ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date |SENATE ACTION Initial and Date
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Amend sec. 3, page 6, by deleting lines 37 through 42 and inserting:
“5. By filing the declaration or acceptance of candidacy, the”.
Amend sec. 5, page 8, by deleting lines 42 and 43 and inserting:
“precincts in the county . [together with a word description of the boundaries of the precincts.]”.
Amend sec. 5, page 9, by deleting lines 8 and 9 and inserting:
“[together with a corrected word description of the altered boundaries of the precinct] to the Secretary of State and the Director of the”.
Amend sec. 5, page 9, by deleting lines 17 and 18 and inserting:
“map [or description] pursuant to this subsection, he shall submit a copy or electronic file of the revised map [or description] to the”.
Amend sec. 5, page 9, between lines 20 and 21, by inserting:
“4. As used in this section, “electronic file” includes, without limitation, an electronic data file of a geographic information system.”.
Amend sec. 6, page 10, by deleting lines 14 and 15 and inserting:
“of the precinct ; [together with a word description of the new boundaries;] and”.
Amend sec. 6, page 10, between lines 21 and 22, by inserting:
“6. As used in this section, “electronic file” includes, without limitation, an electronic data file of a geographic information system.”.
Amend sec. 7, page 10, by deleting line 28 and inserting:
“(b) Enrolled [as a senior] in high school; and”.
Amend sec. 7, page 10, line 33, by deleting “17” and inserting “16”.
Amend sec. 7, page 10, line 39, after “school” by inserting:
“or his assigned school counselor”.
Amend sec. 7, page 10, line 43, after “school” by inserting:
“or the assigned school counselor of the pupil”.
Amend sec. 9, page 11, by deleting lines 43 and 44 and inserting:
“3. By any other system authorized by state or federal law.”.
Amend sec. 12, page 13, by deleting lines 25 through 37 and inserting:
“293.356 [1.] If a request is made to vote early by a registered voter in person, the [county clerk] election board shall issue a ballot for early voting to the voter. Such a ballot must be voted on the premises of [the clerk’s office and returned to the clerk.] a polling place for early voting established pursuant to NRS 293.3564 or 293.3572 and returned to the election board. If the ballot is a paper ballot , [or] a ballot which is voted by punching a card [, the clerk] or a ballot which is voted by any other system authorized by state or federal law, the election board shall follow the same procedure as in the case of absent ballots received by mail.
[2. On the dates for early voting prescribed in NRS 293.3568, each county clerk shall provide a voting booth, with suitable equipment for voting, on the premises of his office for use by registered voters who are issued ballots for early voting in accordance with this section.]”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 13 and adding a new section designated sec. 13, following sec. 12, to read as follows:
“Sec. 13. NRS 293.3572 is hereby amended to read as follows:
293.3572 1. In addition to permanent polling places for early voting, the county clerk may establish temporary branch polling places for early voting [.] which may include, without limitation, the clerk’s office.
2. The provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 293.3568 do not apply to a temporary polling place. Voting at a temporary branch polling place may be conducted on any one or more days and during any hours within the period for early voting by personal appearance, as determined by the county clerk.
3. The schedules for conducting voting are not required to be uniform among the temporary branch polling places.
4. The legal rights and remedies which inure to the owner or lessor of private property are not impaired or otherwise affected by the leasing of the property for use as a temporary branch polling place for early voting, except to the extent necessary to conduct early voting at that location.”.
Amend sec. 15, page 14, by deleting lines 38 through 40 and inserting:
“electronic form must, after canvass of the votes by the board of county commissioners, be sealed and deposited in the vaults of the county clerk. The tally lists and pollbooks”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 20, renumbering sections 16 through 19 as sections 17 through 20 and adding a new section designated sec. 16, following sec. 15, to read as follows:
“Sec. 16. NRS 293.404 is hereby amended to read as follows:
293.404 1. Where a recount is demanded pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.403, the:
(a) County clerk of each county affected by the recount shall employ a recount board to conduct the recount in the county, and shall act as chairman of the recount board unless the recount is for the office of county clerk, in which case the registrar of voters of the county, if a registrar of voters has been appointed for the county, shall act as chairman of the recount board. If a registrar of voters has not been appointed for the county, the chairman of the board of county commissioners, if he is not a candidate on the ballot, shall act as chairman of the recount board. If the recount is for the office of county clerk, a registrar of voters has not been appointed for the county and the chairman of the board of county commissioners is a candidate on the ballot, the chairman of the board of county commissioners shall appoint another member of the board of county commissioners who is not a candidate on the ballot to act as chairman of the recount board. A member of the board of county commissioners who is a candidate on the ballot may not serve as a member of the recount board. [At least one member of the board of county commissioners who is not a candidate on the ballot must be present at the recount.]
(b) City clerk shall employ a recount board to conduct the recount in the city, and shall act as chairman of the recount board unless the recount is for the office of city clerk, in which case the mayor of the city, if he is not a candidate on the ballot, shall act as chairman of the recount board. If the recount is for the office of city clerk and the mayor of the city is a candidate on the ballot, the mayor of the city shall appoint another member of the city council who is not a candidate on the ballot to act as chairman of the recount board. A member of the city council who is a candidate on the ballot may not serve as a member of the recount board. [At least one member of the city council who is not a candidate on the ballot must be present at the recount.]
2. Each candidate for the office affected by the recount and the voter who demanded the recount, if any, may be present in person or by an authorized representative, but may not be a member of the recount board.
3. Except in counties or cities using a mechanical voting system, the recount must include a count and inspection of all ballots, including rejected ballots, and must determine whether those ballots are marked as required by law.
4. If a recount is demanded in a county or city using a mechanical voting system, the person who demanded the recount shall select the ballots for the office or ballot question affected from 5 percent of the precincts, but in no case fewer than three precincts, after notification to each candidate for the office or his authorized representative. The recount board shall examine the selected ballots, including any duplicate or rejected ballots, shall determine whether the ballots have been voted in accordance with this title and shall count the valid ballots by hand. In addition, a recount by computer must be made of all the selected ballots. If the count by hand or the recount by computer of the selected ballots shows a discrepancy equal to or greater than 1 percent or [5] five votes, whichever is greater, for the candidate demanding the recount or the candidate who won the election according to the original canvass of the returns, or in favor of or against a ballot question, according to the original canvass of the returns, the county or city clerk shall order a count by hand of all the ballots for that office or ballot question. Otherwise, the county or city clerk shall order a recount by computer of all the ballots for all candidates for the office or all the ballots for the ballot question.
5. The county or city clerk shall unseal and give to the recount board all ballots to be counted.
6. In the case of a demand for a recount affecting more than one county, the demand must be made to the Secretary of State, who shall notify the county clerks to proceed with the recount.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 26, renumbering sections 24 and 25 as sections 25 and 26 and adding a new section designated sec. 24, following sec. 23, to read as follows:
“Sec. 24. NRS 293B.165 is hereby amended to read as follows:
293B.165 1. A test conducted in the manner prescribed in subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 293B.155 [shall] must be conducted immediately before the start of the official count of the ballots and again [immediately] within 24 hours after the official count of the ballots.
2. Such tests [shall] must be certified by the accuracy certification board.”.
Amend sec. 27, page 25, by deleting line 25 and inserting:
“(b) Enrolled [as a senior] in high school; and”.
Amend sec. 27, page 25, line 30, by deleting “17” and inserting “16”.
Amend sec. 27, page 25, line 36, after “school” by inserting:
“or his assigned school counselor”.
Amend sec. 27, page 25, line 40, after “school” by inserting:
“or the assigned school counselor of the pupil”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 30 and renumbering sec. 31 as sec. 30.
Amend sec. 31, page 28, by deleting lines 19 through 21 and inserting:
“electronic form must, after canvass of the votes by the governing body of the city, be sealed and deposited in the vaults of the city clerk. The tally lists and pollbooks”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 32 and renumbering sections 33 through 35 as sections 31 through 33.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 36 through 38, renumbering sections 39 and 40 as sections 36 and 37 and adding new sections designated sections 34 and 35, following sec. 35, to read as follows:
“Sec. 34. Chapter 269 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
If at 5 p.m. on the last day for filing a notice of intention of candidacy for the position of member of a town board, there is only one candidate who has filed a notice of intention for the position, that candidate must be declared elected and no election may be held for that position.
Sec. 35. NRS 269.016 is hereby amended to read as follows:
269.016 A town board form of government, for the purpose of governing such town in accordance with the powers specified in this chapter, may be established for any unincorporated town in the State of Nevada. The town board form of government [shall] must be adopted in the manner provided in NRS 269.0165 or [NRS] 269.017 to 269.019, inclusive [.] , and section 34 of this act.”.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to elections; revising deadlines relating to the filing of certain documents before an election; providing for the filing and storage of certain documents by electronic means; revising provisions relating to pupils serving as trainees for the position of election board officer; revising provisions relating to absent ballots; authorizing a county or city clerk to designate centralized voting locations for certain elderly or disabled voters under certain circumstances; providing that certain voting records will be printed on paper only in the event of an election contest or recount; making various changes to election procedures; requiring that a candidate for the position of member of a town board who is unopposed be declared elected to the position; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.