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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.408 - Registration through Department of Motor Vehicles: Ineligibility of certain persons to use automatic voter registration system based upon documentation submitted; automatic voter registration system must not transmit information for processing

Current through June 11, 2024
If an applicant for the issuance or renewal of
			 or a change of address for a driver's license or identification card submits to
			 the Department of Motor Vehicles any of the following documents indicating that
			 he or she is not an elector who meets the qualifications to vote in this State,
			 the person is not an applicant to register to vote and the system established
			 pursuant to section 2 of 2018 Ballot Question No. 5, the Automatic Voter
			 Registration Initiative, must not electronically transmit the applicant's
			 information to the Secretary of State or county clerks:
1. A Permanent Resident Card, Alien
			 Registration Receipt Card, Form I-551, or any temporary version of such
			 documents issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of
			 the Department of Homeland Security;
2. An employment authorization document
			 issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the
			 Department of Homeland Security using Form I-765 or I-766;
3. An arrival and departure record issued by
			 United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland
			 Security using Form I-94;
4. A
			 nonimmigrant visa issued by the United States Department of State; or
5. Any birth certificate, driver's license or
			 identification card which indicates that the applicant is not at least 17 years
			 of age as of the date of the application.
Added to NAC by Sec'y
			 of State by
			 R052-19A,
			 eff. 12/18/2019
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 section 7 of 2018 Ballot Question No. 5
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.409 - Registration through Department of Motor Vehicles: Procedures for Department to follow if person ineligible to use automatic voter registration system based upon documentation submitted

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If an applicant
			 for the issuance or renewal of or a change of address for a driver's license or
			 identification card submits with his or her application to the Department of
			 Motor Vehicles any of the documents set forth in NAC 293.408:
(a) The Department will notify the applicant
			 in writing that:
(1) He or she is not an
			 applicant to register to vote using the automatic voter registration system and
			 his or her information will not be transmitted electronically to the Secretary
			 of State and county clerks through the automatic voter registration system
			 because he or she submitted at least one of the documents set forth in NAC
			 293.408;
(2) If the applicant meets
			 the qualifications to vote in this State, as provided in
			 NRS
			 293.485, he or she may submit to the
			 Department a paper application to register to vote pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293.5727; and
(3) He or she may contact the Office of the
			 Secretary of State for questions regarding registering to vote and the
			 automatic voter registration system. The notice required pursuant to this
			 paragraph must include, without limitation, the Internet address of the Office
			 of the Secretary of State.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.410 - Registration by voter registration agency; processing of application for registration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A voter
			 registration agency shall place in a conspicuous position in each of its
			 offices a sign which indicates that a person may register to vote in that
			 office.
2. A registered voter may
			 change his or her name, address or political party affiliation on the
			 application to register to vote.
3.
			 Except as otherwise provided in subsection 11, the information required by the
			 application to register to vote must be printed in black or blue ink with a
			 ballpoint pen.
4. A voter
			 registration agency may not accept an application to register to vote which
			 includes any erasure of or line drawn through information provided by the
			 applicant relating to the political party affiliation of the
			 applicant.
5. Except as otherwise
			 provided in subsection 11, a voter registration agency shall include with each
			 application to register to vote or group of applications which is transmitted
			 to the county clerk or registrar of voters a transmittal form prescribed and
			 provided by the Secretary of State.
6. A voter registration agency shall not void
			 an application unless the applicant is present. If the agency voids an
			 application, the agency shall:
(a) Write or
			 stamp the word "void" on the front of the application;
(b) Forward the voided application to the
			 county clerk; and
(c) Maintain a
			 record of the voided application.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.4105 - Designation by voter registration agency of employee to ensure compliance with National Voter Registration Act of 1993

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 Each voter registration agency shall designate one employee in each of its
			 offices to be responsible for providing oversight and direction, as necessary,
			 to ensure that the voter registration agency is in compliance with the
			 provisions of
			 52
			 U.S.C. §§
									20502 et. seq.
2. An employee designated pursuant to
			 subsection 1 shall:
(a) In cooperation with
			 the county clerks and registrars of voters, conduct training programs once
			 every 6 months to familiarize the employees of the voter registration agency
			 with the required procedures for registering voters through the voter
			 registration agency.
(b) Review
			 each completed application to register to vote that is received by the voter
			 registration agency.
(c) Transmit
			 completed applications to register to vote to the county clerk or registrar of
			 voters.
(d) Ensure that the voter
			 registration agency maintains an adequate supply of applications to register to
			 vote and other materials related to voter registration.
(e) Ensure that the Secretary of State has a
			 current list of all titles and classifications of employees of the voter
			 registration agency whose job duties may require the employees to:
(1) Accept completed applications to register
			 to vote; or
(2) Make applications
			 to register to vote available to a person who applies for or receives services
			 or assistance from the agency.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.411 - Assignment of identification numbers to certain persons

Current through June 11, 2024
The Secretary of State
			 will assign to each county a series of numbers that must be used by the county
			 clerk in assigning a unique identification number to a person who does not have
			 a current and valid driver's license issued by the Department or a social
			 security number and wishes to register to vote pursuant to NRS
			 NRS
			 293.507. Before the clerk may issue the
			 person an identification number, the person must sign an affidavit under
			 penalty of perjury pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS
			 NRS
			 293.507 stating that he or she does not have
			 a current and valid driver's license or a social security number.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R013-00, eff. 4-4-2000; A by R183-01, 5-10-2002; R072-06,
			 7-14-2006
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.507
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.412 - Inactive voters

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A county clerk
			 shall:
(a) Maintain a separate list of
			 inactive voters or designate inactive voters as such on regular lists of
			 registered voters and election board registers.
(b) At the request of the Secretary of State,
			 report to the Secretary of State the total number of inactive
			 voters.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.414 - Person convicted of felony

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Secretary of
			 State will immediately provide the county clerks with any information the
			 Secretary of State receives from the Attorney General of the United States or
			 the Department of Corrections regarding who is convicted of a felony and
			 sentenced to a term of imprisonment.
2. A county clerk may, for the purpose of
			 making the determination to cancel the registration of a person required by
			 paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of
			 NRS
			 293.540, rely upon any information the county
			 clerk receives from the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 1 or from the
			 Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History regarding the
			 conviction of any person of a felony.
3. Upon release from prison, a person whose
			 registration has been cancelled pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of
			 NRS
			 293.540 may reregister to vote by any method
			 authorized pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293.517.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State,
			 eff. 3-15-96; A by R072-06, 7-14-2006; R092-09, 10-27-2009; A by
			 R101-21A,
			 eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.540,
			 293.543
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.416 - Written challenge; oath or affirmation of challenged person

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A written challenge authorized by
			 NRS
			 293.547 must:
(a) Be on a form prescribed by the Secretary
			 of State;
(b) Be filed with the
			 county clerk after the 30th day but not later than the 25th day before the day
			 of the election; and
(c) Contain,
			 in addition to any other required information:
(1) The address and, if readily available,
			 the telephone number of the person whose right to vote is challenged;
(2) The number of the precinct in which the
			 person whose right to vote is challenged is registered to vote
(3) The name, address and telephone number of
			 the person filing the challenge
(4)
			 The precinct in which the person filing the challenge is registered to
			 vote
(5) The date of the
			 challenge
(6) A statement of the
			 facts upon which each ground for the challenge is based
(7) A statement that the challenge is based
			 on personal knowledge of the facts upon which each ground for the challenge is
			 based; and
(8) Any documentation or
			 evidence supporting the facts upon which each ground for the challenge is
			 based.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.418 - Written challenge: Notice to person challenged

Current through June 11, 2024
The notice required by subsection
			 5 of NRS
			 NRS 293.547
			 must include a statement in substantially the following form:
Even
			 though your right to vote has been challenged, you are still registered and
			 eligible to vote. Please contact this office immediately for information
			 concerning how you may respond to the challenge.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State,
			 eff. 3-15-96
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.547
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.419 - Form for application for registration to vote by computer: Contents

Current through June 11, 2024
The
			 Secretary of State will create a standard form for use by persons who are
			 applying to register to vote by computer in counties that have established a
			 system for using computers to register voters pursuant to NRS NRS
			 NRS
			 293.506. The form must include:
1. An application to register to vote that
			 requires a person registering to vote by computer to:
(a) Submit all information required by state
			 and federal law.
(b) Include on the
			 application the applicant's driver's license number and the last four digits of
			 the applicant's social security number.
(c) Indicate whether or not the applicant is
			 a citizen of the United States.
(d)
			 Indicate whether or not the applicant will be at least 18 years of age on
			 election day.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.420 - Paper forms for application for registration to vote in person or by mail: Contents; submission; control number; printing

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
			 Secretary of State will create a standard paper form for use by persons who are
			 applying to register to vote in person or by mail. The form will include:
(a) An application to register to vote, which
			 may be submitted in person or by mail to the county clerk of the county in
			 which the applicant resides;
(b)
			 Instructions to assist the applicant in completing the application;
(c) A notice stating that the application
			 must contain the Nevada driver's license number of the applicant or, if the
			 applicant has no Nevada driver's license, at least the last four digits of the
			 social security number of the applicant or, if the applicant has no social
			 security number, a unique identification number assigned by the county clerk
			 pursuant to NAC 293.411 and subsection 5 of
			 NRS
			 293.507;
(d) A notice that if the applicant indicates
			 on the application that the applicant is not a citizen of the United States or
			 will not be at least 18 years of age on or before election day, the applicant
			 may not register to vote;
(e) The
			 option for the applicant to receive a sample ballot in larger type;
			 and
(f) Instructions to the
			 applicant to contact the county clerk if the applicant does not, within 10 days
			 after submitting the application to the county clerk, receive his or her voter
			 registration card indicating that the registration has been accepted.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.425 - Forms for application for registration: Availability; dissemination by request; request for multiple applications

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The county clerk
			 shall make the forms to apply to register available to individual candidates,
			 political parties, civic groups, and groups organized for or against questions
			 on a ballot.
2. Except as otherwise
			 provided in subsection 3, an applicant may request such a form from the clerk
			 in person, by telephone, in writing or by electronic facsimile machine. The
			 clerk shall respond to each such request by mailing the requested form within 5
			 working days.
3. Each request for
			 more than 50 such forms must be made on a request form prescribed by the
			 Secretary of State that requires the person or group requesting such forms to
			 describe a plan for distribution of the forms, including, without limitation,
			 identification of the county or counties with which the person or group plans
			 to file the completed forms. If the Secretary of State or clerk assesses a
			 charge pursuant to NRS 293.443, the Secretary of
			 State or clerk, as applicable, shall inform the person or group of the amount
			 of the charge.
4. The county clerk
			 shall, and the Secretary of State will, record on the completed request form
			 the control numbers assigned to the applications which he or she provided in
			 response to the request. The Secretary of State will provide a copy of the
			 completed request form to each county clerk in the counties identified in the
			 distribution plan provided pursuant to subsection 3. The county clerk shall,
			 and the Secretary of State will, maintain the request for multiple applications
			 with his or her records.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State,
			 eff. 1-24-92; A by R072-06, 7-14-2006; A by
			 R011-23A,
			 eff. 9/18/2023
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.443,
			 293.509
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.430 - Forms for application for registration: Dissemination at public locations

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The county clerk shall, after obtaining
			 written permission from the responsible person, make the forms to apply to
			 register available as appropriate throughout his or her county at:
(a) United States Post Offices;
(b) Public libraries;
(c) Local offices of public
			 utilities;
(d) Financial
			 institutions;
(e) Community centers
			 for aging persons;
(f) Educational
			 institutions;
(g) Governmental
			 offices;
(h) Offices of county and
			 state political central committees;
(i) Union halls;
(j) Offices of civic organizations;
(k) Campaign headquarters of presidential,
			 federal and statewide candidates;
(l) Places of worship; and
(m) Such other locations as the county clerk
			 deems appropriate.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.435 - Mailing of application for registration to county clerk

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant who is registering to vote or
			 his or her assistant, who is acting in accordance with subsection 2 of NAC
			 293.440, shall pay any postage required to return the application to the county
			 clerk, unless the application is preprinted with the address of the county
			 clerk of the county in which the applicant resides and the application provides
			 for postage paid return of such application.
2. If the application is postage paid and
			 preprinted with the address of a county clerk of a county that is not the
			 county in which the applicant resides, the applicant or his or her assistant,
			 who is acting in accordance with subsection 2 of NAC 293.440, shall correct the
			 address of the county clerk and pay any postage required to return the
			 application to the county in which the applicant resides.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State,
			 eff. 1-24-92; A 5-5-92; R072-06, 7-14-2006
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.5235
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.440 - Restrictions on alteration of application for registration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A county clerk, a field registrar, an
			 employee of a voter registration agency, a person assisting an applicant to
			 register to vote or any other person providing a form for the application to
			 register to vote to an elector for the purpose of registering to vote shall not
			 alter or deface a blank application form in any way other than by addressing
			 the form to the applicant and affixing postage.
2. Such an application must not be marked,
			 stamped, or partially or fully completed by anyone other than:
(a) An applicant who is attempting to
			 register to vote; or
(b) Another
			 person who is assisting the applicant after being requested by the applicant to
			 do so.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.445 - Submission by county clerk of plan for applications for upcoming year

Current through June 11, 2024
1. On or before December 31 of each year,
			 each county clerk shall submit to the Secretary of State for approval a plan
			 for the upcoming year which indicates the public locations at which
			 applications for registration by mail will be made available to the public. The
			 plan must include a description of the method to be used to monitor the supply
			 of forms at each such location.
2.
			 In addition, the plan must establish a procedure to account for each such form
			 by its control number at each public location and a procedure for controlling
			 the bulk distribution of the forms, including:
(a) The keeping of related records;
(b) The training of the persons who will be
			 distributing the forms; and
(c)
			 Plans for the contingent acquisition of forms in the event that the supply
			 becomes depleted.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › REGISTRATION OF VOTERS › Section 293.450 - Notice of incomplete application for registration by mail

Current through June 11, 2024
The
			 notice sent pursuant to NRS
			 NRS
			 293.5235 to an applicant for registration by
			 mail which informs him or her that the application is incomplete must:
1. Allow the applicant to provide the
			 information needed to complete the application; or
2. If the applicant is required to complete
			 and submit a new application, include an explanation to the applicant of the
			 reason why a new application is required and a new application form.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State,
			 eff. 1-24-92; A 6-28-94; R072-06, 7-14-2006
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.5235
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST › Section 293.454 - Establishment and maintenance of computerized database of registered voters (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R018-07, eff. 9-18-2008; R by
			 R011-23A,
			 eff. 9/18/2023
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST › Section 293.456 - Duties of county clerk

Current through June 11, 2024
Each county clerk shall:
1. Electronically enter into the database
			 established pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293.675 all information relating to voter
			 registration obtained by the county clerk at the time the information is
			 provided to the county clerk; and
2. For each person who is described in
			 subsection 2 of NRS
			 293.2725, indicate such fact in the statewide
			 voter registration list in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
			 State.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R018-07, eff. 9-18-2008; A by
			 R011-23A,
			 eff. 9/18/2023
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.675
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST › Section 293.458 - Electronic transfer of information to Secretary of State; certification; authorized access

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each county
			 clerk shall, at least once each business day, electronically enter the
			 information contained in the database established pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293.675 to the statewide voter registration
			 list. Each entry must comply with such technical requirements as may be
			 prescribed by the Secretary of State.
2. When a county clerk electronically enters
			 information to the statewide voter registration list pursuant to subsection 1,
			 the county clerk must certify that:
(a) The
			 information accurately reflects the information provided on the application to
			 preregister or register to vote and complies with relevant state and federal
			 law; and
(b) The county clerk has
			 complied with such applicable technical requirements for security as may be
			 prescribed by the Secretary of State to ensure the confidentiality of the
			 personally identifiable information entered pursuant to subsection
			 1.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST › Section 293.462 - Verification of information by Secretary of State

Current through June 11, 2024
On each business day, the
			 Secretary of State will check the contents of the statewide voter registration
			 list by:
1. Determining whether any
			 person is included as a registered voter in the statewide voter registration
			 list more than once.
2. For every
			 registered voter who submitted an application to register to vote on or after
			 January 1, 2006, comparing the driver's license number, identification card
			 number or last four digits of the social security number of the voter set forth
			 in the statewide voter registration list, if any, with the information in the
			 appropriate database of the Department.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R018-07, eff. 9-18-2008
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.675
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST › Section 293.464 - Comparison to vital statistics records to identify voters indicated as deceased

Current through June 11, 2024
1. On each business
			 day, the Secretary of State will compare the statewide voter registration list
			 to the vital statistics records maintained by the State Registrar of Vital
			 Statistics.
2. If the Secretary of
			 State determines from the comparison made pursuant to subsection 1 that a
			 registered voter is indicated as deceased in the vital statistics records:
(a) The Secretary of State will notify the
			 county clerk of the county in which the voter is registered to vote.
(b) Upon receipt of the notification
			 described in paragraph (a), the county clerk shall determine whether the
			 registered voter is deceased and, if so, indicate that the registration of the
			 voter is cancelled in the database established pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293.675 and in the statewide voter
			 registration list.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST › Section 293.466 - Correction of inaccurate or duplicative information; casting of provisional ballot in certain circumstances

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a county
			 clerk receives notice from the Secretary of State or another county clerk that
			 the statewide voter registration list contains information that is potentially
			 inaccurate, duplicative or otherwise requiring verification, the county clerk
			 shall, not later than 5 calendar days after receiving such notification, take
			 such action as is necessary to correct the information in the statewide voter
			 registration list and in the database established pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293.675.
2. If the county clerk is unable to obtain
			 the correct information relating to the voter that is described in subsection 1
			 before the day of an election, the voter must show such identification before
			 any ballot may be cast, except that a voter may cast a provisional ballot
			 pursuant to the provisions of
			 NRS
			 293.3081 to
			 293.3086, inclusive.
3. As used in this section, "provisional
			 ballot" has the meaning ascribed to it in
			 NRS
			 293.3078.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R018-07, eff. 9-18-2008; A by
			 R011-23A,
			 eff. 9/18/2023
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.675
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST › Section 293.468 - Recording of cancelled registration of voter

Current through June 11, 2024
If a county clerk is required to
			 cancel the registration of a person, the county clerk shall ensure that the
			 cancellation is recorded in the database established pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293.675 and in the statewide voter
			 registration list.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R018-07, eff. 9-18-2008; A by
			 R011-23A,
			 eff. 9/18/2023
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.675
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST › Section 293.472 - Record of official list of registered voters: Use to determine voter eligibility and validity of any provisional ballots cast; amendments list; preparation of registers, rosters and lists used at polling places

Current through June 11, 2024
1. At the close of business on the 19th
			 calendar day before a particular election, the Secretary of State will make a
			 record, to be used by each county clerk, of the official list of registered
			 voters in this State for that election.
2. The official list of registered voters
			 distributed pursuant to subsection 1:
(a)
			 Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, must be used to determine voter
			 eligibility and the validity of any provisional ballot cast pursuant to the
			 provisions of NRS
			 293.3081 to
			 293.3086, inclusive, in the
			 election; and
(b) May only be
			 amended by the Secretary of State or a county clerk under the following
			 circumstances:
(1) A court of competent
			 jurisdiction orders such amendment;
(2) A person registers to vote pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293.502 after the 19th calendar day before
			 the election;
(3) Pursuant to the
			 provisions of NAC
			 293.462 to
			 293.468, inclusive, or
			 293.476; or
(4) The clerk determines that the voter was
			 incorrectly omitted from the list of registered
			 voters.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST › Section 293.474 - Voting history: Format and contents

Current through June 11, 2024
Each county clerk shall submit to the
			 Secretary of State, not later than 45 business days after each primary or
			 general election, a voting history for each voter in the county who cast a
			 ballot in the election. The voting history must be in the format prescribed by
			 the Secretary of State and must indicate the dates on which and locations at
			 which each registered voter cast a ballot.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R018-07, eff. 9-18-2008
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.675
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST › Section 293.476 - Exclusion of confidential address; indication of request to withhold voter's address and telephone number

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Secretary of
			 State will not and the county clerks shall not include in the statewide voter
			 registration list the confidential address of a person for whom a fictitious
			 address has been issued pursuant to
			 NRS
			 217.462 to
			 217.471, inclusive, and who has
			 registered to vote pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293.5002.
2. If a registered voter submits to a county
			 clerk pursuant to NRS 293.558 a written request to
			 have the voter's address and telephone number withheld from the public, the
			 county clerk shall indicate such fact in the database established pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293.675 and in the statewide voter
			 registration list.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R018-07, eff. 9-18-2008; A by
			 R011-23A,
			 eff. 9/18/2023
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.675
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › RISK-LIMITING AUDITS OF ELECTION RESULTS › Section 293.485 - Deadlines for submitting and posting results of audits conducted beginning on January 1, 2024

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Not later than
			 15 days after completing a risk-limiting audit required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293.394, each county clerk shall submit the
			 results of the risk-limiting audit to the Secretary of State.
2. Not later than 10 days after receiving the
			 results of a risk-limiting audit from a county clerk pursuant to subsection 1,
			 the Secretary of State will post the results of the risk-limiting audit on the
			 Internet website of the Secretary of State.
Added to NAC
			 by Sec'y of State by
			 R110-21A,
			 2/28/2022, eff.
			 1/1/2024
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.394
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › COMPLAINTS ALLEGING VIOLATION OF TITLE III OF HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 › Section 293.500 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used
			 in NAC 293.500 to 293.560, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires,
			 the words and terms defined in NAC 293.505 and 293.510 have the meanings
			 ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R077-03, eff. 12-4-2003
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.4685
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › COMPLAINTS ALLEGING VIOLATION OF TITLE III OF HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 › Section 293.505 - "Complainant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Complainant" means a person who files a
			 complaint with the Secretary of State pursuant to NAC 293.515.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R077-03, eff. 12-4-2003
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.4685
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › COMPLAINTS ALLEGING VIOLATION OF TITLE III OF HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 › Section 293.510 - "Respondent" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Respondent" means a state or local election
			 official against whom a complaint is filed pursuant to NAC 293.515.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R077-03, eff. 12-4-2003
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.4685
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › COMPLAINTS ALLEGING VIOLATION OF TITLE III OF HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 › Section 293.515 - Filing; form; delivery of copy to respondents

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 person who believes that a violation of Title III of the Help America Vote Act
			 of 2002, Public Law
			 107-252,
			 42
			 U.S.C. §§
									15481 to
			 15502, inclusive, has
			 occurred, is occurring or is about to occur may file a complaint with the
			 Office of the Secretary of State.
2. A complaint filed pursuant to subsection 1
			 must:
(a) Be in writing, notarized and signed
			 and sworn by the complainant. If the Secretary of State prescribes a form for
			 the complaint, the complaint must be filed on that form.
(b) Provide the name of each respondent and a
			 concise statement of the facts of the alleged violation of
			 42
			 U.S.C. §§
										15481 to
			 15502,
			 inclusive.
(c) Be filed in the
			 Office of the Secretary of State in Carson City:
(1) Not later than 60 days after the
			 occurrence of the action or event that forms the basis for the complaint or for
			 the belief of the complainant that a violation of
			 42
			 U.S.C. §§
											15481 to
			 15502, inclusive, is
			 about to occur; or
(2) Not later
			 than 60 days after the complainant knew or, with the exercise of reasonable
			 diligence, should have known of the action or event that forms the basis for
			 the complaint or for the belief of the complainant that a violation of
			 42
			 U.S.C. §§
											15481 to
			 15502, inclusive, is
			 about to occur, whichever is later.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › COMPLAINTS ALLEGING VIOLATION OF TITLE III OF HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 › Section 293.520 - Review; dismissal and refiling

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Secretary of
			 State or a designee thereof will review each complaint filed pursuant to NAC
			 293.515 to determine whether the complaint:
(a) States a violation of
			 42
			 U.S.C. §§
										15481 to
			 15502, inclusive;
			 and
(b) Complies with the
			 requirements of NAC 293.515.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › COMPLAINTS ALLEGING VIOLATION OF TITLE III OF HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 › Section 293.525 - Consolidation; official record

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Secretary of
			 State may consolidate complaints filed pursuant to NAC 293.515 if the
			 complaints relate to the same action or event or raise a common question of law
			 or fact. The Secretary of State will notify all interested parties if two or
			 more complaints have been consolidated.
2. The Secretary of State will compile and
			 maintain an official record in connection with each complaint filed pursuant to
			 NAC 293.515.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R077-03, eff. 12-4-2003
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.4685
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › COMPLAINTS ALLEGING VIOLATION OF TITLE III OF HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 › Section 293.530 - Hearing: Request; date; notice; nature

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 complainant may request in a complaint filed pursuant to NAC 293.515 that the
			 Secretary of State hold a hearing on the complaint.
2. If a complainant requests a hearing in
			 accordance with subsection 1, the Secretary of State or a designee thereof will
			 conduct a hearing on the complaint, unless the complaint is dismissed pursuant
			 to NAC 293.520. The hearing will be held not sooner than 10 days but not later
			 than 30 days after a request for a hearing has been made in accordance with
			 subsection 1.
3. The Secretary of
			 State will provide notice of the date, time and place of the hearing at least
			 10 business days before the hearing:
(a) By
			 mailing a copy of the notice to the complainant, each respondent and any
			 interested person who has requested in writing to be advised of the
			 hearing;
(b) By posting a copy of
			 the notice in a prominent place at the Office of the Secretary of State that is
			 available to the general public; and
(c) By posting a copy of the notice on the
			 website of the Secretary of State.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › COMPLAINTS ALLEGING VIOLATION OF TITLE III OF HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 › Section 293.540 - Review and determination when no hearing requested

Current through June 11, 2024
If a complainant has not
			 requested a hearing on a complaint filed pursuant to NAC 293.515, the Secretary
			 of State or a designee thereof will review the complaint and any accompanying
			 record and determine whether, by a preponderance of the evidence, a violation
			 of 42 U.S.C. §§
									15481 to
			 15502, inclusive, has
			 occurred, is occurring or is about to occur. If the Secretary of State is a
			 respondent in the complaint, the Secretary of State will appoint an independent
			 professionally qualified person to act as the designee pursuant to this
			 section.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R077-03, eff. 12-4-2003
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.4685
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › COMPLAINTS ALLEGING VIOLATION OF TITLE III OF HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 › Section 293.545 - Remedial action or dismissal; issuance of final determination

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the Secretary of State or a designee
			 thereof, whether acting as a hearing officer pursuant to NAC 293.535 or
			 reviewing a complaint pursuant to NAC 293.540, determines that a violation of
			 42
			 U.S.C. §§
									15481 to
			 15502, inclusive, has
			 occurred, is occurring or is about to occur, the Secretary of State or the
			 designee will provide the appropriate remedy, including, without limitation, an
			 order to a respondent commanding the respondent to take specified action or
			 prohibiting the respondent from taking specified action, with respect to a past
			 or future election. Such a remedy will not include an award of money damages or
			 attorney's fees.
2. If the
			 Secretary of State or the designee, whether acting as a hearing officer
			 pursuant to NAC 293.535 or reviewing a complaint pursuant to NAC 293.540,
			 determines that a violation of
			 42
			 U.S.C. §§
									15481 to
			 15502, inclusive, has
			 not occurred, is not occurring or is not about to occur, the Secretary of State
			 or the designee will dismiss the complaint.
3. The Secretary of State or the designee
			 will issue a final determination on a complaint made pursuant to subsection 1
			 or 2 in writing. The final determination will include an explanation of the
			 reasons for the determination and, if applicable, the remedy
			 selected.
4. Except as otherwise
			 provided in NAC 293.550, a final determination of the Secretary of State or the
			 designee on a complaint will be issued within 90 days after the complaint is
			 filed, unless the complainant consents in writing to an extension. The final
			 determination will be:
(a) Mailed to the
			 complainant, each respondent and any interested person who has requested in
			 writing to be advised of the final determination;
(b) Posted on the website of the Secretary of
			 State; and
(c) Made available by
			 the Secretary of State, upon request, to any interested person.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › COMPLAINTS ALLEGING VIOLATION OF TITLE III OF HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 › Section 293.550 - Proceedings for alternative dispute resolution

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If
			 the Secretary of State or a designee thereof does not render a final
			 determination on a complaint filed pursuant to NAC 293.515 within 90 days after
			 the complaint is filed, or within any extension period to which the complainant
			 has consented, the Secretary of State will, on or before the fifth business day
			 after the final determination was due to be issued, initiate proceedings for
			 alternative dispute resolution by:
(a)
			 Retaining an independent, professionally qualified person to act as an
			 arbitrator, if the complainant consents in writing to his or her appointment as
			 the arbitrator at the time of the appointment; or
(b) Designating in writing to the complainant
			 the name of an arbitrator to serve on an arbitration panel to resolve the
			 complaint. If proceedings for alternative dispute resolution are initiated
			 pursuant to this paragraph, not later than 3 business days after the
			 complainant receives such a designation from the Secretary of State, the
			 complainant shall designate in writing to the Secretary of State the name of a
			 second arbitrator. Not later than 3 business days after such a designation by
			 the complainant, the two arbitrators so designated shall select a third
			 arbitrator to complete the panel.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › COMPLAINTS ALLEGING VIOLATION OF TITLE III OF HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 › Section 293.555 - Final determination or resolution not subject to appeal

Current through June 11, 2024
A final
			 determination of the Secretary of State or a designee thereof pursuant to NAC
			 293.535, 293.540 or 293.545 or the final resolution of an arbitrator or
			 arbitration panel pursuant to NAC 293.550 is not subject to appeal in any state
			 or federal court.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R077-03, eff. 12-4-2003
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.4685
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › COMPLAINTS ALLEGING VIOLATION OF TITLE III OF HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 › Section 293.560 - Assistance in using procedures

Current through June 11, 2024
The Secretary of State will make reasonable
			 accommodations to assist persons in using the procedures set forth in NAC
			 293.500 to 293.560, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R077-03, eff. 12-4-2003
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.4685
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.010 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Ballot marking device" means a device which allows a registered voter to mark a paper ballot which is subsequently counted on an electronic tabulator, counting device or computer.
2. "Firmware" means programming instructions that are stored in a read-only memory format within a mechanical recording device rather than being implemented through software.
3. "Mechanical recording device" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 293B.032.
4. "Mechanical voting system" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 293B.033.
5. "Results cartridge" means an elections media cartridge or memory device which contains the electronically recorded ballots cast during the election and from which the ballots are tabulated.
6. "Voter verifiable paper audit trail printer" or "VVPAT" means the device attached to a mechanical recording device and the paper it prints to record all votes cast by a voter for any and all candidates and for or against any and all measures, enabling that voter to visually verify that the mechanical voting system accurately recorded the votes of the voter.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
			 State, eff. 2-28-90; A by R072-06, 7-14-2006; R163-07, 12-4-2007; A by
			 R111-21A,
			 eff. 2/28/2022;	A by R012-23A, eff. 9/18/2023
NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.3677
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.012 - Provision of report from Secretary of State setting forth official title for each race; required use of official title

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Not later
		  than 180 days before each election, the Secretary of State will prepare and
		  send to each county clerk of a county that will use a mechanical voting system
		  for the election a report that sets forth the official title for each race that
		  will be on the ballot.
2. The
		  county clerk shall ensure that the mechanical voting system used in the county
		  uses the official title set forth in the report described in subsection 1 for
		  each race that is on the ballot.
Added to NAC by
			 by Sec'y of State by
			 R112-21A,
			 eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.250,
			 293B.105
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.015 - Vote adjudication board: Authorized creation; members; duties

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The county clerk may create a vote
		  adjudication board and appoint its members. If practicable, the members must be
		  of different political parties. The same person may be appointed to more than
		  one board or perform additional functions as an election board
		  officer.
2. A vote adjudication
		  board shall resolve the intent of a voter in casting his or her ballot if the
		  voter's selection in relation to a particular race or ballot question cannot be
		  determined using a mechanical device or other electronic means.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R096-21A,
			 eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.3677,
			 293B.360
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.017 - Ballot duplicating board: Authorized creation; members; duties

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The county clerk may create a ballot duplicating board and appoint its members. If practicable, the members must be of different political parties. The same person may be appointed to more than one board or perform additional functions as an election board officer.
2. The ballot duplicating board must duplicate a ballot and the duplicate ballot must be counted in place of the ballot if:
(a) The ballot is damaged or defective such that it cannot be read by a mechanical recording device or other electronic means; or
(b) The ballot is received through the system of approved electronic transmission established pursuant to NRS 293D.200.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.020 - Preparation and maintenance of documentary record

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
		  county using a mechanical voting system shall prepare and maintain a
		  documentary record of each step in the operation of its equipment for
		  processing ballots and in its process for tabulating votes. The record must
		  include the following events:
(a) Initiation
		  of the program for counting ballots;
(b) Clearing totals;
(c) Tests of logic and accuracy;
(d) Failures of hardware;
(e) Repairs of hardware, including tests of
		  accuracy after the completion of repairs; and
(f) Crashes and restarts of the
		  system.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.022 - Maintenance of documentary record for mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device and other voting equipment; inspection; seals

Current through June 11, 2024
1. For any mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device and other voting equipment in the custody of a county or city, including, without limitation, central counting equipment, precinct scanners, electronic rosters, direct recording equipment, voting machines and ballot marking devices, each county clerk and city clerk shall maintain in permanent ink a written documentary record of:
(a) Any transport of a mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device or other voting equipment between parties, including, without limitation, documentation of seals, chain-of-custody access logs and any other related information;
(b) The uninterrupted chain of custody of each mechanical voting system and mechanical voting device and all other voting equipment in the custody of the county or city, which must span the entire time the mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device or voting equipment has been in the custody of the county or city, as applicable; and
(c) The serial numbers of each mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device and other voting equipment that is repaired or replaced, including, without limitation:
(1) The date the mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device or other voting equipment was sent for repairs or replacement; and
(2) A description of the repairs or the serial number of the replacement mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device or other voting equipment, as applicable.