Assembly Bill No. 637–Committee on Elections,
Procedures, and Ethics
CHAPTER..........
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1-1 Section 1. Chapter 293 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto
1-2 the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.
1-3 Sec. 2. “Facsimile machine” means a device that sends or receives a
1-4 reproduction or facsimile of a document or photograph which is
1-5 transmitted electronically or telephonically by telecommunications lines.
1-6 Sec. 3. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, for the
1-7 purposes of registering to vote, the address at which the voter actually
1-8 resides is the street address assigned to the location at which the voter
1-9 actually resides.
1-10 2. For the purposes of registering to vote, if the voter does not reside
1-11 at a location that has been assigned a street address, the address at
1-12 which the voter actually resides is a description of the location at which
1-13 the voter actually resides. The description must identify the location with
1-14 sufficient specificity to allow the county clerk to assign the location to a
1-15 precinct.
1-16 3. The provisions of this section do not authorize a person to register
1-17 to vote if he is not otherwise eligible to register to vote.
1-18 Sec. 4. NRS 293.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1-19 293.010 As used in this Title, unless the context otherwise requires,
1-20 the words and terms defined in NRS 293.013 to 293.121, inclusive, and
1-21 section 2 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
1-22 Sec. 5. NRS 293.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1-23 293.040 “Clerk” means the election board officer designated or
1-24 assigned to make the record of the election in the pollbook, tally list[,]
1-25 and challenge list [and checklist] in the precinct or district in which such
1-26 officer is appointed.
1-27 Secs. 6-9. (Deleted by amendment.)
1-28 Sec. 10. NRS 293.165 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1-29 293.165 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.166, a vacancy
1-30 occurring in a major or minor political party nomination for a partisan
2-1 office may be filled by a candidate designated by the party central
2-2 committee of the county or state, as the case may be, subject to the
2-3 provisions of subsections 4 and 5.
2-4 2. A vacancy occurring in a nonpartisan nomination after the close of
2-5 filing and on or before the second Tuesday in August must be filled by
2-6 filing a nominating petition that is signed by registered voters of the state,
2-7 county, district or municipality who may vote for the office in question.
2-8 The number of registered voters who sign the petition must not be less
2-9 than 1 percent of the number of persons who voted for the office in
2-10 question in the state, county, district or municipality at the last preceding
2-11 general election. The petition must be filed not earlier than the first
2-12 Tuesday in June and not later than the fourth Tuesday in August. The
2-13 petition may consist of more than one document. Each document must
2-14 bear the name of one county and must [not] be signed only by a person
2-15 who is [not] a registered voter of that county[.] and who may vote for the
2-16 office in question. Each document of the petition must be submitted for
2-17 verification pursuant to NRS 293.1276 to 293.1279, inclusive, to the
2-18 county clerk of the county named on the document. A candidate
2-19 nominated pursuant to the provisions of this subsection:
2-20 (a) Must file a declaration of candidacy or acceptance of candidacy and
2-21 pay the statutory filing fee on or before the date the petition is filed; and
2-22 (b) May be elected only at a general election and his name must not
2-23 appear on the ballot for a primary election.
2-24 3. A vacancy occurring in a nonpartisan nomination after the second
2-25 Tuesday in August and on or before the second Tuesday in September
2-26 must be filled by the person who receives the next highest vote for the
2-27 nomination in the primary.
2-28 4. No change may be made on the ballot after the second Tuesday in
2-29 September of the year in which the general election is held. If a nominee
2-30 dies after that date, his name must remain on the ballot and, if elected, a
2-31 vacancy exists.
2-32 5. All designations provided for in this section must be filed before 5
2-33 p.m. on the second Tuesday in September. In each case, the statutory filing
2-34 fee must be paid and an acceptance of the designation must be filed before
2-35 5 p.m. on the date the designation is filed.
2-36 Sec. 11. NRS 293.176 is hereby amended to read as follows:
2-37 293.176 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no person
2-38 may be a candidate of a major political party for partisan office in any
2-39 election if he has changed:
2-40 (a) The designation of his political party affiliation; or
2-41 (b) His designation of political party from nonpartisan to a designation
2-42 of a political party affiliation,
2-43 on an application to register to vote in the State of Nevada or in any other
2-44 state during the time beginning on September 1 preceding the closing
2-45 filing date for that election and ending on the date of that election whether
2-46 or not his previous registration was still effective at the time of the change
2-47 in party designation.
3-1 2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to any person who is a
3-2 candidate of a political party that was not qualified pursuant to NRS
3-3 293.171 on the September 1 next preceding the closing filing date for the
3-4 election.
3-5 Sec. 12. NRS 293.251 is hereby amended to read as follows:
3-6 293.251 If a registrar of voters’ register or an election board register
3-7 is kept by computer, the register must include all the information
3-8 contained in the original applications to register to vote.
3-9 Sec. 13. NRS 293.273 is hereby amended to read as follows:
3-10 293.273 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS
3-11 293.305, at all elections held under the provisions of this Title, the polls
3-12 must open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
3-13 2. Whenever at any election all the votes of the precinct or district, as
3-14 shown on the [checklist and] roster, have been cast, the election board
3-15 officers shall close the polls, and the counting of votes must begin and
3-16 continue without unnecessary delay until the count is completed.
3-17 3. Upon opening the polls , one of the election board officers shall
3-18 cause a proclamation to be made that all present may be aware of the fact
3-19 that applications of registered voters to vote will be received.
3-20 4. No person other than election board officers engaged in receiving,
3-21 preparing or depositing ballots may be permitted inside the guardrail
3-22 during the time the polls are open, except by authority of the election
3-23 board as necessary to keep order and carry out the provisions of this Title.
3-24 Sec. 14. NRS 293.303 is hereby amended to read as follows:
3-25 293.303 1. A person applying to vote may be challenged:
3-26 (a) Orally by any registered voter of the precinct or district upon the
3-27 ground that he is not the person entitled to vote as claimed or has voted
3-28 before at the same election; or
3-29 (b) On any ground set forth in a challenge filed with the county clerk
3-30 pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.547.
3-31 2. If a person is challenged, an election board officer shall tender the
3-32 challenged person the following oath or affirmation:
3-33 (a) If the challenge is on the ground that he does not belong to the
3-34 political party designated upon the register, “I swear or affirm under
3-35 penalty of perjury that I belong to the political party designated upon the
3-36 register”;
3-37 (b) If the challenge is on the ground that the register does not show that
3-38 he designated the political party to which he claims to belong, “I swear or
3-39 affirm under penalty of perjury that I designated on the application to
3-40 register to vote the political party to which I claim to belong”;
3-41 (c) If the challenge is on the ground that he does not reside at the
3-42 residence for which the address is listed in the election board register, “I
3-43 swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I reside at the residence for
3-44 which the address is listed in the election board register”;
3-45 (d) If the challenge is on the ground that he previously voted a ballot for
3-46 the election, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I have not
3-47 voted for any of the candidates or questions included on this ballot for this
3-48 election”; or
4-1 (e) If the challenge is on the ground that he is not the person he claims
4-2 to be, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I am the person
4-3 whose name is in this election board register.”
4-4 The oath or affirmation must be set forth on a form prepared by the
4-5 secretary of state and signed by the challenged person under penalty of
4-6 perjury.
4-7 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the challenged
4-8 person refuses to execute the oath or affirmation so tendered, he must not
4-9 be issued a ballot, and the officer in charge of the election board register
4-10 shall write the words “Challenged ................” opposite his name in the
4-11 election board register.
4-12 4. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or affirmation
4-13 set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2, the election board officers
4-14 shall issue him a nonpartisan ballot.
4-15 5. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or affirmation
4-16 set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 2, the election board officers shall
4-17 inform him that he is entitled to vote only in the manner prescribed in
4-18 NRS 293.304.
4-19 6. If the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation and the
4-20 challenge is not based on the ground set forth in paragraph (e) of
4-21 subsection 2, the election board officers shall issue him a partisan ballot.
4-22 7. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph (c) of
4-23 subsection 2, and the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation,
4-24 the election board shall not issue the person a ballot until he furnishes
4-25 satisfactory identification which contains proof of the address at which he
4-26 actually resides.
4-27 8. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph (e) of
4-28 subsection 2 and the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation,
4-29 the election board shall not issue the person a ballot unless he:
4-30 (a) Furnishes official identification which contains a photograph of
4-31 himself, such as his driver’s license or other official document; or
4-32 (b) Brings before the election board officers a person who is at least 18
4-33 years [old] of age who:
4-34 (1) Furnishes official identification which contains a photograph of
4-35 himself, such as his driver’s license or other official document; and
4-36 (2) Executes an oath or affirmation under penalty of perjury that the
4-37 challenged person is who he swears he is.
4-38 9. The election board officers shall record the name of the challenged
4-39 person and the result of the challenge on the challenge list . [, and the
4-40 election board officer in charge of the checklist shall indicate next to the
4-41 name of the challenged person the result of the challenge.]
4-42 Sec. 15. NRS 293.3095 is hereby amended to read as follows:
4-43 293.3095 1. A person who, during the 6 months immediately
4-44 preceding an election, [mails] distributes to more than a total of 500
4-45 registered voters a form to request an absent ballot for the election shall:
4-46 (a) [Mail] Distribute the form prescribed by the secretary of state,
4-47 which must, in 14-point type or larger:
4-48 (1) Identify the person who is [mailing] distributing the form;
4-49 (2) Include a notice stating, “This is a request for an absent ballot.”;
4-50 and
5-1 (3) State that by returning the form, the form will be submitted to the
5-2 county clerk;
5-3 (b) Not later than 14 days before [mailing] distributing such a form,
5-4 [notify] provide written notice to the county clerk of each county to which
5-5 a form will be [mailed] distributed of the number of forms to be [mailed]
5-6 distributed to voters in the county and the date of the [mailing]
5-7 distribution of the forms; and
5-8 (c) Not mail such a form later than 21 days before the election.
5-9 2. The provisions of this section do not authorize a person to vote by
5-10 absent ballot if he is not otherwise eligible to vote by absent ballot.
5-11 Sec. 16. NRS 293.313 is hereby amended to read as follows:
5-12 293.313 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.272 and
5-13 293.502, a registered voter who provides sufficient written notice to the
5-14 county clerk[,] may vote an absent ballot as provided in this chapter.
5-15 2. A registered voter who:
5-16 (a) Is at least 65 years [old;] of age; or
5-17 (b) Has a physical disability or condition which substantially impairs his
5-18 ability to go to the polling place,
5-19 may request an absent ballot for all elections held during the year he
5-20 requests an absent ballot. The registered voter must include in his request a
5-21 description of his physical disability or condition.
5-22 3. As used in this section, “sufficient written notice” means a:
5-23 (a) Written request for an absent ballot which is signed by the registered
5-24 voter and returned to the county clerk in person or by mail[;] or facsimile
5-25 machine;
5-26 (b) Form prescribed by the secretary of state which is completed and
5-27 signed by the registered voter and returned to the county clerk in person or
5-28 by mail[;] or facsimile machine; or
5-29 (c) Form provided by the Federal Government.
5-30 4. A county clerk shall consider a request from a voter who has given
5-31 sufficient written notice on a form provided by the Federal Government as
5-32 a request for both the primary and general elections unless otherwise
5-33 specified in the request.
5-34 5. It is unlawful for a person fraudulently to request an absent ballot in
5-35 the name of another person or to induce or coerce another person
5-36 fraudulently to request an absent ballot in the name of another person. A
5-37 person who violates this subsection is guilty of a category E felony and
5-38 shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
5-39 Sec. 17. NRS 293.315 is hereby amended to read as follows:
5-40 293.315 1. A registered voter referred to in NRS 293.313 may, at
5-41 any time before 5 p.m. on the [Tuesday] seventh calendar day preceding
5-42 any election, make an application to that clerk for an absent voter’s ballot.
5-43 The application must be made available for public inspection.
5-44 2. When the voter has identified himself to the satisfaction of the clerk,
5-45 he is entitled to receive the appropriate ballot or ballots, but only for his
5-46 own use.
5-47 3. A county clerk who allows a person to copy information from an
5-48 application for an absent ballot is immune from any civil or criminal
5-49 liability for any damage caused by the distribution of that information,
6-1 unless he knowingly and willingly allows a person who intends to use the
6-2 information to further an unlawful act to copy such information.
6-3 Sec. 18. NRS 293.3157 is hereby amended to read as follows:
6-4 293.3157 1. Any registered voter of this state who resides outside the
6-5 continental United States may use a facsimile machine to request an absent
6-6 ballot.
6-7 2. The county clerk shall use a facsimile machine to send an absent
6-8 ballot to the registered voter.
6-9 3. The registered voter shall mail his absent ballot to the county clerk.
6-10 4. The secretary of state shall adopt regulations to carry out the
6-11 provisions of this section.
6-12 [5. As used in this section, “facsimile machine” means a device which
6-13 sends or receives a reproduction or facsimile of a document or photograph
6-14 which is transmitted electronically or telephonically by
6-15 telecommunications lines.]
6-16 Sec. 19. NRS 293.330 is hereby amended to read as follows:
6-17 293.330 1. When an absent voter receives his ballot, he must mark
6-18 and fold it, if it is a paper ballot, or punch it, if the ballot is voted by
6-19 punching a card, in accordance with the instructions, deposit it in the
6-20 return envelope, seal the envelope, affix his signature on the back of the
6-21 envelope in the space provided therefor and mail the return envelope.
6-22 2. [If the] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if an absent
6-23 voter who has [received] requested a ballot by mail applies to vote the
6-24 ballot in person at:
6-25 (a) The [county clerk’s office,] office of the county clerk, he must mark
6-26 or punch the ballot, seal it in the return envelope and affix his signature in
6-27 the same manner as provided in subsection 1, and deliver the envelope to
6-28 the clerk.
6-29 (b) A polling place, including, without limitation, a polling place for
6-30 early voting, he must surrender the absent ballot and provide satisfactory
6-31 identification before being issued a ballot to vote at the polling place. A
6-32 person who receives a surrendered absent ballot shall mark it “Canceled.”
6-33 3. If an absent voter who has requested a ballot by mail applies to
6-34 vote in person at the office of the county clerk or a polling place,
6-35 including, without limitation, a polling place for early voting, and the
6-36 voter does not have the absent ballot to deliver or surrender, the voter
6-37 must be issued a ballot to vote if the voter:
6-38 (a) Provides satisfactory identification;
6-39 (b) Is a registered voter who is otherwise entitled to vote; and
6-40 (c) Signs an affirmation under penalty of perjury on a form prepared
6-41 by the secretary of state declaring that the voter has not voted during the
6-42 election.
6-43 4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.316, it is unlawful for any
6-44 person to return an absent ballot other than the voter who requested the
6-45 absent ballot or, at the request of the voter, a member of his family. A
6-46 person who returns an absent ballot and who is a member of the family of
6-47 the voter who requested the absent ballot shall, under penalty of perjury,
6-48 indicate on a form prescribed by the county clerk that he is a member of
6-49 the family of the voter who requested the absent ballot and that the voter
6-50 requested that he return the absent ballot. A person who violates the
7-1 provisions of this subsection is guilty of a category E felony and shall be
7-2 punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
7-3 Sec. 20. NRS 293.373 is hereby amended to read as follows:
7-4 293.373 If paper ballots or ballots which are voted by punching a card
7-5 are used:
7-6 1. After the tally lists have been completed, the [counting board
7-7 officers shall:
7-8 (a) File the voted ballots on a string, enclose and seal them in an
7-9 envelope marked “Election returns, voted ballots.”
7-10 (b) File the rejected ballots on a string, enclose and seal them in an
7-11 envelope marked “Election returns, rejected ballots.”
7-12 (c) Place one of the tally lists for regular ballots and one of the
7-13 pollbooks in an envelope marked “Election returns” and seal the envelope.
7-14 2. The] voted ballots, rejected ballots, tally lists for regular ballots,
7-15 tally list for rejected ballots, challenge list, stubs of used ballots, spoiled
7-16 ballots and unused ballots must be sealed under cover by the counting
7-17 board officers and addressed to the county clerk.
7-18 [3.] 2. The other pollbooks, tally lists and election board register must
7-19 be returned to the county clerk.
7-20 Sec. 21. NRS 293.391 is hereby amended to read as follows:
7-21 293.391 1. The voted ballots, rejected ballots, spoiled ballots, [tally
7-22 lists, pollbooks,] challenge lists, voting receipts, records printed on paper
7-23 of voted ballots collected pursuant to NRS 293B.400 , and stubs of the
7-24 ballots used, enclosed and sealed, must, after canvass of the votes by the
7-25 board of county commissioners, be deposited in the vaults of the county
7-26 clerk . [, and] The tally lists and pollbooks collected pursuant to NRS
7-27 293B.400 must, after canvass of the votes by the board of county
7-28 commissioners, be deposited in the vaults of the county clerk without
7-29 being sealed. All materials described by this subsection must be
7-30 preserved for at least 22 months [. All] and all such sealed materials must
7-31 be destroyed immediately after the preservation period. A notice of the
7-32 destruction must be published by the clerk in at least one newspaper of
7-33 general circulation in the county not less than 2 weeks before the
7-34 destruction.
7-35 2. Unused ballots, enclosed and sealed, must, after canvass of the votes
7-36 by the board of county commissioners, be deposited in the vaults of the
7-37 county clerk and preserved for at least the period during which the election
7-38 may be contested and adjudicated, after which the unused ballots may be
7-39 destroyed.
7-40 [2.] 3. The pollbooks containing the signatures of those persons who
7-41 voted in the election and the tally lists deposited with the board of county
7-42 commissioners are subject to the inspection of any elector who may wish
7-43 to examine them at any time after their deposit with the county clerk.
7-44 [3.] 4. A contestant of an election may inspect all of the material
7-45 regarding that election which is preserved pursuant to subsection 1[,] or 2,
7-46 except the voted ballots.
7-47 [4.] 5. The voted ballots deposited with the county clerk are not
7-48 subject to the inspection of anyone, except in cases of contested election,
7-49 and then only by the judge, body or board before whom the election is
8-1 being contested, or by the parties to the contest, jointly, pursuant to an
8-2 order of such judge, body or board.
8-3 Sec. 22. NRS 293.507 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8-4 293.507 1. The secretary of state shall prescribe:
8-5 (a) A standard form for applications to register to vote; and
8-6 (b) A special form for registration to be used in a county where
8-7 registrations are performed and records of registration are kept by
8-8 computer.
8-9 2. The county clerks shall provide forms for applications to register to
8-10 vote to field registrars in the form and number prescribed by the secretary
8-11 of state.
8-12 3. A form for an application to register to vote must include a duplicate
8-13 copy [marked as the] or receipt to be retained by the applicant upon
8-14 completion of the form.
8-15 4. The form for an application to register to vote must include:
8-16 (a) A line for use by the county clerk to enter the number:
8-17 (1) Indicated on the voter’s social security card, driver’s license or
8-18 identification card issued by the department of motor vehicles and public
8-19 safety, or any other identification card issued by an agency of this state or
8-20 the Federal Government that contains:
8-21 (I) [A unique] An identifying number; and
8-22 (II) A photograph or physical description of the voter; or
8-23 (2) Issued to the voter pursuant to subsection 5.
8-24 (b) A line on which to enter the address at which the voter actually
8-25 resides[. The application must not be accepted if the address is listed as a
8-26 post office box unless a street address has not been assigned to his
8-27 residence.] , as set forth in section 3 of this act.
8-28 (c) A notice that the voter may not list [his address as] a business as the
8-29 address required pursuant to paragraph (b) unless he actually resides
8-30 there.
8-31 (d) A line on which to enter an address at which the voter may receive
8-32 mail, including, without limitation, a post office box or general delivery.
8-33 5. If a voter does not:
8-34 (a) Possess any of the identification set forth in subparagraph (1) of
8-35 paragraph (a) of subsection 4; or
8-36 (b) Wish to provide to the county clerk the number indicated on that
8-37 identification,
8-38 the county clerk shall issue [a unique] an identification number to the
8-39 voter.
8-40 6. The secretary of state shall adopt regulations to carry out the
8-41 provisions of subsections 4 and 5.
8-42 Sec. 23. NRS 293.510 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8-43 293.510 1. In counties where computers are not used to register
8-44 voters, the county clerk shall:
8-45 (a) Segregate original applications to register to vote according to the
8-46 precinct in which the registered voters reside and arrange the applications
8-47 in each precinct or district in alphabetical order. The applications for each
8-48 precinct or district must be kept in a separate binder which is marked with
8-49 the number of the precinct or district. This binder constitutes the election
8-50 board register.
9-1 (b) Arrange the duplicate applications of registration in alphabetical
9-2 order for the entire county and keep them in binders or a suitable file which
9-3 constitutes the registrar of voters’ register.
9-4 2. In any county where a computer is used to register voters, the
9-5 county clerk shall:
9-6 (a) Arrange the original applications to register to vote [in alphabetical
9-7 order] for the entire county [and keep them in binders or a suitable file
9-8 which constitutes] in a manner in which an original application may be
9-9 quickly located. These original applications constitute the registrar of
9-10 voters’ register.
9-11 (b) Segregate the applications to register to vote in a computer file
9-12 according to the precinct or district in which the registered voters reside,
9-13 and for each precinct or district have printed a computer listing which
9-14 contains the applications to register to vote in alphabetical order. These
9-15 listings of applications to register to vote must be placed in separate
9-16 binders which are marked with the number of the precinct or district.
9-17 These binders constitute the election board registers.
9-18 Sec. 24. NRS 293.5235 is hereby amended to read as follows:
9-19 293.5235 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.502, a person
9-20 may register to vote by mailing an application to register to vote to the
9-21 county clerk of the county in which he resides. The county clerk shall,
9-22 upon request, mail an application to register to vote to an applicant. The
9-23 county clerk shall make the applications available at various public places
9-24 in the county. An application to register to vote may be used to correct
9-25 information in the registrar of voters’ register.
9-26 2. An application to register to vote which is mailed to an applicant by
9-27 the county clerk or made available to the public at various locations or
9-28 voter registration agencies in the county may be returned to the county
9-29 clerk by mail or in person. For the purposes of this section, an application
9-30 which is personally delivered to the county clerk shall be deemed to have
9-31 been returned by mail.
9-32 3. The applicant must complete and sign the application.
9-33 4. The county clerk shall, upon receipt of an application, determine
9-34 whether the application is complete.
9-35 5. If he determines that the application is complete, he shall, within 10
9-36 days after he receives the application, mail [a notice] to the applicant
9-37 [informing him that:
9-38 (a) He] :
9-39 (a) A notice informing him that he is registered to vote and a voter
9-40 registration card as required by subsection 6 of NRS 293.517; or
9-41 (b) [The] A notice informing him that the registrar of voters’ register
9-42 has been corrected to reflect any changes indicated on the application.
9-43 The applicant shall be deemed to be registered or to have corrected the
9-44 information in the register as of the date the application is postmarked[.]
9-45 or personally delivered.
9-46 6. If the county clerk determines that the application is not complete,
9-47 he shall, as soon as possible, mail a notice to the applicant informing him
9-48 that additional information is required to complete the application. If the
9-49 applicant provides the information requested by the county clerk within 15
9-50 days after the county clerk mails the notice, the county clerk shall, within
10-1 10 days after he receives the information, mail [a notice] to the applicant
10-2 [informing him that:
10-3 (a) He] :
10-4 (a) A notice informing him that he is registered to vote and a voter
10-5 registration card as required by subsection 6 of NRS 293.517; or
10-6 (b) [The] A notice informing him that the registrar of voters’ register
10-7 has been corrected to reflect any changes indicated on the application.
10-8 The applicant shall be deemed to be registered or to have corrected the
10-9 information in the register as of the date the application is postmarked[.]
10-10 or personally delivered. If the applicant does not provide the additional
10-11 information within the prescribed period, the application is void.
10-12 7. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form for an application to
10-13 register to vote by mail which must be used to register to vote by mail in
10-14 this state. The application to register to vote by mail must include a
10-15 notice in at least 10-point type which states:
10-16 NOTICE: You are urged to return your application to register to
10-17 vote to the County Clerk in person or by mail. If you choose to give
10-18 your completed application to another person to return to the
10-19 County Clerk on your behalf, and the person fails to deliver the
10-20 application to the County Clerk, you will not be registered to vote.
10-21 Please retain the duplicate copy or receipt from your application to
10-22 register to vote.
10-23 8. The county clerk shall not register a person to vote pursuant to this
10-24 section unless that person has provided all of the information required by
10-25 the application.
10-26 9. The county clerk shall mail, by postcard, the notices required
10-27 pursuant to subsections 5 and 6. If the postcard is returned to the county
10-28 clerk by the United States Postal Service because the address is fictitious
10-29 or the person does not live at that address, the county clerk shall attempt to
10-30 determine whether the person’s current residence is other than that
10-31 indicated on his application to register to vote in the manner set forth in
10-32 NRS 293.530.
10-33 10. A person who, by mail, registers to vote pursuant to this section
10-34 may be assisted in completing the application to register to vote by any
10-35 other person. The application must include the mailing address and
10-36 signature of the person who assisted the applicant. The failure to provide
10-37 the information required by this subsection will not result in the
10-38 application being deemed incomplete.
10-39 11. An application to register to vote must be made available to all
10-40 persons, regardless of political party affiliation.
10-41 12. An application must not be altered or otherwise defaced after the
10-42 applicant has completed and signed it. An application must be mailed or
10-43 delivered in person to the [county clerk’s] office of the county clerk
10-44 within 10 days after it is completed.
10-45 13. A person who willfully violates any of the provisions of subsection
10-46 10, 11 or 12 is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as
10-47 provided in NRS 193.130.
11-1 14. The secretary of state shall adopt regulations to carry out the
11-2 provisions of this section.
11-3 Sec. 25. NRS 293.524 is hereby amended to read as follows:
11-4 293.524 1. The department of motor vehicles and public safety shall
11-5 provide an application to register to vote to each person who applies for
11-6 the issuance or renewal of any type of driver’s license or for an
11-7 identification card.
11-8 2. The county clerk shall use the applications to register to vote which
11-9 are signed and completed pursuant to subsection 1 to register applicants to
11-10 vote or to correct information in the registrar of voters’ register. An
11-11 application that is not signed must not be used to register or correct the
11-12 registration of the applicant.
11-13 3. For the purposes of this section, each employee specifically
11-14 authorized to do so by the director of the department may oversee the
11-15 completion of an application. The authorized employee shall check the
11-16 application for completeness and verify the information required by the
11-17 application. Each application must include a duplicate copy [marked as
11-18 the]or receipt to be retained by the applicant upon completion of the form.
11-19 The department shall, except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
11-20 forward each application on a weekly basis to the county clerk or, if
11-21 applicable, to the registrar of voters of the county in which the applicant
11-22 resides. During the 2 weeks immediately preceding the close of
11-23 registration for an election , the applications must be forwarded daily.
11-24 4. The county clerk shall accept any application to register to vote
11-25 which is completed by the last day to register if he receives the application
11-26 not later than 5 days after the close of registration. Upon receipt of an
11-27 application, the county clerk or field registrar of voters shall determine
11-28 whether the application is complete. If he determines that the application
11-29 is complete, he shall notify the applicant and the applicant shall be deemed
11-30 to be registered as of the date of the submission of the application. If he
11-31 determines that the application is not complete, he shall notify the
11-32 applicant of the additional information required. The applicant shall be
11-33 deemed to be registered as of the date of the initial submission of the
11-34 application if the additional information is provided within 15 days after
11-35 the notice for the additional information is mailed. If the applicant has not
11-36 provided the additional information within 15 days after the notice for the
11-37 additional information is mailed, the incomplete application is void. Any
11-38 notification required by this subsection must be given by mail at the
11-39 mailing address on the application not more than 7 working days after the
11-40 determination is made concerning whether the application is complete.
11-41 5. The county clerk shall use any form submitted to the department to
11-42 correct information on a driver’s license or identification card to correct
11-43 information in the registrar of voters’ register, unless the person indicates
11-44 on the form that the correction is not to be used for the purposes of voter
11-45 registration. The department shall forward each such form to the county
11-46 clerk or, if applicable, to the registrar of voters of the county in which the
11-47 person resides in the same manner provided by subsection 3 for
11-48 applications to register to vote.
11-49 6. Upon receipt of a form to correct information, the county clerk shall
11-50 compare the information to that contained in the registrar of voters’
12-1 register. If the person is a registered voter, the county clerk shall correct the
12-2 information to reflect any changes indicated on the form. After making any
12-3 changes, the county clerk shall notify the person by mail that his records
12-4 have been corrected.
12-5 7. The secretary of state shall, with the approval of the director, adopt
12-6 regulations to:
12-7 (a) Establish any procedure necessary to provide an elector who applies
12-8 to register to vote pursuant to this section the opportunity to do so;
12-9 (b) Prescribe the contents of any forms or applications which the
12-10 department is required to distribute pursuant to this section; and
12-11 (c) Provide for the transfer of the completed applications of registration
12-12 from the department to the appropriate county clerk for inclusion in the
12-13 election board registers and registrar of voters’ register.
12-14 Sec. 26. NRS 293.558 is hereby amended to read as follows:
12-15 293.558 1. The county clerk shall not disclose the identification
12-16 number of a registered voter to the public, including, without limitation:
12-17 (a) In response to an inquiry received by the county clerk; or
12-18 (b) By inclusion on any list of registered voters made available for
12-19 public inspection pursuant to NRS 293.301, 293.440, 293.557, 293C.290
12-20 or 293C.542.
12-21 2. A registered voter may submit a written request to the county clerk
12-22 to have his address and telephone number withheld from the public.
12-23 Upon receipt of such a request, the county clerk shall not disclose the
12-24 address or telephone number of the registered voter to the public,
12-25 including, without limitation:
12-26 (a) In response to an inquiry received by the county clerk; or
12-27 (b) By inclusion on any list of registered voters made available for
12-28 public inspection pursuant to NRS 293.301, 293.440, 293.557 [and
12-29 293C.290.
12-30 2. After the county clerk receives a request from a registered voter
12-31 pursuant to subsection 1, the person’s address must be withheld from any
12-32 such list.] , 293C.290 or 293C.542.
12-33 3. No information other than the address , telephone number and
12-34 identification number of a registered voter may be withheld from [a list of
12-35 registered voters.] the public.
12-36 Sec. 27. NRS 293.565 is hereby amended to read as follows:
12-37 293.565 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, sample
12-38 ballots must include:
12-39 (a) The fiscal note, as provided pursuant to NRS 218.443 or 293.250,
12-40 for each proposed constitutional amendment or statewide measure;
12-41 (b) An explanation, as provided pursuant to NRS 218.443, of each
12-42 proposed constitutioGreen numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).nal amendment or statewide measure, including
12-43 arguments for and against it; and
12-44 (c) The full text of each proposed constitutional amendment.
12-45 2. Sample ballots that are mailed to registered voters may be printed
12-46 without the full text of each proposed constitutional amendment if:
12-47 (a) The cost of printing the sample ballots would be significantly
12-48 reduced if the full text of each proposed constitutional amendment were
12-49 not included;
13-1 (b) The county clerk ensures that a sample ballot that includes the full
13-2 text of each proposed constitutional amendment is provided at no charge to
13-3 each registered voter who requests such a sample ballot; and
13-4 (c) The sample ballots provided to each polling place include the full
13-5 text of each proposed constitutional amendment.
13-6 3. At least 10 days before any election, the county clerk shall cause to
13-7 be mailed to each registered voter in the county a sample ballot for his
13-8 precinct with a notice informing the voter of the location of his polling
13-9 place. If the location of the polling place has changed since the last
13-10 election:
13-11 (a) The county clerk shall mail a notice of the change to each registered
13-12 voter in the county not sooner than 10 days before mailing the sample
13-13 ballots; or
13-14 (b) The sample ballot must also include a notice in at least 10-point bold
13-15 type immediately above the location which states:
13-16 NOTICE: THE LOCATION OF YOUR POLLING PLACE
13-17 HAS CHANGED SINCE THE LAST ELECTION
13-18 4. [The county clerk shall include in each sample ballot for a primary
13-19 election, a separate page on which is printed a list of the offices and
13-20 candidates for those offices for which there is no opposition.
13-21 5.] The cost of mailing sample ballots for any election other than a
13-22 primary or general election must be borne by the political subdivision
13-23 holding the election.
13-24 Sec. 28. NRS 293C.267 is hereby amended to read as follows:
13-25 293C.267 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS
13-26 293C.297, at all elections held pursuant to the provisions of this chapter,
13-27 the polls must open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
13-28 2. Whenever at any election all the votes of the precinct or district, as
13-29 shown on the [checklist and] roster, have been cast, the election board
13-30 officers shall close the polls and the counting of votes must begin and
13-31 continue without unnecessary delay until the count is completed.
13-32 3. Upon opening the polls, one of the election board officers shall
13-33 cause a proclamation to be made so that all present may be aware of the
13-34 fact that applications of registered voters to vote will be received.
13-35 4. No person other than election board officers engaged in receiving,
13-36 preparing or depositing ballots may be permitted inside the guardrail
13-37 during the time the polls are open, except by authority of the election
13-38 board as necessary to keep order and carry out the provisions of this
13-39 chapter.
13-40 Sec. 29. NRS 293C.292 is hereby amended to read as follows:
13-41 293C.292 1. A person applying to vote may be challenged:
13-42 (a) Orally by any registered voter of the precinct or district upon the
13-43 ground that he is not the person entitled to vote as claimed or has voted
13-44 before at the same election; or
13-45 (b) On any ground set forth in a challenge filed with the county clerk
13-46 pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.547.
13-47 2. If a person is challenged, an election board officer shall tender the
13-48 challenged person the following oath or affirmation:
14-1 (a) If the challenge is on the ground that he does not reside at the
14-2 residence for which the address is listed in the election board register, “I
14-3 swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I reside at the residence for
14-4 which the address is listed in the election board register”;
14-5 (b) If the challenge is on the ground that he previously voted a ballot for
14-6 the election, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I have not
14-7 voted for any of the candidates or questions included on this ballot for this
14-8 election”; or
14-9 (c) If the challenge is on the ground that he is not the person he claims
14-10 to be, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I am the person
14-11 whose name is in this election board register.”
14-12 The oath or affirmation must be set forth on a form prepared by the
14-13 secretary of state and signed by the challenged person under penalty of
14-14 perjury.
14-15 3. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or affirmation so
14-16 tendered, he must not be issued a ballot, and the officer in charge of the
14-17 election board register shall write the words “Challenged ................”
14-18 opposite his name in the election board register.
14-19 4. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or affirmation
14-20 set forth in paragraph (a) of subsection 2, the election board officers shall
14-21 inform him that he is entitled to vote only in the manner prescribed in
14-22 NRS 293C.295.
14-23 5. If the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation and the
14-24 challenge is not based on the ground set forth in paragraph (c) of
14-25 subsection 2, the election board officers shall issue him a ballot.
14-26 6. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph (a) of
14-27 subsection 2, and the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation,
14-28 the election board shall not issue the person a ballot until he furnishes
14-29 satisfactory identification that contains proof of the address at which he
14-30 actually resides.
14-31 7. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph (c) of
14-32 subsection 2 and the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation,
14-33 the election board shall not issue the person a ballot unless he:
14-34 (a) Furnishes official identification which contains a photograph of
14-35 himself, such as his driver’s license or other official document; or
14-36 (b) Brings before the election board officers a person who is at least 18
14-37 years [old] of age who:
14-38 (1) Furnishes official identification which contains a photograph of
14-39 himself, such as his driver’s license or other official document; and
14-40 (2) Executes an oath or affirmation under penalty of perjury that the
14-41 challenged person is who he swears he is.
14-42 8. The election board officers shall record the name of the challenged
14-43 person and the result of the challenge on the challenge list . [, and the
14-44 election board officer in charge of the checklist shall indicate next to the
14-45 name of the challenged person the result of the challenge.]
14-46 Sec. 30. NRS 293C.306 is hereby amended to read as follows:
14-47 293C.306 1. A person who, during the 6 months immediately
14-48 preceding an election, [mails] distributes to more than a total of 500
14-49 registered voters a form to request an absent ballot for the election shall:
15-1 (a) [Mail] Distribute the form prescribed by the secretary of state,
15-2 which must, in 14-point type or larger:
15-3 (1) Identify the person who is [mailing] distributing the form;
15-4 (2) Include a notice stating, “This is a request for an absent ballot.”;
15-5 and
15-6 (3) State that by returning the form , the form will be submitted to the
15-7 city clerk;
15-8 (b) Not later than 14 days before [mailing] distributing such a form,
15-9 [notify] provide written notice to the city clerk of each city to which a
15-10 form will be [mailed] distributed of the number of forms to be [mailed]
15-11 distributed to voters in the city and the date of the [mailing] distribution
15-12 of the forms; and
15-13 (c) Not mail such a form later than 21 days before the election.
15-14 2. The provisions of this section do not authorize a person to vote by
15-15 absent ballot if he is not otherwise eligible to vote by absent ballot.
15-16 Sec. 31. NRS 293C.310 is hereby amended to read as follows:
15-17 293C.310 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.502 and
15-18 293C.265, a registered voter who provides sufficient written notice to the
15-19 city clerk[,] may vote an absent ballot as provided in this chapter.
15-20 2. A registered voter who:
15-21 (a) Is at least 65 years [old;] of age; or
15-22 (b) Has a physical disability or condition that substantially impairs his
15-23 ability to go to the polling place,
15-24 may request an absent ballot for all elections held during the year he
15-25 requests an absent ballot. The registered voter must include in his request a
15-26 description of his physical disability or condition.
15-27 3. As used in this section, “sufficient written notice” means a:
15-28 (a) Written request for an absent ballot that is signed by the registered
15-29 voter and returned to the city clerk in person or by mail[;] or facsimile
15-30 machine;
15-31 (b) Form prescribed by the secretary of state that is completed and
15-32 signed by the registered voter and returned to the city clerk in person or by
15-33 mail[;] or facsimile machine; or
15-34 (c) Form provided by the Federal Government.
15-35 4. A city clerk shall consider a request from a voter who has given
15-36 sufficient written notice on a form provided by the Federal Government as
15-37 a request for the primary city election and the general city election unless
15-38 otherwise specified in the request.
15-39 5. It is unlawful for a person fraudulently to request an absent ballot in
15-40 the name of another person or to induce or coerce another person
15-41 fraudulently to request an absent ballot in the name of another person. A
15-42 person who violates any provision of this subsection is guilty of a category
15-43 E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
15-44 Sec. 32. NRS 293C.312 is hereby amended to read as follows:
15-45 293C.312 1. A registered voter referred to in NRS 293C.310 may, at
15-46 any time before 5 p.m. on the [Tuesday] seventh calendar day preceding
15-47 any election, make an application to the city clerk for an absent voter’s
15-48 ballot. The application must be made available for public inspection.
16-1 2. When the voter has identified himself to the satisfaction of the city
16-2 clerk, he is entitled to receive the appropriate ballot or ballots, but only for
16-3 his own use.
16-4 3. A city clerk who allows a person to copy information from an
16-5 application for an absent ballot is immune from any civil or criminal
16-6 liability for any damage caused by the distribution of that information,
16-7 unless he knowingly and willingly allows a person who intends to use the
16-8 information to further an unlawful act to copy the information.
16-9 Sec. 33. NRS 293C.315 is hereby amended to read as follows:
16-10 293C.315 1. Any registered voter of this state who resides outside
16-11 the continental United States may use a facsimile machine to request an
16-12 absent ballot.
16-13 2. The city clerk shall use a facsimile machine to send an absent ballot
16-14 to the registered voter.
16-15 3. The registered voter shall mail his absent ballot to the city clerk.
16-16 4. The secretary of state shall adopt regulations to carry out the
16-17 provisions of this section.
16-18 [5. As used in this section, “facsimile machine” means a device that
16-19 sends or receives a reproduction or facsimile of a document or photograph
16-20 which is transmitted electronically or telephonically by
16-21 telecommunications lines.]
16-22 Sec. 34. NRS 293C.330 is hereby amended to read as follows:
16-23 293C.330 1. When an absent voter receives his ballot, he must mark
16-24 and fold it, if it is a paper ballot, or punch it, if the ballot is voted by
16-25 punching a card, in accordance with the instructions, deposit it in the
16-26 return envelope, seal the envelope, affix his signature on the back of the
16-27 envelope in the space provided therefor and mail the return envelope.
16-28 2. [If the] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if an absent
16-29 voter who has [received] requested a ballot by mail applies to vote the
16-30 ballot in person at:
16-31 (a) The [city clerk’s office,] office of the city clerk, he must mark or
16-32 punch the ballot, seal it in the return envelope and affix his signature in the
16-33 same manner as provided in subsection 1, and deliver the envelope to the
16-34 city clerk.
16-35 (b) A polling place, including, without limitation, a polling place for
16-36 early voting, he must surrender the absent ballot and provide satisfactory
16-37 identification before being issued a ballot to vote at the polling place. A
16-38 person who receives a surrendered absent ballot shall mark it “Canceled.”
16-39 3. If an absent voter who has requested a ballot by mail applies to
16-40 vote in person at the office of the city clerk or a polling place, including,
16-41 without limitation, a polling place for early voting, and the voter does
16-42 not have the absent ballot to deliver or surrender, the voter must be
16-43 issued a ballot to vote if the voter:
16-44 (a) Provides satisfactory identification;
16-45 (b) Is a registered voter who is otherwise entitled to vote; and
16-46 (c) Signs an affirmation under penalty of perjury on a form prepared
16-47 by the secretary of state declaring that the voter has not voted during the
16-48 election.
16-49 4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.317, it is unlawful for
16-50 any person to return an absent ballot other than the voter who requested
16-51 the
17-1 absent ballot or, at the request of the voter, a member of his family. A
17-2 person who returns an absent ballot and who is a member of the family of
17-3 the voter who requested the absent ballot shall, under penalty of perjury,
17-4 indicate on a form prescribed by the city clerk that he is a member of the
17-5 family of the voter who requested the absent ballot and that the voter
17-6 requested that he return the absent ballot. A person who violates the
17-7 provisions of this subsection is guilty of a category E felony and shall be
17-8 punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
17-9 Sec. 35. NRS 293C.375 is hereby amended to read as follows:
17-10 293C.375 If paper ballots or ballots which are voted by punching a
17-11 card are used:
17-12 1. After the tally lists have been completed, the [counting board
17-13 officers shall:
17-14 (a) File the voted ballots on a string, enclose and seal them in an
17-15 envelope marked “Election returns, voted ballots.”
17-16 (b) File the rejected ballots on a string, enclose and seal them in an
17-17 envelope marked “Election returns, rejected ballots.”
17-18 (c) Place one of the tally lists for regular ballots and one of the
17-19 pollbooks in an envelope marked “Election returns” and seal the envelope.
17-20 2. The] voted ballots, rejected ballots, tally lists for regular ballots,
17-21 tally list for rejected ballots, challenge list, stubs of used ballots, spoiled
17-22 ballots and unused ballots must be sealed under cover by the counting
17-23 board officers and addressed to the city clerk.
17-24 [3.] 2. The other pollbooks, tally lists and election board register must
17-25 be returned to the city clerk.
17-26 Sec. 36. NRS 293C.390 is hereby amended to read as follows:
17-27 293C.390 1. The voted ballots, rejected ballots, spoiled ballots, [tally
17-28 lists, pollbooks,] challenge lists, voting receipts, records printed on paper
17-29 of voted ballots collected pursuant to NRS 293B.400 , and stubs of the
17-30 ballots used, enclosed and sealed , must, after canvass of the votes by the
17-31 governing body of the city, be deposited in the vaults of the city clerk .
17-32 [and] The tally lists and pollbooks collected pursuant to NRS 293B.400
17-33 must, after canvass of the votes by the governing body of the city, be
17-34 deposited in the vaults of the city clerk without being sealed. All
17-35 materials described by this subsection must be preserved for at least 22
17-36 months [. All] and all such sealed materials must be destroyed
17-37 immediately after that period. A notice of the destruction must be
17-38 published by the city clerk in at least one newspaper of general circulation
17-39 in the city, or if no newspaper is of general circulation in that city, in a
17-40 newspaper of general circulation in the nearest city, not less than 2 weeks
17-41 before the destruction of the materials.
17-42 2. Unused ballots, enclosed and sealed, must, after canvass of the votes
17-43 by the governing body of the city, be deposited in the vaults of the city
17-44 clerk and preserved for at least the period during which the election may
17-45 be contested and adjudicated, after which the unused ballots may be
17-46 destroyed.
17-47 [2.] 3. The pollbooks containing the signatures of those persons who
17-48 voted in the election and the tally lists deposited with the governing body
17-49 of the city are subject to the inspection of any elector who may wish to
17-50 examine them at any time after their deposit with the city clerk.
18-1 [3.] 4. A contestant of an election may inspect all of the material
18-2 relating to that election which is preserved pursuant to subsection 1[,] or 2,
18-3 except the voted ballots.
18-4 [4.] 5. The voted ballots deposited with the city clerk are not subject
18-5 to the inspection of any person, except in a contested election, and only by
18-6 the judge, body or board before whom the election is being contested, or
18-7 by the parties to the contest, jointly, pursuant to an order of the judge,
18-8 body or board.
18-9 Sec. 37. NRS 293C.530 is hereby amended to read as follows:
18-10 293C.530 1. At least 10 days before an election, the city clerk shall
18-11 cause to be mailed to each registered voter in the city a sample ballot for
18-12 his precinct with a notice informing the voter of the location of his polling
18-13 place. If the location of the polling place has changed since the last
18-14 election:
18-15 (a) The city clerk shall mail a notice of the change to each registered
18-16 voter in the city not sooner than 10 days before mailing the sample ballots;
18-17 or
18-18 (b) The sample ballot must also include a notice in at least 10-point bold
18-19 type immediately above the location which states:
18-20 NOTICE: THE LOCATION OF YOUR POLLING PLACE
18-21 HAS CHANGED SINCE THE LAST ELECTION
18-22 2. [The city clerk shall include in each sample ballot for a primary city
18-23 election, a separate page on which is printed a list of the offices and
18-24 candidates for those offices for which there is no opposition.
18-25 3.] The cost of mailing sample ballots for a city election must be borne
18-26 by the city holding the election.
18-27 Sec. 38. NRS 293C.540 is hereby amended to read as follows:
18-28 293C.540 Not later than 3 days before the day on which any regular or
18-29 special city election is held, the county clerk shall deliver to the city
18-30 clerk[:
18-31 1. The] the official register for the city.
18-32 [2. The checklists for each ward or voting district therein.]
18-33 Sec. 39. Chapter 295 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the
18-34 provisions set forth as sections 40 to 44, inclusive, of this act.
18-35 Sec. 40. 1. Upon submission of a petition containing signatures
18-36 that are required to be verified pursuant to NRS 295.095, 295.140 or
18-37 295.205, the county or city clerk shall determine the total number of
18-38 signatures on the petition.
18-39 2. If the county or city clerk finds that the total number of signatures
18-40 on the petition is:
18-41 (a) One hundred percent or more of the required number of
18-42 signatures of registered voters, the county or city clerk shall examine the
18-43 signatures for verification as provided in section 41 of this act.
18-44 (b) Less than 100 percent of the required number of signatures of
18-45 registered voters:
18-46 (1) The petition shall be deemed insufficient; and
18-47 (2) The county or city clerk shall not examine the signatures for
18-48 verification as provided in section 41 of this act.
19-1 Sec. 41. 1. If the total number of signatures on the petition is 500
19-2 or less, the county or city clerk shall examine every signature on the
19-3 petition for verification.
19-4 2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the total
19-5 number of signatures on the petition is more than 500, the county or city
19-6 clerk shall examine the signatures only by sampling them at random for
19-7 verification. The random sample of signatures to be verified must be
19-8 drawn in such a manner that every signature which has been submitted
19-9 to the county or city clerk is given an equal opportunity to be included in
19-10 the sample. The sample must include an examination of at least 500, or
19-11 5 percent, of the signatures, whichever is greater. If the examination of
19-12 the random sample shows that the number of valid signatures is less
19-13 than 90 percent of the number of signatures of registered voters needed
19-14 to certify the petition sufficient, the petition must be certified insufficient
19-15 pursuant to subsection 5. If the examination of the random sample
19-16 shows that the number of valid signatures is 90 percent or more but less
19-17 than 100 percent of the number of signatures of registered voters needed
19-18 to certify the petition sufficient, the county or city clerk shall continue to
19-19 examine the signatures for verification until he has:
19-20 (a) Determined that 100 percent of the number of signatures of
19-21 registered voters needed to certify the petition sufficient are valid; or
19-22 (b) Examined every signature for verification.
19-23 3. In determining from the records of registration the number of
19-24 registered voters who have signed the petition, and in examining the
19-25 signatures on the petition for verification, the county or city clerk may
19-26 use any file or list of registered voters maintained by his office or
19-27 facsimiles of the signatures of voters. If the county or city clerk uses the
19-28 file of applications to register to vote, he shall ensure that every
19-29 application in the file is examined, including any application in his
19-30 possession which may not yet be entered into his records. The county or
19-31 city clerk may rely on the appearance of the signature, and the address
19-32 and date included with each signature, in making his determination.
19-33 Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, a petition must not be
19-34 certified insufficient for lack of the required number of valid signatures
19-35 if, in the absence of other proof of disqualification, any signature on the
19-36 face thereof does not exactly correspond with the signature appearing on
19-37 the file or list of registered voters used by the county or city clerk and the
19-38 identity of the signer can be ascertained from the face of the petition.
19-39 4. If necessary, the board of county commissioners or the governing
19-40 body of the city shall allow the county or city clerk additional assistants
19-41 for examining the signatures and provide for their compensation.
19-42 5. If, pursuant to the examination of signatures for verification as
19-43 required by this section, the number of valid signatures is:
19-44 (a) One hundred percent or more of the number of signatures of
19-45 registered voters needed to certify the petition sufficient, the petition
19-46 must be certified sufficient.
19-47 (b) Less than 100 percent of the number of signatures of registered
19-48 voters needed to certify the petition sufficient, the petition must be
19-49 certified insufficient.
20-1 Sec. 42. 1. Upon the determination of the sufficiency or
20-2 insufficiency of the petition pursuant to section 40 or 41 of this act, the
20-3 county or city clerk shall:
20-4 (a) Attach a certificate to the petition indicating the date and the
20-5 sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition;
20-6 (b) If the petition is certified insufficient, specify the deficiencies in
20-7 the petition that render it insufficient;
20-8 (c) If the petition was submitted pursuant to NRS 295.095 or 295.205,
20-9 promptly send a copy of the certificate by registered or certified mail to
20-10 the petitioners’ committee;
20-11 (d) If the petition was submitted pursuant to NRS 295.140, promptly
20-12 send a copy of the certificate by registered or certified mail to the person
20-13 who submitted the petition; and
20-14 (e) Retain the petition and the original certificate at the office of the
20-15 county or city clerk.
20-16 2. The petition shall be deemed filed with the county or city clerk as
20-17 of the date of the certificate showing the petition to be validly signed by
20-18 the number of registered voters needed to certify the petition sufficient.
20-19 Sec. 43. After the submission of the petition to the county or city
20-20 clerk for verification pursuant to sections 40 to 44, inclusive, of this act,
20-21 the petition must not be handled by any person other than an employee
20-22 of the office of the county or city clerk until the county or city clerk has
20-23 attached a certificate to the petition pursuant to section 42 of this act.
20-24 Sec. 44. The county or city clerk shall allow the person who
20-25 submitted the petition or a member of the petitioners’ committee, if any,
20-26 to witness:
20-27 1. The determination of the total number of signatures on the
20-28 petition; and
20-29 2. The examination of the signatures on the petition for verification.
20-30 Sec. 45. (Deleted by amendment.)
20-31 Sec. 46. NRS 295.095 is hereby amended to read as follows:
20-32 295.095 1. Any five registered voters of the county may commence
20-33 initiative or referendum proceedings by filing with the county clerk an
20-34 affidavit stating they will constitute the petitioners’ committee and be
20-35 responsible for circulating the petition and filing it in proper form, stating
20-36 their names and addresses and specifying the address to which all notices
20-37 to the committee are to be sent, and setting out in full the proposed
20-38 initiative ordinance or citing the ordinance sought to be reconsidered.
20-39 2. Initiative petitions must be signed by a number of registered voters
20-40 of the county equal to 15 percent or more of the number of voters who
20-41 voted at the last preceding general election in the county.
20-42 3. Referendum petitions must be signed by a number of registered
20-43 voters of the county equal to 10 percent or more of the number of voters
20-44 who voted at the last preceding general election in the county.
20-45 4. A petition must be [filed] submitted to the county clerk for
20-46 verification, pursuant to sections 40 to 44, inclusive, of this act, not later
20-47 than:
20-48 (a) One hundred and eighty days after the date that the affidavit required
20-49 by subsection 1 is filed with the county clerk; or
21-1 (b) One hundred and thirty days before the election,
21-2 whichever is earlier.
21-3 5. A petition may consist of more than one document, but all
21-4 documents of a petition must be uniform in size and style, numbered and
21-5 assembled as one instrument for [filing.] submission. Each signature must
21-6 be executed in ink or indelible pencil and followed by the address of the
21-7 person signing and the date on which he signed the petition. All signatures
21-8 on a petition must be obtained within the period specified in subsection 4.
21-9 Each document must contain , or have attached thereto throughout its
21-10 circulation , the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be
21-11 reconsidered.
21-12 6. Each document of a petition must have attached to it when [filed]
21-13 submitted an affidavit executed by the circulator thereof stating:
21-14 (a) That he personally circulated the document;
21-15 (b) The number of signatures thereon;
21-16 (c) That all the signatures were affixed in his presence;
21-17 (d) That he believes them to be genuine signatures of the persons whose
21-18 names they purport to be; and
21-19 (e) That each signer had an opportunity before signing to read the full
21-20 text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered.
21-21 7. The county clerk shall issue a receipt to any person who submits a
21-22 petition pursuant to this section. The receipt must set forth the number of:
21-23 (a) Documents included in the petition;
21-24 (b) Pages in each document; and
21-25 (c) Signatures that the person declares are included in the petition.
21-26 Sec. 47. NRS 295.105 is hereby amended to read as follows:
21-27 295.105 1. Within 20 days after the petition is [filed,] submitted to
21-28 the county clerk pursuant to NRS 295.095, the county clerk shall
21-29 complete a certificate as to its sufficiency . [, specifying, if it is
21-30 insufficient, the particulars wherein it is defective and shall promptly send
21-31 a copy of the certificate to the petitioners’ committee by registered or
21-32 certified mail.
21-33 2. A petition must not be certified insufficient for lack of the required
21-34 number of valid signatures if, in the absence of other proof of
21-35 disqualification, any signature on the face thereof does not exactly
21-36 correspond with the signature appearing on the official register of voters
21-37 and the identity of the signer can be ascertained from the face of the
21-38 petition. A petition certified insufficient for lack of the required number of
21-39 valid signatures may be amended once if the petitioners’ committee files a
21-40 notice of intention to amend it with the county clerk within 2 days after
21-41 receiving the copy of his certificate and files a supplementary petition
21-42 upon additional papers within 10 days after receiving the copy of the
21-43 certificate. A supplementary petition must comply with the requirements
21-44 of subsections 5 and 6 of NRS 295.095, and within 5 days after it is filed
21-45 the county clerk shall complete a certificate as to the sufficiency of the
21-46 petition as amended and promptly send a copy of the certificate to the
21-47 petitioners’ committee by registered or certified mail.
21-48 3.] 2. If a petition [or amended petition] is certified sufficient, or if a
21-49 petition [or amended petition] is certified insufficient and the petitioners’
21-50 committee does not elect to [amend or] request board review under
21-51 subsection [4] 3 within the time required, the county clerk shall promptly
22-1 present his certificate to the board and the certificate is a final
22-2 determination as to the sufficiency of the petition.
22-3 [4.] 3. If a [petition has been certified insufficient and the petitioners’
22-4 committee does not file notice of intention to amend it or if an amended]
22-5 petition has been certified insufficient, the committee may, within 2 days
22-6 after receiving a copy of the certificate, file a request that it be reviewed
22-7 by the board. The board shall review the certificate at its next meeting
22-8 following the filing of the request and approve or disapprove it, and the
22-9 determination of the board is a final determination as to the sufficiency of
22-10 the petition.
22-11 [5.] 4. A final determination as to the sufficiency of a petition is
22-12 subject to [court] judicial review. A final determination of insufficiency,
22-13 even if sustained upon [court] judicial review, does not prejudice the filing
22-14 of a new petition for the same purpose.
22-15 Sec. 48. NRS 295.115 is hereby amended to read as follows:
22-16 295.115 1. When an initiative or referendum petition has been finally
22-17 determined sufficient, the board shall promptly consider the proposed
22-18 initiative ordinance in the manner provided by law for the consideration of
22-19 ordinances generally or reconsider the referred ordinance by voting its
22-20 repeal. If , within 30 days after the date the petition was finally
22-21 determined sufficient, the board fails to adopt [a] the proposed initiative
22-22 ordinance without any change in substance [within 60 days] or fails to
22-23 repeal the referred ordinance [within 30 days after the date the petition
22-24 was finally determined sufficient, it] , the board shall submit the proposed
22-25 or referred ordinance to the registered voters of the county.
22-26 2. The vote of the county on [a] the proposed or referred ordinance
22-27 must be held at the next primary or general election. Copies of the
22-28 proposed or referred ordinance must be made available at the polls.
22-29 3. An initiative or referendum petition may be withdrawn at any time
22-30 before the 30th day preceding the day scheduled for a vote of the county
22-31 or the deadline for placing questions on the ballot, whichever is earlier, by
22-32 filing with the county clerk a request for withdrawal signed by at least four
22-33 members of the petitioners’ original committee. Upon the filing of that
22-34 request, the petition has no further effect and all proceedings thereon must
22-35 be terminated.
22-36 Sec. 49. NRS 295.140 is hereby amended to read as follows:
22-37 295.140 1. Whenever 10 percent or more of the registered voters of
22-38 any county of this state, as shown by the number of registered voters who
22-39 voted at the last preceding general election, express their wish that any act
22-40 or resolution enacted by the legislature, and pertaining to that county only,
22-41 be submitted to the vote of the people, they shall [file with] submit to the
22-42 county clerk[, not less than 4 months before the time set for the next
22-43 succeeding general election,] a petition, which must contain the names and
22-44 residence addresses of at least 10 percent of the registered voters of that
22-45 county, demanding that a referendum vote be had by the people of the
22-46 county at the next primary or general election upon the act or resolution on
22-47 which the referendum is demanded.
22-48 2. A petition must be submitted to the county clerk for verification,
22-49 pursuant to sections 40 to 44, inclusive, of this act, not later than 130
22-50 days before the time set for the next succeeding general election.
23-1 3. A petition may consist of more than one document, but all
23-2 documents of a petition must be uniform in size and style, numbered and
23-3 assembled as one instrument for submission. Each signature must be
23-4 executed in ink or indelible pencil and followed by the address of the
23-5 person signing and the date on which he signed the petition. Each
23-6 document must contain, or have attached thereto throughout its
23-7 circulation, the full text of the act or resolution on which the
23-8 referendum is demanded.
23-9 4. Each document of a petition must have attached to it when
23-10 submitted an affidavit executed by the circulator thereof stating:
23-11 (a) That he personally circulated the document;
23-12 (b) The number of signatures thereon;
23-13 (c) That all the signatures were affixed in his presence;
23-14 (d) That he believes them to be genuine signatures of the persons
23-15 whose names they purport to be; and
23-16 (e) That each signer had an opportunity before signing to read the full
23-17 text of the act or resolution on which the referendum is demanded.
23-18 5. The county clerk shall issue a receipt to any person who submits a
23-19 petition pursuant to this section. The receipt must set forth the number
23-20 of:
23-21 (a) Documents included in the petition;
23-22 (b) Pages in each document; and
23-23 (c) Signatures that the person declares are included in the petition.
23-24 6. Within 20 days after a petition is submitted, the county clerk shall
23-25 complete a certificate as to its sufficiency. Unless a request for review is
23-26 filed pursuant to subsection 7, the certificate is a final determination as
23-27 to the sufficiency of the petition.
23-28 7. If a petition is certified insufficient, the person who submitted the
23-29 petition may, within 2 days after receiving a copy of the certificate, file a
23-30 request that it be reviewed by the board of county commissioners. The
23-31 board shall review the certificate at its next meeting following the filing
23-32 of the request and approve or disapprove it, and the determination of the
23-33 board is a final determination as to the sufficiency of the petition.
23-34 8. A final determination as to the sufficiency of a petition is subject
23-35 to judicial review. A final determination of insufficiency, even if
23-36 sustained upon judicial review, does not prejudice the filing of a new
23-37 petition for the same purpose.
23-38 Sec. 50. NRS 295.160 is hereby amended to read as follows:
23-39 295.160 1. [The] If the petition is determined to be sufficient, the
23-40 county clerk shall [file the petition upon its receipt by him. At] , at the
23-41 next primary or general election , [he shall] submit the act or resolution, by
23-42 appropriate questions on the ballot, for the approval or disapproval of the
23-43 people of that county.
23-44 2. The county clerk shall publish those questions in accordance with
23-45 the provisions of law requiring county clerks to publish questions and
23-46 proposed constitutional amendments which are to be submitted for popular
23-47 vote.
24-1 Sec. 51. NRS 295.205 is hereby amended to read as follows:
24-2 295.205 1. Any five registered voters of the city may commence
24-3 initiative or referendum proceedings by filing with the city clerk an
24-4 affidavit:
24-5 (a) Stating they will constitute the petitioners’ committee and be
24-6 responsible for circulating the petition and filing it in proper form;
24-7 (b) Stating their names and addresses;
24-8 (c) Specifying the address to which all notices to the committee are to
24-9 be sent; and
24-10 (d) Setting out in full the proposed initiative ordinance or citing the
24-11 ordinance sought to be reconsidered.
24-12 2. Initiative petitions must be signed by a number of registered voters
24-13 of the city equal to 15 percent or more of the number of voters who voted
24-14 at the last preceding city election.
24-15 3. Referendum petitions must be signed by a number of registered
24-16 voters of the city equal to 10 percent or more of the number of voters who
24-17 voted at the last preceding city election.
24-18 4. A petition must be [filed] submitted to the city clerk for
24-19 verification, pursuant to sections 40 to 44, inclusive, of this act, not later
24-20 than:
24-21 (a) One hundred and eighty days after the date that the affidavit required
24-22 by subsection 1 is filed with the city clerk; or
24-23 (b) One hundred and thirty days before the election,
24-24 whichever is earlier.
24-25 5. A petition may consist of more than one document, but all
24-26 documents of a petition must be uniform in size and style, numbered and
24-27 assembled as one instrument for [filing.] submission. Each signature must
24-28 be executed in ink or indelible pencil and followed by the address of the
24-29 person signing and the date on which he signed the petition. All signatures
24-30 on a petition must be obtained within the period specified in subsection 4.
24-31 Each document must contain , or have attached thereto throughout its
24-32 circulation , the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be
24-33 reconsidered.
24-34 6. Each document of a petition must have attached to it when [filed]
24-35 submitted an affidavit executed by the circulator thereof stating:
24-36 (a) That he personally circulated the document;
24-37 (b) The number of signatures thereon;
24-38 (c) That all the signatures were affixed in his presence;
24-39 (d) That he believes them to be genuine signatures of the persons whose
24-40 names they purport to be; and
24-41 (e) That each signer had an opportunity before signing to read the full
24-42 text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered.
24-43 7. The city clerk shall issue a receipt to any person who submits a
24-44 petition pursuant to this section. The receipt must set forth the number of:
24-45 (a) Documents included in the petition;
24-46 (b) Pages in each document; and
24-47 (c) Signatures that the person declares are included in the petition.
24-48 Sec. 52. NRS 295.210 is hereby amended to read as follows:
24-49 295.210 1. Within 20 days after the petition is [filed,] submitted to
24-50 the city clerk pursuant to NRS 295.205, the city clerk shall [examine the
25-1 signatures thereon,] complete a certificate as to its sufficiency . [,
25-2 specifying, if it is insufficient, the particulars wherein it is defective and
25-3 shall promptly send a copy of the certificate to the petitioners’ committee
25-4 by registered or certified mail.
25-5 2. If more than 500 names are signed on the documents filed with him,
25-6 the city clerk must examine the signatures by sampling them randomly for
25-7 verification. The random sample of signatures to be verified must be
25-8 drawn in such a manner that every signature which has been submitted to
25-9 the city clerk is given an equal opportunity to be included in the sample.
25-10 The sample must include an examination of at least 500 signatures or 5
25-11 percent of the signatures, whichever is greater.
25-12 3. A petition must not be certified insufficient for lack of the required
25-13 number of valid signatures if, in the absence of other proof of
25-14 disqualification, any signature on the face thereof does not exactly
25-15 correspond with the signature appearing on the official register of voters
25-16 and the identity of the signer can be ascertained from the face of the
25-17 petition. A petition certified insufficient for lack of the required number of
25-18 valid signatures may be amended once if the petitioners’ committee files a
25-19 notice of intention to amend it with the city clerk within 2 days after
25-20 receiving the copy of his certificate and files a supplementary petition
25-21 upon additional papers within 10 days after receiving the copy of the
25-22 certificate. A supplementary petition must comply with the requirements
25-23 of subsections 5 and 6 of NRS 295.205, and within 5 days after it is filed
25-24 the city clerk shall complete a certificate as to the sufficiency of the
25-25 petition as amended and promptly send a copy of the certificate to the
25-26 petitioners’ committee by registered or certified mail.
25-27 4.] 2. If a petition [or amended petition] is certified sufficient, or if a
25-28 petition [or amended petition] is certified insufficient and the petitioners’
25-29 committee does not elect to [amend or] request council review under
25-30 subsection [5] 3 within the time required, the city clerk must promptly
25-31 present his certificate to the council and the certificate is a final
25-32 determination as to the sufficiency of the petition.
25-33 [5.] 3. If a [petition has been certified insufficient and the petitioners’
25-34 committee does not file notice of intention to amend it or if an amended]
25-35 petition has been certified insufficient, the committee may, within 2 days
25-36 after receiving the copy of the certificate, file a request that it be reviewed
25-37 by the council. The council shall review the certificate at its next meeting
25-38 following the filing of the request and approve or disapprove it, and the
25-39 council’s determination is a final determination as to the sufficiency of the
25-40 petition.
25-41 [6.] 4. A final determination as to the sufficiency of a petition is
25-42 subject to [court] judicial review. A final determination of insufficiency,
25-43 even if sustained upon [court] judicial review, does not prejudice the filing
25-44 of a new petition for the same purpose.
25-45 Sec. 53. NRS 295.215 is hereby amended to read as follows:
25-46 295.215 1. When an initiative or referendum petition has been finally
25-47 determined sufficient, the council shall promptly consider the proposed
25-48 initiative ordinance in the manner provided by law for the consideration of
25-49 ordinances generally or reconsider the referred ordinance by voting its
25-50 repeal. If , within 30 days after the date the petition was finally
26-1 determined sufficient, the council fails to adopt [a] the proposed initiative
26-2 ordinance without any change in substance [within 60 days] or fails to
26-3 repeal the referred ordinance [within 30 days after the date the petition
26-4 was finally determined sufficient, it] , the council shall submit the
26-5 proposed or referred ordinance to the registered voters of the city.
26-6 2. The vote of the city on [a] the proposed or referred ordinance must
26-7 be held at the next primary or general city election or primary or general
26-8 election. Copies of the proposed or referred ordinance must be made
26-9 available at the polls.
26-10 3. An initiative or referendum petition may be withdrawn at any time
26-11 before the 30th day preceding the day scheduled for a vote of the city or
26-12 the deadline for placing questions on the ballot, whichever is earlier, by
26-13 filing with the city clerk a request for withdrawal signed by at least four
26-14 members of the petitioners’ original committee. Upon the filing of that
26-15 request the petition has no further effect and all proceedings thereon must
26-16 be terminated.
26-17 Sec. 54. NRS 306.015 is hereby amended to read as follows:
26-18 306.015 1. Before a petition to recall a public officer is circulated,
26-19 the persons proposing to circulate the petition must file a notice of intent
26-20 with the filing officer.
26-21 2. The notice of intent:
26-22 (a) Must be signed by three registered voters who actually voted in this
26-23 state or in the county, district or municipality electing the officer at the last
26-24 preceding general election.
26-25 (b) Must be signed before a person authorized by law to administer
26-26 oaths that the statements and signatures contained in the notice are true.
26-27 (c) Is valid until the date on which the call for a special election is
26-28 issued, as set forth in NRS 306.040.
26-29 3. The petition may consist of more than one document. The persons
26-30 filing the notice of intent shall submit the petition that was circulated for
26-31 signatures to the filing officer within 60 days after the date on which the
26-32 notice of intent was filed. The filing officer shall immediately submit the
26-33 petition to the county clerk for verification pursuant to NRS 306.035. Any
26-34 person who fails to [file] submit the petition to the filing officer as
26-35 required by this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor. Copies of the
26-36 petition are not valid for any subsequent petition.
26-37 4. The county clerk shall, upon completing the verification of the
26-38 signatures on the petition, file the petition with the filing officer.
26-39 5. Any person who signs a petition to recall any public officer may
26-40 request that the county clerk remove his name from the petition by
26-41 submitting a request in writing to the county clerk at any time before the
26-42 petition is submitted for the verification of the signatures thereon pursuant
26-43 to NRS 306.035.
26-44 6. A person who signs a notice of intent pursuant to subsection 1 or a
26-45 petition to recall a public officer is immune from civil liability for conduct
26-46 related to the exercise of his right to participate in the recall of a public
26-47 officer.
26-48 7. As used in this section, “filing officer” means the officer with whom
26-49 the public officer to be recalled filed his declaration of candidacy or
26-50 acceptance of candidacy pursuant to NRS 293.185, 293C.145 or
26-51 293C.175.
27-1 Sec. 55. (Deleted by amendment.)
27-2 Sec. 56. Chapter 283 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a
27-3 new section to read as follows:
27-4 1. Upon making an appointment to fill a vacancy in an elected office,
27-5 the appointing authority shall notify the filing officer for that elected
27-6 office. The notice must include:
27-7 (a) The name, residence address and telephone number of the
27-8 appointed person;
27-9 (b) The political party of the appointed person; and
27-10 (c) The term of the appointment.
27-11 2. This section applies to each appointment to fill a vacancy in an
27-12 elected office, including, without limitation, the initial appointment to
27-13 fill a vacancy in a newly created elected office.
27-14 3. As used in this section, “filing officer” has the meaning ascribed
27-15 to it in NRS 293.057.
27-16 Sec. 57. Section 5.070 of the charter of the City of Caliente, being
27-17 chapter 31, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 67, is hereby amended to
27-18 read as follows:
27-19 Sec. 5.070 Availability of lists of registered voters. If, for any
27-20 purpose relating to a municipal election or to candidates or issues
27-21 involved in such an election, any organization, group or person
27-22 requests a list of registered voters of the city, the department, office
27-23 or agency which has custody of the official register of voters shall ,
27-24 except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.558, either permit the
27-25 organization, group or person to copy the voters’ names and
27-26 addresses from the official register of voters or furnish such a list.
27-27 Sec. 58. Section 5.060 of the charter of the City of Carlin, being
27-28 chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 616, is hereby amended to
27-29 read as follows:
27-30 Sec. 5.060 Availability of lists of registered voters. If, for any
27-31 purpose relating to a municipal election or to candidates or issues
27-32 involved in such an election, any organization, group or person
27-33 requests a list of registered voters of the city, the department, office
27-34 or agency which has custody of the official register of voters shall ,
27-35 except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.558, either permit the
27-36 organization, group or person to copy the voters’ names and
27-37 addresses from the official register of voters or furnish such a list.
27-38 Sec. 59. Section 5.070 of the charter of Carson City, being chapter
27-39 213, Statutes of Nevada 1969, as amended by chapter 118, Statutes of
27-40 Nevada 1985, at page 478, is hereby amended to read as follows:
27-41 Sec. 5.070 Availability of list of registered voters. If, for any
27-42 purpose relating to a municipal election or to the candidates or issues
27-43 involved in that election, any organization, group or person requests a
27-44 list of the registered voters of Carson City, the department, office or
27-45 agency which has custody of the official register of voters shall[:] ,
27-46 except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.558:
27-47 1. Permit the organization, group or person to copy the voters’
27-48 names and addresses from the official register of voters; or
27-49 2. Furnish the list upon payment of the fee which is prescribed in
27-50 chapter 293 of NRS.
28-1 Sec. 60. Section 5.060 of the charter of the City of Elko, being chapter
28-2 276, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 489, is hereby amended to read as
28-3 follows:
28-4 Sec. 5.060 Availability of lists of registered voters. If, for any
28-5 purpose relating to a municipal election or to candidates or issues
28-6 involved in such an election, any organization, group or person
28-7 requests a list of registered voters of the city, the department, office
28-8 or agency which has custody of the official register of voters shall ,
28-9 except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.558, either permit the
28-10 organization, group or person to copy the voters’ names and
28-11 addresses from the official register of voters or furnish such a list.
28-12 Sec. 61. (Deleted by amendment.)
28-13 Sec. 62. Section 5.070 of the charter of the City of Las Vegas, being
28-14 chapter 517, Statutes of Nevada 1983, at page 1416, is hereby amended to
28-15 read as follows:
28-16 Sec. 5.070 Availability of lists of registered voters. If, for any
28-17 purpose which relates to a municipal election or to the candidates or
28-18 issues which are involved in that election, any organization, group or
28-19 person requests a list of the registered voters of the city, the
28-20 department, office or agency which has custody of the official
28-21 register of voters shall , except as otherwise provided in NRS
28-22 293.558, either permit that organization, group or person to copy the
28-23 voters’ names and addresses from the official register of voters or
28-24 furnish the list upon payment of the fee which is prescribed in chapter
28-25 293 of NRS.
28-26 Sec. 63. Section 5.070 of the charter of the City of Reno, being
28-27 chapter 662, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as last amended by chapter 9,
28-28 Statutes of Nevada 1993, at page 23, is hereby amended to read as follows:
28-29 Sec. 5.070 Availability of lists of registered voters. If, for any
28-30 purpose relating to an election or to candidates or issues involved in
28-31 that election, any organization, group or person requests a list of
28-32 registered voters of the city, the department, office or agency which
28-33 has custody of the official register of voters shall , except as
28-34 otherwise provided in NRS 293.558, permit the organization, group
28-35 or person to copy the voters’ names and addresses from the official
28-36 register of voters or furnish such a list upon payment of the cost
28-37 established by state election law.
28-38 Sec. 64. Section 5.070 of the charter of the City of Sparks, being
28-39 chapter 470, Statutes of Nevada 1975, at page 737, is hereby amended to
28-40 read as follows:
28-41 Sec. 5.070 Availability of lists of registered voters. If, for any
28-42 purpose relating to an election or to candidates or issues involved in
28-43 an election, any organization, group or person requests a list of
28-44 registered voters of the city, the department, office or agency which
28-45 has custody of the official records of voters [shall:] shall, except as
28-46 otherwise provided in NRS 293.558:
28-47 1. Permit the organization, group or person to copy the names and
28-48 addresses of voters from the official register of voters; or
28-49 2. Furnish such a list upon payment of the cost established by
28-50 state election law.
29-1 Sec. 65. Section 5.060 of the charter of the City of Wells, being
29-2 chapter 275, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 470, is hereby amended to
29-3 read as follows:
29-4 Sec. 5.060 Availability of lists of registered voters. If, for any
29-5 purpose relating to a municipal election or to candidates or issues
29-6 involved in such an election, any organization, group or person
29-7 requests a list of registered voters of the city, the department, office
29-8 or agency which has custody of the official register of voters shall ,
29-9 except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.558, either permit the
29-10 organization, group or person to copy the voters’ names and
29-11 addresses from the official register of voters or furnish such a list.
29-12 Sec. 66. Section 5.060 of the charter of the City of Yerington, being
29-13 chapter 465, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 913, is hereby amended to
29-14 read as follows:
29-15 Sec. 5.060 Availability of lists of registered voters. If, for any
29-16 purpose relating to a municipal election or to candidates or issues
29-17 involved in such an election, any organization, group or person
29-18 requests a list of registered voters of the city, the department, office
29-19 or agency which has custody of the official register of voters shall ,
29-20 except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.558, furnish such a list at a
29-21 fee to be established by the city council.
29-22 Sec. 67. NRS 293.037, 293B.320 and 293C.537 are hereby repealed.
29-23 20~~~~~01