Assembly Bill No. 169–Assemblywoman Tiffany

February 9, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing form for application to register to vote. (BDR 24-869)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT relating to elections; revising the provisions governing the form for an application to register to vote; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. NRS 293.507 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 293.507 1. The secretary of state shall prescribe:

1-3 (a) A standard form for applications to register to vote; and

1-4 (b) A special form for registration to be used in a county where

1-5 registrations are performed and records of registration are kept by

1-6 computer.

1-7 2. The county clerks shall provide forms for applications to register to

1-8 vote to field registrars in the form and number prescribed by the secretary

1-9 of state.

1-10 3. A form for an application to register to vote must include a

1-11 duplicate copy marked as the receipt to be retained by the applicant upon

1-12 completion of the form.

1-13 4. The form for an application to register to vote must include:

1-14 (a) A line [on which to enter the number on] for use by the county clerk

1-15 to enter:

1-16 (1) The first two letters of the name of the county in which the voter

1-17 is applying to vote;

1-18 (2) The first two letters of the last name of the voter;

1-19 (3) A six-digit number composed of the last two digits of the year of

1-20 the birth of the voter, followed by two digits representing the month of

2-1 the birth of the voter followed by two digits representing the day of the

2-2 birth of the voter; and

2-3 (4) The last four digits of the voter’s social security [card, driver’s

2-4 license or identification card issued by the department of motor vehicles

2-5 and public safety.] number if provided by the voter without objection. If

2-6 the last four digits of the social security number are not provided by the

2-7 voter, a four-digit number assigned by the county clerk.

2-8 (b) A line on which to enter the address at which the voter actually

2-9 resides. The application must not be accepted if the address is listed as a

2-10 post office box unless a street address has not been assigned to his

2-11 residence.

2-12 (c) A notice that the voter may not list his address as a business unless

2-13 he actually resides there.

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