Amendment No. 390

 

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 528                                                                (BDR 24‑559)

Proposed by: Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics

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Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

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ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                       

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 1 through 3 and renumbering sections 4 through 14 as sections 1 through 11.

     Amend sec. 14, page 14, between lines 7 and 8, by inserting:

     “6.  Any state or county central committee of a major political party, any executive committee of a minor political party or any member or representative of such a central committee or executive committee who receives without charge a list of the persons who are registered to vote in any precinct, district or county pursuant to this section shall not:

     (a) Use the list for any purpose that is not related to an election; or

     (b) Sell the list for compensation or other valuable consideration.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 15 and 16 and renumbering sections 17 through 25 as sections 12 through 20.

     Amend sec. 17, page 16, lines 10 and 11, by deleting:

Ten days before the period for early voting, if feasible,” and inserting:

Before the period for early voting,”.

     Amend sec. 21, page 18, lines 30 and 31, by deleting:

Ten days before the period for early voting, if feasible,” and inserting:

Before the period for early voting,”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 21, following sec. 25, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 21. NRS 306.030 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     306.030  1.  The petition may consist of any number of copies which are identical in form with the original, except for the name of the county and the signatures and addresses of the residences of the signers. The pages of the petition with the signatures and of any copy must be consecutively numbered. Each page must bear the name of a county and only registered voters of that county may sign the page.

     2.  Every copy must be verified by [at least one of the signers] the circulator thereof, who shall swear or affirm, before a person authorized by law to administer oaths, that the statements and signatures contained in the petition are true to the best of his knowledge and belief. The verification must also contain a statement of the number of signatures being verified by the [signer.] circulator.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 26 through 38 and renumbering sec. 39 as sec. 22.

     Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

“AN ACT relating to elections; specifying how periods of time are measured for election duties; revising provisions governing the circulation of certain petitions; changing the date by which a county clerk must determine the number of registered voters of each major political party in each precinct; revising the provisions governing the consequences of a candidate’s death; specifying that filing fees are not refundable; changing the date by which the canvass of votes for certain offices and questions must occur; clarifying that minor political parties may receive a list of registered voters from the county clerk without charge; prohibiting certain persons and entities from selling such a list or using such list for a purpose that is not related to an election; revising the provisions governing the date by which sample ballots must be mailed to the registered voters; expanding the definition of a committee for the recall of a public officer; changing the officer with whom a candidate who is not elected must file a report concerning unspent contributions; changing the dates by which certain groups must make available information concerning advertising for campaigns; restricting the civil penalties that may be imposed for filing late campaign reports against a public officer or candidate for public office that is not entitled to receive compensation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.