Nevada 2025 Regular Session

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7	7	ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 147–ASSEMBLYMEMBER HAFEN
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9	9	PREFILED JANUARY 29, 2025
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12	12	Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
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14	14	SUMMARY—Requires proof of identity to vote. (BDR 24-624)
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16	16	FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
17	17	Effect on the State: Yes.
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21	21	EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
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24	24	AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions,
25	25	proof of identity to vote; requiring the Department of
26	26	Motor Vehicles, under certain circumstances, to issue
27	27	identification cards at no charge; requiring a voter to
28	28	include certain personal identifying information with his
29	29	or her mail ballot; clarifying that voting the mail ballot of
30	30	another person is a category D felony; and providing
31	31	other matters properly relating thereto.
32	32	Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
33	33	Existing law requires, under certain circumstances, a person to provide certain 1
34	34	information to vote in person which may include, depending on the circumstances, 2
35	35	proof of residency and identity, answering questions covering the voter’s personal 3
36	36	data or providing additional personal data. (NRS 293.2725, 293.277, 293.285, 4
37	37	293.303, 293.3081, 293.3082, 293.3085, 293.3585, 293.541, 293C.270, 293C.275, 5
38	38	293C.292, 293C.3035, 293C.3585) Sections 11, 13, 14, 17, 22, 38, 40, 41, 43 and 6
39	39	45 of this bill require, with certain exceptions, that a person provide one of the 7
40	40	forms of proof of identity specified in section 2 of this bill to vote in person. 8
41	41	Section 2 sets forth the acceptable forms of proof of identity which include: (1) a 9
42	42	driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles; 10
43	43	(2) an identification card issued by this State or another state, the District of 11
44	44	Columbia, any territory of the United States or the United States Government; (3) 12
45	45	an identification card issued by a college or university within the Nevada System of 13
46	46	Higher Education or by a public technical school in this State; (4) an identification 14
47	47	card issued to an employee by this State or an agency or political subdivision 15
48	48	thereof, or the United States Government; (5) a passport issued by the United States 16
49	49	Government; (6) a military identification card issued by any branch of the Armed 17
50	50	Forces of the United States; (7) an identification card issued by a federally 18
51	51	recognized Indian tribe; and (8) a permit to carry a concealed firearm. Such 19
52	52	documentation: (1) must be current or expired for less than 4 years; or (2) if the 20
53	53	holder is 70 years of age or older, may be expired for any length of time. Sections 21
54	54	11, 29 and 38 of this bill make conforming changes to requirements for signature 22
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59	59	verification to reflect the contents of certain forms of proof of identity which are 23
60	60	included in section 2. Section 15 of this bill requires the Secretary of State and 24
61	61	each county and city clerk to ensure that instructions concerning the proof of 25
62	62	identity required to vote are posted at each polling place. Sections 5, 6, 10, 12, 21, 26
63	63	23-32, 34, 39 and 44 of this bill make various conforming changes to existing 27
64	64	provisions to reflect the requirement to provide proof of identity to vote in person. 28
65	65	Sections 3 and 4 of this bill: (1) require the Department of Motor Vehicles to 29
66	66	issue an identification card, free of charge, to a registered voter who does not 30
67	67	possess one of the acceptable forms of proof of identity and attests that he or she is 31
68	68	experiencing financial hardship; and (2) require the registered voter to submit 32
69	69	certain information with an application for the identification card. Section 46 of 33
70	70	this bill makes conforming changes to reflect that such identification card must be 34
71	71	issued free of charge. 35
72	72	Existing law requires a voter who votes by mail ballot to affix his or her 36
73	73	signature on the return envelope of the mail ballot for the county clerk or city clerk 37
74	74	to check the signature to verify the identity of the voter. (NRS 293.269917, 38
75	75	293.269927, 293C.26316, 293C.26327) Sections 8 and 36 of this bill also require a 39
76	76	voter who votes by mail ballot to write on the return envelope the last four digits of 40
77	77	his or her driver’s license number issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or, 41
78	78	if he or she does not have such a number, the last four digits of his or her social 42
79	79	security number. If he or she does not have a driver’s license or a social security 43
80	80	number, sections 8 and 36 require the voter to provide the identification number 44
81	81	issued to the voter by the county clerk when he or she registered to vote. Sections 9 45
82	82	and 37 of this bill require the county clerk and city clerk to verify that the 46
83	83	identifying numbers written on the return envelope match the information of the 47
84	84	voter in the records of the county clerk or city clerk. Sections 7 and 35 of this bill 48
85	85	require the return envelope sent with a mail ballot to each active registered voter to 49
86	86	include a flap to cover the signature and identifying numbers of the voter. 50
87	87	Sections 16 and 42 of this bill provide that a person applying to vote whose 51
88	88	identity has been challenged must furnish proof of identity in response to such a 52
89	89	challenge. 53
90	90	Section 18 of this bill authorizes, under certain circumstances, a person who 54
91	91	fails to provide proof of identity when voting in person to cast a provisional ballot. 55
92	92	Section 19 of this bill makes conforming changes to the information that must be 56
93	93	provided to a person who casts a provisional ballot. Section 20 of this bill provides 57
94	94	that the provisional ballot of such a voter must be counted if the person provides 58
95	95	proof of identity to the county clerk or city clerk, not later than 5 p.m. on the Friday 59
96	96	following election day. 60
97	97	Section 33 of this bill clarifies that voting the mail ballot of another person is a 61
98	98	category D felony. 62
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101	101	THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
102	102	SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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104	104	Section 1. Chapter 293 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
105	105	thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act. 2
106	106	Sec. 2. “Proof of identity” means any of the following forms 3
107	107	of identification which show the name of and contain a 4
108	108	recognizable photograph of the person to whom the identification 5
109	109	is issued: 6
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114	114	1. A driver’s license or identification card issued by the 1
115	115	Department of Motor Vehicles. 2
116	116	2. An identification card issued by: 3
117	117	(a) This State or another state, the District of Columbia or any 4
118	118	territory of the United States; 5
119	119	(b) The United States Government; 6
120	120	(c) A college or university within the Nevada System of Higher 7
121	121	Education; or 8
122	122	(d) A public technical school in this State. 9
123	123	3. An employee identification card issued by this State, an 10
124	124	agency or political subdivision thereof, or the United States 11
125	125	Government. 12
126	126	4. A passport issued by the United States Government. 13
127	127	5. A military identification card issued by any branch of the 14
128	128	Armed Forces of the United States. 15
129	129	6. An identification card issued by a federally recognized 16
130	130	Indian tribe. 17
131	131	7. A permit to carry a concealed firearm issued pursuant to 18
132	132	the provisions of NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive, 19
133	133	 which is, except as otherwise provided by specific statute, 20
134	134	current or expired for less than 4 years or, if the holder is 70 years 21
135	135	of age or older, current or expired for any length of time. 22
136	136	Sec. 3. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue an 23
137	137	identification card at no charge to a person who: 24
138	138	1. Is a registered voter of this State; 25
139	139	2. Does not possess a form of proof of identity described in 26
140	140	section 2 of this act; 27
141	141	3. Attests that he or she is experiencing a financial hardship; 28
142	142	and 29
143	143	4. Submits an application pursuant to NRS 483.850 and 30
144	144	section 4 of this act. 31
145	145	Sec. 4. 1. A person who wishes to obtain an identification 32
146	146	card at no charge pursuant to section 3 of this act must, in 33
147	147	addition to the requirements of NRS 483.850, submit to the 34
148	148	Department of Motor Vehicles: 35
149	149	(a) Proof that the applicant is a registered voter of this State; 36
150	150	and 37
151	151	(b) An attestation that he or she is experiencing a financial 38
152	152	hardship. 39
153	153	2. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall not require a 40
154	154	person who submits an application pursuant to this section to 41
155	155	provide proof of financial hardship. 42
156	156	Sec. 5. NRS 293.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43
157	157	293.010 As used in this title, unless the context otherwise 44
158	158	requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 293.016 to 293.121, 45
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163	163	inclusive, and section 2 of this act have the meanings ascribed to 1
164	164	them in those sections. 2
165	165	Sec. 6. NRS 293.177 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
166	166	293.177 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.165 4
167	167	and 293.166, a name may not be printed on a ballot to be used at a 5
168	168	primary election unless the person named has filed a declaration of 6
169	169	candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and paid the filing fee 7
170	170	required by NRS 293.193 not earlier than: 8
171	171	(a) For a candidate for judicial office, the first Monday in 9
172	172	January of the year in which the election is to be held and not later 10
173	173	than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in January; 11
174	174	and 12
175	175	(b) For all other candidates, the first Monday in March of the 13
176	176	year in which the election is to be held and not later than 5 p.m. on 14
177	177	the second Friday after the first Monday in March. 15
178	178	2. A declaration of candidacy required to be filed pursuant to 16
179	179	this chapter must be in substantially the following form: 17
180	180	(a) For partisan office: 18
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182	182	DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY OF ........ FOR THE 20
183	183	OFFICE OF ................ 21
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185	185	State of Nevada 23
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187	187	County of ........................ 25
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189	189	For the purpose of having my name placed on the official 27
190	190	ballot as a candidate for the ................ Party nomination for 28
191	191	the office of ........., I, the undersigned ........, do swear or 29
192	192	affirm under penalty of perjury that I actually, as opposed to 30
193	193	constructively, reside at .........., in the City or Town of ......., 31
194	194	County of .........., State of Nevada; that my actual, as opposed 32
195	195	to constructive, residence in the State, district, county, 33
196	196	township, city or other area prescribed by law to which the 34
197	197	office pertains began on a date at least 30 days immediately 35
198	198	preceding the date of the close of filing of declarations of 36
199	199	candidacy for this office; that my telephone number is 37
200	200	............, and the address at which I receive mail, if different 38
201	201	than my residence, is .........; that I am registered as a member 39
202	202	of the ................ Party; that I am a qualified elector pursuant 40
203	203	to Section 1 of Article 2 of the Constitution of the State of 41
204	204	Nevada; that if I have ever been convicted of treason or a 42
205	205	felony, my civil rights have been restored; that I have not, in 43
206	206	violation of the provisions of NRS 293.176, changed the 44
207	207	designation of my political party or political party affiliation 45
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212	212	on an official application to register to vote in any state since 1
213	213	December 31 before the closing filing date for this election; 2
214	214	that I generally believe in and intend to support the concepts 3
215	215	found in the principles and policies of that political party in 4
216	216	the coming election; that if nominated as a candidate of the 5
217	217	................ Party at the ensuing election, I will accept that 6
218	218	nomination and not withdraw; that I will not knowingly 7
219	219	violate any election law or any law defining and prohibiting 8
220	220	corrupt and fraudulent practices in campaigns and elections in 9
221	221	this State; that I will qualify for the office if elected thereto, 10
222	222	including, but not limited to, complying with any limitation 11
223	223	prescribed by the Constitution and laws of this State 12
224	224	concerning the number of years or terms for which a person 13
225	225	may hold the office; that I understand that knowingly and 14
226	226	willfully filing a declaration of candidacy which contains a 15
227	227	false statement is a crime punishable as a gross misdemeanor 16
228	228	and also subjects me to a civil action disqualifying me from 17
229	229	entering upon the duties of the office; and that I understand 18
230	230	that my name will appear on all ballots as designated in this 19
231	231	declaration. 20
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233	233	................................................................ 22
234	234	(Designation of name) 23
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236	236	................................................................ 25
237	237	(Signature of candidate for office) 26
238	238	27
239	239	Subscribed and sworn to before me 28
240	240	this ...... day of the month of ...... of the year ...... 29
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242	242	...................................................................... 31
243	243	Notary Public or other person 32
244	244	authorized to administer an oath 33
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246	246	(b) For nonpartisan office: 35
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248	248	DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY OF ........ FOR THE 37
249	249	OFFICE OF ................ 38
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251	251	State of Nevada 40
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253	253	County of ........................ 42
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255	255	For the purpose of having my name placed on the official 44
256	256	ballot as a candidate for the office of ................, I, the 45
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261	261	undersigned ................, do swear or affirm under penalty of 1
262	262	perjury that I actually, as opposed to constructively, reside at 2
263	263	........., in the City or Town of ......., County of ........., State of 3
264	264	Nevada; that my actual, as opposed to constructive, residence 4
265	265	in the State, district, county, township, city or other area 5
266	266	prescribed by law to which the office pertains began on a date 6
267	267	at least 30 days immediately preceding the date of the close 7
268	268	of filing of declarations of candidacy for this office; that my 8
269	269	telephone number is ..........., and the address at which I 9
270	270	receive mail, if different than my residence, is ..........; that I 10
271	271	am a qualified elector pursuant to Section 1 of Article 2 of the 11
272	272	Constitution of the State of Nevada; that if I have ever been 12
273	273	convicted of treason or a felony, my civil rights have been 13
274	274	restored; that if nominated as a nonpartisan candidate at the 14
275	275	ensuing election, I will accept the nomination and not 15
276	276	withdraw; that I will not knowingly violate any election law 16
277	277	or any law defining and prohibiting corrupt and fraudulent 17
278	278	practices in campaigns and elections in this State; that I will 18
279	279	qualify for the office if elected thereto, including, but not 19
280	280	limited to, complying with any limitation prescribed by the 20
281	281	Constitution and laws of this State concerning the number of 21
282	282	years or terms for which a person may hold the office; that I 22
283	283	understand that knowingly and willfully filing a declaration 23
284	284	of candidacy which contains a false statement is a crime 24
285	285	punishable as a gross misdemeanor and also subjects me to a 25
286	286	civil action disqualifying me from entering upon the duties of 26
287	287	the office; and that I understand that my name will appear on 27
288	288	all ballots as designated in this declaration. 28
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290	290	................................................................ 30
291	291	(Designation of name) 31
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293	293	................................................................ 33
294	294	(Signature of candidate for office) 34
295	295	35
296	296	Subscribed and sworn to before me 36
297	297	this ...... day of the month of ...... of the year ...... 37
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299	299	...................................................................... 39
300	300	Notary Public or other person 40
301	301	authorized to administer an oath 41
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303	303	3. The address of a candidate which must be included in the 43
304	304	declaration of candidacy pursuant to subsection 2 must be the street 44
305	305	address of the residence where the candidate actually, as opposed to 45
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310	310	constructively, resides in accordance with NRS 281.050, if one has 1
311	311	been assigned. The declaration of candidacy must not be accepted 2
312	312	for filing if the candidate fails to comply with the following 3
313	313	provisions of this subsection or, if applicable, the provisions of 4
314	314	subsection 4: 5
315	315	(a) The candidate shall not list the candidate’s address as a post 6
316	316	office box unless a street address has not been assigned to his or her 7
317	317	residence; and 8
318	318	(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the candidate 9
319	319	shall present to the filing officer: 10
320	320	(1) A valid driver’s license or identification card issued by a 11
321	321	governmental agency that contains a photograph of the candidate 12
322	322	and the candidate’s residential address; or 13
323	323	(2) A current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or 14
324	324	document issued by a governmental entity, including a check which 15
325	325	indicates the candidate’s name and residential address, but not 16
326	326	including a voter registration card. 17
327	327	4. If the candidate executes an oath or affirmation under 18
328	328	penalty of perjury stating that the candidate is unable to present to 19
329	329	the filing officer the proof of residency required by subsection 3 20
330	330	because a street address has not been assigned to the candidate’s 21
331	331	residence or because the rural or remote location of the candidate’s 22
332	332	residence makes it impracticable to present the proof of residency 23
333	333	required by subsection 3, the candidate shall present to the filing 24
334	334	officer: 25
335	335	(a) A valid driver’s license or identification card issued by a 26
336	336	governmental agency that contains a photograph of the candidate; 27
337	337	and 28
338	338	(b) Alternative proof of the candidate’s residential address that 29
339	339	the filing officer determines is sufficient to verify where the 30
340	340	candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, resides in 31
341	341	accordance with NRS 281.050. The Secretary of State may adopt 32
342	342	regulations establishing the forms of alternative proof of the 33
343	343	candidate’s residential address that the filing officer may accept to 34
344	344	verify where the candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, 35
345	345	resides in accordance with NRS 281.050. 36
346	346	5. The filing officer shall retain a copy of the documents and 37
347	347	proof of [identity and] residency provided by the candidate pursuant 38
348	348	to subsection 3 or 4. Such a copy: 39
349	349	(a) May not be withheld from the public; and 40
350	350	(b) Must not contain the social security number, driver’s license 41
351	351	or identification card number or account number of the candidate. 42
352	352	6. By filing the declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall be 43
353	353	deemed to have appointed the filing officer for the office as his or 44
354	354	her agent for service of process for the purposes of a proceeding 45
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359	359	pursuant to NRS 293.182. Service of such process must first be 1
360	360	attempted at the appropriate address as specified by the candidate in 2
361	361	the declaration of candidacy. If the candidate cannot be served at 3
362	362	that address, service must be made by personally delivering to and 4
363	363	leaving with the filing officer duplicate copies of the process. The 5
364	364	filing officer shall immediately send, by registered or certified mail, 6
365	365	one of the copies to the candidate at the specified address, unless the 7
366	366	candidate has designated in writing to the filing officer a different 8
367	367	address for that purpose, in which case the filing officer shall mail 9
368	368	the copy to the last address so designated. 10
369	369	7. If the filing officer receives credible evidence indicating that 11
370	370	a candidate has been convicted of a felony and has not had his or her 12
371	371	civil rights restored, the filing officer: 13
372	372	(a) May conduct an investigation to determine whether the 14
373	373	candidate has been convicted of a felony and, if so, whether the 15
374	374	candidate has had his or her civil rights restored; and 16
375	375	(b) Shall transmit the credible evidence and the findings from 17
376	376	such investigation to the Attorney General, if the filing officer is the 18
377	377	Secretary of State, or to the district attorney, if the filing officer is a 19
378	378	person other than the Secretary of State. 20
379	379	8. The receipt of information by the Attorney General or 21
380	380	district attorney pursuant to subsection 7 must be treated as a 22
381	381	challenge of a candidate pursuant to subsections 4 and 5 of NRS 23
382	382	293.182 to which the provisions of NRS 293.2045 apply. 24
383	383	9. Any person who knowingly and willfully files a declaration 25
384	384	of candidacy which contains a false statement in violation of this 26
385	385	section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 27
386	386	Sec. 7. NRS 293.269913 is hereby amended to read as 28
387	387	follows: 29
388	388	293.269913 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 30
389	389	NRS 293.269911 and chapter 293D of NRS, the county clerk shall 31
390	390	send to each active registered voter by first-class mail, or by any 32
391	391	class of mail if the Official Election Mail logo or an equivalent logo 33
392	392	or mark created by the United States Postal Service is properly 34
393	393	placed: 35
394	394	(a) A mail ballot; 36
395	395	(b) A return envelope [;] , which must include, without 37
396	396	limitation, a flap to cover the signature and identifying numbers of 38
397	397	the voter required to be written on the return envelope pursuant to 39
398	398	NRS 293.269917; 40
399	399	(c) An envelope or sleeve into which the mail ballot is inserted 41
400	400	to ensure its secrecy; and 42
401	401	(d) Instructions. 43
402	402	2. In sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the 44
403	403	county clerk shall use an envelope that may not be forwarded to an 45
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408	408	address of the voter that is different from the address to which the 1
409	409	mail ballot is mailed. 2
410	410	3. The return envelope must include postage prepaid by first-3
411	411	class mail if the active registered voter is within the boundaries of 4
412	412	the United States, its territories or possessions or on a military base. 5
413	413	4. Before sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the 6
414	414	county clerk shall record: 7
415	415	(a) The date the mail ballot is issued; 8
416	416	(b) The name of the voter to whom the mail ballot is issued, his 9
417	417	or her precinct or district and his or her political affiliation, if any, 10
418	418	unless all the offices on the mail ballot are nonpartisan offices; 11
419	419	(c) The number of the mail ballot; and 12
420	420	(d) Any remarks the county clerk finds appropriate. 13
421	421	5. The Secretary of State shall prescribe: 14
422	422	(a) The form of all envelopes in which mail ballots are sent to 15
423	423	voters and return envelopes, which must, except as otherwise 16
424	424	provided in paragraph (b), be uniform throughout the State; and 17
425	425	(b) A method for distinguishing the return envelopes of each 18
426	426	county which must be prominently displayed on the outside of the 19
427	427	return envelope. 20
428	428	Sec. 8. NRS 293.269917 is hereby amended to read as 21
429	429	follows: 22
430	430	293.269917 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 23
431	431	293.269919 and chapter 293D of NRS, in order to vote a mail ballot, 24
432	432	the voter must, in accordance with the instructions: 25
433	433	(a) Mark and fold the mail ballot; 26
434	434	(b) Deposit the mail ballot in the return envelope and seal the 27
435	435	return envelope; 28
436	436	(c) Affix his or her signature on the return envelope in the space 29
437	437	provided for the signature; [and] 30
438	438	(d) Write in the space provided on the return envelope one of 31
439	439	the following: 32
440	440	(1) The last four digits of his or her driver’s license number 33
441	441	issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles; 34
442	442	(2) If the voter does not have a driver’s license number 35
443	443	issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the last four digits of 36
444	444	his or her social security number; or 37
445	445	(3) If the voter does not have a driver’s license number 38
446	446	issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a social security 39
447	447	number, the identification number issued by the county clerk 40
448	448	pursuant to NRS 293.507; 41
449	449	(e) Close the attached flap over the signature and identifying 42
450	450	numbers written on the return envelope; and 43
451	451	(f) Mail or deliver the return envelope in a manner authorized by 44
452	452	law. 45
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457	457	2. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 293D of NRS, 1
458	458	voting must be only upon candidates whose names appear upon the 2
459	459	mail ballot as prepared pursuant to NRS 293.269911, and no person 3
460	460	may write in the name of an additional candidate for any office. 4
461	461	3. If a mail ballot has been sent to a voter who applies to vote 5
462	462	in person at a polling place, including, without limitation, a polling 6
463	463	place for early voting, the voter must, in addition to complying with 7
464	464	all other requirements for voting in person that are set forth in this 8
465	465	chapter, surrender his or her mail ballot or sign an affirmation under 9
466	466	penalty of perjury that the voter has not voted during the election. A 10
467	467	person who receives a surrendered mail ballot shall mark it 11
468	468	“Cancelled.” 12
469	469	Sec. 9. NRS 293.269927 is hereby amended to read as 13
470	470	follows: 14
471	471	293.269927 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 15
472	472	293D.200, when a mail ballot is returned by or on behalf of a voter 16
473	473	to the county clerk, and a record of its return is made in the mail 17
474	474	ballot record for the election, the clerk or an employee in the office 18
475	475	of the clerk shall [check] : 19
476	476	(a) Verify that the last four digits of the driver’s license 20
477	477	number or social security number, as applicable, written on the 21
478	478	return envelope match the information of the voter in the records 22
479	479	of the county clerk; 23
480	480	(b) If, pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (d) of 24
481	481	subsection 1 of NRS 293.269917, the voter has written the 25
482	482	identification number issued by the county clerk pursuant to NRS 26
483	483	293.507, verify that the identification number matches the 27
484	484	information of the voter in the records of the county clerk; and 28
485	485	(c) Check the signature used for the mail ballot by electronic 29
486	486	means pursuant to subsection 2 or manually pursuant to 30
487	487	subsection 3. 31
488	488	2. To check the signature used for a mail ballot by electronic 32
489	489	means: 33
490	490	(a) The electronic device must take a digital image of the 34
491	491	signature used for the mail ballot and compare the digital image 35
492	492	with the signatures of the voter from his or her application to 36
493	493	register to vote or application to preregister to vote available in the 37
494	494	records of the county clerk. 38
495	495	(b) If the electronic device does not match the signature of the 39
496	496	voter, the signature shall be reviewed manually pursuant to the 40
497	497	provisions of subsection 3. 41
498	498	3. To check the signature used for a mail ballot manually, the 42
499	499	county clerk shall use the following procedure: 43
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504	504	(a) The clerk or employee shall check the signature used for the 1
505	505	mail ballot against all signatures of the voter available in the records 2
506	506	of the clerk. 3
507	507	(b) If at least two employees in the office of the clerk believe 4
508	508	there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature 5
509	509	used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, the clerk 6
510	510	shall contact the voter and ask the voter to confirm whether the 7
511	511	signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the voter. 8
512	512	4. For purposes of subsection 3: 9
513	513	(a) There is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 10
514	514	signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter 11
515	515	if the signature used for the mail ballot differs in multiple, 12
516	516	significant and obvious respects from the signatures of the voter 13
517	517	available in the records of the clerk. 14
518	518	(b) There is not a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 15
519	519	signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter 16
520	520	if: 17
521	521	(1) The signature used for the mail ballot is a variation of the 18
522	522	signature of the voter caused by the substitution of initials for the 19
523	523	first or middle name, the substitution of a different type of 20
524	524	punctuation in the first, middle or last name, the use of a common 21
525	525	nickname or the use of one last name for a person who has two last 22
526	526	names and it does not otherwise differ in multiple, significant and 23
527	527	obvious respects from the signatures of the voter available in the 24
528	528	records of the clerk; or 25
529	529	(2) There are only slight dissimilarities between the signature 26
530	530	used for the mail ballot and the signatures of the voter available in 27
531	531	the records of the clerk. 28
532	532	5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, if the clerk 29
533	533	determines that the voter is entitled to cast the mail ballot, the clerk 30
534	534	shall deposit the mail ballot in the proper ballot box or place the 31
535	535	mail ballot, unopened, in a container that must be securely locked or 32
536	536	under the control of the clerk at all times. The clerk shall deliver the 33
537	537	mail ballots to the mail ballot central counting board to be processed 34
538	538	and prepared for counting. 35
539	539	6. If the clerk determines when checking the signature used for 36
540	540	the mail ballot that the voter failed to affix his or her signature or 37
541	541	failed to affix it in the manner required by law for the mail ballot or 38
542	542	that there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature 39
543	543	used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, but the 40
544	544	voter is otherwise entitled to cast the mail ballot, the clerk shall 41
545	545	contact the voter and advise the voter of the procedures to provide a 42
546	546	signature or a confirmation that the signature used for the mail ballot 43
547	547	belongs to the voter, as applicable. For the mail ballot to be counted, 44
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552	552	the voter must provide a signature or a confirmation, as applicable, 1
553	553	not later than 5 p.m. on the sixth day following the election. 2
554	554	7. The clerk shall prescribe procedures for a voter who failed to 3
555	555	affix his or her signature or failed to affix it in the manner required 4
556	556	by law for the mail ballot, or for whom there is a reasonable 5
557	557	question of fact as to whether the signature used for the mail ballot 6
558	558	matches the signature of the voter, in order to: 7
559	559	(a) Contact the voter; 8
560	560	(b) Allow the voter to provide a signature or a confirmation that 9
561	561	the signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the voter, as 10
562	562	applicable; and 11
563	563	(c) After a signature or a confirmation is provided, as applicable, 12
564	564	ensure the mail ballot is delivered to the mail ballot central counting 13
565	565	board. 14
566	566	8. If there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 15
567	567	signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, 16
568	568	the voter must be identified by: 17
569	569	(a) Answering questions from the county clerk covering the 18
570	570	personal data which is reported on the application to register to vote; 19
571	571	(b) Providing the county clerk, orally or in writing, with other 20
572	572	personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or 21
573	573	(c) [Providing] Presenting the county clerk with proof of 22
574	574	[identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 23
575	575	registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 24
576	576	9. The procedures established pursuant to subsection 7 for 25
577	577	contacting a voter must require the clerk to contact the voter, as 26
578	578	soon as possible after receipt of the mail ballot, by: 27
579	579	(a) Mail; 28
580	580	(b) Telephone, if a telephone number for the voter is available in 29
581	581	the records of the clerk; and 30
582	582	(c) Electronic means, which may include, without limitation, 31
583	583	electronic mail, if the voter has provided the clerk with sufficient 32
584	584	information to contact the voter by such means. 33
585	585	Sec. 10. NRS 293.2725 is hereby amended to read as follows: 34
586	586	293.2725 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in 35
587	587	NRS 293.3081, 293.3083 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, and 36
588	588	in federal law, in addition to any other requirement to vote, a 37
589	589	person who registers to vote by mail or computer or is registered to 38
590	590	vote by an automatic voter registration agency, or a person who 39
591	591	preregisters to vote by mail or computer and is subsequently deemed 40
592	592	to be registered to vote, and who has not previously voted in an 41
593	593	election for federal office in this State: 42
594	594	(a) May vote at a polling place only if the person presents to the 43
595	595	election board officer at the polling place: 44
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600	600	(1) A current and valid photo identification of the person, 1
601	601	which shows his or her physical address; or 2
602	602	(2) A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, 3
603	603	or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check 4
604	604	which indicates the name and address of the person, but not 5
605	605	including a voter registration card; and 6
606	606	(b) May vote by mail only if the person provides to the county 7
607	607	or city clerk: 8
608	608	(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification of the 9
609	609	person, which shows his or her physical address; or 10
610	610	(2) A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, 11
611	611	or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check 12
612	612	which indicates the name and address of the person, but not 13
613	613	including a voter registration card. 14
614	614	 If there is a question as to the physical address of the person, the 15
615	615	election board officer or clerk may request additional information. 16
616	616	2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a person who: 17
617	617	(a) Registers to vote by mail or computer, or preregisters to vote 18
618	618	by mail or computer and is subsequently deemed to be registered to 19
619	619	vote, and submits with an application to preregister or register to 20
620	620	vote: 21
621	621	(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification; or 22
622	622	(2) A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, 23
623	623	or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check 24
624	624	which indicates the name and address of the person, but not 25
625	625	including a voter registration card; 26
626	626	(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, registers to 27
627	627	vote by mail or computer and submits with an application to register 28
628	628	to vote a driver’s license number or at least the last four digits of his 29
629	629	or her social security number, if a state or local election official has 30
630	630	matched that information with an existing identification record 31
631	631	bearing the same number, name and date of birth as provided by the 32
632	632	person in the application; 33
633	633	(c) Registers to vote pursuant to NRS 293.5768 to 293.57699, 34
634	634	inclusive, and at that time presents to the automatic voter 35
635	635	registration agency: 36
636	636	(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification; 37
637	637	(2) A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck 38
638	638	or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check 39
639	639	which indicates the name and address of the person, but not 40
640	640	including a voter registration card; or 41
641	641	(3) A driver’s license number or at least the last four digits of 42
642	642	his or her social security number, if a state or local election official 43
643	643	has matched that information with an existing identification record 44
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648	648	bearing the same number, name and date of birth as provided by the 1
649	649	person in the application; 2
650	650	(d) Is entitled to vote an absent ballot pursuant to the Uniformed 3
651	651	and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20301 et 4
652	652	seq.; 5
653	653	(e) Is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person under 6
654	654	the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, 52 7
655	655	U.S.C. §§ 20101 et seq.; or 8
656	656	(f) Is entitled to vote otherwise than in person under any other 9
657	657	federal law. 10
658	658	3. The provisions of subsection 1 apply to a person described 11
659	659	in paragraph (b) of subsection 2 if the voter registration card issued 12
660	660	to the person is mailed by the county clerk to the person and 13
661	661	returned to the county clerk by the United States Postal Service. 14
662	662	Sec. 11. NRS 293.277 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15
663	663	293.277 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283, 16
664	664	293.541, 293.57691 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, if a 17
665	665	person’s name appears in the roster or if the person provides an 18
666	666	affirmation pursuant to NRS 293.525, the person is entitled to vote 19
667	667	and must [sign] : 20
668	668	(a) Present proof of identity; and 21
669	669	(b) Sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature card 22
670	670	when he or she applies to vote. The signature must be compared by 23
671	671	an election board officer with the signature or a facsimile thereof on 24
672	672	the person’s application to register to vote or [one of the forms of 25
673	673	identification listed in subsection 2.] on his or her proof of identity. 26
674	674	2. [Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2725, the forms 27
675	675	of identification which may be used individually to identify a voter 28
676	676	at the polling place are: 29
677	677	(a) The voter registration card issued to the voter; 30
678	678	(b) A driver’s license; 31
679	679	(c) An identification card issued by the Department of Motor 32
680	680	Vehicles; 33
681	681	(d) A military identification card; or 34
682	682	(e) Any other form of identification issued by a governmental 35
683	683	agency which contains the voter’s signature and physical description 36
684	684	or picture. 37
685	685	3.] The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by 38
686	686	the Secretary of State, to verify that the voter has not already voted 39
687	687	in that county in the current election. 40
688	688	Sec. 12. NRS 293.283 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
689	689	293.283 1. If, because of physical limitations, a registered 42
690	690	voter is unable to sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature 43
691	691	card as required by NRS 293.277, the voter must be identified by: 44
692	692	(a) Either: 45
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697	697	(1) Answering questions from the election board officer 1
698	698	covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 2
699	699	register to vote; 3
700	700	[(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 4
701	701	writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 5
702	702	voter; [or] and 6
703	703	[(c) Providing] 7
704	704	(b) Presenting the election board officer with his or her proof 8
705	705	of [identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 9
706	706	registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 10
707	707	2. If the identity of the voter is verified, the election board 11
708	708	officer shall indicate in the roster “Identified” by the voter’s name. 12
709	709	Sec. 13. NRS 293.285 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13
710	710	293.285 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 14
711	711	and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive: 15
712	712	(a) A registered voter applying to vote shall state his or her 16
713	713	name to the election board officer in charge of the roster; and 17
714	714	(b) The election board officer shall: 18
715	715	(1) Announce the name of the registered voter; 19
716	716	(2) Require the registered voter to present proof of identity; 20
717	717	(3) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster or signature 21
718	718	card; 22
719	719	[(3)] (4) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 23
720	720	manner set forth in NRS 293.277; and 24
721	721	[(4)] (5) Verify that the registered voter has not already 25
722	722	voted in that county in the current election. 26
723	723	2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 27
724	724	signature does not match, the registered voter must be identified by: 28
725	725	(a) Answering questions from the election board officer 29
726	726	covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 30
727	727	register to vote; 31
728	728	(b) Providing the election board officer, orally or in writing, 32
729	729	with other personal data which verifies the identity of the registered 33
730	730	voter; or 34
731	731	(c) [Providing the election board officer with proof of 35
732	732	identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 36
733	733	registration card issued to the voter.] Comparing the signature of 37
734	734	the registered voter on the roster to the signature on the registered 38
735	735	voter’s proof of identity. 39
736	736	3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 40
737	737	comparison to the signature on the application to preregister or 41
738	738	register to vote, the registered voter must update his or her signature 42
739	739	on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State. 43
740	740	4. For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a 44
741	741	registered voter may include his or her date of birth. 45
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746	746	Sec. 14. NRS 293.287 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
747	747	293.287 1. A registered voter applying to vote at any primary 2
748	748	election or presidential preference primary election shall give his or 3
749	749	her name and political affiliation, if any, to the election board officer 4
750	750	in charge of the roster, and the officer shall immediately announce 5
751	751	the name and political affiliation [.] and require that the registered 6
752	752	voter present proof of identity. 7
753	753	2. Any person’s right to vote may be challenged by any 8
754	754	registered voter upon: 9
755	755	(a) Any of the grounds allowed for a challenge in NRS 293.303; 10
756	756	(b) The ground that the person applying does not belong to the 11
757	757	political party designated upon the roster; or 12
758	758	(c) The ground that the roster does not show that the person 13
759	759	designated the political party to which he or she claims to belong. 14
760	760	3. Any such challenge must be disposed of in the manner 15
761	761	provided by NRS 293.303. 16
762	762	4. A registered voter who has designated on his or her 17
763	763	application to register to vote an affiliation with a minor political 18
764	764	party may vote a nonpartisan ballot at the primary election. 19
765	765	Sec. 15. NRS 293.3025 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20
766	766	293.3025 The Secretary of State and each county and city clerk 21
767	767	shall ensure that a copy of each of the following is posted in a 22
768	768	conspicuous place at each polling place on election day: 23
769	769	1. A sample ballot; 24
770	770	2. Information concerning the date and hours of operation of 25
771	771	the polling place; 26
772	772	3. Instructions for voting and casting a ballot, including a 27
773	773	provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive, 28
774	774	or a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, 29
775	775	inclusive; 30
776	776	4. Instructions concerning the proof of identity required to 31
777	777	vote at the polling place; 32
778	778	5. Instructions concerning the identification required for 33
779	779	persons who registered by mail or computer and are first-time voters 34
780	780	for federal office in this State; 35
781	781	[5.] 6. Information concerning the accessibility of polling 36
782	782	places to persons with disabilities; 37
783	783	[6.] 7. General information concerning federal and state laws 38
784	784	which prohibit acts of fraud and misrepresentation; and 39
785	785	[7.] 8. Information concerning the eligibility of a candidate, a 40
786	786	ballot question or any other matter appearing on the ballot as a result 41
787	787	of a judicial determination or by operation of law, if any. 42
788	788	Sec. 16. NRS 293.303 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43
789	789	293.303 1. A person applying to vote may be challenged: 44
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794	794	(a) Orally by any registered voter of the precinct upon the 1
795	795	ground that he or she is not the person entitled to vote as claimed or 2
796	796	has voted before at the same election. A registered voter who 3
797	797	initiates a challenge pursuant to this paragraph must submit an 4
798	798	affirmation that is signed under penalty of perjury and in the form 5
799	799	prescribed by the Secretary of State stating that the challenge is 6
800	800	based on the personal knowledge of the registered voter. 7
801	801	(b) On any ground set forth in a challenge filed with the county 8
802	802	clerk pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.547. 9
803	803	2. If a person is challenged, an election board officer shall 10
804	804	tender the challenged person the following oath or affirmation: 11
805	805	(a) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 12
806	806	does not belong to the political party designated upon the roster, “I 13
807	807	swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I belong to the political 14
808	808	party designated upon the roster”; 15
809	809	(b) If the challenge is on the ground that the roster does not 16
810	810	show that the challenged person designated the political party to 17
811	811	which he or she claims to belong, “I swear or affirm under penalty 18
812	812	of perjury that I designated on the application to register to vote the 19
813	813	political party to which I claim to belong”; 20
814	814	(c) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 21
815	815	does not reside at the residence for which the address is listed in the 22
816	816	roster, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I reside at the 23
817	817	residence for which the address is listed in the roster”; 24
818	818	(d) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 25
819	819	previously voted a ballot for the election, “I swear or affirm under 26
820	820	penalty of perjury that I have not voted for any of the candidates or 27
821	821	questions included on this ballot for this election”; or 28
822	822	(e) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person is 29
823	823	not the person he or she claims to be, “I swear or affirm under 30
824	824	penalty of perjury that I am the person whose name is in this roster.” 31
825	825	 The oath or affirmation must be set forth on a form prepared by 32
826	826	the Secretary of State and signed by the challenged person under 33
827	827	penalty of perjury. 34
828	828	3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the 35
829	829	challenged person refuses to execute the oath or affirmation so 36
830	830	tendered, the person must not be issued a ballot, and the election 37
831	831	board officer shall indicate in the roster “Challenged” by the 38
832	832	person’s name. 39
833	833	4. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or 40
834	834	affirmation set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2, the 41
835	835	election board officers shall issue the person a nonpartisan ballot. 42
836	836	5. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or 43
837	837	affirmation set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 2, the election 44
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842	842	board officers shall inform the person that he or she is entitled to 1
843	843	vote only in the manner prescribed in NRS 293.304. 2
844	844	6. If the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation and 3
845	845	the challenge is not based on the ground set forth in paragraph (e) of 4
846	846	subsection 2, the election board officers shall issue the person a 5
847	847	partisan ballot. 6
848	848	7. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph 7
849	849	(c) of subsection 2, and the challenged person executes the oath or 8
850	850	affirmation, the election board shall not issue the person a ballot 9
851	851	until he or she furnishes satisfactory identification which contains 10
852	852	proof of the address at which the person actually resides. For the 11
853	853	purposes of this subsection, a voter registration card does not 12
854	854	provide proof of the address at which a person resides. 13
855	855	8. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph 14
856	856	(e) of subsection 2 and the challenged person executes the oath or 15
857	857	affirmation, the election board shall not issue the person a ballot 16
858	858	unless the person [: 17
859	859	(a) Furnishes official identification which contains a photograph 18
860	860	of the person, such as a driver’s license or other official document; 19
861	861	or 20
862	862	(b) Brings before the election board officers a person who is at 21
863	863	least 18 years of age who: 22
864	864	(1) Furnishes official identification which contains a 23
865	865	photograph of that person, such as a driver’s license or other official 24
866	866	document; and 25
867	867	(2) Executes an oath or affirmation under penalty of perjury 26
868	868	that the challenged person is who he or she swears to be.] furnishes 27
869	869	proof of identity. 28
870	870	9. The election board officers shall: 29
871	871	(a) Record on the challenge list: 30
872	872	(1) The name of the challenged person; 31
873	873	(2) The name of the registered voter who initiated the 32
874	874	challenge; and 33
875	875	(3) The result of the challenge; and 34
876	876	(b) If possible, orally notify the registered voter who initiated 35
877	877	the challenge of the result of the challenge. 36
878	878	Sec. 17. NRS 293.3075 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37
879	879	293.3075 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 38
880	880	and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, upon the appearance of a 39
881	881	person to cast a ballot at a polling place established pursuant to NRS 40
882	882	293.3072, the election board officer shall: 41
883	883	(a) Determine [that] whether the person is a registered voter in 42
884	884	the county and has not already voted in that county in the current 43
885	885	election; 44
886	886	(b) Require the registered voter to present proof of identity; 45
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891	891	(c) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster or a signature 1
892	892	card; and 2
893	893	[(c)] (d) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 3
894	894	manner set forth in NRS 293.277. 4
895	895	2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 5
896	896	signature of the registered voter does not match, the registered voter 6
897	897	must be identified by: 7
898	898	(a) Either: 8
899	899	(1) Answering questions from the election board officer 9
900	900	covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 10
901	901	register to vote; or 11
902	902	[(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 12
903	903	writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 13
904	904	registered voter; [or 14
905	905	(c) Providing] and 15
906	906	(b) Presenting the election board officer with his or her proof 16
907	907	of [identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 17
908	908	registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 18
909	909	3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 19
910	910	comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the 20
911	911	registered voter must update his or her signature on a form 21
912	912	prescribed by the Secretary of State. 22
913	913	4. The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by 23
914	914	the Secretary of State, to verify that the registered voter has not 24
915	915	already voted in that county in the current election. 25
916	916	5. When a registered voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has 26
917	917	identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the election board 27
918	918	officer, the registered voter is entitled to receive the appropriate 28
919	919	ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the polling place 29
920	920	where he or she applies to vote. 30
921	921	6. If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which 31
922	922	directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer 32
923	923	shall: 33
924	924	(a) Prepare the mechanical voting device for the registered 34
925	925	voter; 35
926	926	(b) Ensure that the registered voter’s precinct or voting district 36
927	927	and the form of the ballot are indicated on the voting receipt, if the 37
928	928	county clerk uses voting receipts; and 38
929	929	(c) Allow the registered voter to cast a vote. 39
930	930	7. A registered voter applying to vote at a polling place 40
931	931	established pursuant to NRS 293.3072 may be challenged pursuant 41
932	932	to NRS 293.303. 42
933	933	Sec. 18. NRS 293.3081 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43
934	934	293.3081 A person at a polling place may cast a provisional 44
935	935	ballot in an election pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, 45
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940	940	inclusive, if the person complies with the applicable provisions of 1
941	941	NRS 293.3082 and: 2
942	942	1. Declares that he or she has registered to vote and is eligible 3
943	943	to vote at that election in that jurisdiction, but [his or her] : 4
944	944	(a) The name of the person does not appear on a voter 5
945	945	registration list as a voter eligible to vote in that election in that 6
946	946	jurisdiction [or an] ; 7
947	947	(b) An election official asserts that the person is not eligible to 8
948	948	vote in that election in that jurisdiction; or 9
949	949	(c) The person fails to present proof of identity; 10
950	950	2. Applies by mail or computer, on or after January 1, 2003, to 11
951	951	register to vote and has not previously voted in an election for 12
952	952	federal office in this State and fails to provide the identification 13
953	953	required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 14
954	954	to the election board officer at the polling place; or 15
955	955	3. Declares that he or she is entitled to vote after the polling 16
956	956	place would normally close as a result of a court order or other order 17
957	957	extending the time established for the closing of polls pursuant to a 18
958	958	law of this State in effect 10 days before the date of the election. 19
959	959	Sec. 19. NRS 293.3082 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20
960	960	293.3082 1. Before a person may cast a provisional ballot 21
961	961	pursuant to NRS 293.3081, the person must complete a written 22
962	962	affirmation on a form provided by an election board officer, as 23
963	963	prescribed by the Secretary of State, at the polling place which 24
964	964	includes: 25
965	965	(a) The name of the person casting the provisional ballot; 26
966	966	(b) The reason for casting the provisional ballot; 27
967	967	(c) A statement in which the person casting the provisional 28
968	968	ballot affirms under penalty of perjury that he or she is a registered 29
969	969	voter in the jurisdiction and is eligible to vote in the election; 30
970	970	(d) The date and type of election; 31
971	971	(e) The signature of the person casting the provisional ballot; 32
972	972	(f) The signature of the election board officer; 33
973	973	(g) A unique affirmation identification number assigned to the 34
974	974	person casting the provisional ballot; 35
975	975	(h) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to 36
976	976	subsection 1 of NRS 293.3081: 37
977	977	(1) An indication by the person as to whether or not he or she 38
978	978	provided the required identification at the time the person applied to 39
979	979	register to vote; 40
980	980	(2) The address of the person as listed on the application to 41
981	981	register to vote; 42
982	982	(3) Information concerning the place, manner and 43
983	983	approximate date on which the person applied to register to vote; 44
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988	988	(4) Any other information that the person believes may be 1
989	989	useful in verifying that the person has registered to vote; and 2
990	990	(5) A statement informing the voter that if the voter does not 3
991	991	provide [identification] proof of identity at the time the voter casts 4
992	992	the provisional ballot, the required [identification] proof of identity 5
993	993	must be provided to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on 6
994	994	the Friday following election day and that failure to do so will result 7
995	995	in the provisional ballot not being counted; 8
996	996	(i) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to 9
997	997	subsection 2 of NRS 293.3081: 10
998	998	(1) The address of the person as listed on the application to 11
999	999	register to vote; 12
1000	1000	(2) The voter registration number, if any, issued to the 13
1001	1001	person; and 14
1002	1002	(3) A statement informing the voter that the required 15
1003	1003	identification must be provided to the county or city clerk not later 16
1004	1004	than 5 p.m. on the Friday following election day and that failure to 17
1005	1005	do so will result in the provisional ballot not being counted; and 18
1006	1006	(j) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to 19
1007	1007	subsection 3 of NRS 293.3081, the voter registration number, if any, 20
1008	1008	issued to the person. 21
1009	1009	2. After a person completes a written affirmation pursuant to 22
1010	1010	subsection 1: 23
1011	1011	(a) The election board officer shall provide the person with a 24
1012	1012	receipt that includes the unique affirmation identification number 25
1013	1013	described in subsection 1 and that explains how the person may use 26
1014	1014	the free access system established pursuant to NRS 293.3086 to 27
1015	1015	ascertain whether the person’s vote was counted, and, if the vote 28
1016	1016	was not counted, the reason why the vote was not counted; 29
1017	1017	(b) The voter’s name and applicable information must be 30
1018	1018	entered into the roster in a manner which indicates that the voter 31
1019	1019	cast a provisional ballot; and 32
1020	1020	(c) The election board officer shall issue a provisional ballot to 33
1021	1021	the person to vote. 34
1022	1022	Sec. 20. NRS 293.3085 is hereby amended to read as follows: 35
1023	1023	293.3085 1. Following each election, a canvass of the 36
1024	1024	provisional ballots cast in the election must be conducted pursuant 37
1025	1025	to NRS 293.387 and, if appropriate, pursuant to NRS 293C.387. 38
1026	1026	2. The county and city clerk shall not: 39
1027	1027	(a) Include any provisional ballot in the unofficial results 40
1028	1028	reported on election night; or 41
1029	1029	(b) Open any envelope containing a provisional ballot before 8 42
1030	1030	a.m. on the Wednesday following election day. 43
1031	1031	3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a provisional 44
1032	1032	ballot must be counted if: 45
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1037	1037	(a) The county or city clerk determines that the person who cast 1
1038	1038	the provisional ballot was registered to vote in the election, eligible 2
1039	1039	to vote in the election and issued the appropriate ballot for the 3
1040	1040	address at which the person resides; 4
1041	1041	(b) A voter who failed to provide required identification at the 5
1042	1042	polling place or with his or her mailed ballot provides the required 6
1043	1043	identification to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the 7
1044	1044	Friday following election day [;] , including, if applicable, his or 8
1045	1045	her proof of identity; or 9
1046	1046	(c) A court order has not been issued by 5 p.m. on the Friday 10
1047	1047	following election day directing that provisional ballots cast 11
1048	1048	pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.3081 not be counted, and the 12
1049	1049	provisional ballot was cast pursuant to subsection 3 of 13
1050	1050	NRS 293.3081. 14
1051	1051	4. A provisional ballot must not be counted if the county or 15
1052	1052	city clerk determines that the person who cast the provisional ballot 16
1053	1053	cast the wrong ballot for the address at which the person resides. 17
1054	1054	Sec. 21. NRS 293.356 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18
1055	1055	293.356 If a request is made to vote early by a registered voter 19
1056	1056	in person, the election board shall , except as otherwise provided in 20
1057	1057	NRS 293.3585, issue a ballot for early voting to the voter. Such a 21
1058	1058	ballot must be voted on the premises of a polling place for early 22
1059	1059	voting established pursuant to NRS 293.3564, 293.3572, 293.3575 23
1060	1060	or 298.690. 24
1061	1061	Sec. 22. NRS 293.3585 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25
1062	1062	293.3585 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 26
1063	1063	and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, upon the appearance of a 27
1064	1064	person to cast a ballot for early voting, an election board officer 28
1065	1065	shall: 29
1066	1066	(a) Determine [that] whether the person is a registered voter in 30
1067	1067	the county. 31
1068	1068	(b) Require the registered voter to present proof of identity. 32
1069	1069	(c) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster for early voting 33
1070	1070	or a signature card. 34
1071	1071	[(c)] (d) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 35
1072	1072	manner set forth in NRS 293.277. 36
1073	1073	[(d)] (e) Verify that the registered voter has not already voted in 37
1074	1074	that county in the current election. 38
1075	1075	2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 39
1076	1076	signature of the registered voter does not match, the registered voter 40
1077	1077	must be identified by: 41
1078	1078	(a) Either: 42
1079	1079	(1) Answering questions from the election board officer 43
1080	1080	covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 44
1081	1081	register to vote; or 45
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1086	1086	[(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 1
1087	1087	writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 2
1088	1088	registered voter; [or 3
1089	1089	(c) Providing] and 4
1090	1090	(b) Presenting the election board officer with proof of 5
1091	1091	[identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 6
1092	1092	registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 7
1093	1093	3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 8
1094	1094	comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the 9
1095	1095	registered voter must update his or her signature on a form 10
1096	1096	prescribed by the Secretary of State. 11
1097	1097	4. The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by 12
1098	1098	the Secretary of State, to verify that the registered voter has not 13
1099	1099	already voted in that county in the current election. 14
1100	1100	5. The roster for early voting or a signature card, as applicable, 15
1101	1101	must contain: 16
1102	1102	(a) The registered voter’s name, the address where he or she is 17
1103	1103	registered to vote, his or her voter identification number and a place 18
1104	1104	for the registered voter’s signature; 19
1105	1105	(b) The registered voter’s precinct or voting district number, if 20
1106	1106	that information is available; and 21
1107	1107	(c) The date of voting early in person. 22
1108	1108	6. When a registered voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has 23
1109	1109	identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the election board 24
1110	1110	officer, the registered voter is entitled to receive the appropriate 25
1111	1111	ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the polling place 26
1112	1112	for early voting. 27
1113	1113	7. If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which 28
1114	1114	directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer 29
1115	1115	shall: 30
1116	1116	(a) Prepare the mechanical recording device for the registered 31
1117	1117	voter; 32
1118	1118	(b) Ensure that the registered voter’s precinct or voting district, 33
1119	1119	if that information is available, and the form of ballot are indicated 34
1120	1120	on the voting receipt, if the county clerk uses voting receipts; and 35
1121	1121	(c) Allow the registered voter to cast a vote. 36
1122	1122	8. A registered voter applying to vote early by personal 37
1123	1123	appearance may be challenged pursuant to NRS 293.303. 38
1124	1124	9. For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a 39
1125	1125	registered voter may include his or her date of birth. 40
1126	1126	Sec. 23. NRS 293.505 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
1127	1127	293.505 1. All justices of the peace, except those located in 42
1128	1128	county seats, are ex officio field registrars to carry out the 43
1129	1129	provisions of this chapter. 44
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1134	1134	2. The county clerk shall appoint at least one registered voter to 1
1135	1135	serve as a field registrar of voters who, except as otherwise provided 2
1136	1136	in NRS 293.5055, shall preregister and register voters within the 3
1137	1137	county for which the field registrar is appointed. Except as 4
1138	1138	otherwise provided in subsection 1, a candidate for any office may 5
1139	1139	not be appointed or serve as a field registrar. A field registrar serves 6
1140	1140	at the pleasure of the county clerk and shall perform such duties as 7
1141	1141	the county clerk may direct. The county clerk shall not knowingly 8
1142	1142	appoint any person as a field registrar who has been convicted of a 9
1143	1143	felony involving theft or fraud. The Secretary of State may bring an 10
1144	1144	action against a county clerk to collect a civil penalty of not more 11
1145	1145	than $5,000 for each person who is appointed as a field registrar in 12
1146	1146	violation of this subsection. Any civil penalty collected pursuant to 13
1147	1147	this subsection must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit 14
1148	1148	to the State General Fund. 15
1149	1149	3. A field registrar shall demand of any person who applies for 16
1150	1150	preregistration or registration all information required by the 17
1151	1151	application to preregister or register to vote, as applicable, and shall 18
1152	1152	administer all oaths required by this chapter. 19
1153	1153	4. When a field registrar has in his or her possession five or 20
1154	1154	more completed applications to preregister or register to vote, the 21
1155	1155	field registrar shall forward them to the county clerk, but in no case 22
1156	1156	may the field registrar hold any number of them for more than 10 23
1157	1157	days. 24
1158	1158	5. Each field registrar shall forward to the county clerk all 25
1159	1159	completed applications in his or her possession immediately after 26
1160	1160	the last day to register to vote by mail pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 27
1161	1161	293C.527, as applicable. Within 5 days after the last day to register 28
1162	1162	to vote by mail pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527, as 29
1163	1163	applicable, a field registrar shall return all unused applications in his 30
1164	1164	or her possession to the county clerk. If all of the unused 31
1165	1165	applications are not returned to the county clerk, the field registrar 32
1166	1166	shall account for the unreturned applications. 33
1167	1167	6. Each field registrar shall submit to the county clerk a list of 34
1168	1168	the serial numbers of the completed applications to preregister or 35
1169	1169	register to vote and the names of the electors on those applications. 36
1170	1170	The serial numbers must be listed in numerical order. 37
1171	1171	7. Each field registrar shall post notices sent to him or her by 38
1172	1172	the county clerk for posting in accordance with the election laws of 39
1173	1173	this State. 40
1174	1174	8. A field registrar, employee of a voter registration agency or 41
1175	1175	person assisting a voter pursuant to NRS 293.5235 shall not: 42
1176	1176	(a) Delegate any of his or her duties to another person; or 43
1177	1177	(b) Refuse to preregister or register a person on account of that 44
1178	1178	person’s political party affiliation. 45
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1183	1183	9. A person shall not hold himself or herself out to be or 1
1184	1184	attempt to exercise the duties of a field registrar unless the person 2
1185	1185	has been so appointed. 3
1186	1186	10. A county clerk, field registrar, employee of a voter 4
1187	1187	registration agency or person assisting another person pursuant to 5
1188	1188	NRS 293.5235 shall not: 6
1189	1189	(a) Solicit a vote for or against a particular question or 7
1190	1190	candidate; 8
1191	1191	(b) Speak to a person on the subject of marking his or her ballot 9
1192	1192	for or against a particular question or candidate; or 10
1193	1193	(c) Distribute any petition or other material concerning a 11
1194	1194	candidate or question which will be on the ballot for the ensuing 12
1195	1195	election, 13
1196	1196	 while preregistering or registering the person. 14
1197	1197	11. When the county clerk receives applications to preregister 15
1198	1198	or register to vote from a field registrar, the county clerk shall issue 16
1199	1199	a receipt to the field registrar. The receipt must include: 17
1200	1200	(a) The number of persons preregistered or registered; and 18
1201	1201	(b) The political party of the persons preregistered or registered. 19
1202	1202	12. A county clerk, field registrar, employee of a voter 20
1203	1203	registration agency or person assisting another person pursuant to 21
1204	1204	NRS 293.5235 shall not: 22
1205	1205	(a) Knowingly: 23
1206	1206	(1) Register a person who is not a qualified elector or a 24
1207	1207	person who has filed a false or misleading application to register to 25
1208	1208	vote; or 26
1209	1209	(2) Preregister a person who does not meet the qualifications 27
1210	1210	set forth in NRS 293.4855; or 28
1211	1211	(b) Preregister or register a person who fails to provide 29
1212	1212	satisfactory [proof] evidence of [identification] his or her identity 30
1213	1213	and the address at which the person actually resides. 31
1214	1214	13. A county clerk, field registrar, employee of a voter 32
1215	1215	registration agency, person assisting another person pursuant to 33
1216	1216	NRS 293.5235 or any other person providing a form for the 34
1217	1217	application to preregister or register to vote to an elector for the 35
1218	1218	purpose of preregistering or registering to vote: 36
1219	1219	(a) If the person who assists another person with completing the 37
1220	1220	form for the application to preregister or register to vote retains the 38
1221	1221	form, shall enter his or her name on the duplicate copy or receipt 39
1222	1222	retained by the person upon completion of the form; and 40
1223	1223	(b) Shall not alter, deface or destroy an application to preregister 41
1224	1224	or register to vote that has been signed by a person except to correct 42
1225	1225	information contained in the application after receiving notice from 43
1226	1226	the person that a change in or addition to the information is required. 44
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1231	1231	14. If a field registrar violates any of the provisions of this 1
1232	1232	section, the county clerk shall immediately suspend the field 2
1233	1233	registrar and notify the district attorney of the county in which the 3
1234	1234	violation occurred. 4
1235	1235	15. A person who violates any of the provisions of subsection 5
1236	1236	8, 9, 10, 12 or 13 is guilty of a category E felony and shall be 6
1237	1237	punished as provided in NRS 193.130. 7
1238	1238	Sec. 24. NRS 293.517 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8
1239	1239	293.517 1. Any person who meets the qualifications set forth 9
1240	1240	in NRS 293.4855 residing within the county may preregister to vote 10
1241	1241	and any elector residing within the county may register to vote: 11
1242	1242	(a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.560 and 12
1243	1243	293C.527, by appearing before the county clerk, a field registrar or a 13
1244	1244	voter registration agency, completing the application to preregister 14
1245	1245	or register to vote, giving true and satisfactory answers to all 15
1246	1246	questions relevant to his or her identity and right to preregister or 16
1247	1247	register to vote, and providing [proof] evidence of residence and 17
1248	1248	identity [;] in accordance with this subsection; 18
1249	1249	(b) By completing and mailing or personally delivering to the 19
1250	1250	county clerk an application to preregister or register to vote pursuant 20
1251	1251	to the provisions of NRS 293.5235; 21
1252	1252	(c) Pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.5727 or chapter 293D 22
1253	1253	of NRS; 23
1254	1254	(d) At his or her residence with the assistance of a field registrar 24
1255	1255	pursuant to NRS 293.5237; 25
1256	1256	(e) By submitting an application to preregister or register to vote 26
1257	1257	by computer using the system established by the Secretary of State 27
1258	1258	pursuant to NRS 293.671; or 28
1259	1259	(f) By any other method authorized by the provisions of this 29
1260	1260	title. 30
1261	1261	 The county clerk shall require a person to submit official 31
1262	1262	identification as [proof] evidence of residence and identity [,] in 32
1263	1263	accordance with this subsection, such as a driver’s license or other 33
1264	1264	official document, before preregistering or registering the person. If 34
1265	1265	the applicant preregisters or registers to vote pursuant to this 35
1266	1266	subsection and fails to provide [proof] evidence of residence and 36
1267	1267	identity, the applicant must provide [proof] evidence of residence 37
1268	1268	and identity before casting a ballot in person or by mail or after 38
1269	1269	casting a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, 39
1270	1270	inclusive. For the purposes of this subsection, a voter registration 40
1271	1271	card does not provide [proof] evidence of the residence or identity 41
1272	1272	of a person. 42
1273	1273	2. In addition to the methods for registering to vote described 43
1274	1274	in subsection 1, an elector may register to vote pursuant to: 44
1275	1275	(a) NRS 293.269951, if applicable; 45
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1280	1280	(b) NRS 293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive; or 1
1281	1281	(c) NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive. 2
1282	1282	3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5768 to 3
1283	1283	293.57699, inclusive, the application to preregister or register to 4
1284	1284	vote must be signed and verified under penalty of perjury by the 5
1285	1285	person preregistering or the elector registering. 6
1286	1286	4. Each person or elector who is or has been married must be 7
1287	1287	preregistered or registered under his or her own given or first name, 8
1288	1288	and not under the given or first name or initials of his or her spouse. 9
1289	1289	5. A person or an elector who is preregistered or registered and 10
1290	1290	changes his or her name must complete a new application to 11
1291	1291	preregister or register to vote, as applicable. The person or elector 12
1292	1292	may obtain a new application: 13
1293	1293	(a) At the office of the county clerk or field registrar; 14
1294	1294	(b) By submitting an application to preregister or register to vote 15
1295	1295	pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.5235; 16
1296	1296	(c) By submitting a written statement to the county clerk 17
1297	1297	requesting the county clerk to mail an application to preregister or 18
1298	1298	register to vote; 19
1299	1299	(d) At any voter registration agency; or 20
1300	1300	(e) By submitting an application to preregister or register to vote 21
1301	1301	by computer using the system established by the Secretary of State 22
1302	1302	pursuant to NRS 293.671. 23
1303	1303	 If the elector fails to register under his or her new name, the 24
1304	1304	elector may be challenged pursuant to the provisions of NRS 25
1305	1305	293.303 or 293C.292 and may be required to furnish [proof] 26
1306	1306	evidence of his or her identity and subsequent change of name. 27
1307	1307	6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8 and NRS 28
1308	1308	293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive, and 293.5772 to 293.5887, 29
1309	1309	inclusive, an elector who registers to vote pursuant to paragraph (a) 30
1310	1310	of subsection 1 shall be deemed to be registered upon the 31
1311	1311	completion of an application to register to vote. 32
1312	1312	7. After the county clerk determines that the application to 33
1313	1313	register to vote of a person is complete and that, except as otherwise 34
1314	1314	provided in NRS 293D.210, the person is eligible to vote pursuant 35
1315	1315	to NRS 293.485, the county clerk shall issue a voter registration 36
1316	1316	card to the voter. 37
1317	1317	8. If a person or an elector submits an application to preregister 38
1318	1318	or register to vote or an affidavit described in paragraph (c) of 39
1319	1319	subsection 1 of NRS 293.507 that contains any handwritten 40
1320	1320	additions, erasures or interlineations, the county clerk may object to 41
1321	1321	the application if the county clerk believes that because of such 42
1322	1322	handwritten additions, erasures or interlineations, the application is 43
1323	1323	incomplete or that, except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.210, 44
1324	1324	the person is not eligible to preregister pursuant to NRS 293.4855 or 45
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1329	1329	the elector is not eligible to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, as 1
1330	1330	applicable. If the county clerk objects pursuant to this subsection, he 2
1331	1331	or she shall immediately notify the person or elector, as applicable, 3
1332	1332	and the district attorney of the county. Not later than 5 business days 4
1333	1333	after the district attorney receives such notification, the district 5
1334	1334	attorney shall advise the county clerk as to whether: 6
1335	1335	(a) The application is complete and, except as otherwise 7
1336	1336	provided in NRS 293D.210, the person is eligible to preregister 8
1337	1337	pursuant to NRS 293.4855 or the elector is eligible to vote pursuant 9
1338	1338	to NRS 293.485; and 10
1339	1339	(b) The county clerk should proceed to process the application. 11
1340	1340	9. If the district attorney advises the county clerk to process the 12
1341	1341	application pursuant to subsection 8, the county clerk shall 13
1342	1342	immediately issue a voter registration card to the applicant, unless 14
1343	1343	the applicant is preregistered to vote and does not currently meet the 15
1344	1344	requirements to be issued a voter registration card pursuant to 16
1345	1345	NRS 293.4855. 17
1346	1346	Sec. 25. NRS 293.541 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18
1347	1347	293.541 1. The county clerk shall cancel the preregistration 19
1348	1348	of a person or the registration of a voter if: 20
1349	1349	(a) After consultation with the district attorney, the district 21
1350	1350	attorney determines that there is probable cause to believe that 22
1351	1351	information in the application to preregister or register to vote 23
1352	1352	concerning the identity or residence of the person or voter is 24
1353	1353	fraudulent; 25
1354	1354	(b) The county clerk provides a notice as required pursuant to 26
1355	1355	subsection 2 or executes an affidavit of cancellation pursuant to 27
1356	1356	subsection 3; and 28
1357	1357	(c) The person or voter fails to present satisfactory [proof] 29
1358	1358	evidence of identity and residence pursuant to subsection 2, 4 or 5. 30
1359	1359	2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the county 31
1360	1360	clerk shall notify the person or voter by registered or certified mail, 32
1361	1361	return receipt requested, of a determination made pursuant to 33
1362	1362	subsection 1. The notice must set forth the grounds for cancellation. 34
1363	1363	Unless the person or voter, within 15 days after the return receipt 35
1364	1364	has been filed in the office of the county clerk, presents satisfactory 36
1365	1365	[proof] evidence of identity and residence to the county clerk, the 37
1366	1366	county clerk shall cancel the person’s preregistration or the voter’s 38
1367	1367	registration, as applicable. 39
1368	1368	3. If insufficient time exists before a pending election to 40
1369	1369	provide the notice required by subsection 2 to a registered voter, the 41
1370	1370	county clerk shall execute an affidavit of cancellation and attach a 42
1371	1371	copy of the affidavit of cancellation in the roster. 43
1372	1372	4. If a voter appears to vote at the election next following the 44
1373	1373	date that an affidavit of cancellation was executed for the voter 45
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1378	1378	pursuant to this section, the voter must be allowed to vote only if the 1
1379	1379	voter furnishes: 2
1380	1380	(a) [Official identification which contains a photograph] Proof 3
1381	1381	of [the voter, including, without limitation, a driver’s license or 4
1382	1382	other official document;] identity; and 5
1383	1383	(b) Satisfactory [identification that contains proof] evidence of 6
1384	1384	the address at which the voter actually resides and that address is 7
1385	1385	consistent with the address listed on the roster. 8
1386	1386	5. If a determination is made pursuant to subsection 1 9
1387	1387	concerning information in the registration to vote of a voter and a 10
1388	1388	mail ballot is received from the voter, the mail ballot must be kept 11
1389	1389	separate from other ballots and must not be counted unless the voter 12
1390	1390	presents satisfactory [proof] evidence to the county clerk of identity 13
1391	1391	and residence before such ballots are counted on election day. 14
1392	1392	6. For the purposes of this section, a voter registration card 15
1393	1393	does not provide [proof] evidence of the: 16
1394	1394	(a) Address at which a person actually resides; or 17
1395	1395	(b) Residence or identity of a person. 18
1396	1396	Sec. 26. NRS 293.5768 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19
1397	1397	293.5768 1. The following agencies are automatic voter 20
1398	1398	registration agencies: 21
1399	1399	(a) The Department of Motor Vehicles; 22
1400	1400	(b) The Department of Health and Human Services; 23
1401	1401	(c) Any agency designated by the Director of the Department of 24
1402	1402	Health and Human Services to receive applications for Medicaid; 25
1403	1403	(d) The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange created by 26
1404	1404	NRS 695I.200; 27
1405	1405	(e) Any agency that has been designated by the Governor as an 28
1406	1406	automatic voter registration agency pursuant to NRS 293.57682; and 29
1407	1407	(f) Any agency of an Indian tribe that has been designated by the 30
1408	1408	Governor to be an automatic voter registration agency pursuant to 31
1409	1409	NRS 293.57684. 32
1410	1410	2. If, in the normal course of business, an automatic voter 33
1411	1411	registration agency collects sufficient information that demonstrates 34
1412	1412	a person is qualified to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, including, 35
1413	1413	without limitation, [proof] evidence of identity, citizenship, 36
1414	1414	residence and date of birth, the provisions of NRS 293.5768 to 37
1415	1415	293.57699, inclusive, apply to the automatic voter registration 38
1416	1416	agency when a person submits any of the following: 39
1417	1417	(a) An application for the issuance or renewal of or change of 40
1418	1418	address for any type of driver’s license or identification card issued 41
1419	1419	by the Department of Motor Vehicles; 42
1420	1420	(b) An application for Medicaid through the system established 43
1421	1421	by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to 44
1422	1422	NRS 422.2703; 45
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1427	1427	(c) An application for health insurance through the Silver State 1
1428	1428	Health Insurance Exchange; and 2
1429	1429	(d) An application for any service or assistance from an 3
1430	1430	automatic voter registration agency described in paragraph (e) or (f) 4
1431	1431	of subsection 1. 5
1432	1432	3. An automatic voter registration agency shall not: 6
1433	1433	(a) Request any additional information for purposes of voter 7
1434	1434	registration that is not required in the normal course of business; and 8
1435	1435	(b) Transmit any information about a person using the system 9
1436	1436	established pursuant to NRS 293.57686 if the person did not provide 10
1437	1437	the agency in the normal course of business sufficient information 11
1438	1438	that demonstrates the person is qualified to vote pursuant to NRS 12
1439	1439	293.485, including, without limitation, [proof] evidence of identity, 13
1440	1440	citizenship, residence and date of birth. 14
1441	1441	Sec. 27. NRS 293.57682 is hereby amended to read as 15
1442	1442	follows: 16
1443	1443	293.57682 1. The Governor may designate any agency in the 17
1444	1444	Executive Department of the State Government not described in 18
1445	1445	paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 1 of NRS 293.5768 as 19
1446	1446	an automatic voter registration agency if the agency collects in the 20
1447	1447	regular course of business from a person applying to the agency to 21
1448	1448	receive any service or assistance sufficient information that 22
1449	1449	demonstrates a person is qualified to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, 23
1450	1450	including, without limitation, [proof] evidence of identity, 24
1451	1451	citizenship, residence and date of birth. 25
1452	1452	2. Upon the designation of an agency as an automatic voter 26
1453	1453	registration agency pursuant to subsection 1: 27
1454	1454	(a) The Governor shall notify the Secretary of State; and 28
1455	1455	(b) The Secretary of State and the automatic voter registration 29
1456	1456	agency shall comply with the provisions of NRS 293.57686. 30
1457	1457	Sec. 28. NRS 293.57684 is hereby amended to read as 31
1458	1458	follows: 32
1459	1459	293.57684 1. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is 33
1460	1460	located in whole or in part within a county, the Indian tribe may 34
1461	1461	submit a request to the Governor for approval to allow an agency of 35
1462	1462	the tribe to become an automatic voter registration agency in order 36
1463	1463	to submit voter registration information of tribal members to the 37
1464	1464	Secretary of State and the database created by the Secretary of State 38
1465	1465	pursuant to NRS 293.675 for the purpose of registering tribal 39
1466	1466	members to vote or updating the voter registration information of 40
1467	1467	tribal members for the purpose of correcting the statewide voter 41
1468	1468	registration list pursuant to NRS 293.530. 42
1469	1469	2. If the Governor finds that the tribal agency collects in the 43
1470	1470	regular course of business from a person applying to the agency to 44
1471	1471	receive any service or assistance sufficient information that 45
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1476	1476	demonstrates the person is qualified to vote pursuant to NRS 1
1477	1477	293.485, including, without limitation, [proof] evidence of identity, 2
1478	1478	citizenship, residence and date of birth: 3
1479	1479	(a) The Governor shall designate the tribal agency as an 4
1480	1480	automatic voter registration agency; and 5
1481	1481	(b) The Secretary of State and the Indian tribe shall comply with 6
1482	1482	the provisions of NRS 293.57686. 7
1483	1483	Sec. 29. NRS 293.57691 is hereby amended to read as 8
1484	1484	follows: 9
1485	1485	293.57691 1. A county clerk shall not reject as an application 10
1486	1486	to register to vote the information received from an automatic voter 11
1487	1487	registration agency solely on the basis that the information does not 12
1488	1488	contain an electronic facsimile of the signature of the person who is 13
1489	1489	applying to vote or update his or her voter registration information 14
1490	1490	on the statewide voter registration list. 15
1491	1491	2. If the county clerk does not receive an electronic facsimile 16
1492	1492	of the signature of the person from the automatic voter registration 17
1493	1493	agency, the county clerk must obtain the person’s signature or an 18
1494	1494	electronic facsimile of the person’s signature through one of the 19
1495	1495	following methods: 20
1496	1496	(a) Through the notice provided by the county clerk to the 21
1497	1497	person pursuant to NRS 293.57693, if the notice is returned to 22
1498	1498	the county clerk by the person and the returned notice includes the 23
1499	1499	person’s signature; 24
1500	1500	(b) Requesting an electronic facsimile of the person’s signature 25
1501	1501	from the Department of Motor Vehicles or another state agency; 26
1502	1502	(c) Requesting the person to submit an electronic facsimile of 27
1503	1503	the person’s signature through a method approved by the Secretary 28
1504	1504	of State; or 29
1505	1505	(d) Requesting the person to sign a paper or electronic form the 30
1506	1506	first time the person applies to vote in person at a polling place, 31
1507	1507	including, without limitation, a polling place for early voting by 32
1508	1508	personal appearance. A signature provided by a person pursuant to 33
1509	1509	this paragraph must be compared to one of the forms of 34
1510	1510	[identification] the person’s proof of identity which [may be used 35
1511	1511	individually to identify a voter at the polling place set forth in NRS 36
1512	1512	293.277] includes his or her signature before the person is allowed 37
1513	1513	to vote in person. 38
1514	1514	3. In addition to the requirements of this section and NRS 39
1515	1515	293.2725, a person who is registered to vote pursuant to NRS 40
1516	1516	293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive, must provide an affirmation 41
1517	1517	signed under penalty of perjury that the person is eligible to vote the 42
1518	1518	first time a person votes in person or by mail ballot if the person has 43
1519	1519	not already provided such an affirmation to the county clerk. 44
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1524	1524	Sec. 30. NRS 293.5837 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
1525	1525	293.5837 1. An elector may register to vote in the county or 2
1526	1526	city, as applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote by 3
1527	1527	submitting an application to register to vote by computer using the 4
1528	1528	system established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 5
1529	1529	293.671 before the elector appears at a polling place described in 6
1530	1530	subsection 2 to vote in person. 7
1531	1531	2. If an elector submits an application to register to vote 8
1532	1532	pursuant to this section less than 14 days before the election, the 9
1533	1533	elector may vote only in person: 10
1534	1534	(a) During the period for early voting, at any polling place for 11
1535	1535	early voting by personal appearance in the county or city, as 12
1536	1536	applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote; or 13
1537	1537	(b) On the day of the election, at: 14
1538	1538	(1) A polling place established pursuant to NRS 293.3072 or 15
1539	1539	293C.3032 in the county or city, as applicable, in which the elector 16
1540	1540	is eligible to vote; or 17
1541	1541	(2) The polling place for his or her election precinct. 18
1542	1542	3. To vote in person, an elector who submits an application to 19
1543	1543	register to vote pursuant to this section must: 20
1544	1544	(a) Appear before the close of polls at a polling place described 21
1545	1545	in subsection 2; 22
1546	1546	(b) Inform an election board officer that, before appearing at the 23
1547	1547	polling place, the elector submitted an application to register to vote 24
1548	1548	by computer using the system established by the Secretary of State 25
1549	1549	pursuant to NRS 293.671; and 26
1550	1550	(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, provide his or 27
1551	1551	her current and valid driver’s license or identification card issued by 28
1552	1552	the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or her physical 29
1553	1553	address as [proof] evidence of the elector’s identity and residency. 30
1554	1554	4. If the driver’s license or identification card issued by the 31
1555	1555	Department of Motor Vehicles to the elector does not have the 32
1556	1556	elector’s current residential address, the following documents may 33
1557	1557	be used to establish the residency of the elector if the current 34
1558	1558	residential address of the elector, as indicated on his or her 35
1559	1559	application to register to vote, is displayed on the document: 36
1560	1560	(a) A military identification card; 37
1561	1561	(b) A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, 38
1562	1562	gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable 39
1563	1563	television service; 40
1564	1564	(c) A bank or credit union statement; 41
1565	1565	(d) A paycheck; 42
1566	1566	(e) An income tax return; 43
1567	1567	(f) A statement concerning the mortgage, rental or lease of a 44
1568	1568	residence; 45
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1573	1573	(g) A motor vehicle registration; 1
1574	1574	(h) A property tax statement; or 2
1575	1575	(i) Any other document issued by a governmental agency. 3
1576	1576	5. Subject to final verification, if an elector submits an 4
1577	1577	application to register to vote and appears at a polling place to vote 5
1578	1578	in person pursuant to this section: 6
1579	1579	(a) The elector shall be deemed to be conditionally registered to 7
1580	1580	vote at the polling place upon: 8
1581	1581	(1) The determination that the elector submitted the 9
1582	1582	application to register to vote by computer using the system 10
1583	1583	established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.671 and 11
1584	1584	that the application to register to vote is complete; and 12
1585	1585	(2) The verification of the elector’s identity and residency 13
1586	1586	pursuant to this section. 14
1587	1587	(b) After the elector is deemed to be conditionally registered to 15
1588	1588	vote at the polling place pursuant to paragraph (a), the elector: 16
1589	1589	(1) May vote in the election only at that polling place; 17
1590	1590	(2) Must vote as soon as practicable and before leaving that 18
1591	1591	polling place; and 19
1592	1592	(3) Must vote by casting a provisional ballot, unless it is 20
1593	1593	verified, at that time, that the elector is qualified to register to vote 21
1594	1594	and to cast a regular ballot in the election at that polling place. 22
1595	1595	Sec. 31. NRS 293.5842 is hereby amended to read as follows: 23
1596	1596	293.5842 1. Notwithstanding the close of any method of 24
1597	1597	registration for an election pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527, 25
1598	1598	an elector may register to vote in person at any polling place for 26
1599	1599	early voting by personal appearance in the county or city, as 27
1600	1600	applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote. 28
1601	1601	2. To register to vote in person during the period for early 29
1602	1602	voting, an elector must: 30
1603	1603	(a) Appear before the close of polls at a polling place for early 31
1604	1604	voting by personal appearance in the county or city, as applicable, in 32
1605	1605	which the elector is eligible to vote. 33
1606	1606	(b) Complete the application to register to vote by a method 34
1607	1607	authorized by the county or city clerk pursuant to this paragraph. 35
1608	1608	The county or city clerk shall authorize at least one of the following 36
1609	1609	methods for a person to register to vote pursuant to this paragraph: 37
1610	1610	(1) A paper application; or 38
1611	1611	(2) The system established by the Secretary of State pursuant 39
1612	1612	to NRS 293.671. 40
1613	1613	 If the county or city clerk authorizes the use of both methods, the 41
1614	1614	county or city clerk may limit the use of one method to 42
1615	1615	circumstances when the other method is not reasonably available. 43
1616	1616	(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, provide his or 44
1617	1617	her current and valid driver’s license or identification card issued by 45
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1622	1622	the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or her physical 1
1623	1623	address as [proof] evidence of the elector’s identity and residency. 2
1624	1624	3. If the driver’s license or identification card issued by the 3
1625	1625	Department of Motor Vehicles to the elector does not have the 4
1626	1626	elector’s current residential address, the following documents may 5
1627	1627	be used to establish the residency of the elector if the current 6
1628	1628	residential address of the elector, as indicated on his or her 7
1629	1629	application to register to vote, is displayed on the document: 8
1630	1630	(a) A military identification card; 9
1631	1631	(b) A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, 10
1632	1632	gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable 11
1633	1633	television service; 12
1634	1634	(c) A bank or credit union statement; 13
1635	1635	(d) A paycheck; 14
1636	1636	(e) An income tax return; 15
1637	1637	(f) A statement concerning the mortgage, rental or lease of a 16
1638	1638	residence; 17
1639	1639	(g) A motor vehicle registration; 18
1640	1640	(h) A property tax statement; or 19
1641	1641	(i) Any other document issued by a governmental agency. 20
1642	1642	4. Subject to final verification, if an elector registers to vote in 21
1643	1643	person at a polling place pursuant to this section: 22
1644	1644	(a) The elector shall be deemed to be conditionally registered to 23
1645	1645	vote at the polling place upon: 24
1646	1646	(1) The determination that the application to register to vote 25
1647	1647	is complete; and 26
1648	1648	(2) The verification of the elector’s identity and residency 27
1649	1649	pursuant to this section. 28
1650	1650	(b) After the elector is deemed to be conditionally registered to 29
1651	1651	vote at the polling place pursuant to paragraph (a), the elector: 30
1652	1652	(1) May vote in the election only at that polling place; 31
1653	1653	(2) Must vote as soon as practicable and before leaving that 32
1654	1654	polling place; and 33
1655	1655	(3) Must vote by casting a provisional ballot, unless it is 34
1656	1656	verified, at that time, that the elector is qualified to register to vote 35
1657	1657	and to cast a regular ballot in the election at that polling place. 36
1658	1658	Sec. 32. NRS 293.5847 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37
1659	1659	293.5847 1. Notwithstanding the close of any method of 38
1660	1660	registration for an election pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527, 39
1661	1661	an elector may register to vote in person on the day of the election at 40
1662	1662	any polling place in the county or city, as applicable, in which the 41
1663	1663	elector is eligible to vote. 42
1664	1664	2. To register to vote on the day of the election, an elector 43
1665	1665	must: 44
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1670	1670	(a) Appear before the close of polls at a polling place in the 1
1671	1671	county or city, as applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote. 2
1672	1672	(b) Complete the application to register to vote by a method 3
1673	1673	authorized by the county or city clerk pursuant to this paragraph. 4
1674	1674	The county or city clerk shall authorize at least one of the following 5
1675	1675	methods for a person to register to vote pursuant to this paragraph: 6
1676	1676	(1) A paper application; or 7
1677	1677	(2) The system established by the Secretary of State pursuant 8
1678	1678	to NRS 293.671. 9
1679	1679	 If the county or city clerk authorizes the use of both methods, the 10
1680	1680	county or city clerk may limit the use of one method to 11
1681	1681	circumstances when the other method is not reasonably available. 12
1682	1682	(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, provide his or 13
1683	1683	her current and valid driver’s license or identification card issued by 14
1684	1684	the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or her physical 15
1685	1685	address as [proof] evidence of the elector’s identity and residency. 16
1686	1686	3. If the driver’s license or identification card issued by the 17
1687	1687	Department of Motor Vehicles to the elector does not have the 18
1688	1688	elector’s current residential address, the following documents may 19
1689	1689	be used to establish the residency of the elector if the current 20
1690	1690	residential address of the elector, as indicated on his or her 21
1691	1691	application to register to vote, is displayed on the document: 22
1692	1692	(a) A military identification card; 23
1693	1693	(b) A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, 24
1694	1694	gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable 25
1695	1695	television service; 26
1696	1696	(c) A bank or credit union statement; 27
1697	1697	(d) A paycheck; 28
1698	1698	(e) An income tax return; 29
1699	1699	(f) A statement concerning the mortgage, rental or lease of a 30
1700	1700	residence; 31
1701	1701	(g) A motor vehicle registration; 32
1702	1702	(h) A property tax statement; or 33
1703	1703	(i) Any other document issued by a governmental agency. 34
1704	1704	4. Subject to final verification, if an elector registers to vote in 35
1705	1705	person at a polling place pursuant to this section: 36
1706	1706	(a) The elector shall be deemed to be conditionally registered to 37
1707	1707	vote at the polling place upon: 38
1708	1708	(1) The determination that the application to register to vote 39
1709	1709	is complete; and 40
1710	1710	(2) The verification of the elector’s identity and residency 41
1711	1711	pursuant to this section. 42
1712	1712	(b) After the elector is deemed to be conditionally registered to 43
1713	1713	vote at the polling place pursuant to paragraph (a), the elector: 44
1714	1714	(1) May vote in the election only at that polling place; 45
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1719	1719	(2) Must vote as soon as practicable and before leaving that 1
1720	1720	polling place; and 2
1721	1721	(3) Must vote by casting a provisional ballot. 3
1722	1722	Sec. 33. NRS 293.775 is hereby amended to read as follows: 4
1723	1723	293.775 1. A person who is not a qualified elector and who 5
1724	1724	votes or attempts to vote knowing that he or she is not a qualified 6
1725	1725	elector is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as 7
1726	1726	provided in NRS 193.130. 8
1727	1727	2. A person who votes or attempts to vote using the name of 9
1728	1728	another person , including, without limitation, voting the mail 10
1729	1729	ballot of another person, is guilty of a category D felony and shall 11
1730	1730	be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. 12
1731	1731	Sec. 34. NRS 293C.185 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13
1732	1732	293C.185 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.190, 14
1733	1733	a name may not be printed on a ballot to be used at a primary or 15
1734	1734	general city election unless the person named has, in accordance 16
1735	1735	with NRS 293C.145 or 293C.175, as applicable, timely filed a 17
1736	1736	declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and paid 18
1737	1737	the filing fee established by the governing body of the city. 19
1738	1738	2. A declaration of candidacy required to be filed pursuant to 20
1739	1739	this chapter must be in substantially the following form: 21
1740	1740	22
1741	1741	DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY OF ........ FOR THE 23
1742	1742	OFFICE OF ................ 24
1743	1743	25
1744	1744	State of Nevada 26
1745	1745	27
1746	1746	City of .............................. 28
1747	1747	29
1748	1748	For the purpose of having my name placed on the official 30
1749	1749	ballot as a candidate for the office of .................., I, 31
1750	1750	.................., the undersigned do swear or affirm under penalty 32
1751	1751	of perjury that I actually, as opposed to constructively, reside 33
1752	1752	at .................., in the City or Town of .................., County of 34
1753	1753	.................., State of Nevada; that my actual, as opposed to 35
1754	1754	constructive, residence in the city, township or other area 36
1755	1755	prescribed by law to which the office pertains began on a date 37
1756	1756	at least 30 days immediately preceding the date of the close 38
1757	1757	of filing of declarations of candidacy for this office; that my 39
1758	1758	telephone number is .................., and the address at which I 40
1759	1759	receive mail, if different than my residence, is ..................; 41
1760	1760	that I am a qualified elector pursuant to Section 1 of Article 2 42
1761	1761	of the Constitution of the State of Nevada; that if I have ever 43
1762	1762	been convicted of treason or a felony, my civil rights have 44
1763	1763	been restored; that if nominated as a candidate at the ensuing 45
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1768	1768	election I will accept the nomination and not withdraw; that I 1
1769	1769	will not knowingly violate any election law or any law 2
1770	1770	defining and prohibiting corrupt and fraudulent practices in 3
1771	1771	campaigns and elections in this State; that I will qualify for 4
1772	1772	the office if elected thereto, including, but not limited to, 5
1773	1773	complying with any limitation prescribed by the Constitution 6
1774	1774	and laws of this State concerning the number of years or 7
1775	1775	terms for which a person may hold the office; that I 8
1776	1776	understand that knowingly and willfully filing a declaration 9
1777	1777	of candidacy which contains a false statement is a crime 10
1778	1778	punishable as a gross misdemeanor and also subjects me to a 11
1779	1779	civil action disqualifying me from entering upon the duties of 12
1780	1780	the office; and that I understand that my name will appear on 13
1781	1781	all ballots as designated in this declaration. 14
1782	1782	15
1783	1783	................................................................ 16
1784	1784	(Designation of name) 17
1785	1785	18
1786	1786	................................................................ 19
1787	1787	(Signature of candidate for office) 20
1788	1788	21
1789	1789	Subscribed and sworn to before me 22
1790	1790	this ...... day of the month of ...... of the year ...... 23
1791	1791	24
1792	1792	...................................................................... 25
1793	1793	Notary Public or other person 26
1794	1794	authorized to administer an oath 27
1795	1795	28
1796	1796	3. The address of a candidate that must be included in the 29
1797	1797	declaration of candidacy pursuant to subsection 2 must be the street 30
1798	1798	address of the residence where the candidate actually, as opposed to 31
1799	1799	constructively, resides in accordance with NRS 281.050, if one has 32
1800	1800	been assigned. The declaration of candidacy must not be accepted 33
1801	1801	for filing if the candidate fails to comply with the following 34
1802	1802	provisions of this subsection or, if applicable, the provisions of 35
1803	1803	subsection 4: 36
1804	1804	(a) The candidate shall not list the candidate’s address as a post 37
1805	1805	office box unless a street address has not been assigned to the 38
1806	1806	residence; and 39
1807	1807	(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the candidate 40
1808	1808	shall present to the filing officer: 41
1809	1809	(1) A valid driver’s license or identification card issued by a 42
1810	1810	governmental agency that contains a photograph of the candidate 43
1811	1811	and the candidate’s residential address; or 44
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1816	1816	(2) A current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or 1
1817	1817	document issued by a governmental entity, including a check which 2
1818	1818	indicates the candidate’s name and residential address, but not 3
1819	1819	including a voter registration card. 4
1820	1820	4. If the candidate executes an oath or affirmation under 5
1821	1821	penalty of perjury stating that the candidate is unable to present to 6
1822	1822	the filing officer the proof of residency required by subsection 3 7
1823	1823	because a street address has not been assigned to the candidate’s 8
1824	1824	residence or because the rural or remote location of the candidate’s 9
1825	1825	residence makes it impracticable to present the proof of residency 10
1826	1826	required by subsection 3, the candidate shall present to the filing 11
1827	1827	officer: 12
1828	1828	(a) A valid driver’s license or identification card issued by a 13
1829	1829	governmental agency that contains a photograph of the candidate; 14
1830	1830	and 15
1831	1831	(b) Alternative proof of the candidate’s residential address that 16
1832	1832	the filing officer determines is sufficient to verify where the 17
1833	1833	candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, resides in 18
1834	1834	accordance with NRS 281.050. The Secretary of State may adopt 19
1835	1835	regulations establishing the forms of alternative proof of the 20
1836	1836	candidate’s residential address that the filing officer may accept to 21
1837	1837	verify where the candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, 22
1838	1838	resides in accordance with NRS 281.050. 23
1839	1839	5. The filing officer shall retain a copy of the [proof] evidence 24
1840	1840	of identity and residency provided by the candidate pursuant to 25
1841	1841	subsection 3 or 4. Such a copy: 26
1842	1842	(a) May not be withheld from the public; and 27
1843	1843	(b) Must not contain the social security number, driver’s license 28
1844	1844	or identification card number or account number of the candidate. 29
1845	1845	6. By filing the declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall be 30
1846	1846	deemed to have appointed the city clerk as his or her agent for 31
1847	1847	service of process for the purposes of a proceeding pursuant to NRS 32
1848	1848	293C.186. Service of such process must first be attempted at the 33
1849	1849	appropriate address as specified by the candidate in the declaration 34
1850	1850	of candidacy. If the candidate cannot be served at that address, 35
1851	1851	service must be made by personally delivering to and leaving with 36
1852	1852	the city clerk duplicate copies of the process. The city clerk shall 37
1853	1853	immediately send, by registered or certified mail, one of the copies 38
1854	1854	to the candidate at the specified address, unless the candidate has 39
1855	1855	designated in writing to the city clerk a different address for that 40
1856	1856	purpose, in which case the city clerk shall mail the copy to the last 41
1857	1857	address so designated. 42
1858	1858	7. If the city clerk receives credible evidence indicating that a 43
1859	1859	candidate has been convicted of a felony and has not had his or her 44
1860	1860	civil rights restored, the city clerk: 45
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1865	1865	(a) May conduct an investigation to determine whether the 1
1866	1866	candidate has been convicted of a felony and, if so, whether the 2
1867	1867	candidate has had his or her civil rights restored; and 3
1868	1868	(b) Shall transmit the credible evidence and the findings from 4
1869	1869	such investigation to the city attorney. 5
1870	1870	8. The receipt of information by the city attorney pursuant to 6
1871	1871	subsection 7 must be treated as a challenge of a candidate pursuant 7
1872	1872	to subsections 4 and 5 of NRS 293C.186 to which the provisions of 8
1873	1873	NRS 293.2045 apply. 9
1874	1874	9. Any person who knowingly and willfully files a declaration 10
1875	1875	of candidacy which contains a false statement in violation of this 11
1876	1876	section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 12
1877	1877	Sec. 35. NRS 293C.26312 is hereby amended to read as 13
1878	1878	follows: 14
1879	1879	293C.26312 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 15
1880	1880	NRS 293C.263 and chapter 293D of NRS, the city clerk shall send 16
1881	1881	to each active registered voter by first-class mail, or by any class of 17
1882	1882	mail if the Official Election Mail logo or an equivalent logo or mark 18
1883	1883	created by the United States Postal Service is properly placed: 19
1884	1884	(a) A mail ballot; 20
1885	1885	(b) A return envelope [;] , which must include, without 21
1886	1886	limitation, a flap to cover the signature and identifying numbers of 22
1887	1887	the voter required to be written on the return envelope pursuant to 23
1888	1888	NRS 293C.26316; 24
1889	1889	(c) An envelope or sleeve into which the mail ballot is inserted 25
1890	1890	to ensure its secrecy; and 26
1891	1891	(d) Instructions. 27
1892	1892	2. In sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the city 28
1893	1893	clerk shall use an envelope that may not be forwarded to an address 29
1894	1894	of the voter that is different from the address to which the mail 30
1895	1895	ballot is mailed. 31
1896	1896	3. The return envelope must include postage prepaid by first-32
1897	1897	class mail if the active registered voter is within the boundaries of 33
1898	1898	the United States, its territories or possessions or on a military base. 34
1899	1899	4. Before sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the 35
1900	1900	city clerk shall record: 36
1901	1901	(a) The date the mail ballot is issued; 37
1902	1902	(b) The name of the voter to whom the mail ballot is issued, his 38
1903	1903	or her precinct or district and his or her political affiliation, if any, 39
1904	1904	unless all the offices on the mail ballot are nonpartisan offices; 40
1905	1905	(c) The number of the mail ballot; and 41
1906	1906	(d) Any remarks the city clerk finds appropriate. 42
1907	1907	5. The Secretary of State shall prescribe: 43
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1912	1912	(a) The form of all envelopes in which mail ballots are sent to 1
1913	1913	voters and return envelopes, which must, except as otherwise 2
1914	1914	provided in paragraph (b), be uniform throughout the State; and 3
1915	1915	(b) A method for distinguishing the return envelopes of each 4
1916	1916	city which must be prominently displayed on the outside of the 5
1917	1917	return envelope. 6
1918	1918	Sec. 36. NRS 293C.26316 is hereby amended to read as 7
1919	1919	follows: 8
1920	1920	293C.26316 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 9
1921	1921	293C.26318 and chapter 293D of NRS, in order to vote a mail 10
1922	1922	ballot, the voter must, in accordance with the instructions: 11
1923	1923	(a) Mark and fold the mail ballot; 12
1924	1924	(b) Deposit the mail ballot in the return envelope and seal the 13
1925	1925	return envelope; 14
1926	1926	(c) Affix his or her signature on the return envelope in the space 15
1927	1927	provided for the signature; [and] 16
1928	1928	(d) Write in the space provided on the return envelope one of 17
1929	1929	the following: 18
1930	1930	(1) The last four digits of his or her driver’s license number 19
1931	1931	issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles; 20
1932	1932	(2) If the voter does not have a driver’s license number 21
1933	1933	issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the last four digits of 22
1934	1934	his or her social security number; or 23
1935	1935	(3) If the voter does not have a driver’s license number 24
1936	1936	issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a social security 25
1937	1937	number, the identification number issued by the county clerk 26
1938	1938	pursuant to NRS 293.507; 27
1939	1939	(e) Close the attached flap over the signature and identifying 28
1940	1940	numbers written on the return envelope; and 29
1941	1941	(f) Mail or deliver the return envelope in a manner authorized by 30
1942	1942	law. 31
1943	1943	2. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 293D of NRS, 32
1944	1944	voting must be only upon candidates whose names appear upon the 33
1945	1945	mail ballot as prepared pursuant to NRS 293C.263, and no person 34
1946	1946	may write in the name of an additional candidate for any office. 35
1947	1947	3. If a mail ballot has been sent to a voter who applies to vote 36
1948	1948	in person at a polling place, including, without limitation, a polling 37
1949	1949	place for early voting, the voter must, in addition to complying with 38
1950	1950	all other requirements for voting in person that are set forth in this 39
1951	1951	chapter, surrender his or her mail ballot or sign an affirmation under 40
1952	1952	penalty of perjury that the voter has not voted during the election. A 41
1953	1953	person who receives a surrendered mail ballot shall mark it 42
1954	1954	“Cancelled.” 43
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1959	1959	Sec. 37. NRS 293C.26327 is hereby amended to read as 1
1960	1960	follows: 2
1961	1961	293C.26327 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 3
1962	1962	293D.200, when a mail ballot is returned by or on behalf of a voter 4
1963	1963	to the city clerk, and a record of its return is made in the mail ballot 5
1964	1964	record for the election, the clerk or an employee in the office of the 6
1965	1965	clerk shall [check] : 7
1966	1966	(a) Verify that the last four digits of the driver’s license 8
1967	1967	number or social security number, as applicable, written on the 9
1968	1968	return envelope match the information of the voter in the records 10
1969	1969	of the city clerk; 11
1970	1970	(b) If, pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (d) of 12
1971	1971	subsection 1 of NRS 293C.26316, the voter has written the number 13
1972	1972	issued by the county clerk pursuant to NRS 293.507, verify that 14
1973	1973	the number matches the information of the voter in the records of 15
1974	1974	the city clerk; and 16
1975	1975	(c) Check the signature used for the mail ballot by electronic 17
1976	1976	means pursuant to subsection 2 or manually pursuant to 18
1977	1977	subsection 3. 19
1978	1978	2. To check the signature used for a mail ballot by electronic 20
1979	1979	means: 21
1980	1980	(a) The electronic device must take a digital image of the 22
1981	1981	signature used for the mail ballot and electronically compare the 23
1982	1982	digital image with the signatures of the voter from his or her 24
1983	1983	application to register to vote or application to preregister to vote 25
1984	1984	available in the records of the city clerk. 26
1985	1985	(b) If the electronic device does not match the signature of the 27
1986	1986	voter, the signature shall be reviewed manually pursuant to the 28
1987	1987	provisions of subsection 3. 29
1988	1988	3. To check the signature used for a mail ballot manually, the 30
1989	1989	city clerk shall use the following procedure: 31
1990	1990	(a) The clerk or employee shall check the signature used for the 32
1991	1991	mail ballot against all signatures of the voter available in the records 33
1992	1992	of the clerk. 34
1993	1993	(b) If at least two employees in the office of the clerk believe 35
1994	1994	there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature 36
1995	1995	used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, the clerk 37
1996	1996	shall contact the voter and ask the voter to confirm whether the 38
1997	1997	signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the voter. 39
1998	1998	4. For purposes of subsection 3: 40
1999	1999	(a) There is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 41
2000	2000	signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter 42
2001	2001	if the signature used for the mail ballot differs in multiple, 43
2002	2002	significant and obvious respects from the signatures of the voter 44
2003	2003	available in the records of the clerk. 45
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2008	2008	(b) There is not a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 1
2009	2009	signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter 2
2010	2010	if: 3
2011	2011	(1) The signature used for the mail ballot is a variation of the 4
2012	2012	signature of the voter caused by the substitution of initials for the 5
2013	2013	first or middle name, the substitution of a different type of 6
2014	2014	punctuation in the first, middle or last name, the use of a common 7
2015	2015	nickname or the use of one last name for a person who has two last 8
2016	2016	names and it does not otherwise differ in multiple, significant and 9
2017	2017	obvious respects from the signatures of the voter available in the 10
2018	2018	records of the clerk; or 11
2019	2019	(2) There are only slight dissimilarities between the signature 12
2020	2020	used for the mail ballot and the signatures of the voter available in 13
2021	2021	the records of the clerk. 14
2022	2022	5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, if the clerk 15
2023	2023	determines that the voter is entitled to cast the mail ballot, the clerk 16
2024	2024	shall deposit the mail ballot in the proper ballot box or place the 17
2025	2025	mail ballot, unopened, in a container that must be securely locked or 18
2026	2026	under the control of the clerk at all times. The clerk shall deliver the 19
2027	2027	mail ballots to the mail ballot central counting board to be processed 20
2028	2028	and prepared for counting. 21
2029	2029	6. If the clerk determines when checking the signature used for 22
2030	2030	the mail ballot that the voter failed to affix his or her signature or 23
2031	2031	failed to affix it in the manner required by law for the mail ballot or 24
2032	2032	that there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature 25
2033	2033	used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, but the 26
2034	2034	voter is otherwise entitled to cast the mail ballot, the clerk shall 27
2035	2035	contact the voter and advise the voter of the procedures to provide a 28
2036	2036	signature or a confirmation that the signature used for the mail ballot 29
2037	2037	belongs to the voter, as applicable. For the mail ballot to be counted, 30
2038	2038	the voter must provide a signature or a confirmation, as applicable, 31
2039	2039	not later than 5 p.m. on the sixth day following the election. 32
2040	2040	7. The clerk shall prescribe procedures for a voter who failed to 33
2041	2041	affix his or her signature or failed to affix it in the manner required 34
2042	2042	by law for the mail ballot, or for whom there is a reasonable 35
2043	2043	question of fact as to whether the signature used for the mail ballot 36
2044	2044	matches the signature of the voter, in order to: 37
2045	2045	(a) Contact the voter; 38
2046	2046	(b) Allow the voter to provide a signature or a confirmation that 39
2047	2047	the signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the voter, as 40
2048	2048	applicable; and 41
2049	2049	(c) After a signature or a confirmation is provided, as applicable, 42
2050	2050	ensure the mail ballot is delivered to the mail ballot central counting 43
2051	2051	board. 44
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2056	2056	8. If there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 1
2057	2057	signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, 2
2058	2058	the voter must be identified by: 3
2059	2059	(a) Answering questions from the city clerk covering the 4
2060	2060	personal data which is reported on the application to register to vote; 5
2061	2061	(b) Providing the city clerk, orally or in writing, with other 6
2062	2062	personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or 7
2063	2063	(c) [Providing] Presenting the city clerk with proof of 8
2064	2064	[identification as described in NRS 293C.270 other than the voter 9
2065	2065	registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 10
2066	2066	9. The procedures established pursuant to subsection 7 for 11
2067	2067	contacting a voter must require the clerk to contact the voter, as 12
2068	2068	soon as possible after receipt of the mail ballot, by: 13
2069	2069	(a) Mail; 14
2070	2070	(b) Telephone, if a telephone number for the voter is available in 15
2071	2071	the records of the clerk; and 16
2072	2072	(c) Electronic means, which may include, without limitation, 17
2073	2073	electronic mail, if the voter has provided the clerk with sufficient 18
2074	2074	information to contact the voter by such means. 19
2075	2075	Sec. 38. NRS 293C.270 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20
2076	2076	293C.270 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 21
2077	2077	to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272, if a person’s name appears in 22
2078	2078	the roster or if the person provides an affirmation pursuant to NRS 23
2079	2079	293C.525, the person is entitled to vote and must [sign] : 24
2080	2080	(a) Present proof of identity; and 25
2081	2081	(b) Sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature card 26
2082	2082	when he or she applies to vote. Except as otherwise provided in 27
2083	2083	NRS 293.57691, the signature must be compared by an election 28
2084	2084	board officer with the signature or a facsimile thereof on the 29
2085	2085	person’s application to register to vote or [one of the forms of 30
2086	2086	identification listed in subsection 2.] on his or her proof of identity. 31
2087	2087	2. [The forms of identification that may be used to identify a 32
2088	2088	voter at the polling place are: 33
2089	2089	(a) The voter registration card issued to the voter; 34
2090	2090	(b) A driver’s license; 35
2091	2091	(c) An identification card issued by the Department of Motor 36
2092	2092	Vehicles; 37
2093	2093	(d) A military identification card; or 38
2094	2094	(e) Any other form of identification issued by a governmental 39
2095	2095	agency that contains the voter’s signature and physical description 40
2096	2096	or picture. 41
2097	2097	3.] The city clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the 42
2098	2098	Secretary of State, to verify that the voter has not already voted in 43
2099	2099	that city in the current election. 44
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2104	2104	Sec. 39. NRS 293C.272 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
2105	2105	293C.272 1. If, because of physical limitations, a registered 2
2106	2106	voter is unable to sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature 3
2107	2107	card as required by NRS 293C.270, the voter must be identified by: 4
2108	2108	(a) Answering questions from the election board officer 5
2109	2109	covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 6
2110	2110	register to vote; 7
2111	2111	(b) Providing the election board officer, orally or in writing, 8
2112	2112	with other personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or 9
2113	2113	(c) [Providing] Presenting the election board officer with his or 10
2114	2114	her proof of [identification as described in NRS 293C.270 other 11
2115	2115	than the voter registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 12
2116	2116	2. If the identity of the voter is verified, the election board 13
2117	2117	officer shall indicate in the roster “Identified” by the voter’s name. 14
2118	2118	Sec. 40. NRS 293C.275 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15
2119	2119	293C.275 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 16
2120	2120	to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272: 17
2121	2121	(a) A registered voter who applies to vote must state his or her 18
2122	2122	name to the election board officer in charge of the roster; and 19
2123	2123	(b) The election board officer shall: 20
2124	2124	(1) Announce the name of the registered voter; 21
2125	2125	(2) Require that the registered voter present proof of 22
2126	2126	identity; 23
2127	2127	(3) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster or signature 24
2128	2128	card; 25
2129	2129	[(3)] (4) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 26
2130	2130	manner set forth in NRS 293C.270; and 27
2131	2131	[(4)] (5) Verify that the registered voter has not already 28
2132	2132	voted in that city in the current election. 29
2133	2133	2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 30
2134	2134	signature does not match, the registered voter must be identified by: 31
2135	2135	(a) Either: 32
2136	2136	(1) Answering questions from the election board officer 33
2137	2137	covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 34
2138	2138	register to vote; or 35
2139	2139	[(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 36
2140	2140	writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 37
2141	2141	registered voter; [or 38
2142	2142	(c) Providing] and 39
2143	2143	(b) Presenting the election board officer with proof of 40
2144	2144	[identification as described in NRS 293C.270 other than the voter 41
2145	2145	registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 42
2146	2146	3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 43
2147	2147	comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the 44
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2152	2152	registered voter must update his or her signature on a form 1
2153	2153	prescribed by the Secretary of State. 2
2154	2154	4. For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a 3
2155	2155	registered voter may include his or her date of birth. 4
2156	2156	Sec. 41. NRS 293C.277 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5
2157	2157	293C.277 1. A registered voter who applies to vote at an 6
2158	2158	election must give his or her name to the election board officer in 7
2159	2159	charge of the roster, and the officer shall immediately announce the 8
2160	2160	name of the registered voter [.] and require that the registered 9
2161	2161	voter present proof of identity. 10
2162	2162	2. Any person’s right to vote may be challenged by a registered 11
2163	2163	voter upon any of the grounds allowed for a challenge in NRS 12
2164	2164	293C.292. Any such challenge must be disposed of in the manner 13
2165	2165	provided in NRS 293C.292. 14
2166	2166	Sec. 42. NRS 293C.292 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15
2167	2167	293C.292 1. A person applying to vote may be challenged: 16
2168	2168	(a) Orally by any registered voter of the precinct or district upon 17
2169	2169	the ground that he or she is not the person entitled to vote as claimed 18
2170	2170	or has voted before at the same election; or 19
2171	2171	(b) On any ground set forth in a challenge filed with the county 20
2172	2172	clerk pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.547. 21
2173	2173	2. If a person is challenged, an election board officer shall 22
2174	2174	tender the challenged person the following oath or affirmation: 23
2175	2175	(a) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 24
2176	2176	does not reside at the residence for which the address is listed in the 25
2177	2177	roster, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I reside at the 26
2178	2178	residence for which the address is listed in the roster”; 27
2179	2179	(b) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 28
2180	2180	previously voted a ballot for the election, “I swear or affirm under 29
2181	2181	penalty of perjury that I have not voted for any of the candidates or 30
2182	2182	questions included on this ballot for this election”; or 31
2183	2183	(c) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person is 32
2184	2184	not the person he or she claims to be, “I swear or affirm under 33
2185	2185	penalty of perjury that I am the person whose name is in this roster.” 34
2186	2186	 The oath or affirmation must be set forth on a form prepared by 35
2187	2187	the Secretary of State and signed by the challenged person under 36
2188	2188	penalty of perjury. 37
2189	2189	3. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or 38
2190	2190	affirmation so tendered, the person must not be issued a ballot, and 39
2191	2191	the election board officer shall indicate in the roster “Challenged” 40
2192	2192	by the person’s name. 41
2193	2193	4. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or 42
2194	2194	affirmation set forth in paragraph (a) of subsection 2, the election 43
2195	2195	board officers shall inform the person that he or she is entitled to 44
2196	2196	vote only in the manner prescribed in NRS 293C.295. 45
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2198	2198
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2201	2201	5. If the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation and 1
2202	2202	the challenge is not based on the ground set forth in paragraph (c) of 2
2203	2203	subsection 2, the election board officers shall issue him or her a 3
2204	2204	ballot. 4
2205	2205	6. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph 5
2206	2206	(a) of subsection 2, and the challenged person executes the oath or 6
2207	2207	affirmation, the election board shall not issue the person a ballot 7
2208	2208	until he or she furnishes satisfactory identification that contains 8
2209	2209	proof of the address at which the person actually resides. For the 9
2210	2210	purposes of this subsection, a voter registration card does not 10
2211	2211	provide proof of the address at which a person resides. 11
2212	2212	7. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph 12
2213	2213	(c) of subsection 2 and the challenged person executes the oath or 13
2214	2214	affirmation, the election board shall not issue the person a ballot 14
2215	2215	unless the person [: 15
2216	2216	(a) Furnishes official identification which contains a photograph 16
2217	2217	of the person, such as a driver’s license or other official document; 17
2218	2218	or 18
2219	2219	(b) Brings before the election board officers a person who is at 19
2220	2220	least 18 years of age who: 20
2221	2221	(1) Furnishes official identification which contains a 21
2222	2222	photograph of the person, such as a driver’s license or other official 22
2223	2223	document; and 23
2224	2224	(2) Executes an oath or affirmation under penalty of perjury 24
2225	2225	that the challenged person is who he or she swears to be.] furnishes 25
2226	2226	proof of identity. 26
2227	2227	8. The election board officers shall: 27
2228	2228	(a) Record on the challenge list: 28
2229	2229	(1) The name of the challenged person; 29
2230	2230	(2) The name of the registered voter who initiated the 30
2231	2231	challenge; and 31
2232	2232	(3) The result of the challenge; and 32
2233	2233	(b) If possible, orally notify the registered voter who initiated 33
2234	2234	the challenge of the result of the challenge. 34
2235	2235	Sec. 43. NRS 293C.3035 is hereby amended to read as 35
2236	2236	follows: 36
2237	2237	293C.3035 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 37
2238	2238	to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272, upon the appearance of a 38
2239	2239	person to cast a ballot at a polling place established pursuant to NRS 39
2240	2240	293C.3032, if any, the election board officer shall: 40
2241	2241	(a) Determine [that] whether the person is a registered voter in 41
2242	2242	the city and has not already voted in that city in the current election; 42
2243	2243	(b) Require the registered voter to present proof of identity; 43
2244	2244	(c) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster or a signature 44
2245	2245	card; and 45
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2250	2250	[(c)] (d) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 1
2251	2251	manner set forth in NRS 293C.270. 2
2252	2252	2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 3
2253	2253	signature of the registered voter does not match, the registered voter 4
2254	2254	must be identified by: 5
2255	2255	(a) Either: 6
2256	2256	(1) Answering questions from the election board officer 7
2257	2257	covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 8
2258	2258	register to vote; or 9
2259	2259	[(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 10
2260	2260	writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 11
2261	2261	registered voter; [or 12
2262	2262	(c) Providing] and 13
2263	2263	(b) Presenting the election board officer with proof of 14
2264	2264	[identification as described in NRS 293C.270 other than the voter 15
2265	2265	registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 16
2266	2266	3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 17
2267	2267	comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the 18
2268	2268	registered voter must update his or her signature on a form 19
2269	2269	prescribed by the Secretary of State. 20
2270	2270	4. The city clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the 21
2271	2271	Secretary of State, to verify that the registered voter has not already 22
2272	2272	voted in that city in the current election. 23
2273	2273	5. When a registered voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has 24
2274	2274	identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the election board 25
2275	2275	officer, the registered voter is entitled to receive the appropriate 26
2276	2276	ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the polling place 27
2277	2277	where he or she applies to vote. 28
2278	2278	6. If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which 29
2279	2279	directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer 30
2280	2280	shall: 31
2281	2281	(a) Prepare the mechanical voting device for the registered 32
2282	2282	voter; 33
2283	2283	(b) Ensure that the registered voter’s precinct or voting district 34
2284	2284	and the form of the ballot are indicated on the voting receipt, if the 35
2285	2285	city clerk uses voting receipts; and 36
2286	2286	(c) Allow the registered voter to cast a vote. 37
2287	2287	7. A registered voter applying to vote at a polling place 38
2288	2288	established pursuant to NRS 293C.3032, if any, may be challenged 39
2289	2289	pursuant to NRS 293C.292. 40
2290	2290	Sec. 44. NRS 293C.356 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
2291	2291	293C.356 1. If a request is made to vote early by a registered 42
2292	2292	voter in person, the city clerk shall , except as otherwise provided in 43
2293	2293	NRS 293C.3585, issue a ballot for early voting to the voter. Such a 44
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2295	2295
2296	2296
2297	2297	- AB147
2298	2298	ballot must be voted on the premises of the clerk’s office and 1
2299	2299	returned to the clerk. 2
2300	2300	2. On the dates for early voting prescribed in NRS 293C.3568, 3
2301	2301	each city clerk shall provide a voting booth, with suitable equipment 4
2302	2302	for voting, on the premises of the city clerk’s office for use by 5
2303	2303	registered voters who are issued ballots for early voting in 6
2304	2304	accordance with this section. 7
2305	2305	Sec. 45. NRS 293C.3585 is hereby amended to read as 8
2306	2306	follows: 9
2307	2307	293C.3585 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 10
2308	2308	to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272, upon the appearance of a 11
2309	2309	person to cast a ballot for early voting, an election board officer 12
2310	2310	shall: 13
2311	2311	(a) Determine that the person is a registered voter in the county. 14
2312	2312	(b) Require the registered voter to present proof of identity. 15
2313	2313	(c) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster for early voting 16
2314	2314	or a signature card. 17
2315	2315	[(c)] (d) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 18
2316	2316	manner set forth in NRS 293C.270. 19
2317	2317	[(d)] (e) Verify that the registered voter has not already voted in 20
2318	2318	that city in the current election. 21
2319	2319	2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 22
2320	2320	signature does not match, the registered voter must be identified by: 23
2321	2321	(a) Either: 24
2322	2322	(1) Answering questions from the election board officer 25
2323	2323	covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 26
2324	2324	register to vote; or 27
2325	2325	[(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 28
2326	2326	writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 29
2327	2327	registered voter; [or 30
2328	2328	(c) Providing] and 31
2329	2329	(b) Presenting the election board officer with proof of 32
2330	2330	[identification as described in NRS 293C.270 other than the voter 33
2331	2331	registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 34
2332	2332	3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 35
2333	2333	comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the 36
2334	2334	registered voter must update his or her signature on a form 37
2335	2335	prescribed by the Secretary of State. 38
2336	2336	4. The city clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the 39
2337	2337	Secretary of State, to verify that the registered voter has not already 40
2338	2338	voted in that city in the current election. 41
2339	2339	5. The roster for early voting or signature card, as applicable, 42
2340	2340	must contain: 43
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2345	2345	(a) The registered voter’s name, the address where he or she is 1
2346	2346	registered to vote, his or her voter identification number and a place 2
2347	2347	for the registered voter’s signature; 3
2348	2348	(b) The registered voter’s precinct or voting district number, if 4
2349	2349	that information is available; and 5
2350	2350	(c) The date of voting early in person. 6
2351	2351	6. When a registered voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has 7
2352	2352	identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the election board 8
2353	2353	officer, the registered voter is entitled to receive the appropriate 9
2354	2354	ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the polling place 10
2355	2355	for early voting. 11
2356	2356	7. If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which 12
2357	2357	directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer 13
2358	2358	shall: 14
2359	2359	(a) Prepare the mechanical recording device for the registered 15
2360	2360	voter; 16
2361	2361	(b) Ensure that the registered voter’s precinct or voting district, 17
2362	2362	if that information is available, and the form of ballot are indicated 18
2363	2363	on the voting receipt, if the city clerk uses voting receipts; and 19
2364	2364	(c) Allow the registered voter to cast a vote. 20
2365	2365	8. A registered voter applying to vote early by personal 21
2366	2366	appearance may be challenged pursuant to NRS 293C.292. 22
2367	2367	9. For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a 23
2368	2368	registered voter may include his or her date of birth. 24
2369	2369	Sec. 46. NRS 483.820 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25
2370	2370	483.820 1. A person who applies for an identification card in 26
2371	2371	accordance with the provisions of NRS 483.810 to 483.890, 27
2372	2372	inclusive, and who is not ineligible to receive an identification card 28
2373	2373	pursuant to NRS 483.861, is entitled to receive an identification card 29
2374	2374	if the person is: 30
2375	2375	(a) A resident of this State and is 10 years of age or older and 31
2376	2376	does not hold a valid driver’s license or identification card from any 32
2377	2377	state or jurisdiction; or 33
2378	2378	(b) A seasonal resident who does not hold a valid Nevada 34
2379	2379	driver’s license. 35
2380	2380	2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.825 [,] and 36
2381	2381	section 3 of this act, the Department shall charge and collect the 37
2382	2382	following fees for the issuance of an original, duplicate or changed 38
2383	2383	identification card: 39
2384	2384	40
2385	2385	An original or duplicate identification card 41
2386	2386	issued to a person 65 years of age or older 42
2387	2387	which expires on or before the fourth 43
2388	2388	anniversary of the person’s birthday ............................... $4 44
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2393	2393	An original or duplicate identification card 1
2394	2394	issued to a person 65 years of age or older 2
2395	2395	which expires on or before the eighth 3
2396	2396	anniversary of the person’s birthday ............................... $8 4
2397	2397	An original or duplicate identification card 5
2398	2398	issued to a person under 18 years of age 6
2399	2399	which expires on the eighth anniversary of 7
2400	2400	the person’s birthday ......................................................... 6 8
2401	2401	A renewal of an identification card for a person 9
2402	2402	under 18 years of age which expires on the 10
2403	2403	eighth anniversary of the person’s birthday ...................... 6 11
2404	2404	An original or duplicate identification card 12
2405	2405	issued to a person under 18 years of age 13
2406	2406	which expires on or before the fourth 14
2407	2407	anniversary of the person’s birthday ................................. 3 15
2408	2408	A renewal of an identification card for a person 16
2409	2409	under 18 years of age which expires on or 17
2410	2410	before the fourth anniversary of the 18
2411	2411	person’s birthday ............................................................... 3 19
2412	2412	An original or duplicate identification card 20
2413	2413	issued to any person at least 18 years of 21
2414	2414	age, but less than 65 years of age, which 22
2415	2415	expires on the eighth anniversary of the 23
2416	2416	person’s birthday ............................................................. 18 24
2417	2417	A renewal of an identification card for any 25
2418	2418	person at least 18 years of age, but less than 26
2419	2419	65 years of age, which expires on the eighth 27
2420	2420	anniversary of the person’s birthday ............................... 18 28
2421	2421	An original or duplicate identification card 29
2422	2422	issued to any person at least 18 years of 30
2423	2423	age, but less than 65 years of age, which 31
2424	2424	expires on or before the fourth anniversary 32
2425	2425	of the person’s birthday ..................................................... 9 33
2426	2426	A renewal of an identification card for any 34
2427	2427	person at least 18 years of age, but less than 35
2428	2428	65 years of age, which expires on or before 36
2429	2429	the fourth anniversary of the person’s 37
2430	2430	birthday ............................................................................. 9 38
2431	2431	A new photograph or change of name, or both ...................... 4 39
2432	2432	40
2433	2433	3. The Department shall not charge a fee for: 41
2434	2434	(a) An identification card issued to a person who has voluntarily 42
2435	2435	surrendered his or her driver’s license pursuant to NRS 483.420; or 43
2436	2436	(b) A renewal of an identification card for a person 65 years of 44
2437	2437	age or older. 45
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2442	2442	4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.825 [,] and 1
2443	2443	section 3 of this act, the increase in fees authorized in NRS 483.347 2
2444	2444	must be paid in addition to the fees charged pursuant to this section. 3
2445	2445	5. As used in this section, “photograph” has the meaning 4
2446	2446	ascribed to it in NRS 483.125. 5
2447	2447	Sec. 47. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and 6
2448	2448	approval. 7
2449	2449	2. Sections 1 to 46, inclusive, of this act become effective: 8
2450	2450	(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 9
2451	2451	regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 10
2452	2452	tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 11
2453	2453	(b) On January 1, 2026, for all other purposes. 12
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2457	2457
2458	2458