Nevada Assembly Bill AB147 Latest Draft

                              
  
  	A.B. 147 
 
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 147–ASSEMBLYMEMBER HAFEN 
 
PREFILED JANUARY 29, 2025 
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Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections 
 
SUMMARY—Requires proof of identity to vote. (BDR 24-624) 
 
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact. 
 Effect on the State: Yes. 
 
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. 
 
 
AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, 
proof of identity to vote; requiring the Department of 
Motor Vehicles, under certain circumstances, to issue 
identification cards at no charge; requiring a voter to 
include certain personal identifying information with his 
or her mail ballot; clarifying that voting the mail ballot of 
another person is a category D felony; and providing 
other matters properly relating thereto. 
Legislative Counsel’s Digest: 
 Existing law requires, under certain circumstances, a person to provide certain 1 
information to vote in person which may include, depending on the circumstances, 2 
proof of residency and identity, answering questions covering the voter’s personal 3 
data or providing additional personal data. (NRS 293.2725, 293.277, 293.285, 4 
293.303, 293.3081, 293.3082, 293.3085, 293.3585, 293.541, 293C.270, 293C.275, 5 
293C.292, 293C.3035, 293C.3585) Sections 11, 13, 14, 17, 22, 38, 40, 41, 43 and 6 
45 of this bill require, with certain exceptions, that a person provide one of the 7 
forms of proof of identity specified in section 2 of this bill to vote in person. 8 
Section 2 sets forth the acceptable forms of proof of identity which include: (1) a 9 
driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles; 10 
(2) an identification card issued by this State or another state, the District of 11 
Columbia, any territory of the United States or the United States Government; (3) 12 
an identification card issued by a college or university within the Nevada System of 13 
Higher Education or by a public technical school in this State; (4) an identification 14 
card issued to an employee by this State or an agency or political subdivision 15 
thereof, or the United States Government; (5) a passport issued by the United States 16 
Government; (6) a military identification card issued by any branch of the Armed 17 
Forces of the United States; (7) an identification card issued by a federally 18 
recognized Indian tribe; and (8) a permit to carry a concealed firearm. Such 19 
documentation: (1) must be current or expired for less than 4 years; or (2) if the 20 
holder is 70 years of age or older, may be expired for any length of time. Sections 21 
11, 29 and 38 of this bill make conforming changes to requirements for signature 22   
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verification to reflect the contents of certain forms of proof of identity which are 23 
included in section 2. Section 15 of this bill requires the Secretary of State and 24 
each county and city clerk to ensure that instructions concerning the proof of 25 
identity required to vote are posted at each polling place. Sections 5, 6, 10, 12, 21, 26 
23-32, 34, 39 and 44 of this bill make various conforming changes to existing 27 
provisions to reflect the requirement to provide proof of identity to vote in person.  28 
 Sections 3 and 4 of this bill: (1) require the Department of Motor Vehicles to 29 
issue an identification card, free of charge, to a registered voter who does not 30 
possess one of the acceptable forms of proof of identity and attests that he or she is 31 
experiencing financial hardship; and (2) require the registered voter to submit 32 
certain information with an application for the identification card. Section 46 of 33 
this bill makes conforming changes to reflect that such identification card must be 34 
issued free of charge. 35 
 Existing law requires a voter who votes by mail ballot to affix his or her 36 
signature on the return envelope of the mail ballot for the county clerk or city clerk 37 
to check the signature to verify the identity of the voter. (NRS 293.269917, 38 
293.269927, 293C.26316, 293C.26327) Sections 8 and 36 of this bill also require a 39 
voter who votes by mail ballot to write on the return envelope the last four digits of 40 
his or her driver’s license number issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or, 41 
if he or she does not have such a number, the last four digits of his or her social 42 
security number. If he or she does not have a driver’s license or a social security 43 
number, sections 8 and 36 require the voter to provide the identification number 44 
issued to the voter by the county clerk when he or she registered to vote. Sections 9 45 
and 37 of this bill require the county clerk and city clerk to verify that the 46 
identifying numbers written on the return envelope match the information of the 47 
voter in the records of the county clerk or city clerk. Sections 7 and 35 of this bill 48 
require the return envelope sent with a mail ballot to each active registered voter to 49 
include a flap to cover the signature and identifying numbers of the voter. 50 
 Sections 16 and 42 of this bill provide that a person applying to vote whose 51 
identity has been challenged must furnish proof of identity in response to such a 52 
challenge. 53 
 Section 18 of this bill authorizes, under certain circumstances, a person who 54 
fails to provide proof of identity when voting in person to cast a provisional ballot. 55 
Section 19 of this bill makes conforming changes to the information that must be 56 
provided to a person who casts a provisional ballot. Section 20 of this bill provides 57 
that the provisional ballot of such a voter must be counted if the person provides 58 
proof of identity to the county clerk or city clerk, not later than 5 p.m. on the Friday 59 
following election day.  60 
 Section 33 of this bill clarifies that voting the mail ballot of another person is a 61 
category D felony. 62 
 
 
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN 
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 
 
 Section 1.  Chapter 293 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1 
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act. 2 
 Sec. 2.  “Proof of identity” means any of the following forms 3 
of identification which show the name of and contain a 4 
recognizable photograph of the person to whom the identification 5 
is issued:  6   
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 1. A driver’s license or identification card issued by the 1 
Department of Motor Vehicles.  2 
 2. An identification card issued by: 3 
 (a) This State or another state, the District of Columbia or any 4 
territory of the United States; 5 
 (b) The United States Government;  6 
 (c) A college or university within the Nevada System of Higher 7 
Education; or 8 
 (d) A public technical school in this State. 9 
 3. An employee identification card issued by this State, an 10 
agency or political subdivision thereof, or the United States 11 
Government. 12 
 4. A passport issued by the United States Government. 13 
 5. A military identification card issued by any branch of the 14 
Armed Forces of the United States. 15 
 6. An identification card issued by a federally recognized 16 
Indian tribe.  17 
 7. A permit to carry a concealed firearm issued pursuant to 18 
the provisions of NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive, 19 
 which is, except as otherwise provided by specific statute, 20 
current or expired for less than 4 years or, if the holder is 70 years 21 
of age or older, current or expired for any length of time.  22 
 Sec. 3.  The Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue an 23 
identification card at no charge to a person who: 24 
 1. Is a registered voter of this State; 25 
 2. Does not possess a form of proof of identity described in 26 
section 2 of this act; 27 
 3. Attests that he or she is experiencing a financial hardship; 28 
and 29 
 4. Submits an application pursuant to NRS 483.850 and 30 
section 4 of this act. 31 
 Sec. 4.  1. A person who wishes to obtain an identification 32 
card at no charge pursuant to section 3 of this act must, in 33 
addition to the requirements of NRS 483.850, submit to the 34 
Department of Motor Vehicles:  35 
 (a) Proof that the applicant is a registered voter of this State; 36 
and 37 
 (b) An attestation that he or she is experiencing a financial 38 
hardship. 39 
 2. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall not require a 40 
person who submits an application pursuant to this section to 41 
provide proof of financial hardship. 42 
 Sec. 5.  NRS 293.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43 
 293.010 As used in this title, unless the context otherwise 44 
requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 293.016 to 293.121, 45   
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inclusive, and section 2 of this act have the meanings ascribed to 1 
them in those sections. 2 
 Sec. 6.  NRS 293.177 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3 
 293.177 1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.165 4 
and 293.166, a name may not be printed on a ballot to be used at a 5 
primary election unless the person named has filed a declaration of 6 
candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and paid the filing fee 7 
required by NRS 293.193 not earlier than: 8 
 (a) For a candidate for judicial office, the first Monday in 9 
January of the year in which the election is to be held and not later 10 
than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in January; 11 
and 12 
 (b) For all other candidates, the first Monday in March of the 13 
year in which the election is to be held and not later than 5 p.m. on 14 
the second Friday after the first Monday in March. 15 
 2.  A declaration of candidacy required to be filed pursuant to 16 
this chapter must be in substantially the following form: 17 
 (a) For partisan office: 18 
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DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY OF ........ FOR THE 20 
OFFICE OF ................ 21 
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State of Nevada 23 
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County of  ........................  25 
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For the purpose of having my name placed on the official 27 
ballot as a candidate for the ................ Party nomination for 28 
the office of ........., I, the undersigned ........, do swear or 29 
affirm under penalty of perjury that I actually, as opposed to 30 
constructively, reside at .........., in the City or Town of ......., 31 
County of .........., State of Nevada; that my actual, as opposed 32 
to constructive, residence in the State, district, county, 33 
township, city or other area prescribed by law to which the 34 
office pertains began on a date at least 30 days immediately 35 
preceding the date of the close of filing of declarations of 36 
candidacy for this office; that my telephone number is 37 
............, and the address at which I receive mail, if different 38 
than my residence, is .........; that I am registered as a member 39 
of the ................ Party; that I am a qualified elector pursuant 40 
to Section 1 of Article 2 of the Constitution of the State of 41 
Nevada; that if I have ever been convicted of treason or a 42 
felony, my civil rights have been restored; that I have not, in 43 
violation of the provisions of NRS 293.176, changed the 44 
designation of my political party or political party affiliation 45   
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on an official application to register to vote in any state since 1 
December 31 before the closing filing date for this election; 2 
that I generally believe in and intend to support the concepts 3 
found in the principles and policies of that political party in 4 
the coming election; that if nominated as a candidate of the 5 
................ Party at the ensuing election, I will accept that 6 
nomination and not withdraw; that I will not knowingly 7 
violate any election law or any law defining and prohibiting 8 
corrupt and fraudulent practices in campaigns and elections in 9 
this State; that I will qualify for the office if elected thereto, 10 
including, but not limited to, complying with any limitation 11 
prescribed by the Constitution and laws of this State 12 
concerning the number of years or terms for which a person 13 
may hold the office; that I understand that knowingly and 14 
willfully filing a declaration of candidacy which contains a 15 
false statement is a crime punishable as a gross misdemeanor 16 
and also subjects me to a civil action disqualifying me from 17 
entering upon the duties of the office; and that I understand 18 
that my name will appear on all ballots as designated in this 19 
declaration. 20 
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 	(Designation of name) 23 
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 	(Signature of candidate for office) 26 
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Subscribed and sworn to before me  28 
this ...... day of the month of ...... of the year ...... 29 
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 ......................................................................  31 
 Notary Public or other person 32 
 authorized to administer an oath 33 
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 (b) For nonpartisan office: 35 
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DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY OF ........ FOR THE 37 
OFFICE OF ................ 38 
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State of Nevada 40 
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County of  ........................  42 
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For the purpose of having my name placed on the official 44 
ballot as a candidate for the office of ................, I, the 45   
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undersigned ................, do swear or affirm under penalty of 1 
perjury that I actually, as opposed to constructively, reside at 2 
........., in the City or Town of ......., County of ........., State of 3 
Nevada; that my actual, as opposed to constructive, residence 4 
in the State, district, county, township, city or other area 5 
prescribed by law to which the office pertains began on a date 6 
at least 30 days immediately preceding the date of the close 7 
of filing of declarations of candidacy for this office; that my 8 
telephone number is ..........., and the address at which I 9 
receive mail, if different than my residence, is ..........; that I 10 
am a qualified elector pursuant to Section 1 of Article 2 of the 11 
Constitution of the State of Nevada; that if I have ever been 12 
convicted of treason or a felony, my civil rights have been 13 
restored; that if nominated as a nonpartisan candidate at the 14 
ensuing election, I will accept the nomination and not 15 
withdraw; that I will not knowingly violate any election law 16 
or any law defining and prohibiting corrupt and fraudulent 17 
practices in campaigns and elections in this State; that I will 18 
qualify for the office if elected thereto, including, but not 19 
limited to, complying with any limitation prescribed by the 20 
Constitution and laws of this State concerning the number of 21 
years or terms for which a person may hold the office; that I 22 
understand that knowingly and willfully filing a declaration 23 
of candidacy which contains a false statement is a crime 24 
punishable as a gross misdemeanor and also subjects me to a 25 
civil action disqualifying me from entering upon the duties of 26 
the office; and that I understand that my name will appear on 27 
all ballots as designated in this declaration. 28 
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 	(Designation of name) 31 
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 	(Signature of candidate for office) 34 
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Subscribed and sworn to before me  36 
this ...... day of the month of ...... of the year ...... 37 
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 Notary Public or other person 40 
 authorized to administer an oath 41 
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 3.  The address of a candidate which must be included in the 43 
declaration of candidacy pursuant to subsection 2 must be the street 44 
address of the residence where the candidate actually, as opposed to 45   
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constructively, resides in accordance with NRS 281.050, if one has 1 
been assigned. The declaration of candidacy must not be accepted 2 
for filing if the candidate fails to comply with the following 3 
provisions of this subsection or, if applicable, the provisions of 4 
subsection 4: 5 
 (a) The candidate shall not list the candidate’s address as a post 6 
office box unless a street address has not been assigned to his or her 7 
residence; and 8 
 (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the candidate 9 
shall present to the filing officer: 10 
  (1) A valid driver’s license or identification card issued by a 11 
governmental agency that contains a photograph of the candidate 12 
and the candidate’s residential address; or 13 
  (2) A current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or 14 
document issued by a governmental entity, including a check which 15 
indicates the candidate’s name and residential address, but not 16 
including a voter registration card. 17 
 4.  If the candidate executes an oath or affirmation under 18 
penalty of perjury stating that the candidate is unable to present to 19 
the filing officer the proof of residency required by subsection 3 20 
because a street address has not been assigned to the candidate’s 21 
residence or because the rural or remote location of the candidate’s 22 
residence makes it impracticable to present the proof of residency 23 
required by subsection 3, the candidate shall present to the filing 24 
officer: 25 
 (a) A valid driver’s license or identification card issued by a 26 
governmental agency that contains a photograph of the candidate; 27 
and 28 
 (b) Alternative proof of the candidate’s residential address that 29 
the filing officer determines is sufficient to verify where the 30 
candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, resides in 31 
accordance with NRS 281.050. The Secretary of State may adopt 32 
regulations establishing the forms of alternative proof of the 33 
candidate’s residential address that the filing officer may accept to 34 
verify where the candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, 35 
resides in accordance with NRS 281.050. 36 
 5.  The filing officer shall retain a copy of the documents and 37 
proof of [identity and] residency provided by the candidate pursuant 38 
to subsection 3 or 4. Such a copy: 39 
 (a) May not be withheld from the public; and 40 
 (b) Must not contain the social security number, driver’s license 41 
or identification card number or account number of the candidate. 42 
 6.  By filing the declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall be 43 
deemed to have appointed the filing officer for the office as his or 44 
her agent for service of process for the purposes of a proceeding 45   
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pursuant to NRS 293.182. Service of such process must first be 1 
attempted at the appropriate address as specified by the candidate in 2 
the declaration of candidacy. If the candidate cannot be served at 3 
that address, service must be made by personally delivering to and 4 
leaving with the filing officer duplicate copies of the process. The 5 
filing officer shall immediately send, by registered or certified mail, 6 
one of the copies to the candidate at the specified address, unless the 7 
candidate has designated in writing to the filing officer a different 8 
address for that purpose, in which case the filing officer shall mail 9 
the copy to the last address so designated. 10 
 7.  If the filing officer receives credible evidence indicating that 11 
a candidate has been convicted of a felony and has not had his or her 12 
civil rights restored, the filing officer: 13 
 (a) May conduct an investigation to determine whether the 14 
candidate has been convicted of a felony and, if so, whether the 15 
candidate has had his or her civil rights restored; and 16 
 (b) Shall transmit the credible evidence and the findings from 17 
such investigation to the Attorney General, if the filing officer is the 18 
Secretary of State, or to the district attorney, if the filing officer is a 19 
person other than the Secretary of State. 20 
 8.  The receipt of information by the Attorney General or 21 
district attorney pursuant to subsection 7 must be treated as a 22 
challenge of a candidate pursuant to subsections 4 and 5 of NRS 23 
293.182 to which the provisions of NRS 293.2045 apply. 24 
 9.  Any person who knowingly and willfully files a declaration 25 
of candidacy which contains a false statement in violation of this 26 
section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 27 
 Sec. 7.  NRS 293.269913 is hereby amended to read as 28 
follows: 29 
 293.269913 1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 30 
NRS 293.269911 and chapter 293D of NRS, the county clerk shall 31 
send to each active registered voter by first-class mail, or by any 32 
class of mail if the Official Election Mail logo or an equivalent logo 33 
or mark created by the United States Postal Service is properly 34 
placed: 35 
 (a) A mail ballot; 36 
 (b) A return envelope [;] , which must include, without 37 
limitation, a flap to cover the signature and identifying numbers of 38 
the voter required to be written on the return envelope pursuant to 39 
NRS 293.269917; 40 
 (c) An envelope or sleeve into which the mail ballot is inserted 41 
to ensure its secrecy; and 42 
 (d) Instructions. 43 
 2.  In sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the 44 
county clerk shall use an envelope that may not be forwarded to an 45   
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address of the voter that is different from the address to which the 1 
mail ballot is mailed. 2 
 3.  The return envelope must include postage prepaid by first-3 
class mail if the active registered voter is within the boundaries of 4 
the United States, its territories or possessions or on a military base. 5 
 4.  Before sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the 6 
county clerk shall record: 7 
 (a) The date the mail ballot is issued; 8 
 (b) The name of the voter to whom the mail ballot is issued, his 9 
or her precinct or district and his or her political affiliation, if any, 10 
unless all the offices on the mail ballot are nonpartisan offices; 11 
 (c) The number of the mail ballot; and 12 
 (d) Any remarks the county clerk finds appropriate. 13 
 5.  The Secretary of State shall prescribe: 14 
 (a) The form of all envelopes in which mail ballots are sent to 15 
voters and return envelopes, which must, except as otherwise 16 
provided in paragraph (b), be uniform throughout the State; and 17 
 (b) A method for distinguishing the return envelopes of each 18 
county which must be prominently displayed on the outside of the 19 
return envelope. 20 
 Sec. 8.  NRS 293.269917 is hereby amended to read as 21 
follows: 22 
 293.269917 1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 23 
293.269919 and chapter 293D of NRS, in order to vote a mail ballot, 24 
the voter must, in accordance with the instructions: 25 
 (a) Mark and fold the mail ballot; 26 
 (b) Deposit the mail ballot in the return envelope and seal the 27 
return envelope; 28 
 (c) Affix his or her signature on the return envelope in the space 29 
provided for the signature; [and] 30 
 (d) Write in the space provided on the return envelope one of 31 
the following: 32 
  (1) The last four digits of his or her driver’s license number 33 
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles; 34 
  (2) If the voter does not have a driver’s license number 35 
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the last four digits of 36 
his or her social security number; or 37 
  (3) If the voter does not have a driver’s license number 38 
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a social security 39 
number, the identification number issued by the county clerk 40 
pursuant to NRS 293.507; 41 
 (e) Close the attached flap over the signature and identifying 42 
numbers written on the return envelope; and 43 
 (f) Mail or deliver the return envelope in a manner authorized by 44 
law. 45   
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 2.  Except as otherwise provided in chapter 293D of NRS, 1 
voting must be only upon candidates whose names appear upon the 2 
mail ballot as prepared pursuant to NRS 293.269911, and no person 3 
may write in the name of an additional candidate for any office. 4 
 3.  If a mail ballot has been sent to a voter who applies to vote 5 
in person at a polling place, including, without limitation, a polling 6 
place for early voting, the voter must, in addition to complying with 7 
all other requirements for voting in person that are set forth in this 8 
chapter, surrender his or her mail ballot or sign an affirmation under 9 
penalty of perjury that the voter has not voted during the election. A 10 
person who receives a surrendered mail ballot shall mark it 11 
“Cancelled.” 12 
 Sec. 9.  NRS 293.269927 is hereby amended to read as 13 
follows: 14 
 293.269927 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 15 
293D.200, when a mail ballot is returned by or on behalf of a voter 16 
to the county clerk, and a record of its return is made in the mail 17 
ballot record for the election, the clerk or an employee in the office 18 
of the clerk shall [check] : 19 
 (a) Verify that the last four digits of the driver’s license 20 
number or social security number, as applicable, written on the 21 
return envelope match the information of the voter in the records 22 
of the county clerk; 23 
 (b) If, pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (d) of 24 
subsection 1 of NRS 293.269917, the voter has written the 25 
identification number issued by the county clerk pursuant to NRS 26 
293.507, verify that the identification number matches the 27 
information of the voter in the records of the county clerk; and 28 
 (c) Check the signature used for the mail ballot by electronic 29 
means pursuant to subsection 2 or manually pursuant to  30 
subsection 3.  31 
 2. To check the signature used for a mail ballot by electronic 32 
means: 33 
 (a) The electronic device must take a digital image of the 34 
signature used for the mail ballot and compare the digital image 35 
with the signatures of the voter from his or her application to 36 
register to vote or application to preregister to vote available in the 37 
records of the county clerk. 38 
 (b) If the electronic device does not match the signature of the 39 
voter, the signature shall be reviewed manually pursuant to the 40 
provisions of subsection 3.  41 
 3. To check the signature used for a mail ballot manually, the 42 
county clerk shall use the following procedure: 43   
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 (a) The clerk or employee shall check the signature used for the 1 
mail ballot against all signatures of the voter available in the records 2 
of the clerk. 3 
 (b) If at least two employees in the office of the clerk believe 4 
there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature 5 
used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, the clerk 6 
shall contact the voter and ask the voter to confirm whether the 7 
signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the voter. 8 
 4. For purposes of subsection 3: 9 
 (a) There is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 10 
signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter 11 
if the signature used for the mail ballot differs in multiple, 12 
significant and obvious respects from the signatures of the voter 13 
available in the records of the clerk. 14 
 (b) There is not a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 15 
signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter 16 
if: 17 
  (1) The signature used for the mail ballot is a variation of the 18 
signature of the voter caused by the substitution of initials for the 19 
first or middle name, the substitution of a different type of 20 
punctuation in the first, middle or last name, the use of a common 21 
nickname or the use of one last name for a person who has two last 22 
names and it does not otherwise differ in multiple, significant and 23 
obvious respects from the signatures of the voter available in the 24 
records of the clerk; or 25 
  (2) There are only slight dissimilarities between the signature 26 
used for the mail ballot and the signatures of the voter available in 27 
the records of the clerk. 28 
 5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, if the clerk 29 
determines that the voter is entitled to cast the mail ballot, the clerk 30 
shall deposit the mail ballot in the proper ballot box or place the 31 
mail ballot, unopened, in a container that must be securely locked or 32 
under the control of the clerk at all times. The clerk shall deliver the 33 
mail ballots to the mail ballot central counting board to be processed 34 
and prepared for counting. 35 
 6. If the clerk determines when checking the signature used for 36 
the mail ballot that the voter failed to affix his or her signature or 37 
failed to affix it in the manner required by law for the mail ballot or 38 
that there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature 39 
used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, but the 40 
voter is otherwise entitled to cast the mail ballot, the clerk shall 41 
contact the voter and advise the voter of the procedures to provide a 42 
signature or a confirmation that the signature used for the mail ballot 43 
belongs to the voter, as applicable. For the mail ballot to be counted, 44   
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the voter must provide a signature or a confirmation, as applicable, 1 
not later than 5 p.m. on the sixth day following the election. 2 
 7. The clerk shall prescribe procedures for a voter who failed to 3 
affix his or her signature or failed to affix it in the manner required 4 
by law for the mail ballot, or for whom there is a reasonable 5 
question of fact as to whether the signature used for the mail ballot 6 
matches the signature of the voter, in order to: 7 
 (a) Contact the voter; 8 
 (b) Allow the voter to provide a signature or a confirmation that 9 
the signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the voter, as 10 
applicable; and 11 
 (c) After a signature or a confirmation is provided, as applicable, 12 
ensure the mail ballot is delivered to the mail ballot central counting 13 
board. 14 
 8. If there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 15 
signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, 16 
the voter must be identified by: 17 
 (a) Answering questions from the county clerk covering the 18 
personal data which is reported on the application to register to vote; 19 
 (b) Providing the county clerk, orally or in writing, with other 20 
personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or 21 
 (c) [Providing] Presenting the county clerk with proof of 22 
[identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 23 
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 24 
 9. The procedures established pursuant to subsection 7 for 25 
contacting a voter must require the clerk to contact the voter, as 26 
soon as possible after receipt of the mail ballot, by: 27 
 (a) Mail; 28 
 (b) Telephone, if a telephone number for the voter is available in 29 
the records of the clerk; and 30 
 (c) Electronic means, which may include, without limitation, 31 
electronic mail, if the voter has provided the clerk with sufficient 32 
information to contact the voter by such means. 33 
 Sec. 10.  NRS 293.2725 is hereby amended to read as follows: 34 
 293.2725 1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in 35 
NRS 293.3081, 293.3083 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, and 36 
in federal law, in addition to any other requirement to vote, a 37 
person who registers to vote by mail or computer or is registered to 38 
vote by an automatic voter registration agency, or a person who 39 
preregisters to vote by mail or computer and is subsequently deemed 40 
to be registered to vote, and who has not previously voted in an 41 
election for federal office in this State: 42 
 (a) May vote at a polling place only if the person presents to the 43 
election board officer at the polling place: 44   
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  (1) A current and valid photo identification of the person, 1 
which shows his or her physical address; or 2 
  (2) A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, 3 
or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check 4 
which indicates the name and address of the person, but not 5 
including a voter registration card; and 6 
 (b) May vote by mail only if the person provides to the county 7 
or city clerk: 8 
  (1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification of the 9 
person, which shows his or her physical address; or 10 
  (2) A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, 11 
or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check 12 
which indicates the name and address of the person, but not 13 
including a voter registration card. 14 
 If there is a question as to the physical address of the person, the 15 
election board officer or clerk may request additional information. 16 
 2.  The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a person who: 17 
 (a) Registers to vote by mail or computer, or preregisters to vote 18 
by mail or computer and is subsequently deemed to be registered to 19 
vote, and submits with an application to preregister or register to 20 
vote: 21 
  (1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification; or 22 
  (2) A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, 23 
or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check 24 
which indicates the name and address of the person, but not 25 
including a voter registration card; 26 
 (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, registers to 27 
vote by mail or computer and submits with an application to register 28 
to vote a driver’s license number or at least the last four digits of his 29 
or her social security number, if a state or local election official has 30 
matched that information with an existing identification record 31 
bearing the same number, name and date of birth as provided by the 32 
person in the application;  33 
 (c) Registers to vote pursuant to NRS 293.5768 to 293.57699, 34 
inclusive, and at that time presents to the automatic voter 35 
registration agency: 36 
  (1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification; 37 
  (2) A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck 38 
or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check 39 
which indicates the name and address of the person, but not 40 
including a voter registration card; or 41 
  (3) A driver’s license number or at least the last four digits of 42 
his or her social security number, if a state or local election official 43 
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bearing the same number, name and date of birth as provided by the 1 
person in the application; 2 
 (d) Is entitled to vote an absent ballot pursuant to the Uniformed 3 
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20301 et 4 
seq.; 5 
 (e) Is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person under 6 
the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, 52 7 
U.S.C. §§ 20101 et seq.; or 8 
 (f) Is entitled to vote otherwise than in person under any other 9 
federal law. 10 
 3. The provisions of subsection 1 apply to a person described 11 
in paragraph (b) of subsection 2 if the voter registration card issued 12 
to the person is mailed by the county clerk to the person and 13 
returned to the county clerk by the United States Postal Service. 14 
 Sec. 11.  NRS 293.277 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15 
 293.277 1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283, 16 
293.541, 293.57691 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, if a 17 
person’s name appears in the roster or if the person provides an 18 
affirmation pursuant to NRS 293.525, the person is entitled to vote 19 
and must [sign] : 20 
 (a) Present proof of identity; and 21 
 (b) Sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature card 22 
when he or she applies to vote. The signature must be compared by 23 
an election board officer with the signature or a facsimile thereof on 24 
the person’s application to register to vote or [one of the forms of 25 
identification listed in subsection 2.] on his or her proof of identity. 26 
 2.  [Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2725, the forms 27 
of identification which may be used individually to identify a voter 28 
at the polling place are: 29 
 (a) The voter registration card issued to the voter; 30 
 (b) A driver’s license; 31 
 (c) An identification card issued by the Department of Motor 32 
Vehicles; 33 
 (d) A military identification card; or 34 
 (e) Any other form of identification issued by a governmental 35 
agency which contains the voter’s signature and physical description 36 
or picture. 37 
 3.]  The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by 38 
the Secretary of State, to verify that the voter has not already voted 39 
in that county in the current election. 40 
 Sec. 12.  NRS 293.283 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41 
 293.283 1.  If, because of physical limitations, a registered 42 
voter is unable to sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature 43 
card as required by NRS 293.277, the voter must be identified by: 44 
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  (1) Answering questions from the election board officer 1 
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 2 
register to vote; 3 
 [(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 4 
writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 5 
voter; [or] and 6 
 [(c) Providing]  7 
 (b) Presenting the election board officer with his or her proof 8 
of [identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 9 
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 10 
 2. If the identity of the voter is verified, the election board 11 
officer shall indicate in the roster “Identified” by the voter’s name. 12 
 Sec. 13.  NRS 293.285 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13 
 293.285 1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 14 
and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive: 15 
 (a) A registered voter applying to vote shall state his or her 16 
name to the election board officer in charge of the roster; and 17 
 (b) The election board officer shall: 18 
  (1) Announce the name of the registered voter; 19 
  (2) Require the registered voter to present proof of identity; 20 
  (3) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster or signature 21 
card; 22 
  [(3)] (4) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 23 
manner set forth in NRS 293.277; and 24 
  [(4)] (5) Verify that the registered voter has not already 25 
voted in that county in the current election. 26 
 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 27 
signature does not match, the registered voter must be identified by: 28 
 (a) Answering questions from the election board officer 29 
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 30 
register to vote; 31 
 (b) Providing the election board officer, orally or in writing, 32 
with other personal data which verifies the identity of the registered 33 
voter; or 34 
 (c) [Providing the election board officer with proof of 35 
identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 36 
registration card issued to the voter.] Comparing the signature of 37 
the registered voter on the roster to the signature on the registered 38 
voter’s proof of identity. 39 
 3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 40 
comparison to the signature on the application to preregister or 41 
register to vote, the registered voter must update his or her signature 42 
on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State. 43 
 4.  For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a 44 
registered voter may include his or her date of birth. 45   
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 Sec. 14.  NRS 293.287 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 
 293.287 1.  A registered voter applying to vote at any primary 2 
election or presidential preference primary election shall give his or 3 
her name and political affiliation, if any, to the election board officer 4 
in charge of the roster, and the officer shall immediately announce 5 
the name and political affiliation [.] and require that the registered 6 
voter present proof of identity. 7 
 2.  Any person’s right to vote may be challenged by any 8 
registered voter upon: 9 
 (a) Any of the grounds allowed for a challenge in NRS 293.303; 10 
 (b) The ground that the person applying does not belong to the 11 
political party designated upon the roster; or 12 
 (c) The ground that the roster does not show that the person 13 
designated the political party to which he or she claims to belong. 14 
 3.  Any such challenge must be disposed of in the manner 15 
provided by NRS 293.303. 16 
 4.  A registered voter who has designated on his or her 17 
application to register to vote an affiliation with a minor political 18 
party may vote a nonpartisan ballot at the primary election. 19 
 Sec. 15.  NRS 293.3025 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20 
 293.3025 The Secretary of State and each county and city clerk 21 
shall ensure that a copy of each of the following is posted in a 22 
conspicuous place at each polling place on election day: 23 
 1.  A sample ballot; 24 
 2.  Information concerning the date and hours of operation of 25 
the polling place; 26 
 3.  Instructions for voting and casting a ballot, including a 27 
provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive, 28 
or a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, 29 
inclusive; 30 
 4.  Instructions concerning the proof of identity required to 31 
vote at the polling place; 32 
 5. Instructions concerning the identification required for 33 
persons who registered by mail or computer and are first-time voters 34 
for federal office in this State; 35 
 [5.] 6.  Information concerning the accessibility of polling 36 
places to persons with disabilities; 37 
 [6.] 7.  General information concerning federal and state laws 38 
which prohibit acts of fraud and misrepresentation; and 39 
 [7.] 8.  Information concerning the eligibility of a candidate, a 40 
ballot question or any other matter appearing on the ballot as a result 41 
of a judicial determination or by operation of law, if any. 42 
 Sec. 16.  NRS 293.303 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43 
 293.303 1.  A person applying to vote may be challenged: 44   
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 (a) Orally by any registered voter of the precinct upon the 1 
ground that he or she is not the person entitled to vote as claimed or 2 
has voted before at the same election. A registered voter who 3 
initiates a challenge pursuant to this paragraph must submit an 4 
affirmation that is signed under penalty of perjury and in the form 5 
prescribed by the Secretary of State stating that the challenge is 6 
based on the personal knowledge of the registered voter. 7 
 (b) On any ground set forth in a challenge filed with the county 8 
clerk pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.547. 9 
 2. If a person is challenged, an election board officer shall 10 
tender the challenged person the following oath or affirmation: 11 
 (a) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 12 
does not belong to the political party designated upon the roster, “I 13 
swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I belong to the political 14 
party designated upon the roster”; 15 
 (b) If the challenge is on the ground that the roster does not 16 
show that the challenged person designated the political party to 17 
which he or she claims to belong, “I swear or affirm under penalty 18 
of perjury that I designated on the application to register to vote the 19 
political party to which I claim to belong”; 20 
 (c) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 21 
does not reside at the residence for which the address is listed in the 22 
roster, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I reside at the 23 
residence for which the address is listed in the roster”; 24 
 (d) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 25 
previously voted a ballot for the election, “I swear or affirm under 26 
penalty of perjury that I have not voted for any of the candidates or 27 
questions included on this ballot for this election”; or 28 
 (e) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person is 29 
not the person he or she claims to be, “I swear or affirm under 30 
penalty of perjury that I am the person whose name is in this roster.” 31 
 The oath or affirmation must be set forth on a form prepared by 32 
the Secretary of State and signed by the challenged person under 33 
penalty of perjury. 34 
 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the 35 
challenged person refuses to execute the oath or affirmation so 36 
tendered, the person must not be issued a ballot, and the election 37 
board officer shall indicate in the roster “Challenged” by the 38 
person’s name. 39 
 4. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or 40 
affirmation set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2, the 41 
election board officers shall issue the person a nonpartisan ballot. 42 
 5. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or 43 
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board officers shall inform the person that he or she is entitled to 1 
vote only in the manner prescribed in NRS 293.304. 2 
 6. If the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation and 3 
the challenge is not based on the ground set forth in paragraph (e) of 4 
subsection 2, the election board officers shall issue the person a 5 
partisan ballot. 6 
 7. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph 7 
(c) of subsection 2, and the challenged person executes the oath or 8 
affirmation, the election board shall not issue the person a ballot 9 
until he or she furnishes satisfactory identification which contains 10 
proof of the address at which the person actually resides. For the 11 
purposes of this subsection, a voter registration card does not 12 
provide proof of the address at which a person resides. 13 
 8. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph 14 
(e) of subsection 2 and the challenged person executes the oath or 15 
affirmation, the election board shall not issue the person a ballot 16 
unless the person [: 17 
 (a) Furnishes official identification which contains a photograph 18 
of the person, such as a driver’s license or other official document; 19 
or 20 
 (b) Brings before the election board officers a person who is at 21 
least 18 years of age who: 22 
  (1) Furnishes official identification which contains a 23 
photograph of that person, such as a driver’s license or other official 24 
document; and 25 
  (2) Executes an oath or affirmation under penalty of perjury 26 
that the challenged person is who he or she swears to be.] furnishes 27 
proof of identity. 28 
 9. The election board officers shall: 29 
 (a) Record on the challenge list: 30 
  (1) The name of the challenged person; 31 
  (2) The name of the registered voter who initiated the 32 
challenge; and 33 
  (3) The result of the challenge; and 34 
 (b) If possible, orally notify the registered voter who initiated 35 
the challenge of the result of the challenge. 36 
 Sec. 17.  NRS 293.3075 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37 
 293.3075 1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 38 
and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, upon the appearance of a 39 
person to cast a ballot at a polling place established pursuant to NRS 40 
293.3072, the election board officer shall: 41 
 (a) Determine [that] whether the person is a registered voter in 42 
the county and has not already voted in that county in the current 43 
election; 44 
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 (c) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster or a signature 1 
card; and 2 
 [(c)] (d) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 3 
manner set forth in NRS 293.277. 4 
 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 5 
signature of the registered voter does not match, the registered voter 6 
must be identified by: 7 
 (a) Either: 8 
  (1) Answering questions from the election board officer 9 
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 10 
register to vote; or 11 
 [(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 12 
writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 13 
registered voter; [or 14 
 (c) Providing] and  15 
 (b) Presenting the election board officer with his or her proof 16 
of [identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 17 
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 18 
 3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 19 
comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the 20 
registered voter must update his or her signature on a form 21 
prescribed by the Secretary of State. 22 
 4. The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by 23 
the Secretary of State, to verify that the registered voter has not 24 
already voted in that county in the current election. 25 
 5. When a registered voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has 26 
identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the election board 27 
officer, the registered voter is entitled to receive the appropriate 28 
ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the polling place 29 
where he or she applies to vote. 30 
 6. If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which 31 
directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer 32 
shall: 33 
 (a) Prepare the mechanical voting device for the registered 34 
voter; 35 
 (b) Ensure that the registered voter’s precinct or voting district 36 
and the form of the ballot are indicated on the voting receipt, if the 37 
county clerk uses voting receipts; and 38 
 (c) Allow the registered voter to cast a vote. 39 
 7. A registered voter applying to vote at a polling place 40 
established pursuant to NRS 293.3072 may be challenged pursuant 41 
to NRS 293.303. 42 
 Sec. 18.  NRS 293.3081 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43 
 293.3081 A person at a polling place may cast a provisional 44 
ballot in an election pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, 45   
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inclusive, if the person complies with the applicable provisions of 1 
NRS 293.3082 and: 2 
 1.  Declares that he or she has registered to vote and is eligible 3 
to vote at that election in that jurisdiction, but [his or her] :  4 
 (a) The name of the person does not appear on a voter 5 
registration list as a voter eligible to vote in that election in that 6 
jurisdiction [or an] ; 7 
 (b) An election official asserts that the person is not eligible to 8 
vote in that election in that jurisdiction; or 9 
 (c) The person fails to present proof of identity; 10 
 2.  Applies by mail or computer, on or after January 1, 2003, to 11 
register to vote and has not previously voted in an election for 12 
federal office in this State and fails to provide the identification 13 
required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 14 
to the election board officer at the polling place; or 15 
 3.  Declares that he or she is entitled to vote after the polling 16 
place would normally close as a result of a court order or other order 17 
extending the time established for the closing of polls pursuant to a 18 
law of this State in effect 10 days before the date of the election. 19 
 Sec. 19.  NRS 293.3082 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20 
 293.3082 1.  Before a person may cast a provisional ballot 21 
pursuant to NRS 293.3081, the person must complete a written 22 
affirmation on a form provided by an election board officer, as 23 
prescribed by the Secretary of State, at the polling place which 24 
includes: 25 
 (a) The name of the person casting the provisional ballot; 26 
 (b) The reason for casting the provisional ballot; 27 
 (c) A statement in which the person casting the provisional 28 
ballot affirms under penalty of perjury that he or she is a registered 29 
voter in the jurisdiction and is eligible to vote in the election; 30 
 (d) The date and type of election; 31 
 (e) The signature of the person casting the provisional ballot; 32 
 (f) The signature of the election board officer;  33 
 (g) A unique affirmation identification number assigned to the 34 
person casting the provisional ballot; 35 
 (h) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to 36 
subsection 1 of NRS 293.3081: 37 
  (1) An indication by the person as to whether or not he or she 38 
provided the required identification at the time the person applied to 39 
register to vote;  40 
  (2) The address of the person as listed on the application to 41 
register to vote;  42 
  (3) Information concerning the place, manner and 43 
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  (4) Any other information that the person believes may be 1 
useful in verifying that the person has registered to vote; and 2 
  (5) A statement informing the voter that if the voter does not 3 
provide [identification] proof of identity at the time the voter casts 4 
the provisional ballot, the required [identification] proof of identity 5 
must be provided to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on 6 
the Friday following election day and that failure to do so will result 7 
in the provisional ballot not being counted; 8 
 (i) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to 9 
subsection 2 of NRS 293.3081: 10 
  (1) The address of the person as listed on the application to 11 
register to vote;  12 
  (2) The voter registration number, if any, issued to the 13 
person; and 14 
  (3) A statement informing the voter that the required 15 
identification must be provided to the county or city clerk not later 16 
than 5 p.m. on the Friday following election day and that failure to 17 
do so will result in the provisional ballot not being counted; and 18 
 (j) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to 19 
subsection 3 of NRS 293.3081, the voter registration number, if any, 20 
issued to the person. 21 
 2.  After a person completes a written affirmation pursuant to 22 
subsection 1: 23 
 (a) The election board officer shall provide the person with a 24 
receipt that includes the unique affirmation identification number 25 
described in subsection 1 and that explains how the person may use 26 
the free access system established pursuant to NRS 293.3086 to 27 
ascertain whether the person’s vote was counted, and, if the vote 28 
was not counted, the reason why the vote was not counted; 29 
 (b) The voter’s name and applicable information must be 30 
entered into the roster in a manner which indicates that the voter 31 
cast a provisional ballot; and 32 
 (c) The election board officer shall issue a provisional ballot to 33 
the person to vote. 34 
 Sec. 20.  NRS 293.3085 is hereby amended to read as follows: 35 
 293.3085 1.  Following each election, a canvass of the 36 
provisional ballots cast in the election must be conducted pursuant 37 
to NRS 293.387 and, if appropriate, pursuant to NRS 293C.387. 38 
 2.  The county and city clerk shall not: 39 
 (a) Include any provisional ballot in the unofficial results 40 
reported on election night; or 41 
 (b) Open any envelope containing a provisional ballot before 8 42 
a.m. on the Wednesday following election day. 43 
 3.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a provisional 44 
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 (a) The county or city clerk determines that the person who cast 1 
the provisional ballot was registered to vote in the election, eligible 2 
to vote in the election and issued the appropriate ballot for the 3 
address at which the person resides;  4 
 (b) A voter who failed to provide required identification at the 5 
polling place or with his or her mailed ballot provides the required 6 
identification to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the 7 
Friday following election day [;] , including, if applicable, his or 8 
her proof of identity; or  9 
 (c) A court order has not been issued by 5 p.m. on the Friday 10 
following election day directing that provisional ballots cast 11 
pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.3081 not be counted, and the 12 
provisional ballot was cast pursuant to subsection 3 of  13 
NRS 293.3081. 14 
 4.  A provisional ballot must not be counted if the county or 15 
city clerk determines that the person who cast the provisional ballot 16 
cast the wrong ballot for the address at which the person resides. 17 
 Sec. 21.  NRS 293.356 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18 
 293.356 If a request is made to vote early by a registered voter 19 
in person, the election board shall , except as otherwise provided in 20 
NRS 293.3585, issue a ballot for early voting to the voter. Such a 21 
ballot must be voted on the premises of a polling place for early 22 
voting established pursuant to NRS 293.3564, 293.3572, 293.3575 23 
or 298.690. 24 
 Sec. 22.  NRS 293.3585 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25 
 293.3585 1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 26 
and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, upon the appearance of a 27 
person to cast a ballot for early voting, an election board officer 28 
shall: 29 
 (a) Determine [that] whether the person is a registered voter in 30 
the county. 31 
 (b) Require the registered voter to present proof of identity. 32 
 (c) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster for early voting 33 
or a signature card.  34 
 [(c)] (d) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 35 
manner set forth in NRS 293.277. 36 
 [(d)] (e) Verify that the registered voter has not already voted in 37 
that county in the current election. 38 
 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 39 
signature of the registered voter does not match, the registered voter 40 
must be identified by: 41 
 (a) Either: 42 
  (1) Answering questions from the election board officer 43 
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 44 
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 [(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 1 
writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 2 
registered voter; [or 3 
 (c) Providing] and 4 
 (b) Presenting the election board officer with proof of 5 
[identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 6 
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 7 
 3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 8 
comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the 9 
registered voter must update his or her signature on a form 10 
prescribed by the Secretary of State. 11 
 4. The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by 12 
the Secretary of State, to verify that the registered voter has not 13 
already voted in that county in the current election. 14 
 5.  The roster for early voting or a signature card, as applicable, 15 
must contain: 16 
 (a) The registered voter’s name, the address where he or she is 17 
registered to vote, his or her voter identification number and a place 18 
for the registered voter’s signature; 19 
 (b) The registered voter’s precinct or voting district number, if 20 
that information is available; and 21 
 (c) The date of voting early in person. 22 
 6.  When a registered voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has 23 
identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the election board 24 
officer, the registered voter is entitled to receive the appropriate 25 
ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the polling place 26 
for early voting. 27 
 7.  If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which 28 
directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer 29 
shall: 30 
 (a) Prepare the mechanical recording device for the registered 31 
voter; 32 
 (b) Ensure that the registered voter’s precinct or voting district, 33 
if that information is available, and the form of ballot are indicated 34 
on the voting receipt, if the county clerk uses voting receipts; and 35 
 (c) Allow the registered voter to cast a vote. 36 
 8.  A registered voter applying to vote early by personal 37 
appearance may be challenged pursuant to NRS 293.303. 38 
 9.  For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a 39 
registered voter may include his or her date of birth. 40 
 Sec. 23.  NRS 293.505 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41 
 293.505 1.  All justices of the peace, except those located in 42 
county seats, are ex officio field registrars to carry out the 43 
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 2.  The county clerk shall appoint at least one registered voter to 1 
serve as a field registrar of voters who, except as otherwise provided 2 
in NRS 293.5055, shall preregister and register voters within the 3 
county for which the field registrar is appointed. Except as 4 
otherwise provided in subsection 1, a candidate for any office may 5 
not be appointed or serve as a field registrar. A field registrar serves 6 
at the pleasure of the county clerk and shall perform such duties as 7 
the county clerk may direct. The county clerk shall not knowingly 8 
appoint any person as a field registrar who has been convicted of a 9 
felony involving theft or fraud. The Secretary of State may bring an 10 
action against a county clerk to collect a civil penalty of not more 11 
than $5,000 for each person who is appointed as a field registrar in 12 
violation of this subsection. Any civil penalty collected pursuant to 13 
this subsection must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit 14 
to the State General Fund. 15 
 3.  A field registrar shall demand of any person who applies for 16 
preregistration or registration all information required by the 17 
application to preregister or register to vote, as applicable, and shall 18 
administer all oaths required by this chapter. 19 
 4.  When a field registrar has in his or her possession five or 20 
more completed applications to preregister or register to vote, the 21 
field registrar shall forward them to the county clerk, but in no case 22 
may the field registrar hold any number of them for more than 10 23 
days. 24 
 5.  Each field registrar shall forward to the county clerk all 25 
completed applications in his or her possession immediately after 26 
the last day to register to vote by mail pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 27 
293C.527, as applicable. Within 5 days after the last day to register 28 
to vote by mail pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527, as 29 
applicable, a field registrar shall return all unused applications in his 30 
or her possession to the county clerk. If all of the unused 31 
applications are not returned to the county clerk, the field registrar 32 
shall account for the unreturned applications. 33 
 6.  Each field registrar shall submit to the county clerk a list of 34 
the serial numbers of the completed applications to preregister or 35 
register to vote and the names of the electors on those applications. 36 
The serial numbers must be listed in numerical order. 37 
 7.  Each field registrar shall post notices sent to him or her by 38 
the county clerk for posting in accordance with the election laws of 39 
this State. 40 
 8.  A field registrar, employee of a voter registration agency or 41 
person assisting a voter pursuant to NRS 293.5235 shall not: 42 
 (a) Delegate any of his or her duties to another person; or 43 
 (b) Refuse to preregister or register a person on account of that 44 
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 9.  A person shall not hold himself or herself out to be or 1 
attempt to exercise the duties of a field registrar unless the person 2 
has been so appointed. 3 
 10.  A county clerk, field registrar, employee of a voter 4 
registration agency or person assisting another person pursuant to 5 
NRS 293.5235 shall not: 6 
 (a) Solicit a vote for or against a particular question or 7 
candidate; 8 
 (b) Speak to a person on the subject of marking his or her ballot 9 
for or against a particular question or candidate; or 10 
 (c) Distribute any petition or other material concerning a 11 
candidate or question which will be on the ballot for the ensuing 12 
election, 13 
 while preregistering or registering the person. 14 
 11.  When the county clerk receives applications to preregister 15 
or register to vote from a field registrar, the county clerk shall issue 16 
a receipt to the field registrar. The receipt must include: 17 
 (a) The number of persons preregistered or registered; and 18 
 (b) The political party of the persons preregistered or registered. 19 
 12.  A county clerk, field registrar, employee of a voter 20 
registration agency or person assisting another person pursuant to 21 
NRS 293.5235 shall not: 22 
 (a) Knowingly: 23 
  (1) Register a person who is not a qualified elector or a 24 
person who has filed a false or misleading application to register to 25 
vote; or 26 
  (2) Preregister a person who does not meet the qualifications 27 
set forth in NRS 293.4855; or 28 
 (b) Preregister or register a person who fails to provide 29 
satisfactory [proof] evidence of [identification] his or her identity 30 
and the address at which the person actually resides. 31 
 13.  A county clerk, field registrar, employee of a voter 32 
registration agency, person assisting another person pursuant to 33 
NRS 293.5235 or any other person providing a form for the 34 
application to preregister or register to vote to an elector for the 35 
purpose of preregistering or registering to vote: 36 
 (a) If the person who assists another person with completing the 37 
form for the application to preregister or register to vote retains the 38 
form, shall enter his or her name on the duplicate copy or receipt 39 
retained by the person upon completion of the form; and 40 
 (b) Shall not alter, deface or destroy an application to preregister 41 
or register to vote that has been signed by a person except to correct 42 
information contained in the application after receiving notice from 43 
the person that a change in or addition to the information is required. 44   
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 14.  If a field registrar violates any of the provisions of this 1 
section, the county clerk shall immediately suspend the field 2 
registrar and notify the district attorney of the county in which the 3 
violation occurred. 4 
 15.  A person who violates any of the provisions of subsection 5 
8, 9, 10, 12 or 13 is guilty of a category E felony and shall be 6 
punished as provided in NRS 193.130. 7 
 Sec. 24.  NRS 293.517 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8 
 293.517 1.  Any person who meets the qualifications set forth 9 
in NRS 293.4855 residing within the county may preregister to vote 10 
and any elector residing within the county may register to vote: 11 
 (a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.560 and 12 
293C.527, by appearing before the county clerk, a field registrar or a 13 
voter registration agency, completing the application to preregister 14 
or register to vote, giving true and satisfactory answers to all 15 
questions relevant to his or her identity and right to preregister or 16 
register to vote, and providing [proof] evidence of residence and 17 
identity [;] in accordance with this subsection; 18 
 (b) By completing and mailing or personally delivering to the 19 
county clerk an application to preregister or register to vote pursuant 20 
to the provisions of NRS 293.5235; 21 
 (c) Pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.5727 or chapter 293D 22 
of NRS; 23 
 (d) At his or her residence with the assistance of a field registrar 24 
pursuant to NRS 293.5237; 25 
 (e) By submitting an application to preregister or register to vote 26 
by computer using the system established by the Secretary of State 27 
pursuant to NRS 293.671; or 28 
 (f) By any other method authorized by the provisions of this 29 
title. 30 
 The county clerk shall require a person to submit official 31 
identification as [proof] evidence of residence and identity [,] in 32 
accordance with this subsection, such as a driver’s license or other 33 
official document, before preregistering or registering the person. If 34 
the applicant preregisters or registers to vote pursuant to this 35 
subsection and fails to provide [proof] evidence of residence and 36 
identity, the applicant must provide [proof] evidence of residence 37 
and identity before casting a ballot in person or by mail or after 38 
casting a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, 39 
inclusive. For the purposes of this subsection, a voter registration 40 
card does not provide [proof] evidence of the residence or identity 41 
of a person. 42 
 2.  In addition to the methods for registering to vote described 43 
in subsection 1, an elector may register to vote pursuant to: 44 
 (a) NRS 293.269951, if applicable; 45   
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 (b) NRS 293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive; or 1 
 (c) NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive. 2 
 3.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5768 to 3 
293.57699, inclusive, the application to preregister or register to 4 
vote must be signed and verified under penalty of perjury by the 5 
person preregistering or the elector registering. 6 
 4.  Each person or elector who is or has been married must be 7 
preregistered or registered under his or her own given or first name, 8 
and not under the given or first name or initials of his or her spouse. 9 
 5.  A person or an elector who is preregistered or registered and 10 
changes his or her name must complete a new application to 11 
preregister or register to vote, as applicable. The person or elector 12 
may obtain a new application: 13 
 (a) At the office of the county clerk or field registrar; 14 
 (b) By submitting an application to preregister or register to vote 15 
pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.5235; 16 
 (c) By submitting a written statement to the county clerk 17 
requesting the county clerk to mail an application to preregister or 18 
register to vote; 19 
 (d) At any voter registration agency; or 20 
 (e) By submitting an application to preregister or register to vote 21 
by computer using the system established by the Secretary of State 22 
pursuant to NRS 293.671. 23 
 If the elector fails to register under his or her new name, the 24 
elector may be challenged pursuant to the provisions of NRS 25 
293.303 or 293C.292 and may be required to furnish [proof] 26 
evidence of his or her identity and subsequent change of name. 27 
 6.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8 and NRS 28 
293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive, and 293.5772 to 293.5887, 29 
inclusive, an elector who registers to vote pursuant to paragraph (a) 30 
of subsection 1 shall be deemed to be registered upon the 31 
completion of an application to register to vote. 32 
 7.  After the county clerk determines that the application to 33 
register to vote of a person is complete and that, except as otherwise 34 
provided in NRS 293D.210, the person is eligible to vote pursuant 35 
to NRS 293.485, the county clerk shall issue a voter registration 36 
card to the voter. 37 
 8. If a person or an elector submits an application to preregister 38 
or register to vote or an affidavit described in paragraph (c) of 39 
subsection 1 of NRS 293.507 that contains any handwritten 40 
additions, erasures or interlineations, the county clerk may object to 41 
the application if the county clerk believes that because of such 42 
handwritten additions, erasures or interlineations, the application is 43 
incomplete or that, except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.210, 44 
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the elector is not eligible to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, as 1 
applicable. If the county clerk objects pursuant to this subsection, he 2 
or she shall immediately notify the person or elector, as applicable, 3 
and the district attorney of the county. Not later than 5 business days 4 
after the district attorney receives such notification, the district 5 
attorney shall advise the county clerk as to whether: 6 
 (a) The application is complete and, except as otherwise 7 
provided in NRS 293D.210, the person is eligible to preregister 8 
pursuant to NRS 293.4855 or the elector is eligible to vote pursuant 9 
to NRS 293.485; and 10 
 (b) The county clerk should proceed to process the application. 11 
 9. If the district attorney advises the county clerk to process the 12 
application pursuant to subsection 8, the county clerk shall 13 
immediately issue a voter registration card to the applicant, unless 14 
the applicant is preregistered to vote and does not currently meet the 15 
requirements to be issued a voter registration card pursuant to  16 
NRS 293.4855. 17 
 Sec. 25.  NRS 293.541 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18 
 293.541 1.  The county clerk shall cancel the preregistration 19 
of a person or the registration of a voter if: 20 
 (a) After consultation with the district attorney, the district 21 
attorney determines that there is probable cause to believe that 22 
information in the application to preregister or register to vote 23 
concerning the identity or residence of the person or voter is 24 
fraudulent; 25 
 (b) The county clerk provides a notice as required pursuant to 26 
subsection 2 or executes an affidavit of cancellation pursuant to 27 
subsection 3; and 28 
 (c) The person or voter fails to present satisfactory [proof] 29 
evidence of identity and residence pursuant to subsection 2, 4 or 5. 30 
 2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the county 31 
clerk shall notify the person or voter by registered or certified mail, 32 
return receipt requested, of a determination made pursuant to 33 
subsection 1. The notice must set forth the grounds for cancellation. 34 
Unless the person or voter, within 15 days after the return receipt 35 
has been filed in the office of the county clerk, presents satisfactory 36 
[proof] evidence of identity and residence to the county clerk, the 37 
county clerk shall cancel the person’s preregistration or the voter’s 38 
registration, as applicable. 39 
 3.  If insufficient time exists before a pending election to 40 
provide the notice required by subsection 2 to a registered voter, the 41 
county clerk shall execute an affidavit of cancellation and attach a 42 
copy of the affidavit of cancellation in the roster. 43 
 4.  If a voter appears to vote at the election next following the 44 
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pursuant to this section, the voter must be allowed to vote only if the 1 
voter furnishes: 2 
 (a) [Official identification which contains a photograph] Proof 3 
of [the voter, including, without limitation, a driver’s license or 4 
other official document;] identity; and 5 
 (b) Satisfactory [identification that contains proof] evidence of 6 
the address at which the voter actually resides and that address is 7 
consistent with the address listed on the roster. 8 
 5.  If a determination is made pursuant to subsection 1 9 
concerning information in the registration to vote of a voter and a 10 
mail ballot is received from the voter, the mail ballot must be kept 11 
separate from other ballots and must not be counted unless the voter 12 
presents satisfactory [proof] evidence to the county clerk of identity 13 
and residence before such ballots are counted on election day. 14 
 6.  For the purposes of this section, a voter registration card 15 
does not provide [proof] evidence of the: 16 
 (a) Address at which a person actually resides; or 17 
 (b) Residence or identity of a person. 18 
 Sec. 26.  NRS 293.5768 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19 
 293.5768 1. The following agencies are automatic voter 20 
registration agencies: 21 
 (a) The Department of Motor Vehicles; 22 
 (b) The Department of Health and Human Services;  23 
 (c) Any agency designated by the Director of the Department of 24 
Health and Human Services to receive applications for Medicaid;  25 
 (d) The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange created by  26 
NRS 695I.200;  27 
 (e) Any agency that has been designated by the Governor as an 28 
automatic voter registration agency pursuant to NRS 293.57682; and 29 
 (f) Any agency of an Indian tribe that has been designated by the 30 
Governor to be an automatic voter registration agency pursuant to 31 
NRS 293.57684.  32 
 2. If, in the normal course of business, an automatic voter 33 
registration agency collects sufficient information that demonstrates 34 
a person is qualified to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, including, 35 
without limitation, [proof] evidence of identity, citizenship, 36 
residence and date of birth, the provisions of NRS 293.5768 to 37 
293.57699, inclusive, apply to the automatic voter registration 38 
agency when a person submits any of the following: 39 
 (a) An application for the issuance or renewal of or change of 40 
address for any type of driver’s license or identification card issued 41 
by the Department of Motor Vehicles; 42 
 (b) An application for Medicaid through the system established 43 
by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to  44 
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 (c) An application for health insurance through the Silver State 1 
Health Insurance Exchange; and 2 
 (d) An application for any service or assistance from an 3 
automatic voter registration agency described in paragraph (e) or (f) 4 
of subsection 1.  5 
 3. An automatic voter registration agency shall not: 6 
 (a) Request any additional information for purposes of voter 7 
registration that is not required in the normal course of business; and 8 
 (b) Transmit any information about a person using the system 9 
established pursuant to NRS 293.57686 if the person did not provide 10 
the agency in the normal course of business sufficient information 11 
that demonstrates the person is qualified to vote pursuant to NRS 12 
293.485, including, without limitation, [proof] evidence of identity, 13 
citizenship, residence and date of birth. 14 
 Sec. 27.  NRS 293.57682 is hereby amended to read as 15 
follows: 16 
 293.57682 1.  The Governor may designate any agency in the 17 
Executive Department of the State Government not described in 18 
paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 1 of NRS 293.5768 as 19 
an automatic voter registration agency if the agency collects in the 20 
regular course of business from a person applying to the agency to 21 
receive any service or assistance sufficient information that 22 
demonstrates a person is qualified to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, 23 
including, without limitation, [proof] evidence of identity, 24 
citizenship, residence and date of birth.  25 
 2.  Upon the designation of an agency as an automatic voter 26 
registration agency pursuant to subsection 1: 27 
 (a) The Governor shall notify the Secretary of State; and  28 
 (b) The Secretary of State and the automatic voter registration 29 
agency shall comply with the provisions of NRS 293.57686. 30 
 Sec. 28.  NRS 293.57684 is hereby amended to read as 31 
follows: 32 
 293.57684 1. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is 33 
located in whole or in part within a county, the Indian tribe may 34 
submit a request to the Governor for approval to allow an agency of 35 
the tribe to become an automatic voter registration agency in order 36 
to submit voter registration information of tribal members to the 37 
Secretary of State and the database created by the Secretary of State 38 
pursuant to NRS 293.675 for the purpose of registering tribal 39 
members to vote or updating the voter registration information of 40 
tribal members for the purpose of correcting the statewide voter 41 
registration list pursuant to NRS 293.530.  42 
 2. If the Governor finds that the tribal agency collects in the 43 
regular course of business from a person applying to the agency to 44 
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demonstrates the person is qualified to vote pursuant to NRS 1 
293.485, including, without limitation, [proof] evidence of identity, 2 
citizenship, residence and date of birth: 3 
 (a) The Governor shall designate the tribal agency as an 4 
automatic voter registration agency; and  5 
 (b) The Secretary of State and the Indian tribe shall comply with 6 
the provisions of NRS 293.57686. 7 
 Sec. 29.  NRS 293.57691 is hereby amended to read as 8 
follows: 9 
 293.57691 1.  A county clerk shall not reject as an application 10 
to register to vote the information received from an automatic voter 11 
registration agency solely on the basis that the information does not 12 
contain an electronic facsimile of the signature of the person who is 13 
applying to vote or update his or her voter registration information 14 
on the statewide voter registration list. 15 
 2.  If the county clerk does not receive an electronic facsimile 16 
of the signature of the person from the automatic voter registration 17 
agency, the county clerk must obtain the person’s signature or an 18 
electronic facsimile of the person’s signature through one of the 19 
following methods: 20 
 (a) Through the notice provided by the county clerk to the 21 
person pursuant to NRS 293.57693, if the notice is returned to  22 
the county clerk by the person and the returned notice includes the 23 
person’s signature; 24 
 (b) Requesting an electronic facsimile of the person’s signature 25 
from the Department of Motor Vehicles or another state agency; 26 
 (c) Requesting the person to submit an electronic facsimile of 27 
the person’s signature through a method approved by the Secretary 28 
of State; or 29 
 (d) Requesting the person to sign a paper or electronic form the 30 
first time the person applies to vote in person at a polling place, 31 
including, without limitation, a polling place for early voting by 32 
personal appearance. A signature provided by a person pursuant to 33 
this paragraph must be compared to one of the forms of 34 
[identification] the person’s proof of identity which [may be used 35 
individually to identify a voter at the polling place set forth in NRS 36 
293.277] includes his or her signature before the person is allowed 37 
to vote in person. 38 
 3.  In addition to the requirements of this section and NRS 39 
293.2725, a person who is registered to vote pursuant to NRS 40 
293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive, must provide an affirmation 41 
signed under penalty of perjury that the person is eligible to vote the 42 
first time a person votes in person or by mail ballot if the person has 43 
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 Sec. 30.  NRS 293.5837 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 
 293.5837 1.  An elector may register to vote in the county or 2 
city, as applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote by 3 
submitting an application to register to vote by computer using the 4 
system established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 5 
293.671 before the elector appears at a polling place described in 6 
subsection 2 to vote in person. 7 
 2.  If an elector submits an application to register to vote 8 
pursuant to this section less than 14 days before the election, the 9 
elector may vote only in person: 10 
 (a) During the period for early voting, at any polling place for 11 
early voting by personal appearance in the county or city, as 12 
applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote; or 13 
 (b) On the day of the election, at: 14 
  (1) A polling place established pursuant to NRS 293.3072 or 15 
293C.3032 in the county or city, as applicable, in which the elector 16 
is eligible to vote; or 17 
  (2) The polling place for his or her election precinct. 18 
 3.  To vote in person, an elector who submits an application to 19 
register to vote pursuant to this section must: 20 
 (a) Appear before the close of polls at a polling place described 21 
in subsection 2; 22 
 (b) Inform an election board officer that, before appearing at the 23 
polling place, the elector submitted an application to register to vote 24 
by computer using the system established by the Secretary of State 25 
pursuant to NRS 293.671; and 26 
 (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, provide his or 27 
her current and valid driver’s license or identification card issued by 28 
the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or her physical 29 
address as [proof] evidence of the elector’s identity and residency. 30 
 4. If the driver’s license or identification card issued by the 31 
Department of Motor Vehicles to the elector does not have the 32 
elector’s current residential address, the following documents may 33 
be used to establish the residency of the elector if the current 34 
residential address of the elector, as indicated on his or her 35 
application to register to vote, is displayed on the document: 36 
 (a) A military identification card; 37 
 (b) A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, 38 
gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable 39 
television service; 40 
 (c) A bank or credit union statement; 41 
 (d) A paycheck; 42 
 (e) An income tax return; 43 
 (f) A statement concerning the mortgage, rental or lease of a 44 
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 (g) A motor vehicle registration; 1 
 (h) A property tax statement; or 2 
 (i) Any other document issued by a governmental agency. 3 
 5. Subject to final verification, if an elector submits an 4 
application to register to vote and appears at a polling place to vote 5 
in person pursuant to this section: 6 
 (a) The elector shall be deemed to be conditionally registered to 7 
vote at the polling place upon: 8 
  (1) The determination that the elector submitted the 9 
application to register to vote by computer using the system 10 
established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.671 and 11 
that the application to register to vote is complete; and 12 
  (2) The verification of the elector’s identity and residency 13 
pursuant to this section. 14 
 (b) After the elector is deemed to be conditionally registered to 15 
vote at the polling place pursuant to paragraph (a), the elector: 16 
  (1) May vote in the election only at that polling place; 17 
  (2) Must vote as soon as practicable and before leaving that 18 
polling place; and 19 
  (3) Must vote by casting a provisional ballot, unless it is 20 
verified, at that time, that the elector is qualified to register to vote 21 
and to cast a regular ballot in the election at that polling place. 22 
 Sec. 31.  NRS 293.5842 is hereby amended to read as follows: 23 
 293.5842 1.  Notwithstanding the close of any method of 24 
registration for an election pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527, 25 
an elector may register to vote in person at any polling place for 26 
early voting by personal appearance in the county or city, as 27 
applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote. 28 
 2. To register to vote in person during the period for early 29 
voting, an elector must: 30 
 (a) Appear before the close of polls at a polling place for early 31 
voting by personal appearance in the county or city, as applicable, in 32 
which the elector is eligible to vote. 33 
 (b) Complete the application to register to vote by a method 34 
authorized by the county or city clerk pursuant to this paragraph. 35 
The county or city clerk shall authorize at least one of the following 36 
methods for a person to register to vote pursuant to this paragraph: 37 
  (1) A paper application; or 38 
  (2) The system established by the Secretary of State pursuant 39 
to NRS 293.671. 40 
 If the county or city clerk authorizes the use of both methods, the 41 
county or city clerk may limit the use of one method to 42 
circumstances when the other method is not reasonably available. 43 
 (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, provide his or 44 
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the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or her physical 1 
address as [proof] evidence of the elector’s identity and residency. 2 
 3. If the driver’s license or identification card issued by the 3 
Department of Motor Vehicles to the elector does not have the 4 
elector’s current residential address, the following documents may 5 
be used to establish the residency of the elector if the current 6 
residential address of the elector, as indicated on his or her 7 
application to register to vote, is displayed on the document: 8 
 (a) A military identification card; 9 
 (b) A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, 10 
gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable 11 
television service; 12 
 (c) A bank or credit union statement; 13 
 (d) A paycheck; 14 
 (e) An income tax return; 15 
 (f) A statement concerning the mortgage, rental or lease of a 16 
residence; 17 
 (g) A motor vehicle registration; 18 
 (h) A property tax statement; or 19 
 (i) Any other document issued by a governmental agency. 20 
 4.  Subject to final verification, if an elector registers to vote in 21 
person at a polling place pursuant to this section: 22 
 (a) The elector shall be deemed to be conditionally registered to 23 
vote at the polling place upon: 24 
  (1) The determination that the application to register to vote 25 
is complete; and  26 
  (2) The verification of the elector’s identity and residency 27 
pursuant to this section. 28 
 (b) After the elector is deemed to be conditionally registered to 29 
vote at the polling place pursuant to paragraph (a), the elector: 30 
  (1) May vote in the election only at that polling place; 31 
  (2) Must vote as soon as practicable and before leaving that 32 
polling place; and 33 
  (3) Must vote by casting a provisional ballot, unless it is 34 
verified, at that time, that the elector is qualified to register to vote 35 
and to cast a regular ballot in the election at that polling place. 36 
 Sec. 32.  NRS 293.5847 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37 
 293.5847 1.  Notwithstanding the close of any method of 38 
registration for an election pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527, 39 
an elector may register to vote in person on the day of the election at 40 
any polling place in the county or city, as applicable, in which the 41 
elector is eligible to vote. 42 
 2. To register to vote on the day of the election, an elector 43 
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 (a) Appear before the close of polls at a polling place in the 1 
county or city, as applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote.  2 
 (b) Complete the application to register to vote by a method 3 
authorized by the county or city clerk pursuant to this paragraph. 4 
The county or city clerk shall authorize at least one of the following 5 
methods for a person to register to vote pursuant to this paragraph: 6 
  (1) A paper application; or 7 
  (2) The system established by the Secretary of State pursuant 8 
to NRS 293.671. 9 
 If the county or city clerk authorizes the use of both methods, the 10 
county or city clerk may limit the use of one method to 11 
circumstances when the other method is not reasonably available. 12 
 (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, provide his or 13 
her current and valid driver’s license or identification card issued by 14 
the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or her physical 15 
address as [proof] evidence of the elector’s identity and residency.  16 
 3. If the driver’s license or identification card issued by the 17 
Department of Motor Vehicles to the elector does not have the 18 
elector’s current residential address, the following documents may 19 
be used to establish the residency of the elector if the current 20 
residential address of the elector, as indicated on his or her 21 
application to register to vote, is displayed on the document: 22 
 (a) A military identification card; 23 
 (b) A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, 24 
gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable 25 
television service; 26 
 (c) A bank or credit union statement; 27 
 (d) A paycheck; 28 
 (e) An income tax return; 29 
 (f) A statement concerning the mortgage, rental or lease of a 30 
residence;  31 
 (g) A motor vehicle registration; 32 
 (h) A property tax statement; or 33 
 (i) Any other document issued by a governmental agency. 34 
 4.  Subject to final verification, if an elector registers to vote in 35 
person at a polling place pursuant to this section: 36 
 (a) The elector shall be deemed to be conditionally registered to 37 
vote at the polling place upon: 38 
  (1) The determination that the application to register to vote 39 
is complete; and  40 
  (2) The verification of the elector’s identity and residency 41 
pursuant to this section.  42 
 (b) After the elector is deemed to be conditionally registered to 43 
vote at the polling place pursuant to paragraph (a), the elector: 44 
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  (2) Must vote as soon as practicable and before leaving that 1 
polling place; and 2 
  (3) Must vote by casting a provisional ballot. 3 
 Sec. 33.  NRS 293.775 is hereby amended to read as follows: 4 
 293.775 1.  A person who is not a qualified elector and who 5 
votes or attempts to vote knowing that he or she is not a qualified 6 
elector is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as 7 
provided in NRS 193.130. 8 
 2.  A person who votes or attempts to vote using the name of 9 
another person , including, without limitation, voting the mail 10 
ballot of another person, is guilty of a category D felony and shall 11 
be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. 12 
 Sec. 34.  NRS 293C.185 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13 
 293C.185 1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.190, 14 
a name may not be printed on a ballot to be used at a primary or 15 
general city election unless the person named has, in accordance 16 
with NRS 293C.145 or 293C.175, as applicable, timely filed a 17 
declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and paid 18 
the filing fee established by the governing body of the city. 19 
 2.  A declaration of candidacy required to be filed pursuant to 20 
this chapter must be in substantially the following form: 21 
 22 
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY OF ........ FOR THE 23 
OFFICE OF ................ 24 
 25 
State of Nevada 26 
 27 
City of ..............................  28 
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For the purpose of having my name placed on the official 30 
ballot as a candidate for the office of .................., I, 31 
.................., the undersigned do swear or affirm under penalty 32 
of perjury that I actually, as opposed to constructively, reside 33 
at .................., in the City or Town of .................., County of 34 
.................., State of Nevada; that my actual, as opposed to 35 
constructive, residence in the city, township or other area 36 
prescribed by law to which the office pertains began on a date 37 
at least 30 days immediately preceding the date of the close 38 
of filing of declarations of candidacy for this office; that my 39 
telephone number is .................., and the address at which I 40 
receive mail, if different than my residence, is ..................; 41 
that I am a qualified elector pursuant to Section 1 of Article 2 42 
of the Constitution of the State of Nevada; that if I have ever 43 
been convicted of treason or a felony, my civil rights have 44 
been restored; that if nominated as a candidate at the ensuing 45   
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election I will accept the nomination and not withdraw; that I 1 
will not knowingly violate any election law or any law 2 
defining and prohibiting corrupt and fraudulent practices in 3 
campaigns and elections in this State; that I will qualify for 4 
the office if elected thereto, including, but not limited to, 5 
complying with any limitation prescribed by the Constitution 6 
and laws of this State concerning the number of years or 7 
terms for which a person may hold the office; that I 8 
understand that knowingly and willfully filing a declaration 9 
of candidacy which contains a false statement is a crime 10 
punishable as a gross misdemeanor and also subjects me to a 11 
civil action disqualifying me from entering upon the duties of 12 
the office; and that I understand that my name will appear on 13 
all ballots as designated in this declaration. 14 
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  ................................................................  16 
 (Designation of name) 17 
 18 
  ................................................................  19 
 (Signature of candidate for office) 20 
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Subscribed and sworn to before me  22 
this ...... day of the month of ...... of the year ...... 23 
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 ......................................................................  25 
 Notary Public or other person 26 
 authorized to administer an oath 27 
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 3.  The address of a candidate that must be included in the 29 
declaration of candidacy pursuant to subsection 2 must be the street 30 
address of the residence where the candidate actually, as opposed to 31 
constructively, resides in accordance with NRS 281.050, if one has 32 
been assigned. The declaration of candidacy must not be accepted 33 
for filing if the candidate fails to comply with the following 34 
provisions of this subsection or, if applicable, the provisions of 35 
subsection 4: 36 
 (a) The candidate shall not list the candidate’s address as a post 37 
office box unless a street address has not been assigned to the 38 
residence; and 39 
 (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the candidate 40 
shall present to the filing officer: 41 
  (1) A valid driver’s license or identification card issued by a 42 
governmental agency that contains a photograph of the candidate 43 
and the candidate’s residential address; or 44   
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  (2) A current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or 1 
document issued by a governmental entity, including a check which 2 
indicates the candidate’s name and residential address, but not 3 
including a voter registration card. 4 
 4.  If the candidate executes an oath or affirmation under 5 
penalty of perjury stating that the candidate is unable to present to 6 
the filing officer the proof of residency required by subsection 3 7 
because a street address has not been assigned to the candidate’s 8 
residence or because the rural or remote location of the candidate’s 9 
residence makes it impracticable to present the proof of residency 10 
required by subsection 3, the candidate shall present to the filing 11 
officer: 12 
 (a) A valid driver’s license or identification card issued by a 13 
governmental agency that contains a photograph of the candidate; 14 
and 15 
 (b) Alternative proof of the candidate’s residential address that 16 
the filing officer determines is sufficient to verify where the 17 
candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, resides in 18 
accordance with NRS 281.050. The Secretary of State may adopt 19 
regulations establishing the forms of alternative proof of the 20 
candidate’s residential address that the filing officer may accept to 21 
verify where the candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, 22 
resides in accordance with NRS 281.050. 23 
 5. The filing officer shall retain a copy of the [proof] evidence 24 
of identity and residency provided by the candidate pursuant to 25 
subsection 3 or 4. Such a copy: 26 
 (a) May not be withheld from the public; and 27 
 (b) Must not contain the social security number, driver’s license 28 
or identification card number or account number of the candidate. 29 
 6.  By filing the declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall be 30 
deemed to have appointed the city clerk as his or her agent for 31 
service of process for the purposes of a proceeding pursuant to NRS 32 
293C.186. Service of such process must first be attempted at the 33 
appropriate address as specified by the candidate in the declaration 34 
of candidacy. If the candidate cannot be served at that address, 35 
service must be made by personally delivering to and leaving with 36 
the city clerk duplicate copies of the process. The city clerk shall 37 
immediately send, by registered or certified mail, one of the copies 38 
to the candidate at the specified address, unless the candidate has 39 
designated in writing to the city clerk a different address for that 40 
purpose, in which case the city clerk shall mail the copy to the last 41 
address so designated. 42 
 7.  If the city clerk receives credible evidence indicating that a 43 
candidate has been convicted of a felony and has not had his or her 44 
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 (a) May conduct an investigation to determine whether the 1 
candidate has been convicted of a felony and, if so, whether the 2 
candidate has had his or her civil rights restored; and 3 
 (b) Shall transmit the credible evidence and the findings from 4 
such investigation to the city attorney. 5 
 8.  The receipt of information by the city attorney pursuant to 6 
subsection 7 must be treated as a challenge of a candidate pursuant 7 
to subsections 4 and 5 of NRS 293C.186 to which the provisions of 8 
NRS 293.2045 apply. 9 
 9. Any person who knowingly and willfully files a declaration 10 
of candidacy which contains a false statement in violation of this 11 
section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 12 
 Sec. 35.  NRS 293C.26312 is hereby amended to read as 13 
follows: 14 
 293C.26312 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 15 
NRS 293C.263 and chapter 293D of NRS, the city clerk shall send 16 
to each active registered voter by first-class mail, or by any class of 17 
mail if the Official Election Mail logo or an equivalent logo or mark 18 
created by the United States Postal Service is properly placed: 19 
 (a) A mail ballot; 20 
 (b) A return envelope [;] , which must include, without 21 
limitation, a flap to cover the signature and identifying numbers of 22 
the voter required to be written on the return envelope pursuant to 23 
NRS 293C.26316; 24 
 (c) An envelope or sleeve into which the mail ballot is inserted 25 
to ensure its secrecy; and 26 
 (d) Instructions. 27 
 2. In sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the city 28 
clerk shall use an envelope that may not be forwarded to an address 29 
of the voter that is different from the address to which the mail 30 
ballot is mailed. 31 
 3. The return envelope must include postage prepaid by first-32 
class mail if the active registered voter is within the boundaries of 33 
the United States, its territories or possessions or on a military base. 34 
 4. Before sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the 35 
city clerk shall record: 36 
 (a) The date the mail ballot is issued; 37 
 (b) The name of the voter to whom the mail ballot is issued, his 38 
or her precinct or district and his or her political affiliation, if any, 39 
unless all the offices on the mail ballot are nonpartisan offices; 40 
 (c) The number of the mail ballot; and 41 
 (d) Any remarks the city clerk finds appropriate. 42 
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 (a) The form of all envelopes in which mail ballots are sent to 1 
voters and return envelopes, which must, except as otherwise 2 
provided in paragraph (b), be uniform throughout the State; and 3 
 (b) A method for distinguishing the return envelopes of each 4 
city which must be prominently displayed on the outside of the 5 
return envelope. 6 
 Sec. 36.  NRS 293C.26316 is hereby amended to read as 7 
follows: 8 
 293C.26316 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 9 
293C.26318 and chapter 293D of NRS, in order to vote a mail 10 
ballot, the voter must, in accordance with the instructions: 11 
 (a) Mark and fold the mail ballot; 12 
 (b) Deposit the mail ballot in the return envelope and seal the 13 
return envelope; 14 
 (c) Affix his or her signature on the return envelope in the space 15 
provided for the signature; [and] 16 
 (d) Write in the space provided on the return envelope one of 17 
the following: 18 
  (1) The last four digits of his or her driver’s license number 19 
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles; 20 
  (2) If the voter does not have a driver’s license number 21 
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the last four digits of 22 
his or her social security number; or 23 
  (3) If the voter does not have a driver’s license number 24 
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a social security 25 
number, the identification number issued by the county clerk 26 
pursuant to NRS 293.507; 27 
 (e) Close the attached flap over the signature and identifying 28 
numbers written on the return envelope; and 29 
 (f) Mail or deliver the return envelope in a manner authorized by 30 
law. 31 
 2. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 293D of NRS, 32 
voting must be only upon candidates whose names appear upon the 33 
mail ballot as prepared pursuant to NRS 293C.263, and no person 34 
may write in the name of an additional candidate for any office. 35 
 3. If a mail ballot has been sent to a voter who applies to vote 36 
in person at a polling place, including, without limitation, a polling 37 
place for early voting, the voter must, in addition to complying with 38 
all other requirements for voting in person that are set forth in this 39 
chapter, surrender his or her mail ballot or sign an affirmation under 40 
penalty of perjury that the voter has not voted during the election. A 41 
person who receives a surrendered mail ballot shall mark it 42 
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 Sec. 37.  NRS 293C.26327 is hereby amended to read as 1 
follows: 2 
 293C.26327 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 3 
293D.200, when a mail ballot is returned by or on behalf of a voter 4 
to the city clerk, and a record of its return is made in the mail ballot 5 
record for the election, the clerk or an employee in the office of the 6 
clerk shall [check] : 7 
 (a) Verify that the last four digits of the driver’s license 8 
number or social security number, as applicable, written on the 9 
return envelope match the information of the voter in the records 10 
of the city clerk; 11 
 (b) If, pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (d) of 12 
subsection 1 of NRS 293C.26316, the voter has written the number 13 
issued by the county clerk pursuant to NRS 293.507, verify that 14 
the number matches the information of the voter in the records of 15 
the city clerk; and 16 
 (c) Check the signature used for the mail ballot by electronic 17 
means pursuant to subsection 2 or manually pursuant to  18 
subsection 3.  19 
 2. To check the signature used for a mail ballot by electronic 20 
means: 21 
 (a) The electronic device must take a digital image of the 22 
signature used for the mail ballot and electronically compare the 23 
digital image with the signatures of the voter from his or her 24 
application to register to vote or application to preregister to vote 25 
available in the records of the city clerk. 26 
 (b) If the electronic device does not match the signature of the 27 
voter, the signature shall be reviewed manually pursuant to the 28 
provisions of subsection 3.  29 
 3. To check the signature used for a mail ballot manually, the 30 
city clerk shall use the following procedure: 31 
 (a) The clerk or employee shall check the signature used for the 32 
mail ballot against all signatures of the voter available in the records 33 
of the clerk. 34 
 (b) If at least two employees in the office of the clerk believe 35 
there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature 36 
used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, the clerk 37 
shall contact the voter and ask the voter to confirm whether the 38 
signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the voter. 39 
 4. For purposes of subsection 3: 40 
 (a) There is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 41 
signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter 42 
if the signature used for the mail ballot differs in multiple, 43 
significant and obvious respects from the signatures of the voter 44 
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 (b) There is not a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 1 
signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter 2 
if: 3 
  (1) The signature used for the mail ballot is a variation of the 4 
signature of the voter caused by the substitution of initials for the 5 
first or middle name, the substitution of a different type of 6 
punctuation in the first, middle or last name, the use of a common 7 
nickname or the use of one last name for a person who has two last 8 
names and it does not otherwise differ in multiple, significant and 9 
obvious respects from the signatures of the voter available in the 10 
records of the clerk; or 11 
  (2) There are only slight dissimilarities between the signature 12 
used for the mail ballot and the signatures of the voter available in 13 
the records of the clerk. 14 
 5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, if the clerk 15 
determines that the voter is entitled to cast the mail ballot, the clerk 16 
shall deposit the mail ballot in the proper ballot box or place the 17 
mail ballot, unopened, in a container that must be securely locked or 18 
under the control of the clerk at all times. The clerk shall deliver the 19 
mail ballots to the mail ballot central counting board to be processed 20 
and prepared for counting. 21 
 6. If the clerk determines when checking the signature used for 22 
the mail ballot that the voter failed to affix his or her signature or 23 
failed to affix it in the manner required by law for the mail ballot or 24 
that there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature 25 
used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, but the 26 
voter is otherwise entitled to cast the mail ballot, the clerk shall 27 
contact the voter and advise the voter of the procedures to provide a 28 
signature or a confirmation that the signature used for the mail ballot 29 
belongs to the voter, as applicable. For the mail ballot to be counted, 30 
the voter must provide a signature or a confirmation, as applicable, 31 
not later than 5 p.m. on the sixth day following the election. 32 
 7. The clerk shall prescribe procedures for a voter who failed to 33 
affix his or her signature or failed to affix it in the manner required 34 
by law for the mail ballot, or for whom there is a reasonable 35 
question of fact as to whether the signature used for the mail ballot 36 
matches the signature of the voter, in order to: 37 
 (a) Contact the voter; 38 
 (b) Allow the voter to provide a signature or a confirmation that 39 
the signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the voter, as 40 
applicable; and 41 
 (c) After a signature or a confirmation is provided, as applicable, 42 
ensure the mail ballot is delivered to the mail ballot central counting 43 
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 8. If there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 1 
signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, 2 
the voter must be identified by: 3 
 (a) Answering questions from the city clerk covering the 4 
personal data which is reported on the application to register to vote; 5 
 (b) Providing the city clerk, orally or in writing, with other 6 
personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or 7 
 (c) [Providing] Presenting the city clerk with proof of 8 
[identification as described in NRS 293C.270 other than the voter 9 
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 10 
 9. The procedures established pursuant to subsection 7 for 11 
contacting a voter must require the clerk to contact the voter, as 12 
soon as possible after receipt of the mail ballot, by: 13 
 (a) Mail; 14 
 (b) Telephone, if a telephone number for the voter is available in 15 
the records of the clerk; and 16 
 (c) Electronic means, which may include, without limitation, 17 
electronic mail, if the voter has provided the clerk with sufficient 18 
information to contact the voter by such means. 19 
 Sec. 38.  NRS 293C.270 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20 
 293C.270 1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 21 
to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272, if a person’s name appears in 22 
the roster or if the person provides an affirmation pursuant to NRS 23 
293C.525, the person is entitled to vote and must [sign] : 24 
 (a) Present proof of identity; and  25 
 (b) Sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature card 26 
when he or she applies to vote. Except as otherwise provided in 27 
NRS 293.57691, the signature must be compared by an election 28 
board officer with the signature or a facsimile thereof on the 29 
person’s application to register to vote or [one of the forms of 30 
identification listed in subsection 2.] on his or her proof of identity. 31 
 2.  [The forms of identification that may be used to identify a 32 
voter at the polling place are: 33 
 (a) The voter registration card issued to the voter; 34 
 (b) A driver’s license; 35 
 (c) An identification card issued by the Department of Motor 36 
Vehicles; 37 
 (d) A military identification card; or 38 
 (e) Any other form of identification issued by a governmental 39 
agency that contains the voter’s signature and physical description 40 
or picture. 41 
 3.]  The city clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the 42 
Secretary of State, to verify that the voter has not already voted in 43 
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 Sec. 39.  NRS 293C.272 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 
 293C.272 1. If, because of physical limitations, a registered 2 
voter is unable to sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature 3 
card as required by NRS 293C.270, the voter must be identified by: 4 
 (a) Answering questions from the election board officer 5 
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 6 
register to vote; 7 
 (b) Providing the election board officer, orally or in writing, 8 
with other personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or 9 
 (c) [Providing] Presenting the election board officer with his or 10 
her proof of [identification as described in NRS 293C.270 other 11 
than the voter registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 12 
 2. If the identity of the voter is verified, the election board 13 
officer shall indicate in the roster “Identified” by the voter’s name. 14 
 Sec. 40.  NRS 293C.275 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15 
 293C.275 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 16 
to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272: 17 
 (a) A registered voter who applies to vote must state his or her 18 
name to the election board officer in charge of the roster; and  19 
 (b) The election board officer shall: 20 
  (1) Announce the name of the registered voter; 21 
  (2) Require that the registered voter present proof of 22 
identity; 23 
  (3) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster or signature 24 
card; 25 
  [(3)] (4) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 26 
manner set forth in NRS 293C.270; and  27 
  [(4)] (5) Verify that the registered voter has not already 28 
voted in that city in the current election. 29 
 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 30 
signature does not match, the registered voter must be identified by: 31 
 (a) Either: 32 
  (1) Answering questions from the election board officer 33 
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 34 
register to vote; or 35 
 [(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 36 
writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 37 
registered voter; [or 38 
 (c) Providing] and 39 
 (b) Presenting the election board officer with proof of 40 
[identification as described in NRS 293C.270 other than the voter 41 
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 42 
 3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 43 
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registered voter must update his or her signature on a form 1 
prescribed by the Secretary of State. 2 
 4.  For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a 3 
registered voter may include his or her date of birth. 4 
 Sec. 41.  NRS 293C.277 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5 
 293C.277 1.  A registered voter who applies to vote at an 6 
election must give his or her name to the election board officer in 7 
charge of the roster, and the officer shall immediately announce the 8 
name of the registered voter [.] and require that the registered 9 
voter present proof of identity. 10 
 2.  Any person’s right to vote may be challenged by a registered 11 
voter upon any of the grounds allowed for a challenge in NRS 12 
293C.292. Any such challenge must be disposed of in the manner 13 
provided in NRS 293C.292. 14 
 Sec. 42.  NRS 293C.292 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15 
 293C.292 1.  A person applying to vote may be challenged: 16 
 (a) Orally by any registered voter of the precinct or district upon 17 
the ground that he or she is not the person entitled to vote as claimed 18 
or has voted before at the same election; or 19 
 (b) On any ground set forth in a challenge filed with the county 20 
clerk pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.547. 21 
 2.  If a person is challenged, an election board officer shall 22 
tender the challenged person the following oath or affirmation: 23 
 (a) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 24 
does not reside at the residence for which the address is listed in the 25 
roster, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I reside at the 26 
residence for which the address is listed in the roster”; 27 
 (b) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 28 
previously voted a ballot for the election, “I swear or affirm under 29 
penalty of perjury that I have not voted for any of the candidates or 30 
questions included on this ballot for this election”; or 31 
 (c) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person is 32 
not the person he or she claims to be, “I swear or affirm under 33 
penalty of perjury that I am the person whose name is in this roster.” 34 
 The oath or affirmation must be set forth on a form prepared by 35 
the Secretary of State and signed by the challenged person under 36 
penalty of perjury. 37 
 3.  If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or 38 
affirmation so tendered, the person must not be issued a ballot, and 39 
the election board officer shall indicate in the roster “Challenged” 40 
by the person’s name. 41 
 4.  If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or 42 
affirmation set forth in paragraph (a) of subsection 2, the election 43 
board officers shall inform the person that he or she is entitled to 44 
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 5.  If the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation and 1 
the challenge is not based on the ground set forth in paragraph (c) of 2 
subsection 2, the election board officers shall issue him or her a 3 
ballot. 4 
 6.  If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph 5 
(a) of subsection 2, and the challenged person executes the oath or 6 
affirmation, the election board shall not issue the person a ballot 7 
until he or she furnishes satisfactory identification that contains 8 
proof of the address at which the person actually resides. For the 9 
purposes of this subsection, a voter registration card does not 10 
provide proof of the address at which a person resides. 11 
 7.  If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph 12 
(c) of subsection 2 and the challenged person executes the oath or 13 
affirmation, the election board shall not issue the person a ballot 14 
unless the person [: 15 
 (a) Furnishes official identification which contains a photograph 16 
of the person, such as a driver’s license or other official document; 17 
or 18 
 (b) Brings before the election board officers a person who is at 19 
least 18 years of age who: 20 
  (1) Furnishes official identification which contains a 21 
photograph of the person, such as a driver’s license or other official 22 
document; and 23 
  (2) Executes an oath or affirmation under penalty of perjury 24 
that the challenged person is who he or she swears to be.] furnishes 25 
proof of identity. 26 
 8.  The election board officers shall: 27 
 (a) Record on the challenge list: 28 
  (1) The name of the challenged person; 29 
  (2) The name of the registered voter who initiated the 30 
challenge; and 31 
  (3) The result of the challenge; and 32 
 (b) If possible, orally notify the registered voter who initiated 33 
the challenge of the result of the challenge. 34 
 Sec. 43.  NRS 293C.3035 is hereby amended to read as 35 
follows: 36 
 293C.3035 1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 37 
to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272, upon the appearance of a 38 
person to cast a ballot at a polling place established pursuant to NRS 39 
293C.3032, if any, the election board officer shall: 40 
 (a) Determine [that] whether the person is a registered voter in 41 
the city and has not already voted in that city in the current election;  42 
 (b) Require the registered voter to present proof of identity; 43 
 (c) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster or a signature 44 
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 [(c)] (d) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 1 
manner set forth in NRS 293C.270. 2 
 2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 3 
signature of the registered voter does not match, the registered voter 4 
must be identified by: 5 
 (a) Either: 6 
  (1) Answering questions from the election board officer 7 
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 8 
register to vote; or 9 
 [(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 10 
writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 11 
registered voter; [or 12 
 (c) Providing] and 13 
 (b) Presenting the election board officer with proof of 14 
[identification as described in NRS 293C.270 other than the voter 15 
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 16 
 3.  If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 17 
comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the 18 
registered voter must update his or her signature on a form 19 
prescribed by the Secretary of State. 20 
 4.  The city clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the 21 
Secretary of State, to verify that the registered voter has not already 22 
voted in that city in the current election. 23 
 5.  When a registered voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has 24 
identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the election board 25 
officer, the registered voter is entitled to receive the appropriate 26 
ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the polling place 27 
where he or she applies to vote. 28 
 6.  If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which 29 
directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer 30 
shall: 31 
 (a) Prepare the mechanical voting device for the registered 32 
voter; 33 
 (b) Ensure that the registered voter’s precinct or voting district 34 
and the form of the ballot are indicated on the voting receipt, if the 35 
city clerk uses voting receipts; and 36 
 (c) Allow the registered voter to cast a vote. 37 
 7.  A registered voter applying to vote at a polling place 38 
established pursuant to NRS 293C.3032, if any, may be challenged 39 
pursuant to NRS 293C.292. 40 
 Sec. 44.  NRS 293C.356 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41 
 293C.356 1.  If a request is made to vote early by a registered 42 
voter in person, the city clerk shall , except as otherwise provided in 43 
NRS 293C.3585, issue a ballot for early voting to the voter. Such a 44   
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ballot must be voted on the premises of the clerk’s office and 1 
returned to the clerk. 2 
 2.  On the dates for early voting prescribed in NRS 293C.3568, 3 
each city clerk shall provide a voting booth, with suitable equipment 4 
for voting, on the premises of the city clerk’s office for use by 5 
registered voters who are issued ballots for early voting in 6 
accordance with this section. 7 
 Sec. 45.  NRS 293C.3585 is hereby amended to read as 8 
follows: 9 
 293C.3585 1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 10 
to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272, upon the appearance of a 11 
person to cast a ballot for early voting, an election board officer 12 
shall: 13 
 (a) Determine that the person is a registered voter in the county. 14 
 (b) Require the registered voter to present proof of identity. 15 
 (c) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster for early voting 16 
or a signature card. 17 
 [(c)] (d) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 18 
manner set forth in NRS 293C.270. 19 
 [(d)] (e) Verify that the registered voter has not already voted in 20 
that city in the current election. 21 
 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 22 
signature does not match, the registered voter must be identified by: 23 
 (a) Either: 24 
  (1) Answering questions from the election board officer 25 
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 26 
register to vote; or 27 
 [(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 28 
writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 29 
registered voter; [or 30 
 (c) Providing] and 31 
 (b) Presenting the election board officer with proof of 32 
[identification as described in NRS 293C.270 other than the voter 33 
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 34 
 3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 35 
comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the 36 
registered voter must update his or her signature on a form 37 
prescribed by the Secretary of State. 38 
 4. The city clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the 39 
Secretary of State, to verify that the registered voter has not already 40 
voted in that city in the current election. 41 
 5.  The roster for early voting or signature card, as applicable, 42 
must contain: 43   
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 (a) The registered voter’s name, the address where he or she is 1 
registered to vote, his or her voter identification number and a place 2 
for the registered voter’s signature; 3 
 (b) The registered voter’s precinct or voting district number, if 4 
that information is available; and 5 
 (c) The date of voting early in person. 6 
 6.  When a registered voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has 7 
identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the election board 8 
officer, the registered voter is entitled to receive the appropriate 9 
ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the polling place 10 
for early voting. 11 
 7.  If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which 12 
directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer 13 
shall: 14 
 (a) Prepare the mechanical recording device for the registered 15 
voter; 16 
 (b) Ensure that the registered voter’s precinct or voting district, 17 
if that information is available, and the form of ballot are indicated 18 
on the voting receipt, if the city clerk uses voting receipts; and 19 
 (c) Allow the registered voter to cast a vote. 20 
 8.  A registered voter applying to vote early by personal 21 
appearance may be challenged pursuant to NRS 293C.292. 22 
 9.  For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a 23 
registered voter may include his or her date of birth. 24 
 Sec. 46.  NRS 483.820 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25 
 483.820 1.  A person who applies for an identification card in 26 
accordance with the provisions of NRS 483.810 to 483.890, 27 
inclusive, and who is not ineligible to receive an identification card 28 
pursuant to NRS 483.861, is entitled to receive an identification card 29 
if the person is: 30 
 (a) A resident of this State and is 10 years of age or older and 31 
does not hold a valid driver’s license or identification card from any 32 
state or jurisdiction; or 33 
 (b) A seasonal resident who does not hold a valid Nevada 34 
driver’s license. 35 
 2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.825 [,] and 36 
section 3 of this act, the Department shall charge and collect the 37 
following fees for the issuance of an original, duplicate or changed 38 
identification card: 39 
 40 
An original or duplicate identification card 41 
issued to a person 65 years of age or older 42 
which expires on or before the fourth 43 
anniversary of the person’s birthday ............................... $4 44   
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An original or duplicate identification card 1 
issued to a person 65 years of age or older 2 
which expires on or before the eighth 3 
anniversary of the person’s birthday ............................... $8 4 
An original or duplicate identification card 5 
issued to a person under 18 years of age 6 
which expires on the eighth anniversary of 7 
the person’s birthday ......................................................... 6 8 
A renewal of an identification card for a person 9 
under 18 years of age which expires on the 10 
eighth anniversary of the person’s birthday ...................... 6 11 
An original or duplicate identification card 12 
issued to a person under 18 years of age 13 
which expires on or before the fourth 14 
anniversary of the person’s birthday ................................. 3 15 
A renewal of an identification card for a person 16 
under 18 years of age which expires on or 17 
before the fourth anniversary of the 18 
person’s birthday ............................................................... 3 19 
An original or duplicate identification card 20 
issued to any person at least 18 years of 21 
age, but less than 65 years of age, which 22 
expires on the eighth anniversary of the 23 
person’s birthday ............................................................. 18 24 
A renewal of an identification card for any 25 
person at least 18 years of age, but less than 26 
65 years of age, which expires on the eighth 27 
anniversary of the person’s birthday ............................... 18 28 
An original or duplicate identification card 29 
issued to any person at least 18 years of 30 
age, but less than 65 years of age, which 31 
expires on or before the fourth anniversary 32 
of the person’s birthday ..................................................... 9 33 
A renewal of an identification card for any 34 
person at least 18 years of age, but less than 35 
65 years of age, which expires on or before 36 
the fourth anniversary of the person’s 37 
birthday ............................................................................. 9 38 
A new photograph or change of name, or both ...................... 4 39 
 40 
 3.  The Department shall not charge a fee for: 41 
 (a) An identification card issued to a person who has voluntarily 42 
surrendered his or her driver’s license pursuant to NRS 483.420; or 43 
 (b) A renewal of an identification card for a person 65 years of 44 
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 4.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.825 [,] and 1 
section 3 of this act, the increase in fees authorized in NRS 483.347 2 
must be paid in addition to the fees charged pursuant to this section. 3 
 5.  As used in this section, “photograph” has the meaning 4 
ascribed to it in NRS 483.125. 5 
 Sec. 47.  1. This section becomes effective upon passage and 6 
approval. 7 
 2. Sections 1 to 46, inclusive, of this act become effective: 8 
 (a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 9 
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 10 
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 11 
 (b) On January 1, 2026, for all other purposes.  12 
 
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