2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st) A AB295 317
Adoption of this amendment will REMOVE the unfunded mandate from AB295.
ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date |SENATE ACTION Initial and Date
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Concurred In Not |Concurred In Not
Receded Not | Receded Not
Amend sec. 3, page 1, by deleting line 9 and inserting:
Sec. 3. Each county clerk is encouraged to:.
Amend sec. 3, page 1, line 10, by deleting (a) and inserting 1..
Amend sec. 3, page 2, by deleting lines 4 through 6 and inserting:
2. Provide in alternative audio and visual formats information concerning elections, information concerning how to register to vote and information concerning the manner of voting for use by a person who is elderly or disabled, including, without limitation, providing such information through a.
Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 8, by deleting (c) and inserting 3..
Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 11, by deleting (1) and inserting (a).
Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 12, by deleting (2) and inserting (b).
Amend sec. 3, page 2, by deleting lines 13 and 14.
Amend sec. 4, page 2, by deleting lines 19 through 21 and inserting:
(1) Designed to allow a voter in a wheelchair to vote;.
Amend sec. 4, page 2, line 22, by deleting (3) and inserting (2).
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Amend sec. 4, page 2, line 24, by deleting and independence.
Amend sec. 4, page 2, line 29, by deleting shall: and inserting:
is encouraged to:.
Amend sec. 4, page 2, line 36, by deleting elections; and inserting the election;.
Amend sec. 5, page 2, by deleting line 43 and inserting:
cast their votes privately;.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 7 and renumbering sections 8 through 10 as sections 7 through 9.
Amend sec. 8, page 3, line 42, by deleting:
, in at least 12-point type,.
Amend sec. 8, page 3, between lines 44 and 45, by inserting:
person, including, without limitation, by providing, upon request, the absent ballot in 12-point type to an elderly or disabled.
Amend sec. 10, page 4, by deleting lines 38 through 42 and inserting:
293.520 [The] Except as otherwise provided in this section, the registration or reregistration of electors who are unable to sign their names must be made upon personal application of those electors at the office of the county clerk where they may be identified or in the presence of a field registrar. If such an elector is unable to appear in person at the office of the county clerk, the county clerk shall send a field registrar or an employee of the office of the county clerk to the elector to identify the elector and register or reregister the elector as appropriate. The electors described in this section may use a mark or.
Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 10, following sec. 10, to read as follows:
Sec. 10. NRS 293.565 is hereby amended to read as follows:
293.565 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, sample ballots must include:
(a) The fiscal note, as provided pursuant to NRS 218.443 or 293.250, for each proposed constitutional amendment or statewide measure;
(b) An explanation, as provided pursuant to NRS 218.443, of each proposed constitutional amendment or statewide measure, including arguments for and against it; and
(c) The full text of each proposed constitutional amendment.
2. Sample ballots that are mailed to registered voters may be printed without the full text of each proposed constitutional amendment if:
(a) The cost of printing the sample ballots would be significantly reduced if the full text of each proposed constitutional amendment were not included;
(b) The county clerk ensures that a sample ballot that includes the full text of each proposed constitutional amendment is provided at no charge to each registered voter who requests such a sample ballot; and
(c) The sample ballots provided to each polling place include the full text of each proposed constitutional amendment.
3. At least 10 days before any election, the county clerk shall cause to be mailed to each registered voter in the county a sample ballot for his precinct with a notice informing the voter of the location of his polling place. If the location of the polling place has changed since the last election:
(a) The county clerk shall mail a notice of the change to each registered voter in the county not sooner than 10 days before mailing the sample ballots; or
(b) The sample ballot must also include a notice in at least 10-point bold type immediately above the location which states:
NOTICE: THE LOCATION OF YOUR POLLING PLACE
HAS CHANGED SINCE THE LAST ELECTION
4. The county clerk shall include in each sample ballot a statement indicating that the county clerk will, upon request of a voter who is elderly or disabled, make reasonable accommodations to allow the voter to vote at his polling place and provide reasonable assistance to the voter in casting his vote, including, without limitation, providing appropriate materials to assist the voter.
5. The county clerk shall include in each sample ballot for a primary election, a separate page on which is printed a list of the offices and candidates for those offices for which there is no opposition.
[5.] 6. The cost of mailing sample ballots for any election other than a primary or general election must be borne by the political subdivision holding the election..
Amend sec. 12, page 4, by deleting line 46 and inserting:
Sec. 12. Each city clerk is encouraged to:.
Amend sec. 12, page 4, line 47, by deleting (a) and inserting 1..
Amend sec. 12, page 5, by deleting lines 3 through 5 and inserting:
2. Provide in alternative audio and visual formats information concerning elections, information concerning how to register to vote and information concerning the manner of voting for use by a person who is elderly or disabled, including, without limitation, providing such information through a.
Amend sec. 12, page 5, line 7, by deleting (c) and inserting 3..
Amend sec. 12, page 5, line 10, by deleting (1) and inserting (a).
Amend sec. 12, page 5, line 11, by deleting (2) and inserting (b).
Amend sec. 12, page 5, by deleting lines 12 and 13.
Amend sec. 13, page 5, by deleting lines 18 through 20 and inserting:
(1) Designed to allow a voter in a wheelchair to vote;.
Amend sec. 13, page 5, line 21, by deleting (3) and inserting (2).
Amend sec. 13, page 5, line 22, by deleting (4) and inserting (3).
Amend sec. 13, page 5, line 23, by deleting and independence.
Amend sec. 13, page 5, line 28, by deleting shall: and inserting:
is encouraged to:.
Amend sec. 13, page 5, line 35, by deleting elections; and inserting the election;.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 15 and renumbering sec. 16 as sec. 15.
Amend sec. 16, page 6, lines 29 and 30, by deleting:
, in at least 12-point type,.
Amend sec. 16, page 6, line 32, before person. by inserting:
person, including, without limitation, by providing, upon request, the absent ballot in 12-point type to an elderly or disabled.
Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 16, following sec. 16, to read as follows:
Sec. 16. NRS 293C.530 is hereby amended to read as follows:
293C.530 1. At least 10 days before an election, the city clerk shall cause to be mailed to each registered voter in the city a sample ballot for his precinct with a notice informing the voter of the location of his polling place. If the location of the polling place has changed since the last election:
(a) The city clerk shall mail a notice of the change to each registered voter in the city not sooner than 10 days before mailing the sample ballots; or
(b) The sample ballot must also include a notice in at least 10-point bold type immediately above the location which states:
NOTICE: THE LOCATION OF YOUR POLLING PLACE
HAS CHANGED SINCE THE LAST ELECTION
2. The city clerk shall include in each sample ballot a statement indicating that the city clerk will, upon request of a voter who is elderly or disabled, make reasonable accommodations to allow the voter to vote at his polling place and provide reasonable assistance to the voter in casting his vote, including, without limitation, providing appropriate materials to assist the voter.
3. The city clerk shall include in each sample ballot for a primary city election, a separate page on which is printed a list of the offices and candidates for those offices for which there is no opposition.
[3.] 4. The cost of mailing sample ballots for a city election must be borne by the city holding the election..
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 17 and adding a new section designated sec. 17, following sec. 16, to read as follows:
Sec. 17. For the purposes of subsection 2 of section 3 of this act, the legislature encourages each county by July 1, 2003, to provide at least one telecommunications device that is accessible to a person who is deaf..
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
AN ACT relating to elections; providing that eligible voters who are elderly or disabled must not be
denied the right to participate in elections and to vote privately; requiring the secretary of state to provide certain materials to elderly or disabled persons in a format that can be used by those persons; encouraging each county and city clerk to provide certain information and materials, including ballots, in alternative formats that can be used by elderly or disabled persons; requiring all polling places to be accessible to and equipped for use by voters who are elderly or disabled; excepting disabled voters from certain requirements regarding the voting of absent ballots; requiring absent ballots to be printed in at least 12-point type under certain circumstances; requiring that instructions for registering to vote be posted at certain locations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto..