Nevada 2025 Regular Session

Nevada Senate Bill SB422 Latest Draft

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 (Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 21, 2025) 
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SENATE BILL NO. 422–COMMITTEE ON  
LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS AND ELECTIONS 
 
MARCH 24, 2025 
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Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections 
 
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to voting. (BDR 24-954) 
 
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; revising provisions relating to certain 
deadlines relating to automatic voter registration; revising 
provisions relating to voter registration during certain 
periods preceding an election; requiring the Department 
of Motor Vehicles to have extended hours of operation in 
certain counties during certain periods preceding the 
deadline to register to vote by mail for certain elections 
and following the day of certain elections; prohibiting, in 
certain counties, the Department from requiring an 
appointment to obtain a driver’s license or identification 
card during certain periods; and providing other matters 
properly relating thereto. 
Legislative Counsel’s Digest: 
 Existing law sets forth deadlines for registering to vote for certain elections 1 
which depend on the method by which a person registers to vote. (NRS 293.560, 2 
293C.527) Sections 1 and 2.5 of this bill provide that the deadline to register to 3 
vote for such elections by means of automatic voter registration is the thirteenth day 4 
preceding the election.  5 
 Existing law requires: (1) certain agencies to provide automatic voter 6 
registration services; and (2) an automatic voter registration agency to transmit 7 
certain voter registration information to the top-down voter registration database 8 
created by the Secretary of State for the purpose of registering a person to vote or 9 
updating the voter registration information of a person. (NRS 293.5768, 293.57686) 10 
Existing law further requires an automatic voter registration agency to 11 
electronically transmit to the top-down voter registration database voter registration 12 
information not later than 1 working day after collecting the information during the 13 
2 weeks immediately preceding the fifth Sunday preceding an election. (NRS 14 
293.57688) Section 1.3 of this bill instead requires an automatic voter registration 15 
agency to electronically transmit to the database voter registration information not 16   
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later than 1 working day after collecting the information if the information is 17 
collected during the period: (1) beginning 2 weeks immediately preceding the 18 
thirteenth day before an election; and (2) ending on the thirteenth day before an 19 
election. 20 
 Existing law sets forth certain deadlines for registering to vote by mail, 21 
computer or appearing in person at the office of the county or city clerk. (NRS 22 
293.560, 293C.527) Existing law also authorizes an elector to register to vote after 23 
such deadlines: (1) through the Thursday preceding the election, by computer using 24 
the online registration system provided on the Internet website of the Office of the 25 
Secretary of State; and (2) after such online registration, by appearing in person 26 
during the period for early voting or on election day. To register to vote during such 27 
periods, an elector must provide his or her driver’s license or identification card 28 
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles and, if the license or identification 29 
card does not include his or her current residential address, certain documents 30 
establishing proof of residency. (NRS 293.5837-293.5847) 31 
 Sections 1.7 and 2 of this bill instead provide that to register to vote in person 32 
during the period for early voting or on election day, an elector is required, with 33 
certain exceptions, to provide a current and valid driver’s license or identification 34 
card issued by this State, another state, the District of Columbia or a territory of the 35 
United States or provide a tribal identification card as proof of the elector’s 36 
identity. If the elector’s driver’s license or identification card was issued by the 37 
Department of Motor Vehicles and shows the elector’s current residential address, 38 
the driver’s license or identification card is also proof of the elector’s residency. If 39 
the elector’s tribal identification card shows the elector’s current residential 40 
address, the tribal identification card is also proof of the elector’s residency. 41 
 Sections 1.7 and 2 provide that if the elector’s driver’s license or identification 42 
card was not issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the elector may cast a 43 
provisional ballot if he or she completes a written affirmation. Any such elector 44 
who casts a provisional ballot must provide a current or valid driver’s license or 45 
identification card issued by the Department, an interim document issued by the 46 
Department or a tribal identification card demonstrating proof of residency by 5 47 
p.m. on the Friday immediately following election day. 48 
 Sections 1.7 and 2 also provide that if an elector’s driver’s license or 49 
identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles does not have the 50 
elector’s current residential address, the elector may present an original, electronic 51 
or certified copy of a document as proof of residency and that, for certain 52 
documents, such document must be dated not more than 60 days before the date the 53 
elector is registering to vote. 54 
 Sections 1.7 and 2 further provide that if an elector does not have a driver’s 55 
license or identification card issued by this State, another state, the District of 56 
Columbia or any territory of the United States or a tribal identification card, the 57 
elector may cast a provisional ballot if he or she completes a written affirmation. 58 
Any such elector who casts a provisional ballot must provide a current and valid 59 
driver’s license, identification card or interim document issued by the Department 60 
of Motor Vehicles or a tribal identification card demonstrating proof of identity and 61 
residency in this State by 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately following election day. 62 
 Existing law authorizes the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles to 63 
arrange for extended hours of operation for offices of the Department in a county 64 
whose population is 100,000 or more (currently Clark and Washoe Counties). (NRS 65 
481.057) Section 3 of this bill provides that, in a county whose population is 66 
100,000 or more, the Director is required to arrange for the offices of the 67 
Department to remain open on Saturdays and Sundays and at hours other than 8 68 
a.m. to 5 p.m. for a person to only apply for the issuance or renewal of any type of 69 
driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department: (1) during the 2 70 
weeks immediately preceding the last day to register to vote by mail for a primary 71   
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election, presidential preference primary election or general election; and (2) during 72 
the 6 calendar days immediately following the day of a primary election, 73 
presidential preference primary election or general election. Section 3 further 74 
prohibits the Department from requiring, in a county whose population is 100,000 75 
or more, a person to have an appointment to apply for the issuance or renewal of 76 
any type of driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department: (1) 77 
during the 2 weeks immediately preceding the last day to register to vote by mail 78 
for a primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election; 79 
and (2) during the 6 calendar days immediately following the day of a primary 80 
election, presidential preference primary election or general election. 81 
 
 
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN 
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 
 
 Section 1.  NRS 293.560 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 
 293.560 1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 2 
293.269951, 293.502, 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, 293D.230 3 
and 293D.300: 4 
 (a) For a primary election, presidential preference primary 5 
election or general election, or a recall or special election that is held 6 
on the same day as a primary election, presidential preference 7 
primary election or general election, the last day to register to vote: 8 
  (1) By mail is the fourth Tuesday preceding the primary 9 
election, presidential preference primary election or general 10 
election. 11 
  (2) By appearing in person at the office of the county clerk 12 
or, if open, a county facility designated pursuant to NRS 293.5035, 13 
is the fourth Tuesday preceding the primary election, presidential 14 
preference primary election or general election. 15 
  (3) By computer using the system established by the 16 
Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.671, is the day of the 17 
primary election, presidential preference primary election or general 18 
election. 19 
  (4) By means of automatic voter registration, is the 20 
thirteenth day immediately preceding the primary election, 21 
presidential preference primary election or general election. 22 
 (b) If a recall or special election is not held on the same day as a 23 
primary election, presidential preference primary election or general 24 
election, the last day to register to vote for the recall or special 25 
election by any method of registration is the third Saturday 26 
preceding the recall or special election. 27 
 2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, 28 
inclusive, after the deadlines for the close of registration for a 29 
primary election, presidential preference primary election or general 30 
election set forth in subsection 1, no person may register to vote for 31 
the election. 32   
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 3.  Except for a recall or special election held pursuant to 1 
chapter 306 or 350 of NRS: 2 
 (a) The county clerk of each county shall cause a notice signed 3 
by him or her to be published in a newspaper having a general 4 
circulation in the county indicating: 5 
  (1) The day and time that each method of registration for the 6 
election, as set forth in subsection 1, will be closed; and 7 
  (2) If the county clerk has designated a county facility 8 
pursuant to NRS 293.5035, the location of that facility. 9 
 If no such newspaper is published in the county, the publication 10 
may be made in a newspaper of general circulation published in the 11 
nearest county in this State. 12 
 (b) The notice must be published once each week for 4 13 
consecutive weeks next preceding the day that the last method of 14 
registration for the election, as set forth in subsection 1, will be 15 
closed. 16 
 4.  The offices of the county clerk, a county facility designated 17 
pursuant to NRS 293.5035 and other ex officio registrars may 18 
remain open on the last Friday in October in each even-numbered 19 
year. 20 
 5.  A county facility designated pursuant to NRS 293.5035 may 21 
be open during the periods described in this section for such hours 22 
of operation as the county clerk may determine, as set forth in 23 
subsection 3 of NRS 293.5035. 24 
 Sec. 1.3.  NRS 293.57688 is hereby amended to read as 25 
follows: 26 
 293.57688 1.  An automatic voter registration agency is 27 
required to electronically transmit the following information of a 28 
person to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to 29 
NRS 293.675 using the system established pursuant to  30 
NRS 293.57686:  31 
 (a) An electronic facsimile of the signature of the person, if the 32 
automatic voter registration agency is capable of recording, storing 33 
and transmitting to the county clerk an electronic facsimile of the 34 
signature of the person; 35 
 (b) The first or given name and the surname of the person; 36 
 (c) The address at which the person actually resides as set forth 37 
in NRS 293.486 and, if different, the address at which the person 38 
may receive mail, including, without limitation, a post office box or 39 
general delivery; 40 
 (d) The date of birth of the person;  41 
 (e) At least one of the following: 42 
  (1) The number indicated on the person’s current and valid 43 
driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department of 44 
Motor Vehicles; or 45   
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  (2) The last four digits of the person’s social security 1 
number; and  2 
 (f) A description of the documentation presented to the 3 
automatic voter registration agency that indicates the person is a 4 
citizen of the United States. 5 
 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5768, the 6 
automatic voter registration agency shall electronically transmit to 7 
the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 8 
293.675 the information described in subsection 1: 9 
 (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), not later than 10 
5 working days after collecting the information; and 11 
 (b) [During the 2 weeks immediately preceding the fifth Sunday 12 
preceding an election, not] Not later than 1 working day after 13 
collecting the information [.] if the information is collected during 14 
the period: 15 
  (1) Beginning 2 weeks immediately preceding the thirteenth 16 
day before an election; and 17 
  (2) Ending on the thirteenth day before an election. 18 
 Sec. 1.7.  NRS 293.5842 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19 
 293.5842 1.  Notwithstanding the close of any method of 20 
registration for an election pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527, 21 
an elector may register to vote in person at any polling place for 22 
early voting by personal appearance in the county or city, as 23 
applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote. 24 
 2. To register to vote in person during the period for early 25 
voting, an elector must: 26 
 (a) Appear before the close of polls at a polling place for early 27 
voting by personal appearance in the county or city, as applicable, in 28 
which the elector is eligible to vote. 29 
 (b) Complete the application to register to vote by a method 30 
authorized by the county or city clerk pursuant to this paragraph. 31 
The county or city clerk shall authorize at least one of the following 32 
methods for a person to register to vote pursuant to this paragraph: 33 
  (1) A paper application; or 34 
  (2) The system established by the Secretary of State pursuant 35 
to NRS 293.671. 36 
 If the county or city clerk authorizes the use of both methods, the 37 
county or city clerk may limit the use of one method to 38 
circumstances when the other method is not reasonably available. 39 
 (c) Except as otherwise provided in [subsection 3,] this section, 40 
provide his or her [current] : 41 
  (1) Current and valid driver’s license or identification card 42 
issued by [the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or 43 
her physical address] this State, another state, the District of 44 
Columbia or any territory of the United States as proof of the 45   
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elector’s identity and , if the driver’s license or identification card 1 
was issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles and shows the 2 
elector’s current residential address, as proof of the elector’s 3 
identity and residency [.] ; or 4 
  (2) Tribal identification card as proof of the elector’s 5 
identity and, if the tribal identification card shows the elector’s 6 
current residential address, as proof of the elector’s identity and 7 
residency. 8 
 3. If the elector’s driver’s license or identification card was 9 
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles [to the elector] but 10 
does not have the elector’s current residential address, an original, 11 
electronic or certified copy of the following documents may be used 12 
to establish the residency of the elector if the current residential 13 
address of the elector, as indicated on his or her application to 14 
register to vote, is displayed on the document: 15 
 (a) A military identification card; 16 
 (b) A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, 17 
gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable 18 
television service [;] , that is dated not more than 60 days before 19 
the date on which the elector is registering to vote; 20 
 (c) A bank or credit union statement [;] that is dated not more 21 
than 60 days before the date on which the elector is registering to 22 
vote; 23 
 (d) A paycheck [;] that is dated not more than 60 days before 24 
the date on which the elector is registering to vote; 25 
 (e) An income tax return; 26 
 (f) A statement concerning the mortgage, rental or lease of a 27 
residence; 28 
 (g) A motor vehicle registration; 29 
 (h) A property tax statement; or 30 
 (i) Any other document issued by a governmental agency. 31 
 4.  [Subject] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 or 6, 32 
subject to final verification, if an elector registers to vote in person 33 
at a polling place pursuant to this section: 34 
 (a) The elector shall be deemed to be conditionally registered to 35 
vote at the polling place upon: 36 
  (1) The determination that the application to register to vote 37 
is complete; and  38 
  (2) The verification of the elector’s identity and residency 39 
pursuant to this section. 40 
 (b) After the elector is deemed to be conditionally registered to 41 
vote at the polling place pursuant to paragraph (a), the elector: 42 
  (1) May vote in the election only at that polling place; 43 
  (2) Must vote as soon as practicable and before leaving that 44 
polling place; and 45   
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  (3) Must vote by casting a provisional ballot, unless it is 1 
verified, at that time, that the elector is qualified to register to vote 2 
and to cast a regular ballot in the election at that polling place. 3 
 5.  If an elector who appears to vote provides as proof of 4 
identity a driver’s license or identification card that was not issued 5 
by the Department of Motor Vehicles or provides a tribal 6 
identification card that does not have the elector’s current 7 
residential address, the elector may cast a provisional ballot 8 
pursuant to subsection 4 if the elector completes a written 9 
affirmation on a form provided by an election officer which 10 
includes, without limitation: 11 
 (a) A statement in which the person affirms under penalty of 12 
perjury that he or she is a qualified elector; and 13 
 (b) A statement informing the elector that a current and valid 14 
driver’s license, identification card or interim document issued by 15 
the Department of Motor Vehicles or a tribal identification card 16 
that demonstrates residency must be provided to the county or city 17 
clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately following 18 
election day and that failure to do so will result in the provisional 19 
ballot not being counted. 20 
 6. If an elector who appears to vote does not have a driver’s 21 
license or identification card issued by this State, another state, the 22 
District of Columbia or any territory of the United States or a 23 
tribal identification card, the elector may cast a provisional ballot 24 
pursuant to subsection 4 if the elector completes a written 25 
affirmation on a form provided by an election officer which 26 
includes: 27 
 (a) A statement in which the person affirms under penalty of 28 
perjury that he or she is a qualified elector but has not been issued 29 
a driver’s license or identification card by this State, another state, 30 
the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States or a 31 
tribal identification card; and 32 
 (b) A statement informing the elector that a current and valid 33 
driver’s license, identification card or interim document issued by 34 
the Department of Motor Vehicles or a tribal identification card 35 
that demonstrates proof of identity and residency must be provided 36 
to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the Friday 37 
immediately following election day and failure to do so will result 38 
in the provisional ballot not being counted.  39 
 7. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize an 40 
elector’s provisional ballot that is cast pursuant to this section to 41 
be counted unless the elector provides proof of identity and 42 
residency as required pursuant to this section. 43   
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 Sec. 2.  NRS 293.5847 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 
 293.5847 1.  Notwithstanding the close of any method of 2 
registration for an election pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527, 3 
an elector may register to vote in person on the day of the election at 4 
any polling place in the county or city, as applicable, in which the 5 
elector is eligible to vote. 6 
 2. To register to vote on the day of the election, an elector 7 
must: 8 
 (a) Appear before the close of polls at a polling place in the 9 
county or city, as applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote.  10 
 (b) Complete the application to register to vote by a method 11 
authorized by the county or city clerk pursuant to this paragraph. 12 
The county or city clerk shall authorize at least one of the following 13 
methods for a person to register to vote pursuant to this paragraph: 14 
  (1) A paper application; or 15 
  (2) The system established by the Secretary of State pursuant 16 
to NRS 293.671. 17 
 If the county or city clerk authorizes the use of both methods, the 18 
county or city clerk may limit the use of one method to 19 
circumstances when the other method is not reasonably available. 20 
 (c) Except as otherwise provided in [subsection 3,] this section, 21 
provide his or her [current] : 22 
  (1) Current and valid driver’s license or identification card 23 
issued by [the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or 24 
her physical address] this State, another state, the District of 25 
Columbia or any territory of the United States as proof of the 26 
elector’s identity , and if the driver’s license or identification card 27 
was issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles and shows the 28 
elector’s current residential address, as proof of the elector’s 29 
identity and residency [.] ; or 30 
  (2) Tribal identification card as proof of the elector’s 31 
identity and, if the tribal identification card shows the elector’s 32 
current residential address, as proof of the elector’s identity and 33 
residency. 34 
 3. If the elector’s driver’s license or identification card was 35 
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles [to the elector] but 36 
does not have the elector’s current residential address, an original, 37 
electronic or certified copy of the following documents may be used 38 
to establish the residency of the elector if the current residential 39 
address of the elector, as indicated on his or her application to 40 
register to vote, is displayed on the document: 41 
 (a) A military identification card; 42 
 (b) A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, 43 
gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable 44   
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television service [;] , that is dated not more than 60 days before 1 
the elector is registering to vote; 2 
 (c) A bank or credit union statement [;] that is dated not more 3 
than 60 days before the elector is registering to vote; 4 
 (d) A paycheck [;] that is dated not more than 60 days before 5 
the elector is registering to vote; 6 
 (e) An income tax return; 7 
 (f) A statement concerning the mortgage, rental or lease of a 8 
residence;  9 
 (g) A motor vehicle registration; 10 
 (h) A property tax statement; or 11 
 (i) Any other document issued by a governmental agency. 12 
 4.  [Subject] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 or 6, 13 
subject to final verification, if an elector registers to vote in person 14 
at a polling place pursuant to this section: 15 
 (a) The elector shall be deemed to be conditionally registered to 16 
vote at the polling place upon: 17 
  (1) The determination that the application to register to vote 18 
is complete; and  19 
  (2) The verification of the elector’s identity and residency 20 
pursuant to this section.  21 
 (b) After the elector is deemed to be conditionally registered to 22 
vote at the polling place pursuant to paragraph (a), the elector: 23 
  (1) May vote in the election only at that polling place; 24 
  (2) Must vote as soon as practicable and before leaving that 25 
polling place; and 26 
  (3) Must vote by casting a provisional ballot. 27 
 5.  If an elector who appears to vote provides as proof of 28 
identity a driver’s license or identification card that was not issued 29 
by the Department of Motor Vehicles or provides a tribal 30 
identification card that does not have the elector’s current 31 
residential address, the elector may cast a provisional ballot 32 
pursuant to subsection 4 if the elector completes a written 33 
affirmation on a form provided by an election officer which 34 
includes, without limitation: 35 
 (a) A statement in which the person affirms under penalty of 36 
perjury that he or she is a qualified elector; and 37 
 (b) A statement informing the elector that a current and valid 38 
driver’s license, identification card or interim document issued by 39 
the Department of Motor Vehicles or a tribal identification card 40 
that demonstrates residency must be provided to the county or city 41 
clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately following 42 
election day and that failure to do so will result in the provisional 43 
ballot not being counted. 44   
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 6. If an elector who appears to vote does not have a driver’s 1 
license or identification card issued by this State, another state, the 2 
District of Columbia or any territory of the United States or a 3 
tribal identification card, the elector may cast a provisional ballot 4 
pursuant to subsection 4 if the elector completes a written 5 
affirmation on a form provided by an election officer which 6 
includes: 7 
 (a) A statement in which the person affirms under penalty of 8 
perjury that he or she is a qualified elector but has not been issued 9 
a driver’s license or identification card by this State, another state, 10 
the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States or a 11 
tribal identification card; and 12 
 (b) A statement informing the elector that a current and valid 13 
driver’s license, identification card or interim document issued by 14 
the Department of Motor Vehicles or a tribal identification card 15 
that demonstrates proof of identity and residency must be provided 16 
to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the Friday 17 
immediately following election day and failure to do so will result 18 
in the provisional ballot not being counted.  19 
 7. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize an 20 
elector’s provisional ballot that is cast pursuant to this section to 21 
be counted unless the elector provides proof of identity and 22 
residency as required pursuant to this section.  23 
 Sec. 2.5.  NRS 293C.527 is hereby amended to read as follows: 24 
 293C.527 1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.502, 25 
293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, 293D.230 and 293D.300: 26 
 (a) For a primary city election or general city election, or a recall 27 
or special city election that is held on the same day as a primary city 28 
election or general city election, the last day to register to vote:  29 
  (1) By mail is the fourth Tuesday preceding the primary city 30 
election or general city election. 31 
  (2) By appearing in person at the office of the city clerk or, if 32 
open, a municipal facility designated pursuant to NRS 293C.520, is 33 
the fourth Tuesday preceding the primary city election or general 34 
city election.  35 
  (3) By computer using the system established by the 36 
Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.671, is the day of the 37 
primary city election or general city election. 38 
  (4) By means of automatic voter registration, is the 39 
thirteenth day immediately preceding the primary city election or 40 
general city election. 41 
 (b) If a recall or special city election is not held on the same day 42 
as a primary city election or general city election, the last day to 43 
register to vote for the recall or special city election by any method 44   
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of registration is the third Saturday preceding the recall or special 1 
city election.  2 
 2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, 3 
inclusive, after the deadlines for the close of registration for a 4 
primary city election or general city election set forth in subsection 5 
1, no person may register to vote for the election. 6 
 3. Except for a recall or special city election held pursuant to 7 
chapter 306 or 350 of NRS: 8 
 (a) The city clerk of each city shall cause a notice signed by him 9 
or her to be published in a newspaper having a general circulation in 10 
the city indicating: 11 
  (1) The day and time that each method of registration for the 12 
election, as set forth in subsection 1, will be closed; and 13 
  (2) If the city clerk has designated a municipal facility 14 
pursuant to NRS 293C.520, the location of that facility. 15 
 If no newspaper is of general circulation in that city, the 16 
publication may be made in a newspaper of general circulation in 17 
the nearest city in this State. 18 
 (b) The notice must be published once each week for 4 19 
consecutive weeks next preceding the day on which the last method 20 
of registration for the election, as set forth in subsection 1, will be 21 
closed. 22 
 4.  A municipal facility designated pursuant to NRS 293C.520 23 
may be open during the periods described in this section for such 24 
hours of operation as the city clerk may determine, as set forth in 25 
subsection 3 of NRS 293C.520. 26 
 Sec. 3.  NRS 481.057 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27 
 481.057 [In]  28 
 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in a county 29 
whose population is 100,000 or more, the Director may arrange for 30 
offices of the Department to remain open on Saturdays and Sundays 31 
and at hours other than 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 32 
 2. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the 33 
Director shall arrange for the offices of the Department to remain 34 
open on Saturdays and Sundays and at hours other than 8 a.m. to 35 
5 p.m. for a person to apply only for the issuance or renewal of 36 
any type of driver’s license or identification card issued by the 37 
Department: 38 
 (a) During the 2 weeks immediately preceding the last day to 39 
register to vote by mail pursuant to NRS 293.560 for a primary 40 
election, presidential preference primary election or general 41 
election; and 42 
 (b) During the 6 calendar days immediately following the day 43 
of a primary election, presidential preference primary election or 44 
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 3. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the 1 
Department shall not require a person to have an appointment for 2 
the issuance or renewal of any type of driver’s license or 3 
identification card issued by the Department: 4 
 (a) During the 2 weeks immediately preceding the last day to 5 
register to vote by mail pursuant to NRS 293.560 for a primary 6 
election, presidential preference primary election or general 7 
election; and 8 
 (b) During the 6 calendar days immediately following the day 9 
of a primary election, presidential preference primary election or 10 
general election.  11 
 4. As used in this section: 12 
 (a) “General election” has the meaning ascribed to it in  13 
NRS 293.060. 14 
 (b) “Presidential preference primary election” has the 15 
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 293.0771. 16 
 (c) “Primary election” has the meaning ascribed to it in  17 
NRS 293.080.  18 
 Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.  19 
 
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