2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st) A SB27 9
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Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sections 1 through 3 as sections 2 through 4 and adding a new section designated section 1, following the enacting clause, to read as follows:
“Section 1. Chapter 293 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
The secretary of state shall include on all forms for an application to register to vote prescribed by him the following option, printed in a separate box created by bold lines, in at least 20-point bold type:
[ ] CHECK THIS BOX TO RECEIVE A SAMPLE BALLOT IN LARGER TYPE”.
Amend section 1, page 2, by deleting lines 10 and 11 and inserting:
“4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a sample ballot required to be mailed pursuant to this section must:
(a) Be printed in at least 12-point type; and
(b) Include on the front page, in a separate box created by bold lines, a notice printed in at least 20-point bold type that states:
NOTICE: TO RECEIVE A SAMPLE BALLOT IN
LARGE TYPE, CALL (Insert appropriate telephone number)
5. A portion of a sample ballot that contains a facsimile of the display area of a voting device may include material in less than 12-point type to the extent necessary to make the facsimile fit on the pages of the sample ballot.
6. The sample ballot mailed to a person who requests a sample ballot in large type by exercising the option provided pursuant to section 1 of this act, or in any other manner, must be printed in at least 14-point type, or larger when practicable.
7. If a person requests a sample ballot in large type, the county clerk shall ensure that all future sample ballots mailed to that person from the county are in large type.”.
Amend section 1, page 2, line 12, by deleting “5.” and inserting “8.”.
Amend section 1, page 2, line 15, by deleting “6.” and inserting “9.”.
Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting lines 31 and 32 and inserting:
“2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a sample ballot required to be mailed pursuant to this section must:
(a) Be printed in at least 12-point type; and
(b) Include on the front page, in a separate box created by bold lines, a notice printed in at least 20-point bold type that states:
NOTICE: TO RECEIVE A SAMPLE BALLOT IN
LARGE TYPE, CALL (Insert appropriate telephone number)
3. A portion of a sample ballot that contains a facsimile of the display area of a voting device may include material in less than 12-point type to the extent necessary to make the facsimile fit on the pages of the sample ballot.
4. The sample ballot mailed to a person who requests a sample ballot in large type by exercising the option provided pursuant to section 1 of this act, or in any other manner, must be printed in at least 14-point type, or larger when practicable.
5. If a person requests a sample ballot in large type, the city clerk shall ensure that all future sample ballots mailed to that person from the city are in large type.”.
Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 33, by deleting “3.” and inserting “6.”.
Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 36, by deleting “4.” and inserting “7.”.
Amend sec. 3, page 2, by deleting line 46 and inserting:
“(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, be printed in at least 12-point type.”.
Amend sec. 3, page 3, after line 5, by inserting:
“(f) Include on the front page, in a separate box created by bold lines, a notice printed in at least 20-point bold type that states:
NOTICE: TO RECEIVE A SAMPLE BALLOT IN
LARGE TYPE, CALL (Insert appropriate telephone number)
3. A portion of a sample ballot that contains a facsimile of the display area of a voting device may include material in less than 12-point type to the extent necessary to make the facsimile fit on the pages of the sample ballot.
4. The sample ballot mailed to a person who requests a sample ballot in large type by exercising the option provided pursuant to section 1 of this act, or in any other manner, must be printed in at least 14-point type, or larger when practicable.
5. If a person requests a sample ballot in large type, the county clerk shall ensure that all future sample ballots mailed to that person from the county are in large type.
Sec. 5. A form for an application to register to vote prescribed by the secretary of state which does not comply with the requirements of section 1 of this act may be used after July 1, 2001, if the form was printed on or before July 1, 2001, but forms that do not comply with section 1 of this act must not be ordered or produced after July 1, 2001.”.
Amend the title of the bill, first line, after “elections;” by inserting:
“requiring the secretary of state to include on a form for an application to register to vote an option for a registered voter to receive a sample ballot in large type; requiring that certain information be placed on certain sample ballots; requiring that a sample ballot in large type be mailed to a registered voter upon request;”.
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:
“SUMMARY—Makes various changes relating to voting. (BDR 24‑504)”.