
2. The county or city clerk shall authorize at least one of the following methods for a registered voter to update his or her voter registration information pursuant to this section:
(a) A paper application; or
(b) The system established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.671.
If the county or city clerk authorizes the use of both methods, the county or city clerk may limit the use of one method to circumstances when the other method is not reasonably available.
3. If a registered voter updates his or her voter registration information pursuant to this section and applies to vote in the election, the county or city clerk may require the voter to cast a provisional ballot in the election if any circumstances exist that give the county or city clerk reasonable cause to believe that the use of a provisional ballot is necessary to provide sufficient time to verify and determine whether the voter is eligible to cast the ballot in the election based on his or her updated voter registration information.
4. If a registered voter casts a provisional ballot in the election pursuant to this section, the provisional ballot is subject to final verification in accordance with the procedures that apply to other provisional ballots cast in the election pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4053; A 2021, 3841)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5847 - Methods and procedures for registering and voting in person at polling place on election day; casting of provisional ballot.

1. Notwithstanding the close of any method of registration for an election pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527, an elector may register to vote in person on the day of the election at any polling place in the county or city, as applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote.
2. To register to vote on the day of the election, an elector must:
(a) Appear before the close of polls at a polling place in the county or city, as applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote.
(b) Complete the application to register to vote by a method authorized by the county or city clerk pursuant to this paragraph. The county or city clerk shall authorize at least one of the following methods for a person to register to vote pursuant to this paragraph:
(1) A paper application; or
(2) The system established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.671.
If the county or city clerk authorizes the use of both methods, the county or city clerk may limit the use of one method to circumstances when the other method is not reasonably available.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, provide his or her current and valid driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or her physical address as proof of the elector’s identity and residency.
3. If the driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to the elector does not have the elector’s current residential address, the following documents may be used to establish the residency of the elector if the current residential address of the elector, as indicated on his or her application to register to vote, is displayed on the document:
(a) A military identification card;
(b) A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable television service;
(c) A bank or credit union statement;
(d) A paycheck;
(e) An income tax return;
(f) A statement concerning the mortgage, rental or lease of a residence;
(g) A motor vehicle registration;
(h) A property tax statement; or
(i) Any other document issued by a governmental agency.
4. Subject to final verification, if an elector registers to vote in person at a polling place pursuant to this section:
(a) The elector shall be deemed to be conditionally registered to vote at the polling place upon:
(1) The determination that the application to register to vote is complete; and
(2) The verification of the elector’s identity and residency pursuant to this section.
(b) After the elector is deemed to be conditionally registered to vote at the polling place pursuant to paragraph (a), the elector:
(1) May vote in the election only at that polling place;
(2) Must vote as soon as practicable and before leaving that polling place; and
(3) Must vote by casting a provisional ballot.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4055; A 2021, 3842)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5852 - Provisional ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures.

If a person casts a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, the provisional ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures upon which the person would have been entitled to vote if the person had cast a regular ballot.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4052)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5872 - Procedures for final verification of qualifications to register and vote in election; procedures for handling provisional ballots until final verification.

1. Each county and city clerk shall establish procedures, approved by the Secretary of State, for:
(a) Carrying out final verification to verify and determine whether a person who cast a provisional ballot was qualified to register to vote and to cast the ballot in the election; and
(b) Keeping each provisional ballot separate from other ballots until such final verification.
2. For the purposes of final verification:
(a) The Secretary of State shall verify that an elector has voted in the election in only one county or city, as applicable, and provide each county and city clerk with a copy of the verification report; and
(b) Each county and city clerk shall verify that an elector has voted in the election at only one polling place in the county or city, as applicable.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4057)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5877 - Canvass and counting of provisional ballots; requirements and restrictions on reporting results involving provisional ballots.

1. Following each election, a canvass of the provisional ballots cast in the election must be conducted pursuant to NRS 293.387 and 293C.387.
2. The county or city clerk shall not include any provisional ballot in the unofficial results reported on election night.
3. Beginning on the day following the election, the county or city clerk shall regularly report the results of the counting of the provisional ballots until such counting is completed.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4057)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5882 - Free access system to provide information to certain voters regarding counting of provisional ballots.

1. The Secretary of State shall establish a free access system, such as a toll-free telephone number or an Internet website, to inform a person who cast a provisional ballot whether the person’s ballot was counted and, if the ballot was not counted, the reason why the ballot was not counted.
2. The free access system must ensure secrecy of the ballot while protecting the confidentiality and integrity of personal information contained therein.
3. Access to information concerning a provisional ballot must be restricted to the person who cast the provisional ballot.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4057)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.5887 - Issuance of voter registration card after final verification.

If an elector is deemed to be conditionally registered to vote at a polling place pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, the county clerk shall issue to the elector a voter registration card as soon as practicable after final verification.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4057)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.671 - Establishment of statewide voter preregistration and registration system; duties of Secretary of State; requirements for system; disclosures.

1. The Secretary of State shall establish a system on the Internet website of the Office of the Secretary of State to allow persons by computer to:
(a) Preregister and register to vote;
(b) Cancel his or her preregistration or voter registration;
(c) Update his or her preregistration or voter registration information, including, without limitation, the person’s name, address and party affiliation; and
(d) Determine at what polling place or places he or she is entitled to vote.
2. The system established pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Be user friendly;
(b) Comply with any procedures and requirements prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.250 and 293.4855; and
(c) Inform any person who uses the system to register to vote for an election pursuant to NRS 293.5837, 293.5842 and 293.5847 that the person may vote in the election only if the person complies with the applicable requirements established by those sections.
3. The Secretary of State shall include on the system, in black lettering and not more than 14-point type, the following information:
(a) The qualifications to register or preregister to vote;
(b) That if the applicant does not meet the qualifications, he or she is prohibited from registering or preregistering to vote; and
(c) The penalties for submitting a false application.
4. The Secretary of State shall not include on the system:
(a) Any additional warnings regarding the penalties for submitting a false application; or
(b) The notice set forth in NRS 225.083.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4058)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.700 - Bribery of elector.

A person who bribes, offers to bribe, or uses any other corrupt means, directly or indirectly, to influence any elector in giving his or her vote or to deter the elector from giving it is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 535; A 1979, 1464; 1995, 1269)