14 | | - | Existing law authorizes an Indian tribe to submit a request for the establishment |
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15 | | - | within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony of: (1) a polling |
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16 | | - | place, a ballot drop box, or both, for the day of a primary election, presidential |
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17 | | - | preference primary election or general election; and (2) a temporary branch polling |
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18 | | - | place for early voting. A county clerk or city clerk is not required to establish a |
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19 | | - | polling place or ballot drop box if the county or city clerk establishes a temporary |
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20 | | - | branch polling place for early voting. (NRS 293.2733, 293.3572, 293C.2675, |
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21 | | - | 293C.3572) Sections 1 and 3 of this bill require a county clerk and city clerk, |
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22 | | - | respectively, to establish a polling place and ballot drop box within the boundaries |
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23 | | - | of an Indian reservation or Indian colony unless an Indian tribe: (1) elects not to |
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24 | | - | have the polling place and ballot drop box established by submitting notice to the |
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25 | | - | county clerk or city clerk; or (2) does not provide certain information relating to the |
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26 | | - | establishment of the polling place and ballot drop box. Sections 2 and 4 of this bill |
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27 | | - | require a county clerk and city clerk, respectively, to also establish a temporary |
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28 | | - | branch polling place for early voting and ballot drop box within the boundaries of |
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29 | | - | an Indian reservation or Indian colony unless an Indian tribe: (1) elects not to have |
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30 | | - | the temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box established by submitting |
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31 | | - | notice to the county clerk or city clerk; or (2) does not provide certain information |
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32 | | - | relating to the establishment of the temporary branch polling place and ballot drop |
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33 | | - | box. |
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34 | | - | Sections 1 and 2 also authorize a county clerk to establish additional polling |
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35 | | - | places, ballot drop boxes and temporary branch polling places within the |
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36 | | - | boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony upon the request of an Indian |
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37 | | - | tribe. |
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38 | | - | Sections 1-4 set forth the dates by which an Indian tribe must submit a request |
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39 | | - | to elect not to have a polling place, ballot drop box and temporary branch polling |
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40 | | - | place established. |
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| 34 | + | Existing law authorizes an Indian tribe to submit a request for the establishment 1 |
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| 35 | + | within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony of: (1) a polling 2 |
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| 36 | + | place, a ballot drop box, or both, for the day of a primary election, presidential 3 |
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| 37 | + | preference primary election or general election; and (2) a temporary branch polling 4 |
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| 38 | + | place for early voting. A county clerk or city clerk is not required to establish a 5 |
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| 39 | + | polling place or ballot drop box if the county or city clerk establishes a temporary 6 |
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| 40 | + | branch polling place for early voting. (NRS 293.2733, 293.3572, 293C.2675, 7 |
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| 41 | + | 293C.3572) Sections 1 and 3 of this bill require a county clerk and city clerk, 8 |
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| 42 | + | respectively, to establish a polling place and ballot drop box within the boundaries 9 |
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| 43 | + | of an Indian reservation or Indian colony unless an Indian tribe: (1) elects not to 10 |
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| 44 | + | have the polling place and ballot drop box established by submitting notice to the 11 |
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| 45 | + | county clerk or city clerk; or (2) does not provide certain information relating to the 12 |
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| 46 | + | establishment of the polling place and ballot drop box. Sections 2 and 4 of this bill 13 |
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| 47 | + | require a county clerk and city clerk, respectively, to also establish a temporary 14 |
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| 48 | + | branch polling place for early voting and ballot drop box within the boundaries of 15 |
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| 49 | + | an Indian reservation or Indian colony unless an Indian tribe: (1) elects not to have 16 |
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| 50 | + | the temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box established by submitting 17 |
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| 51 | + | notice to the county clerk or city clerk; or (2) does not provide certain information 18 |
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| 52 | + | relating to the establishment of the temporary branch polling place and ballot drop 19 |
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| 53 | + | box. 20 |
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| 54 | + | – 2 – |
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48 | | - | Section 1. NRS 293.2733 is hereby amended to read as |
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49 | | - | follows: |
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50 | | - | 293.2733 1. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is |
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51 | | - | located in whole or in part within a county, [the Indian tribe may |
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52 | | - | submit a request to] the county clerk [for the establishment] : |
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53 | | - | – 2 – |
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54 | | - | |
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55 | | - | |
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56 | | - | - 82nd Session (2023) |
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57 | | - | (a) Shall, except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 5, |
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58 | | - | establish within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian |
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59 | | - | colony at a location approved by the Indian tribe for the day of a |
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60 | | - | primary election, presidential preference primary election or general |
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61 | | - | election [of: |
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62 | | - | (a) A polling place; |
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63 | | - | (b) A ballot drop box; or |
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64 | | - | (c) Both] a polling place and a ballot drop box [.] ; and |
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65 | | - | (b) May establish additional polling places or ballot drop |
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66 | | - | boxes, or both, within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or |
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67 | | - | Indian colony for the day of a primary election, presidential |
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68 | | - | preference primary election or general election upon the request |
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69 | | - | of an Indian tribe submitted not later than the dates set forth in |
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70 | | - | subsection 2 to elect not to have a polling place and ballot drop |
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71 | | - | box established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or |
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72 | | - | Indian colony. |
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73 | | - | 2. [A request for the establishment of] An Indian tribe may |
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74 | | - | elect not to have a polling place [, a] and ballot drop box [or both a |
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75 | | - | polling place and a ballot drop box] established within the |
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76 | | - | boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony for the day of a |
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77 | | - | primary election, presidential preference primary election or general |
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78 | | - | election [: |
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79 | | - | (a) Must be submitted] by submitting notice to the county clerk |
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80 | | - | [by the Indian tribe] on or before: |
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81 | | - | [(1)] (a) If the [request] notice is for a primary election, |
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82 | | - | [March 1] January 15 of the year in which the primary election is to |
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83 | | - | be held. |
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84 | | - | [(2)] (b) If the [request] notice is for a presidential |
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85 | | - | preference primary election, [the first Friday in November] |
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86 | | - | September 15 of the year immediately preceding the year of the |
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87 | | - | presidential preference primary election. |
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88 | | - | [(3)] (c) If the [request] notice is for a general election, |
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89 | | - | [August 1] June 15 of the year in which the general election is to be |
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90 | | - | held. |
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91 | | - | [(b) May include one or more proposed locations within the |
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92 | | - | boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the polling |
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93 | | - | place or ballot drop box.] |
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94 | | - | 3. Any [proposed] location of a polling place or ballot drop |
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95 | | - | box established pursuant to subsection 1 must satisfy the criteria |
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96 | | - | the county clerk uses for the establishment of any other polling |
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97 | | - | place [or] and ballot drop box, as applicable. |
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98 | | - | [3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the |
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99 | | - | county clerk receives a request that satisfies the requirements set |
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| 70 | + | Section 1. NRS 293.2733 is hereby amended to read as 1 |
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| 71 | + | follows: 2 |
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| 72 | + | 293.2733 1. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is 3 |
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| 73 | + | located in whole or in part within a county, [the Indian tribe may 4 |
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| 74 | + | submit a request to] the county clerk [for the establishment] : 5 |
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| 75 | + | (a) Shall, except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 5, 6 |
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| 76 | + | establish within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian 7 |
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| 77 | + | colony at a location approved by the Indian tribe for the day of a 8 |
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| 78 | + | primary election, presidential preference primary election or general 9 |
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| 79 | + | election [of: 10 |
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| 80 | + | (a) A polling place; 11 |
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| 81 | + | (b) A ballot drop box; or 12 |
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| 82 | + | (c) Both] a polling place and a ballot drop box [.] ; and 13 |
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| 83 | + | (b) May establish additional polling places or ballot drop 14 |
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| 84 | + | boxes, or both, within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or 15 |
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| 85 | + | Indian colony for the day of a primary election, presidential 16 |
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| 86 | + | preference primary election or general election upon the request 17 |
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| 87 | + | of an Indian tribe submitted not later than the dates set forth in 18 |
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| 88 | + | subsection 2 to elect not to have a polling place and ballot drop 19 |
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| 89 | + | box established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or 20 |
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| 90 | + | Indian colony. 21 |
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| 91 | + | 2. [A request for the establishment of] An Indian tribe may 22 |
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| 92 | + | elect not to have a polling place [, a] and ballot drop box [or both a 23 |
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| 93 | + | polling place and a ballot drop box] established within the 24 |
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| 94 | + | boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony for the day of a 25 |
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| 95 | + | primary election, presidential preference primary election or general 26 |
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| 96 | + | election [: 27 |
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| 97 | + | (a) Must be submitted] by submitting notice to the county clerk 28 |
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| 98 | + | [by the Indian tribe] on or before: 29 |
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| 99 | + | [(1)] (a) If the [request] notice is for a primary election, 30 |
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| 100 | + | [March 1] January 15 of the year in which the primary election is to 31 |
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| 101 | + | be held. 32 |
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| 102 | + | [(2)] (b) If the [request] notice is for a presidential 33 |
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| 103 | + | preference primary election, [the first Friday in November] 34 |
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104 | | - | forth in subsection 2, the county clerk must establish at least one |
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105 | | - | polling place or ballot box, as applicable, within the boundaries of |
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106 | | - | the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a location or locations, as |
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107 | | - | applicable, approved by the Indian tribe for the day of a primary |
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108 | | - | election, presidential preference primary election or general |
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109 | | - | election. The county clerk is not required to establish a polling place |
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110 | | - | within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony for |
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111 | | - | the day of a primary election, presidential preference primary |
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112 | | - | election or general election if the county clerk established a |
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113 | | - | temporary branch polling place for early voting pursuant to NRS |
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114 | | - | 293.3572 within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian |
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115 | | - | colony for the same election.] |
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116 | | - | 4. [If the county clerk establishes one or more polling places or |
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117 | | - | ballot drop boxes within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or |
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118 | | - | Indian colony pursuant to subsection 3 for the day of a primary |
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119 | | - | election, presidential preference primary election or general |
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120 | | - | election, the] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the |
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121 | | - | county clerk must continue to establish one [or more] polling |
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122 | | - | [places or] place and ballot drop [boxes] box within the boundaries |
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123 | | - | of the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a location [or locations] |
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124 | | - | approved by the Indian tribe for the day of any future primary |
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125 | | - | election, presidential preference primary election or general election |
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126 | | - | unless otherwise [requested] notified by the Indian tribe [.] |
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127 | | - | pursuant to subsection 2. |
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128 | | - | 5. Not later than the dates set forth in subsection 2 to elect |
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129 | | - | not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within |
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130 | | - | the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony, an |
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131 | | - | Indian tribe that elects to have a polling place and ballot drop box |
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132 | | - | established must submit to the county clerk and the tribal liaison |
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133 | | - | designated by the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to |
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134 | | - | NRS 233A.260: |
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135 | | - | (a) The location for the polling place and ballot drop box and |
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136 | | - | whether the location will have only a polling place or ballot drop |
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137 | | - | box or both a polling place and ballot drop box; |
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138 | | - | (b) Whether the Indian tribe will select registered voters to be |
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139 | | - | appointed to act as election board officers to staff the polling place |
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140 | | - | within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony; |
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141 | | - | and |
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142 | | - | (c) The proposed days and hours for the operation of the |
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143 | | - | polling place. |
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144 | | - | If an Indian tribe does not submit the information required |
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145 | | - | pursuant to this subsection, the Indian tribe shall be deemed to |
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146 | | - | have elected not to have a polling place and ballot drop box |
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| 107 | + | - *SB 327 _R3 * |
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| 108 | + | September 15 of the year immediately preceding the year of the 1 |
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| 109 | + | presidential preference primary election. 2 |
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| 110 | + | [(3)] (c) If the [request] notice is for a general election, 3 |
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| 111 | + | [August 1] June 15 of the year in which the general election is to be 4 |
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| 112 | + | held. 5 |
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| 113 | + | [(b) May include one or more proposed locations within the 6 |
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| 114 | + | boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the polling 7 |
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| 115 | + | place or ballot drop box.] 8 |
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| 116 | + | 3. Any [proposed] location of a polling place or ballot drop 9 |
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| 117 | + | box established pursuant to subsection 1 must satisfy the criteria 10 |
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| 118 | + | the county clerk uses for the establishment of any other polling 11 |
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| 119 | + | place [or] and ballot drop box, as applicable. 12 |
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| 120 | + | [3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the 13 |
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| 121 | + | county clerk receives a request that satisfies the requirements set 14 |
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| 122 | + | forth in subsection 2, the county clerk must establish at least one 15 |
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| 123 | + | polling place or ballot box, as applicable, within the boundaries of 16 |
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| 124 | + | the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a location or locations, as 17 |
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| 125 | + | applicable, approved by the Indian tribe for the day of a primary 18 |
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| 126 | + | election, presidential preference primary election or general 19 |
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| 127 | + | election. The county clerk is not required to establish a polling place 20 |
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| 128 | + | within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony for 21 |
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| 129 | + | the day of a primary election, presidential preference primary 22 |
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| 130 | + | election or general election if the county clerk established a 23 |
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| 131 | + | temporary branch polling place for early voting pursuant to NRS 24 |
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| 132 | + | 293.3572 within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian 25 |
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| 133 | + | colony for the same election.] 26 |
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| 134 | + | 4. [If the county clerk establishes one or more polling places or 27 |
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| 135 | + | ballot drop boxes within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or 28 |
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| 136 | + | Indian colony pursuant to subsection 3 for the day of a primary 29 |
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| 137 | + | election, presidential preference primary election or general 30 |
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| 138 | + | election, the] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the 31 |
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| 139 | + | county clerk must continue to establish one [or more] polling 32 |
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| 140 | + | [places or] place and ballot drop [boxes] box within the boundaries 33 |
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| 141 | + | of the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a location [or locations] 34 |
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| 142 | + | approved by the Indian tribe for the day of any future primary 35 |
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| 143 | + | election, presidential preference primary election or general election 36 |
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| 144 | + | unless otherwise [requested] notified by the Indian tribe [.] 37 |
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| 145 | + | pursuant to subsection 2. 38 |
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| 146 | + | 5. Not later than the dates set forth in subsection 2 to elect 39 |
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| 147 | + | not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within 40 |
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| 148 | + | the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony, an 41 |
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| 149 | + | Indian tribe that elects to have a polling place and ballot drop box 42 |
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| 150 | + | established must submit to the county clerk and the tribal liaison 43 |
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| 151 | + | designated by the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to 44 |
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| 152 | + | NRS 233A.260: 45 |
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150 | | - | - 82nd Session (2023) |
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151 | | - | established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or |
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152 | | - | Indian colony. |
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153 | | - | Sec. 2. NRS 293.3572 is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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154 | | - | 293.3572 1. In addition to permanent polling places for early |
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155 | | - | voting, [except as otherwise provided in subsection 4,] the county |
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156 | | - | clerk may establish temporary branch polling places for early voting |
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157 | | - | which may include, without limitation, the clerk’s office pursuant to |
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158 | | - | NRS 293.3561. |
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159 | | - | 2. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is located in whole |
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160 | | - | or in part within a county, the [Indian tribe may submit a request to |
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161 | | - | the] county clerk [for the establishment of] : |
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162 | | - | (a) Shall, except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 6, |
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163 | | - | establish a temporary branch polling place for early voting and a |
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164 | | - | ballot drop box at a location approved by the Indian tribe within |
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165 | | - | the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony [.] ; and |
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166 | | - | (b) May establish additional temporary branch polling places |
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167 | | - | for early voting or ballot drop boxes, or both, within the |
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168 | | - | boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony upon the |
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169 | | - | request of an Indian tribe submitted not later than the dates set |
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170 | | - | forth in subsection 3 to elect not to have a polling place and ballot |
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171 | | - | drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian |
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172 | | - | reservation or Indian colony. |
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173 | | - | 3. [A request for the establishment of] An Indian tribe may |
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174 | | - | elect not to have a temporary branch polling place for early voting |
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175 | | - | and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian |
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176 | | - | reservation or Indian colony [: |
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177 | | - | (a) Must be submitted] by submitting notice to the county clerk |
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178 | | - | [by the Indian tribe] on or before: |
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179 | | - | [(1)] (a) If the [request] notice is for a primary election, |
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180 | | - | [March 1] January 15 of the year in which the general election is to |
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181 | | - | be held. |
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182 | | - | [(2)] (b) If the [request] notice is for a presidential |
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183 | | - | preference primary election, [the first Friday in November] |
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184 | | - | September 15 of the year immediately preceding the year of the |
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185 | | - | presidential preference primary election. |
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186 | | - | [(3)] (c) If the [request] notice is for a general election, |
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187 | | - | [August 1] June 15 of the year in which the general election is to be |
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188 | | - | held. |
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189 | | - | [(b) May include one or more proposed locations within the |
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190 | | - | boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the |
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191 | | - | temporary branch polling place and proposed hours of operation |
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192 | | - | thereof.] |
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| 156 | + | - *SB 327 _R3 * |
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| 157 | + | (a) The location for the polling place and ballot drop box and 1 |
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| 158 | + | whether the location will have only a polling place or ballot drop 2 |
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| 159 | + | box or both a polling place and ballot drop box; 3 |
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| 160 | + | (b) Whether the Indian tribe will select registered voters to be 4 |
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| 161 | + | appointed to act as election board officers to staff the polling place 5 |
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| 162 | + | within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony; 6 |
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| 163 | + | and 7 |
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| 164 | + | (c) The proposed days and hours for the operation of the 8 |
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| 165 | + | polling place. 9 |
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| 166 | + | If an Indian tribe does not submit the information required 10 |
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| 167 | + | pursuant to this subsection, the Indian tribe shall be deemed to 11 |
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| 168 | + | have elected not to have a polling place and ballot drop box 12 |
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| 169 | + | established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or 13 |
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| 170 | + | Indian colony. 14 |
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| 171 | + | Sec. 2. NRS 293.3572 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15 |
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| 172 | + | 293.3572 1. In addition to permanent polling places for early 16 |
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| 173 | + | voting, [except as otherwise provided in subsection 4,] the county 17 |
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| 174 | + | clerk may establish temporary branch polling places for early voting 18 |
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| 175 | + | which may include, without limitation, the clerk’s office pursuant to 19 |
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| 176 | + | NRS 293.3561. 20 |
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| 177 | + | 2. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is located in whole 21 |
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| 178 | + | or in part within a county, the [Indian tribe may submit a request to 22 |
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| 179 | + | the] county clerk [for the establishment of] : 23 |
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| 180 | + | (a) Shall, except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 6, 24 |
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| 181 | + | establish a temporary branch polling place for early voting and a 25 |
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| 182 | + | ballot drop box at a location approved by the Indian tribe within 26 |
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| 183 | + | the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony [.] ; and 27 |
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| 184 | + | (b) May establish additional temporary branch polling places 28 |
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| 185 | + | for early voting or ballot drop boxes, or both, within the 29 |
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| 186 | + | boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony upon the 30 |
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| 187 | + | request of an Indian tribe submitted not later than the dates set 31 |
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| 188 | + | forth in subsection 3 to elect not to have a polling place and ballot 32 |
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| 189 | + | drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian 33 |
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| 190 | + | reservation or Indian colony. 34 |
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| 191 | + | 3. [A request for the establishment of] An Indian tribe may 35 |
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| 192 | + | elect not to have a temporary branch polling place for early voting 36 |
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| 193 | + | and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian 37 |
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| 194 | + | reservation or Indian colony [: 38 |
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| 195 | + | (a) Must be submitted] by submitting notice to the county clerk 39 |
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| 196 | + | [by the Indian tribe] on or before: 40 |
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| 197 | + | [(1)] (a) If the [request] notice is for a primary election, 41 |
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| 198 | + | [March 1] January 15 of the year in which the general election is to 42 |
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| 199 | + | be held. 43 |
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| 200 | + | [(2)] (b) If the [request] notice is for a presidential 44 |
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| 201 | + | preference primary election, [the first Friday in November] 45 |
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197 | | - | 4. Any [proposed] location of a temporary branch polling |
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198 | | - | place for early voting or ballot drop box established pursuant to |
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199 | | - | subsection 2 must satisfy the criteria established by the county clerk |
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200 | | - | for the selection of temporary branch polling places and ballot drop |
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201 | | - | boxes pursuant to NRS 293.3561. |
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202 | | - | [4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the |
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203 | | - | county clerk receives a request that satisfies the requirements set |
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204 | | - | forth in subsection 3, the county clerk must establish at least one |
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205 | | - | temporary branch polling place for early voting within the |
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206 | | - | boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony. The location |
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207 | | - | and hours of operation of such a temporary branch polling place for |
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208 | | - | early voting must be approved by the Indian tribe. The county clerk |
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209 | | - | is not required to establish a temporary branch polling place within |
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210 | | - | the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony if the |
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211 | | - | county clerk determines that it is not logistically feasible to establish |
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212 | | - | a temporary branch polling place within the boundaries of the Indian |
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213 | | - | reservation or Indian colony.] |
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214 | | - | 5. [If the county clerk establishes one or more temporary |
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215 | | - | branch polling places within the boundaries of an Indian reservation |
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216 | | - | or Indian colony pursuant to subsection 4 for early voting, the] |
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217 | | - | Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the county clerk |
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218 | | - | must continue to establish one [or more] temporary branch polling |
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219 | | - | [places] place and ballot drop box within the boundaries of the |
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220 | | - | Indian reservation or Indian colony at a location [or locations] |
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221 | | - | approved by the Indian tribe for early voting in future elections |
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222 | | - | unless otherwise [requested] notified by the Indian tribe [.] |
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223 | | - | pursuant to subsection 3. |
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224 | | - | 6. Not later than the dates set forth in subsection 3 to elect |
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225 | | - | not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within |
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226 | | - | the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony, an |
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227 | | - | Indian tribe that elects to have a temporary branch polling place |
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228 | | - | and ballot drop box established must submit to the county clerk |
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229 | | - | and the tribal liaison designated by the Office of the Secretary of |
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230 | | - | State pursuant to NRS 233A.260: |
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231 | | - | (a) The location for the temporary branch polling place and |
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232 | | - | ballot drop box and whether the location will have only a |
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233 | | - | temporary branch polling place or ballot drop box or both a |
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234 | | - | temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box; |
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235 | | - | (b) Whether the Indian tribe will select registered voters to be |
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236 | | - | appointed to act as election board officers to staff the temporary |
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237 | | - | branch polling place within the boundaries of the Indian |
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238 | | - | reservation or Indian colony; and |
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| 206 | + | September 15 of the year immediately preceding the year of the 1 |
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| 207 | + | presidential preference primary election. 2 |
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| 208 | + | [(3)] (c) If the [request] notice is for a general election, 3 |
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| 209 | + | [August 1] June 15 of the year in which the general election is to be 4 |
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| 210 | + | held. 5 |
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| 211 | + | [(b) May include one or more proposed locations within the 6 |
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| 212 | + | boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the 7 |
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| 213 | + | temporary branch polling place and proposed hours of operation 8 |
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| 214 | + | thereof.] 9 |
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| 215 | + | 4. Any [proposed] location of a temporary branch polling 10 |
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| 216 | + | place for early voting or ballot drop box established pursuant to 11 |
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| 217 | + | subsection 2 must satisfy the criteria established by the county clerk 12 |
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| 218 | + | for the selection of temporary branch polling places and ballot drop 13 |
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| 219 | + | boxes pursuant to NRS 293.3561. 14 |
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| 220 | + | [4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the 15 |
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| 221 | + | county clerk receives a request that satisfies the requirements set 16 |
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| 222 | + | forth in subsection 3, the county clerk must establish at least one 17 |
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| 223 | + | temporary branch polling place for early voting within the 18 |
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| 224 | + | boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony. The location 19 |
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| 225 | + | and hours of operation of such a temporary branch polling place for 20 |
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| 226 | + | early voting must be approved by the Indian tribe. The county clerk 21 |
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| 227 | + | is not required to establish a temporary branch polling place within 22 |
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| 228 | + | the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony if the 23 |
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| 229 | + | county clerk determines that it is not logistically feasible to establish 24 |
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| 230 | + | a temporary branch polling place within the boundaries of the Indian 25 |
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| 231 | + | reservation or Indian colony.] 26 |
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| 232 | + | 5. [If the county clerk establishes one or more temporary 27 |
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| 233 | + | branch polling places within the boundaries of an Indian reservation 28 |
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| 234 | + | or Indian colony pursuant to subsection 4 for early voting, the] 29 |
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| 235 | + | Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the county clerk 30 |
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| 236 | + | must continue to establish one [or more] temporary branch polling 31 |
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| 237 | + | [places] place and ballot drop box within the boundaries of the 32 |
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| 238 | + | Indian reservation or Indian colony at a location [or locations] 33 |
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| 239 | + | approved by the Indian tribe for early voting in future elections 34 |
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| 240 | + | unless otherwise [requested] notified by the Indian tribe [.] 35 |
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| 241 | + | pursuant to subsection 3. 36 |
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| 242 | + | 6. Not later than the dates set forth in subsection 3 to elect 37 |
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| 243 | + | not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within 38 |
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| 244 | + | the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony, an 39 |
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| 245 | + | Indian tribe that elects to have a temporary branch polling place 40 |
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| 246 | + | and ballot drop box established must submit to the county clerk 41 |
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| 247 | + | and the tribal liaison designated by the Office of the Secretary of 42 |
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| 248 | + | State pursuant to NRS 233A.260: 43 |
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| 249 | + | (a) The location for the temporary branch polling place and 44 |
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| 250 | + | ballot drop box and whether the location will have only a 45 |
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243 | | - | (c) The proposed days and hours for the operation of the |
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244 | | - | temporary branch polling place. |
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245 | | - | If an Indian tribe does not submit the information required |
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246 | | - | pursuant to this subsection, the Indian tribe shall be deemed to |
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247 | | - | have elected not to have a temporary branch polling place and |
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248 | | - | ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian |
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249 | | - | reservation or Indian colony. |
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250 | | - | 7. The provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 293.3568 do not |
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251 | | - | apply to a temporary branch polling place. Voting at a temporary |
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252 | | - | branch polling place may be conducted on any one or more days and |
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253 | | - | during any hours within the period for early voting by personal |
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254 | | - | appearance, as determined by the county clerk. |
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255 | | - | [7.] 8. The schedules for conducting voting are not required to |
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256 | | - | be uniform among the temporary branch polling places. |
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257 | | - | [8.] 9. The legal rights and remedies which inure to the owner |
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258 | | - | or lessor of private property are not impaired or otherwise affected |
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259 | | - | by the leasing of the property for use as a temporary branch polling |
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260 | | - | place for early voting, except to the extent necessary to conduct |
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261 | | - | early voting at that location. |
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262 | | - | Sec. 3. NRS 293C.2675 is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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263 | | - | 293C.2675 1. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is |
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264 | | - | located in whole or in part within a city, the [Indian tribe may |
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265 | | - | submit a request to the] city clerk [for the establishment] shall, |
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266 | | - | except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 5, establish |
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267 | | - | within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a |
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268 | | - | location approved by the Indian tribe for the day of a primary city |
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269 | | - | election or general city election [of: |
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270 | | - | (a) A polling place; |
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271 | | - | (b) A ballot drop box; or |
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272 | | - | (c) Both] a polling place and a ballot drop box. |
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273 | | - | 2. [A request for the establishment of] An Indian tribe may |
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274 | | - | elect not to have a polling place [, a] and ballot drop box [or both a |
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275 | | - | polling place and a ballot drop box] established within the |
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276 | | - | boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony for the day of a |
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277 | | - | primary city election or general city election [: |
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278 | | - | (a) Must be submitted] by submitting notice to the city clerk [by |
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279 | | - | the Indian tribe] on or before: |
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280 | | - | [(1)] (a) If the [request] notice is for a primary city election, |
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281 | | - | [March 1] January 15 of the year in which the primary city election |
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282 | | - | is to be held. |
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283 | | - | [(2)] (b) If the [request] notice is for a general city election, |
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284 | | - | [August 1] June 15 of the year in which the general city election is |
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285 | | - | to be held. |
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| 255 | + | temporary branch polling place or ballot drop box or both a 1 |
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| 256 | + | temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box; 2 |
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| 257 | + | (b) Whether the Indian tribe will select registered voters to be 3 |
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| 258 | + | appointed to act as election board officers to staff the temporary 4 |
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| 259 | + | branch polling place within the boundaries of the Indian 5 |
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| 260 | + | reservation or Indian colony; and 6 |
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| 261 | + | (c) The proposed days and hours for the operation of the 7 |
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| 262 | + | temporary branch polling place. 8 |
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| 263 | + | If an Indian tribe does not submit the information required 9 |
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| 264 | + | pursuant to this subsection, the Indian tribe shall be deemed to 10 |
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| 265 | + | have elected not to have a temporary branch polling place and 11 |
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| 266 | + | ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian 12 |
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| 267 | + | reservation or Indian colony. 13 |
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| 268 | + | 7. The provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 293.3568 do not 14 |
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| 269 | + | apply to a temporary branch polling place. Voting at a temporary 15 |
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| 270 | + | branch polling place may be conducted on any one or more days and 16 |
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| 271 | + | during any hours within the period for early voting by personal 17 |
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| 272 | + | appearance, as determined by the county clerk. 18 |
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| 273 | + | [7.] 8. The schedules for conducting voting are not required to 19 |
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| 274 | + | be uniform among the temporary branch polling places. 20 |
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| 275 | + | [8.] 9. The legal rights and remedies which inure to the owner 21 |
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| 276 | + | or lessor of private property are not impaired or otherwise affected 22 |
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| 277 | + | by the leasing of the property for use as a temporary branch polling 23 |
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| 278 | + | place for early voting, except to the extent necessary to conduct 24 |
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| 279 | + | early voting at that location. 25 |
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| 280 | + | Sec. 3. NRS 293C.2675 is hereby amended to read as follows: 26 |
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| 281 | + | 293C.2675 1. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is 27 |
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| 282 | + | located in whole or in part within a city, the [Indian tribe may 28 |
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| 283 | + | submit a request to the] city clerk [for the establishment] shall, 29 |
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| 284 | + | except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 5, establish 30 |
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| 285 | + | within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a 31 |
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| 286 | + | location approved by the Indian tribe for the day of a primary city 32 |
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| 287 | + | election or general city election [of: 33 |
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| 288 | + | (a) A polling place; 34 |
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| 289 | + | (b) A ballot drop box; or 35 |
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| 290 | + | (c) Both] a polling place and a ballot drop box. 36 |
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| 291 | + | 2. [A request for the establishment of] An Indian tribe may 37 |
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| 292 | + | elect not to have a polling place [, a] and ballot drop box [or both a 38 |
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| 293 | + | polling place and a ballot drop box] established within the 39 |
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| 294 | + | boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony for the day of a 40 |
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| 295 | + | primary city election or general city election [: 41 |
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| 296 | + | (a) Must be submitted] by submitting notice to the city clerk [by 42 |
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| 297 | + | the Indian tribe] on or before: 43 |
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290 | | - | [(b) May include one or more proposed locations within the |
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291 | | - | boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the polling |
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292 | | - | place or ballot drop box.] |
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293 | | - | 3. Any [proposed] location [for] of a polling place [or] and |
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294 | | - | ballot drop box established pursuant to subsection 1 must satisfy |
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295 | | - | the criteria the city clerk uses for the establishment of any other |
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296 | | - | polling place [or] and ballot drop box, as applicable. |
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297 | | - | [3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the city |
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298 | | - | clerk receives a request that satisfies the requirements set forth in |
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299 | | - | subsection 2, the city clerk must establish at least one polling place |
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300 | | - | or ballot drop box within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or |
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301 | | - | Indian colony at a location or locations, as applicable, approved by |
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302 | | - | the Indian tribe for the day of a primary city election or general city |
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303 | | - | election. The city clerk is not required to establish a polling place |
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304 | | - | within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for |
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305 | | - | the day of a primary city election or general city election if the city |
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306 | | - | clerk established a temporary branch polling place for early voting |
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307 | | - | pursuant to NRS 293C.3572 within the boundaries of the Indian |
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308 | | - | reservation or Indian colony for the same election.] |
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309 | | - | 4. [If the city clerk establishes one or more polling places or |
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310 | | - | ballot drop boxes within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or |
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311 | | - | Indian colony pursuant to subsection 3 for the day of a primary city |
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312 | | - | election or general city election, the] Except as otherwise provided |
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313 | | - | in subsection 5, the city clerk must continue to establish one [or |
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314 | | - | more] polling [places or] place and ballot drop [boxes] box within |
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315 | | - | the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a |
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316 | | - | location [or locations] approved by the Indian tribe for the day of |
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317 | | - | any future primary city election or general city election unless |
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318 | | - | otherwise [requested] notified by the Indian tribe [.] pursuant to |
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319 | | - | subsection 2. |
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320 | | - | 5. Not later than the dates set forth in subsection 2 to elect |
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321 | | - | not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within |
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322 | | - | the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony, an |
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323 | | - | Indian tribe that elects to have a polling place and ballot drop box |
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324 | | - | established must submit to the city clerk and the tribal liaison |
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325 | | - | designated by the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to |
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326 | | - | NRS 233A.260: |
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327 | | - | (a) The location for the polling place and ballot drop box and |
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328 | | - | whether the location will have only a polling place or ballot drop |
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329 | | - | box or both a polling place and ballot drop box; |
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330 | | - | (b) Whether the Indian tribe will select registered voters to be |
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331 | | - | appointed to act as election board officers to staff the polling place |
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| 301 | + | - *SB 327 _R3 * |
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| 302 | + | [(1)] (a) If the [request] notice is for a primary city election, 1 |
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| 303 | + | [March 1] January 15 of the year in which the primary city election 2 |
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| 304 | + | is to be held. 3 |
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| 305 | + | [(2)] (b) If the [request] notice is for a general city election, 4 |
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| 306 | + | [August 1] June 15 of the year in which the general city election is 5 |
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| 307 | + | to be held. 6 |
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| 308 | + | [(b) May include one or more proposed locations within the 7 |
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| 309 | + | boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the polling 8 |
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| 310 | + | place or ballot drop box.] 9 |
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| 311 | + | 3. Any [proposed] location [for] of a polling place [or] and 10 |
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| 312 | + | ballot drop box established pursuant to subsection 1 must satisfy 11 |
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| 313 | + | the criteria the city clerk uses for the establishment of any other 12 |
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| 314 | + | polling place [or] and ballot drop box, as applicable. 13 |
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| 315 | + | [3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the city 14 |
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| 316 | + | clerk receives a request that satisfies the requirements set forth in 15 |
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| 317 | + | subsection 2, the city clerk must establish at least one polling place 16 |
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| 318 | + | or ballot drop box within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or 17 |
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| 319 | + | Indian colony at a location or locations, as applicable, approved by 18 |
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| 320 | + | the Indian tribe for the day of a primary city election or general city 19 |
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| 321 | + | election. The city clerk is not required to establish a polling place 20 |
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| 322 | + | within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for 21 |
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| 323 | + | the day of a primary city election or general city election if the city 22 |
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| 324 | + | clerk established a temporary branch polling place for early voting 23 |
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| 325 | + | pursuant to NRS 293C.3572 within the boundaries of the Indian 24 |
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| 326 | + | reservation or Indian colony for the same election.] 25 |
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| 327 | + | 4. [If the city clerk establishes one or more polling places or 26 |
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| 328 | + | ballot drop boxes within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or 27 |
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| 329 | + | Indian colony pursuant to subsection 3 for the day of a primary city 28 |
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| 330 | + | election or general city election, the] Except as otherwise provided 29 |
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| 331 | + | in subsection 5, the city clerk must continue to establish one [or 30 |
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| 332 | + | more] polling [places or] place and ballot drop [boxes] box within 31 |
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| 333 | + | the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a 32 |
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| 334 | + | location [or locations] approved by the Indian tribe for the day of 33 |
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| 335 | + | any future primary city election or general city election unless 34 |
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| 336 | + | otherwise [requested] notified by the Indian tribe [.] pursuant to 35 |
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| 337 | + | subsection 2. 36 |
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| 338 | + | 5. Not later than the dates set forth in subsection 2 to elect 37 |
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| 339 | + | not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within 38 |
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| 340 | + | the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony, an 39 |
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| 341 | + | Indian tribe that elects to have a polling place and ballot drop box 40 |
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| 342 | + | established must submit to the city clerk and the tribal liaison 41 |
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| 343 | + | designated by the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to 42 |
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| 344 | + | NRS 233A.260: 43 |
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336 | | - | within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony; |
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337 | | - | and |
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338 | | - | (c) The proposed days and hours for the operation of the |
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339 | | - | polling place. |
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340 | | - | If an Indian tribe does not submit the information required |
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341 | | - | pursuant to this subsection, the Indian tribe shall be deemed to |
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342 | | - | have elected not to have a polling place and ballot drop box |
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343 | | - | established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or |
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344 | | - | Indian colony. |
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345 | | - | Sec. 4. NRS 293C.3572 is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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346 | | - | 293C.3572 1. In addition to permanent polling places for |
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347 | | - | early voting, [except as otherwise provided in subsection 4,] the city |
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348 | | - | clerk may establish temporary branch polling places for early voting |
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349 | | - | pursuant to NRS 293C.3561. |
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350 | | - | 2. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is located in whole |
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351 | | - | or in part within a city, the [Indian tribe may submit a request to the] |
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352 | | - | city clerk [for the establishment of] shall, except as otherwise |
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353 | | - | provided in subsections 3 and 6, establish a temporary branch |
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354 | | - | polling place for early voting and a ballot drop box at a location |
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355 | | - | approved by the Indian tribe within the boundaries of the Indian |
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356 | | - | reservation or Indian colony. |
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357 | | - | 3. [A request for the establishment of] An Indian tribe may |
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358 | | - | elect not to have a temporary branch polling place for early voting |
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359 | | - | and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of an Indian |
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360 | | - | reservation or Indian colony [: |
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361 | | - | (a) Must be submitted] by submitting notice to the city clerk [by |
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362 | | - | the Indian tribe] on or before: |
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363 | | - | [(1)] (a) If the [request] notice is for a primary city election, |
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364 | | - | [March 1] January 15 of the year in which the primary city election |
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365 | | - | is to be held. |
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366 | | - | [(2)] (b) If the [request] notice is for a general city election, |
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367 | | - | [August 1] June 15 of the year in which the general city election is |
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368 | | - | to be held. |
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369 | | - | [(b) May include one or more proposed locations within the |
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370 | | - | boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the |
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371 | | - | temporary branch polling place and proposed hours thereof.] |
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372 | | - | 4. Any [proposed] location of a temporary branch polling |
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373 | | - | place for early voting and ballot drop box established pursuant to |
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374 | | - | subsection 2 must satisfy the criteria established by the city clerk |
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375 | | - | pursuant to NRS 293C.3561. |
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376 | | - | [4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the city |
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377 | | - | clerk receives a request that satisfies the requirements set forth in |
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378 | | - | subsection 3, the city clerk must establish at least one temporary |
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| 348 | + | - *SB 327 _R3 * |
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| 349 | + | (a) The location for the polling place and ballot drop box and 1 |
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| 350 | + | whether the location will have only a polling place or ballot drop 2 |
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| 351 | + | box or both a polling place and ballot drop box; 3 |
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| 352 | + | (b) Whether the Indian tribe will select registered voters to be 4 |
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| 353 | + | appointed to act as election board officers to staff the polling place 5 |
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| 354 | + | within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony; 6 |
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| 355 | + | and 7 |
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| 356 | + | (c) The proposed days and hours for the operation of the 8 |
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| 357 | + | polling place. 9 |
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| 358 | + | If an Indian tribe does not submit the information required 10 |
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| 359 | + | pursuant to this subsection, the Indian tribe shall be deemed to 11 |
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| 360 | + | have elected not to have a polling place and ballot drop box 12 |
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| 361 | + | established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or 13 |
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| 362 | + | Indian colony. 14 |
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| 363 | + | Sec. 4. NRS 293C.3572 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15 |
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| 364 | + | 293C.3572 1. In addition to permanent polling places for 16 |
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| 365 | + | early voting, [except as otherwise provided in subsection 4,] the city 17 |
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| 366 | + | clerk may establish temporary branch polling places for early voting 18 |
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| 367 | + | pursuant to NRS 293C.3561. 19 |
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| 368 | + | 2. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is located in whole 20 |
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| 369 | + | or in part within a city, the [Indian tribe may submit a request to the] 21 |
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| 370 | + | city clerk [for the establishment of] shall, except as otherwise 22 |
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| 371 | + | provided in subsections 3 and 6, establish a temporary branch 23 |
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| 372 | + | polling place for early voting and a ballot drop box at a location 24 |
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| 373 | + | approved by the Indian tribe within the boundaries of the Indian 25 |
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| 374 | + | reservation or Indian colony. 26 |
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| 375 | + | 3. [A request for the establishment of] An Indian tribe may 27 |
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| 376 | + | elect not to have a temporary branch polling place for early voting 28 |
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| 377 | + | and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of an Indian 29 |
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| 378 | + | reservation or Indian colony [: 30 |
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| 379 | + | (a) Must be submitted] by submitting notice to the city clerk [by 31 |
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| 380 | + | the Indian tribe] on or before: 32 |
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| 381 | + | [(1)] (a) If the [request] notice is for a primary city election, 33 |
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| 382 | + | [March 1] January 15 of the year in which the primary city election 34 |
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| 383 | + | is to be held. 35 |
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| 384 | + | [(2)] (b) If the [request] notice is for a general city election, 36 |
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| 385 | + | [August 1] June 15 of the year in which the general city election is 37 |
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| 386 | + | to be held. 38 |
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| 387 | + | [(b) May include one or more proposed locations within the 39 |
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| 388 | + | boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the 40 |
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| 389 | + | temporary branch polling place and proposed hours thereof.] 41 |
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| 390 | + | 4. Any [proposed] location of a temporary branch polling 42 |
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| 391 | + | place for early voting and ballot drop box established pursuant to 43 |
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| 392 | + | subsection 2 must satisfy the criteria established by the city clerk 44 |
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| 393 | + | pursuant to NRS 293C.3561. 45 |
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383 | | - | branch polling place for early voting within the boundaries of the |
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384 | | - | Indian reservation or Indian colony. The location and hours of |
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385 | | - | operation of such a temporary branch polling place for early voting |
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386 | | - | must be approved by the Indian tribe. The city clerk is not required |
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387 | | - | to establish a temporary branch polling place within the boundaries |
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388 | | - | of the Indian reservation or Indian colony if the city clerk |
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389 | | - | determines that it is not logistically feasible to establish a temporary |
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390 | | - | branch polling place within the boundaries of the Indian reservation |
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391 | | - | or Indian colony.] |
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392 | | - | 5. [If the city clerk establishes one or more temporary branch |
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393 | | - | polling places within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or |
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394 | | - | Indian colony pursuant to subsection 4 for early voting, the] Except |
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395 | | - | as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the city clerk must continue |
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396 | | - | to establish one [or more] temporary branch polling [places] place |
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397 | | - | and ballot drop box within the boundaries of the Indian reservation |
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398 | | - | or Indian colony at a location [or locations] approved by the Indian |
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399 | | - | tribe for early voting in future elections unless otherwise [requested] |
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400 | | - | notified by the Indian tribe [.] pursuant to subsection 3. |
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401 | | - | 6. Not later than the dates set forth in subsection 3 to elect |
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402 | | - | not to have a temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box |
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403 | | - | established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or |
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404 | | - | Indian colony, an Indian tribe that elects to have a temporary |
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405 | | - | branch polling place and ballot drop box established must submit |
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406 | | - | to the city clerk and the tribal liaison designated by the Office of |
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407 | | - | the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 233A.260: |
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408 | | - | (a) The location for the temporary branch polling place and |
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409 | | - | ballot drop box and whether the location will have only a |
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410 | | - | temporary branch polling place or ballot drop box or both a |
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411 | | - | temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box; |
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412 | | - | (b) Whether the Indian tribe will select registered voters to be |
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413 | | - | appointed to act as election board officers to staff the temporary |
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414 | | - | branch polling place within the boundaries of the Indian |
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415 | | - | reservation or Indian colony; and |
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416 | | - | (c) The proposed days and hours for the operation of the |
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417 | | - | temporary branch polling place. |
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418 | | - | If an Indian tribe does not submit the information required |
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419 | | - | pursuant to this subsection, the Indian tribe shall be deemed to |
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420 | | - | have elected not to have a temporary branch polling place and |
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421 | | - | ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian |
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422 | | - | reservation or Indian colony. |
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423 | | - | 7. The provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 293C.3568 do not |
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424 | | - | apply to a temporary branch polling place. Voting at a temporary |
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425 | | - | branch polling place may be conducted on any one or more days and |
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| 398 | + | [4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the city 1 |
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| 399 | + | clerk receives a request that satisfies the requirements set forth in 2 |
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| 400 | + | subsection 3, the city clerk must establish at least one temporary 3 |
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| 401 | + | branch polling place for early voting within the boundaries of the 4 |
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| 402 | + | Indian reservation or Indian colony. The location and hours of 5 |
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| 403 | + | operation of such a temporary branch polling place for early voting 6 |
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| 404 | + | must be approved by the Indian tribe. The city clerk is not required 7 |
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| 405 | + | to establish a temporary branch polling place within the boundaries 8 |
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| 406 | + | of the Indian reservation or Indian colony if the city clerk 9 |
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| 407 | + | determines that it is not logistically feasible to establish a temporary 10 |
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| 408 | + | branch polling place within the boundaries of the Indian reservation 11 |
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| 409 | + | or Indian colony.] 12 |
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| 410 | + | 5. [If the city clerk establishes one or more temporary branch 13 |
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| 411 | + | polling places within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or 14 |
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| 412 | + | Indian colony pursuant to subsection 4 for early voting, the] Except 15 |
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| 413 | + | as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the city clerk must continue 16 |
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| 414 | + | to establish one [or more] temporary branch polling [places] place 17 |
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| 415 | + | and ballot drop box within the boundaries of the Indian reservation 18 |
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| 416 | + | or Indian colony at a location [or locations] approved by the Indian 19 |
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| 417 | + | tribe for early voting in future elections unless otherwise [requested] 20 |
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| 418 | + | notified by the Indian tribe [.] pursuant to subsection 3. 21 |
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| 419 | + | 6. Not later than the dates set forth in subsection 3 to elect 22 |
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| 420 | + | not to have a temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box 23 |
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| 421 | + | established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or 24 |
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| 422 | + | Indian colony, an Indian tribe that elects to have a temporary 25 |
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| 423 | + | branch polling place and ballot drop box established must submit 26 |
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| 424 | + | to the city clerk and the tribal liaison designated by the Office of 27 |
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| 425 | + | the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 233A.260: 28 |
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| 426 | + | (a) The location for the temporary branch polling place and 29 |
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| 427 | + | ballot drop box and whether the location will have only a 30 |
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| 428 | + | temporary branch polling place or ballot drop box or both a 31 |
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| 429 | + | temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box; 32 |
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| 430 | + | (b) Whether the Indian tribe will select registered voters to be 33 |
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| 431 | + | appointed to act as election board officers to staff the temporary 34 |
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| 432 | + | branch polling place within the boundaries of the Indian 35 |
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| 433 | + | reservation or Indian colony; and 36 |
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| 434 | + | (c) The proposed days and hours for the operation of the 37 |
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| 435 | + | temporary branch polling place. 38 |
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| 436 | + | If an Indian tribe does not submit the information required 39 |
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| 437 | + | pursuant to this subsection, the Indian tribe shall be deemed to 40 |
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| 438 | + | have elected not to have a temporary branch polling place and 41 |
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| 439 | + | ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian 42 |
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| 440 | + | reservation or Indian colony. 43 |
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| 441 | + | 7. The provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 293C.3568 do not 44 |
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| 442 | + | apply to a temporary branch polling place. Voting at a temporary 45 |
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430 | | - | during any hours within the period for early voting by personal |
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431 | | - | appearance, as determined by the city clerk. |
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432 | | - | [7.] 8. The schedules for conducting voting are not required to |
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433 | | - | be uniform among the temporary branch polling places. |
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434 | | - | [8.] 9. The legal rights and remedies which inure to the owner |
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435 | | - | or lessor of private property are not impaired or otherwise affected |
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436 | | - | by the leasing of the property for use as a temporary branch polling |
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437 | | - | place for early voting, except to the extent necessary to conduct |
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438 | | - | early voting at that location. |
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439 | | - | Sec. 5. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any |
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440 | | - | additional expenses of a local government that are related to the |
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441 | | - | provisions of this act. |
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| 447 | + | branch polling place may be conducted on any one or more days and 1 |
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| 448 | + | during any hours within the period for early voting by personal 2 |
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| 449 | + | appearance, as determined by the city clerk. 3 |
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| 450 | + | [7.] 8. The schedules for conducting voting are not required to 4 |
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| 451 | + | be uniform among the temporary branch polling places. 5 |
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| 452 | + | [8.] 9. The legal rights and remedies which inure to the owner 6 |
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| 453 | + | or lessor of private property are not impaired or otherwise affected 7 |
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| 454 | + | by the leasing of the property for use as a temporary branch polling 8 |
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| 455 | + | place for early voting, except to the extent necessary to conduct 9 |
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| 456 | + | early voting at that location. 10 |
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| 457 | + | Sec. 5. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any 11 |
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| 458 | + | additional expenses of a local government that are related to the 12 |
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| 459 | + | provisions of this act. 13 |
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