Senate Bill No. 453–Committee on Government Affairs

 

(On Behalf of the Secretary of State)

 

March 24, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes electors to register to vote and cast ballots on election day under certain circumstances. (BDR 24‑560)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: Yes.

                           Effect on the State: Yes.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing electors to register to vote and cast ballots on election day under certain circumstances; requiring county clerks and city clerks to appoint persons to be available on all election days for the purpose of registering electors to vote; authorizing the county or city clerk to designate centralized polling places or areas in polling places for precincts or districts in a county or city for use by electors who register to vote on election day; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

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

1-2  thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.

1-3  Sec. 2.  1.  On election day an elector may register to vote

1-4  and cast a ballot in an election held pursuant to this chapter if the

1-5  elector:

1-6  (a) Appears at the appropriate polling place as designated

1-7  pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.437;

2-1  (b) Submits a completed application to register to vote to a

2-2  deputy clerk or field registrar appointed pursuant to section 3 of

2-3  this act;

2-4  (c) Signs an affidavit, in the form prescribed by the Secretary

2-5  of State, attesting to his eligibility to vote; and

2-6  (d) Gives true and satisfactory answers to all questions

2-7  relevant to his identity and right to vote.

2-8  2.  Immediately after the polls close on election day each

2-9  deputy clerk and field registrar appointed pursuant to section 3 of

2-10  this act shall forward to the county clerk all completed and unused

2-11  applications to register to vote in his possession.

2-12      3.  If, after reviewing an application to register to vote

2-13  completed by a person pursuant to this section, the county clerk

2-14  determines that:

2-15      (a) The person is eligible to vote, the county clerk shall issue a

2-16  voter registration card to the person as required by subsection 6 of

2-17  NRS 293.517; and

2-18      (b) The person is not eligible to vote, the county clerk shall

2-19  immediately notify the district attorney of the county in which the

2-20  polling place is located. A copy of the application to register to

2-21  vote must accompany the notice.

2-22      4.  The county clerk shall:

2-23      (a) Within 5 days after he receives an application to register to

2-24  vote that has been challenged by a deputy clerk or field registrar

2-25  pursuant to section 3 of this act, mail a notice in the manner set

2-26  forth in NRS 293.530 to each person whose right to vote has been

2-27  challenged informing him of the challenge. If the person fails to

2-28  respond or appear to vote within the required time, the county

2-29  clerk shall cancel his registration. A copy of the application to vote

2-30  with the ground of the challenge indicated on the application and

2-31  information describing how to reregister properly must

2-32  accompany the notice.

2-33      (b) Immediately notify the district attorney. A copy of the

2-34  application to vote with the ground of the challenge indicated on

2-35  the application must accompany the notice.

2-36      5.  Upon receipt of a notice pursuant to this section, the

2-37  district attorney shall investigate the eligibility of the person to

2-38  vote or the challenge within 14 days and, if appropriate, cause

2-39  proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of

2-40  competent jurisdiction without delay. The court shall give such

2-41  proceedings priority over other civil matters that are not expressly

2-42  given priority by law. Upon court order, the county clerk shall

2-43  cancel the registration of the person who is not eligible to vote or

2-44  whose right to vote has been challenged pursuant to section 3 of

2-45  this act.

3-1  Sec. 3.  1.  Each county clerk shall:

3-2  (a) For each election held in the county pursuant to this

3-3  chapter, ensure that a sufficient number of applications to register

3-4  to vote are available at each polling place designated pursuant to

3-5  NRS 293.437 for electors who register to vote on election day; and

3-6  (b) Appoint a sufficient number of deputy clerks or field

3-7  registrars for each such polling place to register voters at the

3-8  polling place on election day.

3-9  2.  In addition to the requirements set forth in NRS 293.505,

3-10  each deputy clerk and field registrar appointed pursuant to this

3-11  section who registers voters on election day shall:

3-12      (a) Demand of any person who registers to vote pursuant to

3-13  section 2 of this act, that the person sign the affidavit required by

3-14  section 2 of this act;

3-15      (b) Challenge any person who registers to vote pursuant to

3-16  section 2 of this act, if he has reason to believe that the person is

3-17  not a qualified elector; and

3-18      (c) Not register a person to vote pursuant to section 2 of this

3-19  act unless that person has provided all of the information required

3-20  by the application to register to vote.

3-21      3.  Each deputy clerk and field registrar appointed pursuant to

3-22  this section shall:

3-23      (a) Inform a person whose right to vote has been challenged

3-24  by him pursuant to this section of that fact; and

3-25      (b) Indicate the ground of the challenge on the application to

3-26  register to vote of the person whose right to vote is challenged.

3-27      Sec. 4.  NRS 293.203 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-28      293.203  Immediately upon receipt by the county clerk of the

3-29  certified list of candidates from the Secretary of State, the county

3-30  clerk shall publish a notice of primary election or general election in

3-31  a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for 2

3-32  successive weeks. If no such newspaper is published in the county,

3-33  the publication may be made in a newspaper of general circulation

3-34  published in the nearest Nevada county. The notice must contain:

3-35      1.  The date of the election.

3-36      2.  The location of the polling places[.] and specify those

3-37  polling places at which an elector may register to vote on election

3-38  day.

3-39      3.  The hours during which the polling places will be open for

3-40  voting.

3-41      4.  The names of the candidates.

3-42      5.  A list of the offices to which the candidates seek nomination

3-43  or election.

3-44  The notice required for a general election pursuant to this section

3-45  may be published in conjunction with the notice required for a

4-1  proposed constitution, constitutional amendment or statewide

4-2  measure pursuant to NRS 293.253. If the notices are combined in

4-3  this manner, they must be published three times in accordance with

4-4  subsection 3 of NRS 293.253.

4-5  Sec. 5.  NRS 293.277 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-6  293.277  1.  If a person’s name appears in the election board

4-7  register , [or] if he provides an affirmation pursuant to NRS 293.525

4-8  [,] or if he provides evidence that he registered to vote pursuant to

4-9  section 2 of this act, he is entitled to vote and must sign his name in

4-10  the election board register when he applies to vote. His signature

4-11  must be compared by an election board officer with the signature or

4-12  a facsimile thereof on his original application to register to vote or

4-13  one of the forms of identification listed in subsection 2.

4-14      2.  The forms of identification which may be used individually

4-15  to identify a voter at the polling place are:

4-16      (a) The card issued to the voter at the time he registered to vote;

4-17      (b) A driver’s license;

4-18      (c) An identification card issued by the Department of Motor

4-19  Vehicles;

4-20      (d) A military identification card; or

4-21      (e) Any other form of identification issued by a governmental

4-22  agency which contains the voter’s signature and physical description

4-23  or picture.

4-24      Sec. 6.  NRS 293.437 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-25      293.437  1.  The county or city clerk may designate any

4-26  building, public or otherwise, or any portion of a building, as the

4-27  site for any polling place or any number of polling places for any of

4-28  the precincts or districts in the county or city.

4-29      2.  For purposes of designating a polling place for electors to

4-30  register to vote on election day and to cast a ballot on election day

4-31  pursuant to section 2 or 13 of this act, the county or city clerk may

4-32  designate:

4-33      (a) A centralized polling place in the county or city; or

4-34      (b) A separate area of a polling place designated pursuant to

4-35  subsection 1 for voters who registered before election day.

4-36      3.  If, in the opinion of the county or city clerk, the convenience

4-37  and comfort of the voters and election officers will be best served by

4-38  putting two or more polling places in any such building, or if, in the

4-39  opinion of the county or city clerk, the expense to the county or city

4-40  for polling places can be diminished by putting two or more polling

4-41  places in any such building, he may so provide.

4-42      [3.] 4.  In precincts where there are no public buildings or other

4-43  appropriate locations owned by the State, county, township, city,

4-44  town or precinct, privately owned locations may be rented at a rate

4-45  not to exceed $35 for each election if only one precinct is involved

5-1  and at a rate not to exceed $50 for each election if more than one

5-2  precinct is involved.

5-3  Sec. 7.  NRS 293.505 is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-4  293.505  1.  All justices of the peace, except those located in

5-5  county seats, are ex officio field registrars to carry out the

5-6  provisions of this chapter.

5-7  2.  The county clerk shall appoint at least one registered voter to

5-8  serve as a field registrar of voters who, except as otherwise provided

5-9  in NRS 293.5055, shall register voters within the county for which

5-10  he is appointed. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, a

5-11  candidate for any office may not be appointed or serve as a field

5-12  registrar. A field registrar serves at the pleasure of the county clerk

5-13  and shall perform his duties as the county clerk may direct.

5-14      3.  A field registrar shall demand of any person who applies for

5-15  registration all information required by the application to register to

5-16  vote and shall administer all oaths required by this chapter.

5-17      4.  [When] Except as otherwise provided in sections 2 and 13

5-18  of this act, when a field registrar has in his possession five or more

5-19  completed applications to register to vote he shall forward them to

5-20  the county clerk, but in no case may he hold any number of them for

5-21  more than 10 days.

5-22      5.  [Immediately] Except as otherwise provided in sections 2

5-23  and 13 of this act, immediately after the close of registration, each

5-24  field registrar shall forward to the county clerk all completed

5-25  applications in his possession. [Within] Except as otherwise

5-26  provided in sections 2 and 13 this act, within 5 days after the close

5-27  of registration for a general election or general city election, a field

5-28  registrar shall return all unused applications in his possession to the

5-29  county clerk. If all of the unused applications are not returned to the

5-30  county clerk, the field registrar shall account for the unreturned

5-31  applications.

5-32      6.  Each field registrar shall submit to the county clerk a list of

5-33  the serial numbers of the completed applications to register to vote

5-34  and the names of the electors on those applications. The serial

5-35  numbers must be listed in numerical order.

5-36      7.  Each field registrar shall post notices sent to him by the

5-37  county clerk for posting in accordance with the election laws of this

5-38  state.

5-39      8.  A field registrar, employee of a voter registration agency or

5-40  person assisting a voter pursuant to subsection 10 of NRS 293.5235

5-41  shall not:

5-42      (a) Delegate any of his duties to another person; or

5-43      (b) Refuse to register a person on account of that person’s

5-44  political party affiliation.

6-1  9.  A person shall not hold himself out to be or attempt to

6-2  exercise the duties of a field registrar unless he has been so

6-3  appointed.

6-4  10.  A county clerk, field registrar, employee of a voter

6-5  registration agency or person assisting a voter pursuant to subsection

6-6  10 of NRS 293.5235 shall not:

6-7  (a) Solicit a vote for or against a particular question or

6-8  candidate;

6-9  (b) Speak to a voter on the subject of marking his ballot for or

6-10  against a particular question or candidate; or

6-11      (c) Distribute any petition or other material concerning a

6-12  candidate or question which will be on the ballot for the ensuing

6-13  election,

6-14  while he is registering an elector.

6-15      11.  When the county clerk receives applications to register to

6-16  vote from a field registrar he shall issue a receipt to the field

6-17  registrar. The receipt must include:

6-18      (a) The number of persons registered; and

6-19      (b) The political party of the persons registered.

6-20      12.  A county clerk, field registrar, employee of a voter

6-21  registration agency or person assisting a voter pursuant to subsection

6-22  10 of NRS 293.5235 shall not:

6-23      (a) Knowingly register a person who is not a qualified elector or

6-24  a person who has filed a false or misleading application to register

6-25  to vote;

6-26      (b) Alter or deface an application to register to vote that has

6-27  been signed by an elector except to correct information contained in

6-28  the application after receiving notice from the elector that a change

6-29  in or addition to the information is required; or

6-30      (c) Register a person who fails to provide satisfactory proof of

6-31  identification and the address at which he actually resides.

6-32      13.  If a field registrar violates any of the provisions of this

6-33  section, the county clerk shall immediately suspend the field

6-34  registrar and notify the district attorney of the county in which the

6-35  violation occurred.

6-36      14.  A person who violates any of the provisions of subsection

6-37  8, 9, 10 or 12 is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished

6-38  as provided in NRS 193.130.

6-39      Sec. 8.  NRS 293.513 is hereby amended to read as follows:

6-40      293.513  If at any time the registrar of voters’ register is closed

6-41  for [one election, but open for some other election, any] an election,

6-42  an elector must be permitted to register [for the other election, but

6-43  the county clerk shall retain the elector’s application to register to

6-44  vote in a separate file until the registrar of voters’ register is again

6-45  open for filing of applications at which time all applications in the

7-1  temporary file must be placed in their proper position in the registrar

7-2  of voters’ register.] to vote for that election pursuant to section 2 or

7-3  13 of this act.

7-4  Sec. 9.  NRS 293.517 is hereby amended to read as follows:

7-5  293.517  1.  Any elector residing within the county may

7-6  register:

7-7  (a) By appearing before the county clerk, field registrar or a

7-8  voter registration agency, completing the application to register to

7-9  vote and giving true and satisfactory answers to all questions

7-10  relevant to his identity and right to vote;

7-11      (b) By completing and mailing or personally delivering to the

7-12  county clerk an application to register to vote pursuant to the

7-13  provisions of NRS 293.5235;

7-14      (c) Pursuant to the provisions of section 2 or 13 of this act;

7-15      (d) Pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.501 or 293.524; or

7-16      [(d)] (e) At his residence with the assistance of a field registrar

7-17  pursuant to NRS 293.5237.

7-18  The county clerk or the field registrar, if the field registrar is

7-19  conducting the registration pursuant to paragraph (c), shall

7-20  require a person to submit official identification as proof of

7-21  residence and identity, such as a driver’s license or other official

7-22  document, before registering him.

7-23      2.  The application to register to vote must be signed and

7-24  verified under penalty of perjury by the elector registering.

7-25      3.  Each elector who is or has been married must be registered

7-26  under his own given or first name, and not under the given or first

7-27  name or initials of his spouse.

7-28      4.  An elector who is registered and changes his name must

7-29  complete a new application to register to vote. He may obtain a new

7-30  application:

7-31      (a) At the office of the county clerk or field registrar;

7-32      (b) By submitting an application to register to vote pursuant to

7-33  the provisions of NRS 293.5235;

7-34      (c) By submitting a written statement to the county clerk

7-35  requesting the county clerk to mail an application to register to vote;

7-36  or

7-37      (d) At any voter registration agency.

7-38  If the elector fails to register under his new name, he may be

7-39  challenged pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.303 or 293C.292

7-40  and may be required to furnish proof of identity and subsequent

7-41  change of name.

7-42      5.  An elector who registers to vote pursuant to paragraph (a) or

7-43  (c) of subsection 1 shall be deemed to be registered upon the

7-44  completion of his application to register to vote.

8-1  6.  After the county clerk determines that the application to

8-2  register to vote of a person is complete and that the person is eligible

8-3  to vote, he shall issue a voter registration card to the voter which

8-4  contains:

8-5  (a) The name, address, political affiliation and precinct number

8-6  of the voter;

8-7  (b) The date of issuance; and

8-8  (c) The signature of the county clerk.

8-9  Sec. 10.  NRS 293.543 is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-10      293.543  1.  If the registration of an elector is cancelled

8-11  pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.540, the county clerk shall

8-12  reregister the elector upon notice from the clerk of the district court

8-13  that the elector has been declared sane or mentally competent by the

8-14  district court.

8-15      2.  If the registration of an elector is cancelled pursuant to

8-16  subsection 3 of NRS 293.540, the elector may reregister after he

8-17  presents written evidence from a court or governmental agency of

8-18  this state which demonstrates that:

8-19      (a) His conviction has been overturned; or

8-20      (b) His civil rights have been restored.

8-21      3.  If the registration of an elector is cancelled pursuant to the

8-22  provisions of subsection 5 of NRS 293.540, the elector may

8-23  reregister immediately.

8-24      4.  If the registration of an elector is cancelled pursuant to the

8-25  provisions of subsection 6 of NRS 293.540, after the close of

8-26  registration for a primary election, the elector may not reregister

8-27  until after the primary election[.] unless the elector reregisters

8-28  pursuant to section 2 or 13 of this act.

8-29      Sec. 11.  NRS 293.560 is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-30      293.560  1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.502[,]

8-31  and section 2 of this act, registration must close at 9 p.m. on the

8-32  fifth Saturday preceding any primary or general election and at 9

8-33  p.m. on the third Saturday preceding any recall or special election,

8-34  except that if a recall or special election is held on the same day as a

8-35  primary or general election, registration must close at 9 p.m. on the

8-36  fifth Saturday preceding the day of the elections.

8-37      2.  The offices of the county clerk and other ex officio registrars

8-38  must be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the office of the county

8-39  clerk must also be open from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., including Saturdays,

8-40  during the last days before the close of registration, according to the

8-41  following schedule:

8-42      (a) In a county whose population is less than 100,000, those

8-43  offices must be open during the last 3 days before registration

8-44  closes.

9-1  (b) In all other counties, those offices must be open during the

9-2  last 5 days before registration closes.

9-3  3.  Except for a special election held pursuant to chapter 306 or

9-4  350 of NRS:

9-5  (a) The county clerk of each county shall cause a notice signed

9-6  by him to be published in a newspaper having a general circulation

9-7  in the county indicating the day that registration will be closed. If no

9-8  such newspaper is published in the county, the publication may be

9-9  made in a newspaper of general circulation published in the nearest

9-10  county in this state.

9-11      (b) The notice must be published once each week for 4

9-12  consecutive weeks next preceding the close of registration for any

9-13  election.

9-14      4.  The offices of the county clerk and other ex officio registrars

9-15  may remain open on the last Friday in October in each even-

9-16  numbered year.

9-17      Sec. 12.  Chapter 293C of NRS is hereby amended by adding

9-18  thereto the provisions set forth as sections 13 and 14 of this act.

9-19      Sec. 13.  1.  On election day an elector may register to vote

9-20  and cast a ballot in an election held pursuant to this chapter if the

9-21  elector:

9-22      (a) Appears at the appropriate polling place as designated

9-23  pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.437;

9-24      (b) Submits a completed application to register to vote to a

9-25  deputy clerk or field registrar appointed pursuant to section 14 of

9-26  this act;

9-27      (c) Signs an affidavit, in the form prescribed by the Secretary

9-28  of State, attesting to his eligibility to vote; and

9-29      (d) Gives true and satisfactory answers to all questions

9-30  relevant to his identity and right to vote.

9-31      2.  Immediately after the polls close on election day, each

9-32  deputy clerk and field registrar appointed pursuant to section 14 of

9-33  this act shall forward to the county clerk all completed and unused

9-34  applications to register to vote in his possession.

9-35      3.  If, after reviewing an application to register to vote

9-36  completed by a person pursuant to this section, the county clerk

9-37  determines that:

9-38      (a) The person is eligible to vote, the county clerk shall issue a

9-39  voter registration card to the person as required by subsection 6 of

9-40  NRS 293.517; and

9-41      (b) The person is not eligible to vote, the county clerk shall

9-42  immediately notify the district attorney of the county in which the

9-43  polling place is located. A copy of the application to register to

9-44  vote must accompany the notice.

9-45      4.  The county clerk shall:

10-1      (a) Within 5 days after he receives an application to register to

10-2  vote that has been challenged by a deputy clerk or field registrar

10-3  pursuant to section 14 of this act, mail a notice in the manner set

10-4  forth in NRS 293.530 to each person whose right to vote has been

10-5  challenged informing him of the challenge. If the person fails to

10-6  respond or appear to vote within the required time, the county

10-7  clerk shall cancel his registration. A copy of the application to vote

10-8  with the ground of the challenge indicated on the application and

10-9  information describing how to reregister properly must

10-10  accompany the notice.

10-11     (b) Immediately notify the district attorney. A copy of the

10-12  application to vote with the ground of the challenge indicated on

10-13  the application must accompany the notice.

10-14     5.  Upon receipt of a notice pursuant to this section, the

10-15  district attorney shall investigate the eligibility of the person to

10-16  vote or the challenge within 14 days and, if appropriate, cause

10-17  proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of

10-18  competent jurisdiction without delay. The court shall give such

10-19  proceedings priority over other civil matters that are not expressly

10-20  given priority by law. Upon court order, the county clerk shall

10-21  cancel the registration of the person who is not eligible to vote or

10-22  whose right to vote has been challenged pursuant to section 14 of

10-23  this act.

10-24     Sec. 14.  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,

10-25  each city clerk shall:

10-26     (a) For each election held in the city pursuant to this chapter,

10-27  ensure that a sufficient number of applications to register to vote

10-28  are available at each polling place designated pursuant to NRS

10-29  293.437 for electors who register to vote on election day; and

10-30     (b) Appoint a sufficient number of deputy clerks for each such

10-31  polling place to register voters at the polling place on election day.

10-32     2.  If a city clerk is not able to appoint a sufficient number of

10-33  deputy clerks to register voters on election day at a polling place

10-34  designated pursuant to NRS 293.437, the county clerk shall

10-35  appoint a sufficient number of field registrars to register voters on

10-36  election day at that polling place.

10-37     3.  In addition to the requirements set forth in NRS 293.505,

10-38  each deputy clerk and field registrar appointed pursuant to this

10-39  section who registers voters on election day shall:

10-40     (a) Demand of any person who registers to vote pursuant to

10-41  section 13 of this act, that the person sign the affidavit required by

10-42  section 13 of this act;

10-43     (b) Challenge any person who registers to vote pursuant to

10-44  section 13 of this act, if he has reason to believe that the person is

10-45  not a qualified elector; and

11-1      (c) Not register a person to vote pursuant to section 13 of this

11-2  act unless that person has provided all of the information required

11-3  by the application to register to vote.

11-4      4.  Each deputy clerk and field registrar appointed pursuant to

11-5  this section shall:

11-6      (a) Inform a person whose right to vote has been challenged

11-7  by him pursuant to this section of that fact; and

11-8      (b) Indicate the ground of the challenge on the application to

11-9  register to vote of the person whose right to vote is challenged.

11-10     Sec. 15.  NRS 293C.187 is hereby amended to read as follows:

11-11     293C.187  Not later than 30 days before the primary city

11-12  election and the general city election, the city clerk shall cause to be

11-13  published a notice of the election in a newspaper of general

11-14  circulation in the city once a week for 2 successive weeks. If a

11-15  newspaper of general circulation is not published in the city, the

11-16  publication may be made in a newspaper of general circulation

11-17  published within the county in which the city is located. If a

11-18  newspaper of general circulation is not published in that county, the

11-19  publication may be made in a newspaper of general circulation

11-20  published in the nearest Nevada county. The notice must contain:

11-21     1.  The date of the election.

11-22     2.  The location of the polling places[.] and specify those

11-23  polling places at which an elector may register to vote on election

11-24  day.

11-25     3.  The hours during which the polling places will be open for

11-26  voting.

11-27     4.  The names of the candidates.

11-28     5.  A list of the offices to which the candidates seek nomination

11-29  or election.

11-30     Sec. 16.  NRS 293C.270 is hereby amended to read as follows:

11-31     293C.270  1.  If a person’s name appears in the election board

11-32  register , [or] if he provides an affirmation pursuant to NRS

11-33  293C.525[,] or if he provides evidence that he registered to vote

11-34  pursuant to section 13 of this act, he is entitled to vote and must

11-35  sign his name in the election board register when he applies to vote.

11-36  His signature must be compared by an election board officer with

11-37  the signature or a facsimile thereof on his original application to

11-38  register to vote or one of the forms of identification listed in

11-39  subsection 2.

11-40     2.  The forms of identification that may be used to identify a

11-41  voter at the polling place are:

11-42     (a) The card issued to the voter at the time he registered to vote;

11-43     (b) A driver’s license;

11-44     (c) An identification card issued by the Department of Motor

11-45  Vehicles;

12-1      (d) A military identification card; or

12-2      (e) Any other form of identification issued by a governmental

12-3  agency that contains the voter’s signature and physical description

12-4  or picture.

12-5      Sec. 17.  NRS 293C.527 is hereby amended to read as follows:

12-6      293C.527  1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.502

12-7  [,] and section 13 of this act, registration must close at 9 p.m. on the

12-8  fifth Saturday preceding any primary city election or general city

12-9  election and at 9 p.m. on the third Saturday preceding any recall or

12-10  special election, except that if a recall or special election is held on

12-11  the same day as a primary city election or general city election,

12-12  registration must close at 9 p.m. on the fifth Saturday preceding the

12-13  day of the elections.

12-14     2.  The offices of the city and county clerk and other ex officio

12-15  registrars must be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the offices of the

12-16  city and county clerk must also be open from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.,

12-17  including Saturdays, during the last days before the close of

12-18  registration before a primary city election or general city election,

12-19  according to the following schedule:

12-20     (a) In a city whose population is less than 25,000, those offices

12-21  must be open during the last 3 days before registration closes.

12-22     (b) In a city whose population is 25,000 or more, those offices

12-23  must be open during the last 5 days before registration closes.

12-24     3.  Except for a special election held pursuant to chapter 306 or

12-25  350 of NRS:

12-26     (a) The city clerk of each city shall cause a notice signed by him

12-27  to be published in a newspaper having a general circulation in the

12-28  city indicating the day that registration will be closed. If no

12-29  newspaper is of general circulation in that city, the publication may

12-30  be made in a newspaper of general circulation in the nearest city in

12-31  this state.

12-32     (b) The notice must be published once each week for 4

12-33  consecutive weeks next preceding the close of registration for any

12-34  election.

12-35     Sec. 18.  NRS 293C.532 is hereby amended to read as follows:

12-36     293C.532  1.  Each person who resides within the boundaries

12-37  of the city at the time of the holding of any city election, and

12-38  [whose] :

12-39     (a) Whose name appears upon the official register of voters for

12-40  the city[,] ; or

12-41     (b) Who provides evidence that he registered to vote pursuant

12-42  to section 13 of this act,

12-43  is entitled to vote at each special election, primary city election and

12-44  general city election, and for all officers to be voted for and on all

13-1  questions submitted to the people at those elections except as

13-2  otherwise provided in chapter 266 of NRS.

13-3      2.  The governing body of a city may provide for a

13-4  supplemental registration.

13-5      Sec. 19.  NRS 293C.535 is hereby amended to read as follows:

13-6      293C.535  1.  Except as otherwise provided by special charter,

13-7  registration of electors in incorporated cities must be accomplished

13-8  in the manner provided in this chapter.

13-9      2.  [The] Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

13-10  county clerk shall prepare for the city clerk of each incorporated city

13-11  within his county the election board register of all electors eligible

13-12  to vote at a regular or special city election. An elector whose name

13-13  does not appear in the election board register is eligible to vote at a

13-14  regular or special city election if he provides evidence that he

13-15  registered to vote pursuant to section 13 of this act.

13-16     3.  The official register must be prepared in suitable books, one

13-17  for each ward or other voting district within each incorporated city.

13-18  The entries in the election board register must be arranged

13-19  alphabetically with the surnames first.

13-20     4.  The county clerk shall keep duplicate originals or copies of

13-21  the applications to register to vote contained in the official register

13-22  in his office.

13-23     Sec. 20.  Section 5.040 of the Charter of the City of Caliente,

13-24  being chapter 31, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 66, is hereby

13-25  amended to read as follows:

13-26     Sec. 5.040  Qualifications, registration of voters.

13-27     1.  Every person who resides within the City at the time

13-28  of holding any municipal election, and [whose] :

13-29     (a) Whose name appears upon the official register of

13-30  voters in and for the City[,] ; or

13-31     (b) Who provides evidence that he registered to vote

13-32  pursuant to section 13 of this act,

13-33  is entitled to vote at each municipal election and for all

13-34  officers to be voted for and on all questions that may be

13-35  submitted to the people at any such election, except as

13-36  otherwise provided in this article.

13-37     2.  Nothing in this Charter shall be so construed as to

13-38  deny or abridge the power of the City Council to provide for

13-39  supplemental registration.

13-40     Sec. 21.  Section 5.030 of the Charter of the City of Carlin,

13-41  being chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 615, is hereby

13-42  amended to read as follows:

13-43     Sec. 5.030  Qualifications, registration of voters.

13-44     1.  Every person who resides within the City at the time

13-45  of holding any municipal election, and [whose] :

14-1      (a) Whose name appears upon the official register of

14-2  voters in and for the City[,] ; or

14-3      (b) Who provides evidence that he registered to vote

14-4  pursuant to section 13 of this act,

14-5  is entitled to vote at each municipal election, and for all

14-6  officers to be voted for and on all questions that may be

14-7  submitted to the people at any such elections, except as

14-8  otherwise provided in this article.

14-9      2.  Nothing in this Charter shall be so construed as to

14-10  deny or abridge the power of the Board of Councilmen to

14-11  provide for supplemental registration.

14-12     Sec. 22.  Section 5.040 of the Charter of the City of Carson

14-13  City, being chapter 213, Statutes of Nevada 1969, at page 305, is

14-14  hereby amended to read as follows:

14-15     Sec. 5.040  Qualifications, registration of voters.

14-16     1.  Every person who resides within Carson City at the

14-17  time of holding any municipal election, and [whose] :

14-18     (a) Whose name appears upon the official register of

14-19  voters in and for Carson City[,] ; or

14-20     (b) Who provides evidence that he registered to vote

14-21  pursuant to section 13 of this act,

14-22  is entitled to vote at each municipal election, whether special,

14-23  primary or general, and for all officers to be voted for and on

14-24  all questions that may be submitted to the people at any such

14-25  primary, general or special City elections, except as otherwise

14-26  provided in this article.

14-27     2.  Nothing herein shall be so construed as to deny or

14-28  abridge the power of the Board to provide for a supplemental

14-29  registration.

14-30     Sec. 23.  Section 5.030 of the Charter of the City of Elko,

14-31  being chapter 276, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as amended by chapter

14-32  51, Statutes of Nevada 2001, at page 464, is hereby amended to read

14-33  as follows:

14-34     Sec. 5.030  Qualifications, registration of voters.

14-35     1.  Every person who resides within the City at the time

14-36  of holding a municipal election, and [whose] :

14-37     (a) Whose name appears upon the official register of

14-38  voters in and for the City[,] ; or

14-39     (b) Who provides evidence that he registered to vote

14-40  pursuant to section 13 of this act,

14-41  is entitled to vote at the municipal election and for all officers

14-42  to be voted for and on all questions that may be submitted to

14-43  the people at the election, except as otherwise provided in this

14-44  article.

15-1      2.  Nothing in this Charter denies or abridges the power

15-2  of the City Council to provide for supplemental registration.

15-3      Sec. 24.  Section 5.040 of the Charter of the City of Henderson,

15-4  being chapter 266, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 416, is hereby

15-5  amended to read as follows:

15-6      Sec. 5.040  Qualifications, registration of voters.

15-7      1.  Every person who resides within the City at the time

15-8  of holding any municipal election, and [whose] :

15-9      (a) Whose name appears upon the official register of

15-10  voters in and for the City[,] ; or

15-11     (b) Who provides evidence that he registered to vote

15-12  pursuant to section 13 of this act,

15-13  is entitled to vote at each municipal election, whether special,

15-14  primary or general, and for all officers to be voted for and on

15-15  all questions that may be submitted to the people at any such

15-16  primary, general or special City elections, except as otherwise

15-17  provided in this article.

15-18     2.  Nothing in this Charter shall be so construed as to

15-19  deny or abridge the power of the City Council to provide for

15-20  supplemental registration.

15-21     Sec. 25.  Section 5.040 of the Charter of the City of Las Vegas,

15-22  being chapter 517, Statutes of Nevada 1983, at page 1415, is hereby

15-23  amended to read as follows:

15-24     Sec. 5.040  Qualifications, registration of electors.

15-25     1.  Each person who is a resident of the City at the time

15-26  of holding any municipal election and [whose] :

15-27     (a) Whose name appears upon the official register of

15-28  voters in and for the City ; or

15-29     (b) Who provides evidence that he registered to vote

15-30  pursuant to section 13 of this act,

15-31  is entitled to vote at that municipal election, whether special,

15-32  primary or general, and for all of the officers who are to be

15-33  voted for and on all of the questions that may be submitted to

15-34  the people at that special, primary or general election, except

15-35  as is otherwise provided in this article.

15-36     2.  The City Council may provide for supplemental

15-37  registration.

15-38     Sec. 26.  Section 5.040 of the Charter of the City of North Las

15-39  Vegas, being chapter 573, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 1224, is

15-40  hereby amended to read as follows:

15-41     Sec. 5.040  Qualifications, registration of voters.

15-42     1.  Every person who resides within the City at the time

15-43  of holding any municipal election, and [whose] :

15-44     (a) Whose name appears upon the official register of

15-45  voters in and for the City[,] ; or

16-1      (b) Who provides evidence that he registered to vote

16-2  pursuant to section 13 of this act,

16-3  is entitled to vote at each municipal election, whether special,

16-4  primary or general, and for all officers to be voted for and on

16-5  all questions that may be submitted to the people at any such

16-6  primary, general or special City elections, except as otherwise

16-7  provided in this article.

16-8      2.  Nothing in this Charter shall be so construed as to

16-9  deny or abridge the power of the City Council to provide for

16-10  supplemental registration.

16-11     Sec. 27.  Section 5.040 of the Charter of the City of Reno,

16-12  being chapter 662, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as last amended by

16-13  chapter 9, Statutes of Nevada 1993, at page 23, is hereby amended

16-14  to read as follows:

16-15     Sec. 5.040  Qualifications, registration of voters.

16-16     1.  Every person who resides within the City at the time

16-17  of holding any election, and [whose] :

16-18     (a) Whose name appears upon the official register of

16-19  voters in and for the City[,] ; or

16-20     (b) Who provides evidence that he registered to vote

16-21  pursuant to section 13 of this act,

16-22  is entitled to vote at each election, whether special, primary or

16-23  general, and for all officers to be voted for and on all

16-24  questions that may be submitted to the people at any primary,

16-25  general or special election, except as otherwise provided in

16-26  this article.

16-27     2.  The City Council may provide for supplemental

16-28  registration.

16-29     Sec. 28.  Section 5.040 of the Charter of the City of Sparks,

16-30  being chapter 470, Statutes of Nevada 1975, as amended by chapter

16-31  41, Statutes of Nevada 2001, at page 399, is hereby amended to read

16-32  as follows:

16-33     Sec. 5.040  Qualifications, registration of voters.

16-34     1.  Every person who resides within the City at the time

16-35  of any election, and [whose] :

16-36     (a) Whose name appears upon the official register of

16-37  voters in and for the City[,] ; or

16-38     (b) Who provides evidence that he registered to vote

16-39  pursuant to section 13 of this act,

16-40  is entitled to vote at each election, whether special, primary or

16-41  general, and for all officers to be voted for and on all

16-42  questions that may be submitted to the people at any such

16-43  primary, general or special elections, except as otherwise

16-44  provided in this article.

17-1      2.  Nothing in this Charter shall be so construed as to

17-2  deny or abridge the power of the City Council to provide for

17-3  supplemental registration.

17-4      Sec. 29.  Section 5.030 of the Charter of the City of Wells,

17-5  being chapter 275, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 469, is hereby

17-6  amended to read as follows:

17-7      Sec. 5.030  Qualifications, registration of voters.

17-8      1.  Every person who resides within the City at the time

17-9  of holding any municipal election, and [whose] :

17-10     (a) Whose name appears upon the official register of

17-11  voters in and for the City[,] ; or

17-12     (b) Who provides evidence that he registered to vote

17-13  pursuant to section 13 of this act,

17-14  is entitled to vote at each municipal election, and for all

17-15  officers to be voted for and on all questions that may be

17-16  submitted to the people at any such elections, except as

17-17  otherwise provided in this article.

17-18     2.  Nothing in this Charter shall be so construed as to

17-19  deny or abridge the power of the Board of Councilmen to

17-20  provide for supplemental registration.

17-21     Sec. 30.  Section 5.030 of the Charter of the City of Yerington,

17-22  being chapter 465, Statutes of Nevada 1971 at page 912, is hereby

17-23  amended to read as follows:

17-24     Sec. 5.030  Qualifications, registration of voters.

17-25     1.  Every person who resides within the City at the time

17-26  of holding any municipal election, and [whose] :

17-27     (a) Whose name appears upon the official register of

17-28  voters in and for the City[,] ; or

17-29     (b) Who provides evidence that he registered to vote

17-30  pursuant to section 13 of this act,

17-31  is entitled to vote at each municipal election and for all

17-32  officers to be voted for and on all questions that may be

17-33  submitted to the people at any such city election, except as

17-34  otherwise provided in this article.

17-35     2.  Nothing in this Charter shall be so construed as to

17-36  deny or abridge the power of the City Council to provide for

17-37  supplemental registration.

 

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