Requires proof of identity to vote. (BDR 24-624)

A.B. 147

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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 147–ASSEMBLYMEMBER HAFEN

PREFILED JANUARY 29, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

SUMMARY—Requires proof of identity to vote. (BDR 24-624)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
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; requiring, with certain exceptions,
proof of identity to vote ; requiring the Department of
Motor Vehicles, under certain circumstances, to issue
identification cards at no charge; requiring a voter to
include certain personal identifying information with his
or her mail ballot; clarifying that voting the mail ballot of
another person is a category D felony; and providing
other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires, under certain circumstances, a person to provide certain 1
information to vote in person which may include, depending on the circumstances, 2
proof of residency and identity, answering questions covering the voter’s personal 3
data or providing additional personal data. (NRS 293.2725, 293.277, 293.285, 4
293.303, 293.3081, 293.3082, 293.3085, 293.3585, 293.541, 293C.270, 293C.275, 5
293C.292, 293C.3035, 293C.3585) Sections 11, 13, 14, 17, 22, 38, 40, 41, 43 and 6
45 of this bill require, with certain exceptions, that a person provide one of the 7
forms of proof of identity specified in section 2 of this bill to vote in person. 8
Section 2 sets forth the acceptable forms of proof of identity which include: (1) a 9
driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles; 10
(2) an identification card issued by this State or another state, the District of 11
Columbia, any t erritory of the United States or the United States Government; (3) 12
an identification card issued by a college or university within the Nevada System of 13
Higher Education or by a public technical school in this State; (4) an identification 14
card issued to an employee by this State or an agency or political subdivision 15
thereof, or the United States Government; (5) a passport issued by the United States 16
Government; (6) a military identification card issued by any branch of the Armed 17
Forces of the United States; (7) an identification card issued by a federally 18
recognized Indian tribe; and (8) a permit to carry a concealed firearm. Such 19
documentation: (1) must be current or expired for less than 4 years; or (2) if the 20
holder is 70 years of age or older, may be expi red for any length of time. Sections 21
11, 29 and 38 of this bill make conforming changes to requirements for signature 22

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verification to reflect the contents of certain forms of proof of identity which are 23
included in section 2. Section 15 of this bill requires the Secretary of State and 24
each county and city clerk to ensure that instructions concerning the proof of 25
identity required to vote are posted at each polling place. Sections 5, 6, 10, 12, 21, 26
23-32, 34, 39 and 44 of this bill make various conforming changes to existing 27
provisions to reflect the requirement to provide proof of identity to vote in person. 28
Sections 3 and 4 of this bill: (1) require the Department of Motor Vehicles to 29
issue an identi fication card, free of charge, to a registered voter who does not 30
possess one of the acceptable forms of proof of identity and attests that he or she is 31
experiencing financial hardship; and (2) require the registered voter to submit 32
certain information wit h an application for the identification card. Section 46 of 33
this bill makes conforming changes to reflect that such identification card must be 34
issued free of charge. 35
Existing law requires a voter who votes by mail ballot to affix his or her 36
signature on the return envelope of the mail ballot for the county cl erk or city clerk 37
to check the signature to verify the identity of the voter. (NRS 293.269917, 38
293.269927, 293C.26316, 293C.26327) Sections 8 and 36 of this bill also require a 39
voter who votes by mail ballot to write on the return envelope the last four digits of 40
his or her driver’s license number issued by th e Department of Motor Vehicles or, 41
if he or she does not have such a number, the last four digits of his or her social 42
security number. If he or she does not have a driver’s license or a social security 43
number, sections 8 and 36 require the voter to provide the identification number 44
issued to the voter by the county clerk when he or she registered to vote. Sections 9 45
and 37 of this bill require the county clerk and city clerk to verify that the 46
identifying numbers written on the return envelope match the information of the 47
voter in the records of the county clerk or city clerk. Sections 7 and 35 of this bill 48
require the return envelope sent with a mail ballot to each active registered voter to 49
include a flap to cover the signature and identifying numbers of the voter. 50
Sections 16 and 42 of this bill provide that a person applying to vote whose 51
identity has been challenged must furnish proof of identity in response to such a 52
challenge. 53
Section 18 of this bill authorizes, under certain circumstances, a person who 54
fails to provide proof of identity when voting in person to cast a provisiona l ballot. 55
Section 19 of this bill makes conforming changes to the information that must be 56
provided to a person who casts a provisional ballot. Section 20 of this bill provides 57
that the provisional ballot of such a voter must be counted if the person provides 58
proof of identity to the county clerk or city clerk, not later than 5 p.m. on the Friday 59
following election day. 60
Section 33 of this bill clarifies that voting the mail ballot of another person is a 61
category D felony. 62

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Chapter 293 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act. 2
Sec. 2. “Proof of identity” means any of the following forms 3
of identification which show the name of and contain a 4
recognizable photograph of the person to whom the identification 5
is issued: 6

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1. A driver’s license or identification card issued by the 1
Department of Motor Vehicles. 2
2. An identification card issued by: 3
(a) This State or another state, the District of Columbia or any 4
territory of the United States; 5
(b) The United States Government; 6
(c) A college or university within the Nevada System of Higher 7
Education; or 8
(d) A public technical school in this State. 9
3. An employee identification card issued by this State, an 10
agency or political subdivision thereof, or the United States 11
Government. 12
4. A passport issued by the United States Government. 13
5. A military identification card issued by any branch of the 14
Armed Forces of the United States. 15
6. An identification card issued by a federally recognized 16
Indian tribe. 17
7. A permit to carry a concealed firearm issued pursuant to 18
the provisions of NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive, 19
 which is, except as otherwise provided by s pecific statute, 20
current or expired for less than 4 years or, if the holder is 70 years 21
of age or older, current or expired for any length of time. 22
Sec. 3. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue an 23
identification card at no charge to a person who: 24
1. Is a registered voter of this State; 25
2. Does not possess a form of proof of identity described in 26
section 2 of this act; 27
3. Attests that he or she is experiencing a financial hardship; 28
and 29
4. Submits an application pursuant to NRS 483.850 and 30
section 4 of this act. 31
Sec. 4. 1. A person who wishes to obtain an identification 32
card at no charge pursuant to section 3 of this act must, in 33
addition to the requirements of NRS 483.850, submit to the 34
Department of Motor Vehicles: 35
(a) Proof that the applicant is a registered voter of this State; 36
and 37
(b) An attestation that he or she is experiencing a financial 38
hardship. 39
2. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall not require a 40
person who submits an application pursuant to this section to 41
provide proof of financial hardship. 42
Sec. 5. NRS 293.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43
293.010 As used in this title, unless the context otherwise 44
requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 293.016 to 293.121, 45

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inclusive, and section 2 of this act have the meanings ascribed to 1
them in those sections. 2
Sec. 6. NRS 293.177 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
293.177 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.165 4
and 293.166, a name may not be printed on a ballot to be used at a 5
primary election unless the person named has filed a declaration of 6
candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and paid the filing fee 7
required by NRS 293.193 not earlier than: 8
(a) For a candidate for judicial office, the first Monday in 9
January of the year in which the election is to be held and not later 10
than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in January; 11
and 12
(b) For all other candidates, the first Monday in March of the 13
year in which the election is to be held and not l ater than 5 p.m. on 14
the second Friday after the first Monday in March. 15
2. A declaration of candidacy required to be filed pursuant to 16
this chapter must be in substantially the following form: 17
(a) For partisan office: 18
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DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY OF ........ FOR THE 20
OFFICE OF ................ 21
22
State of Nevada 23
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County of ........................ 25
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For the purpose of having my name placed on the official 27
ballot as a candidate for the ................ Party nomination for 28
the office of ........., I, the undersigned ........, do swear or 29
affirm under penalty of perjury that I actually, as opposed to 30
constructively, reside at .........., in the City or Town of ......., 31
County of .........., State of Nevada; that my actual, as opposed 32
to constructive, residence in the State, district, county, 33
township, city or other area prescribed by law to which the 34
office pertains began on a date at least 30 days immediately 35
preceding the date of the close of filing of declarations of 36
candidacy for this office; that my telephone number is 37
............, and the address at which I receive mail, if different 38
than my residence, is .........; that I am registered as a member 39
of the ................ Party; that I am a qualified elector pursuant 40
to Section 1 of Article 2 of the Constitution of the State of 41
Nevada; that if I have ever been convicted of treason or a 42
felony, my civil rights have been restored; that I have not, in 43
violation of the provisions of NRS 293.176, changed the 44
designation of my political party or political party affiliation 45

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on an official application to register to vote in any state since 1
December 31 before the closing filing date for this election; 2
that I generally believe in and intend to support the concepts 3
found in the principles and policies of that political party in 4
the coming election; that if nominated as a candidate of the 5
................ Party a t the ensuing election, I will accept that 6
nomination and not withdraw; that I will not knowingly 7
violate any election law or any law defining and prohibiting 8
corrupt and fraudulent practices in campaigns and elections in 9
this State; that I will qualify fo r the office if elected thereto, 10
including, but not limited to, complying with any limitation 11
prescribed by the Constitution and laws of this State 12
concerning the number of years or terms for which a person 13
may hold the office; that I understand that knowi ngly and 14
willfully filing a declaration of candidacy which contains a 15
false statement is a crime punishable as a gross misdemeanor 16
and also subjects me to a civil action disqualifying me from 17
entering upon the duties of the office; and that I understand 18
that my name will appear on all ballots as designated in this 19
declaration. 20
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(Designation of name) 23
24
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(Signature of candidate for office) 26
27
Subscribed and sworn to before me 28
this ...... day of the month of ...... of the year ...... 29
30
...................................................................... 31
Notary Public or other person 32
authorized to administer an oath 33
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(b) For nonpartisan office: 35
36
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY OF ........ FOR THE 37
OFFICE OF ................ 38
39
State of Nevada 40
41
County of ........................ 42
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For the purpose of having my name placed on the official 44
ballot as a candid ate for the office of ................, I, the 45

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undersigned ................, do swear or affirm under penalty of 1
perjury that I actually, as opposed to constructively, reside at 2
........., in the City or Town of ......., County of ........., State of 3
Nevada; that my actual, as opposed to constructive, residence 4
in the State, district, county, township, city or other area 5
prescribed by law to which the office pertains began on a date 6
at least 30 days immediately preceding the date of the close 7
of filing of d eclarations of candidacy for this office; that my 8
telephone number is ..........., and the address at which I 9
receive mail, if different than my residence, is ..........; that I 10
am a qualified elector pursuant to Section 1 of Article 2 of the 11
Constitution of the State of Nevada; that if I have ever been 12
convicted of treason or a felony, my civil rights have been 13
restored; that if nominated as a nonpartisan candidate at the 14
ensuing election, I will accept the nomination and not 15
withdraw; that I will not know ingly violate any election law 16
or any law defining and prohibiting corrupt and fraudulent 17
practices in campaigns and elections in this State; that I will 18
qualify for the office if elected thereto, including, but not 19
limited to, complying with any limitatio n prescribed by the 20
Constitution and laws of this State concerning the number of 21
years or terms for which a person may hold the office; that I 22
understand that knowingly and willfully filing a declaration 23
of candidacy which contains a false statement is a c rime 24
punishable as a gross misdemeanor and also subjects me to a 25
civil action disqualifying me from entering upon the duties of 26
the office; and that I understand that my name will appear on 27
all ballots as designated in this declaration. 28
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(Designation of name) 31
32
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(Signature of candidate for office) 34
35
Subscribed and sworn to before me 36
this ...... day of the month of ...... of the year ...... 37
38
...................................................................... 39
Notary Public or other person 40
authorized to administer an oath 41
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3. The address of a candidate which must be included in the 43
declaration of candidacy pursuant to subsection 2 must be the street 44
address of the residence where the candidate actually, as opposed to 45

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constructively, resides in accordance with NRS 281.050, if on e has 1
been assigned. The declaration of candidacy must not be accepted 2
for filing if the candidate fails to comply with the following 3
provisions of this subsection or, if applicable, the provisions of 4
subsection 4: 5
(a) The candidate shall not list the can didate’s address as a post 6
office box unless a street address has not been assigned to his or her 7
residence; and 8
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the candidate 9
shall present to the filing officer: 10
(1) A valid driver’s license or identif ication card issued by a 11
governmental agency that contains a photograph of the candidate 12
and the candidate’s residential address; or 13
(2) A current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or 14
document issued by a governmental entity, including a check whic h 15
indicates the candidate’s name and residential address, but not 16
including a voter registration card. 17
4. If the candidate executes an oath or affirmation under 18
penalty of perjury stating that the candidate is unable to present to 19
the filing officer the proof of residency required by subsection 3 20
because a street address has not been assigned to the candidate’s 21
residence or because the rural or remote location of the candidate’s 22
residence makes it impracticable to present the proof of residency 23
required b y subsection 3, the candidate shall present to the filing 24
officer: 25
(a) A valid driver’s license or identification card issued by a 26
governmental agency that contains a photograph of the candidate; 27
and 28
(b) Alternative proof of the candidate’s residential address that 29
the filing officer determines is sufficient to verify where the 30
candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, resides in 31
accordance with NRS 281.050. The Secretary of State may adopt 32
regulations establishing the forms of alternative proof of the 33
candidate’s residential address that the filing officer may accept to 34
verify where the candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, 35
resides in accordance with NRS 281.050. 36
5. The filing officer shall retain a copy of the documents and 37
proof of [identity and] residency provided by the candidate pursuant 38
to subsection 3 or 4. Such a copy: 39
(a) May not be withheld from the public; and 40
(b) Must not contain the social security number, driver’s license 41
or identification card number or account number of the candidate. 42
6. By filing the declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall be 43
deemed to have appointed the filing officer for the office as his or 44
her agent for service of process for the purposes of a proceeding 45

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pursuant to NRS 293.182. Service of such process must first be 1
attempted at the appropriate address as specified by the candidate in 2
the declaration of candidacy. If the candidate cannot be served at 3
that address, service must be made by personally delivering to and 4
leaving with the filin g officer duplicate copies of the process. The 5
filing officer shall immediately send, by registered or certified mail, 6
one of the copies to the candidate at the specified address, unless the 7
candidate has designated in writing to the filing officer a diffe rent 8
address for that purpose, in which case the filing officer shall mail 9
the copy to the last address so designated. 10
7. If the filing officer receives credible evidence indicating that 11
a candidate has been convicted of a felony and has not had his or her 12
civil rights restored, the filing officer: 13
(a) May conduct an investigation to determine whether the 14
candidate has been convicted of a felony and, if so, whether the 15
candidate has had his or her civil rights restored; and 16
(b) Shall transmit the credib le evidence and the findings from 17
such investigation to the Attorney General, if the filing officer is the 18
Secretary of State, or to the district attorney, if the filing officer is a 19
person other than the Secretary of State. 20
8. The receipt of information by the Attorney General or 21
district attorney pursuant to subsection 7 must be treated as a 22
challenge of a candidate pursuant to subsections 4 and 5 of NRS 23
293.182 to which the provisions of NRS 293.2045 apply. 24
9. Any person who knowingly and willfully f iles a declaration 25
of candidacy which contains a false statement in violation of this 26
section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 27
Sec. 7. NRS 293.269913 is hereby amended to read as 28
follows: 29
293.269913 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 30
NRS 293.269911 and chapter 293D of NRS, the county clerk shall 31
send to each active registered voter by first -class mail, or by any 32
class of mail if the Official Election Mail logo or an equivalent logo 33
or mark created by the United States Postal Service is properly 34
placed: 35
(a) A mail ballot; 36
(b) A return envelope [;] , which must include, without 37
limitation, a flap to cover the signature and identifying numbers of 38
the voter required to be written on the return envelope pursuant to 39
NRS 293.269917; 40
(c) An envelope or sleeve into which the mail ballot is inserted 41
to ensure its secrecy; and 42
(d) Instructions. 43
2. In sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the 44
county clerk shall use an envelope that may not be forwarded to an 45

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address of the voter that is different from the address to which the 1
mail ballot is mailed. 2
3. The return envelope must include postage prepaid by first -3
class mail if the active registered voter is within the boundaries of 4
the United States, its territories or possessions or on a military base. 5
4. Before sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the 6
county clerk shall record: 7
(a) The date the mail ballot is issued; 8
(b) The name of the voter to whom the mail ballot is issued, his 9
or her precinct or district and his or her political affiliation, if any, 10
unless all the offices on the mail ballot are nonpartisan offices; 11
(c) The number of the mail ballot; and 12
(d) Any remarks the county clerk finds appropriate. 13
5. The Secretary of State shall prescribe: 14
(a) The form of all envelopes in which mail ballots are sent to 15
voters and return envelopes, which must, except as otherwise 16
provided in paragraph (b), be uniform throughout the State; and 17
(b) A method for distinguishing the return envelopes of each 18
county which must be prominently displayed on the outside of the 19
return envelope. 20
Sec. 8. NRS 293.269917 is hereby amended to read as 21
follows: 22
293.269917 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 23
293.269919 and chapter 293D of NRS, in order to vote a mail ballot, 24
the voter must, in accordance with the instructions: 25
(a) Mark and fold the mail ballot; 26
(b) Deposit the mail ballot in the return envelope and seal the 27
return envelope; 28
(c) Affix his or her signature on the return envelope in the space 29
provided for the signature; [and] 30
(d) Write in the space provided on the return envelope one of 31
the following: 32
(1) The last four digits of his or her driver’s license number 33
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles; 34
(2) If the voter does not have a driver’s license number 35
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the last four digits of 36
his or her social security number; or 37
(3) If the voter does not have a driver’s license number 38
issued by the De partment of Motor Vehicles or a social security 39
number, the identification number issued by the county clerk 40
pursuant to NRS 293.507; 41
(e) Close the attached flap over the signature and identifying 42
numbers written on the return envelope; and 43
(f) Mail or deliver the return envelope in a manner authorized by 44
law. 45

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2. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 293D of NRS, 1
voting must be only upon candidates whose names appear upon the 2
mail ballot as prepared pursuant to NRS 293.269911, and no person 3
may write in the name of an additional candidate for any office. 4
3. If a mail ballot has been sent to a voter who applies to vote 5
in person at a polling place, including, without limitation, a polling 6
place for early voting, the voter must, in addition to complyin g with 7
all other requirements for voting in person that are set forth in this 8
chapter, surrender his or her mail ballot or sign an affirmation under 9
penalty of perjury that the voter has not voted during the election. A 10
person who receives a surrendered ma il ballot shall mark it 11
“Cancelled.” 12
Sec. 9. NRS 293.269927 is hereby amended to read as 13
follows: 14
293.269927 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 15
293D.200, when a mail ballot is returned by or on behalf of a voter 16
to the county clerk, and a record of its return is made in the mail 17
ballot record for the election, the clerk or an employee in the office 18
of the clerk shall [check] : 19
(a) Verify that the last four digits of the driver’s license 20
number or social security number, as applicable, written on the 21
return envelope match the information of the voter in the records 22
of the county clerk; 23
(b) If, pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (d) of 24
subsection 1 of NRS 293.269917, the voter has written the 25
identification number issued by the county clerk pursuant to NRS 26
293.507, verify that the identification number matches the 27
information of the voter in the records of the county clerk; and 28
(c) Check the signature used for the mail ballot by electronic 29
means pursuant to subsection 2 or manually pursuant to 30
subsection 3. 31
2. To check the signature used for a mail ballot by electronic 32
means: 33
(a) The electronic device must take a digital image of the 34
signature used for the mail ballot and compare the digital image 35
with the signatures of the voter from his or her application to 36
register to vote or application to preregister to vote available in the 37
records of the county clerk. 38
(b) If the electronic device does not match the signature of the 39
voter, the signature shall be reviewed manually pursuant to the 40
provisions of subsection 3. 41
3. To check the signature used for a mail ballot manually, the 42
county clerk shall use the following procedure: 43

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(a) The clerk or employee shall check the signature used for the 1
mail ballot against all signatures of the voter available in the records 2
of the clerk. 3
(b) If at least two employees in the office of the clerk beli eve 4
there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature 5
used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, the clerk 6
shall contact the voter and ask the voter to confirm whether the 7
signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the voter. 8
4. For purposes of subsection 3: 9
(a) There is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 10
signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter 11
if the signature used for the mail ballot differs in multiple, 12
significant and ob vious respects from the signatures of the voter 13
available in the records of the clerk. 14
(b) There is not a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 15
signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter 16
if: 17
(1) The signature used for the mail ballot is a variation of the 18
signature of the voter caused by the substitution of initials for the 19
first or middle name, the substitution of a different type of 20
punctuation in the first, middle or last name, the use of a common 21
nickname or the use of one last name for a person who has two last 22
names and it does not otherwise differ in multiple, significant and 23
obvious respects from the signatures of the voter available in the 24
records of the clerk; or 25
(2) There are only slight dissimilarities between the signature 26
used for the mail ballot and the signatures of the voter available in 27
the records of the clerk. 28
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, if the clerk 29
determines that the voter is entitled to cast the mail ballot, the clerk 30
shall deposit the mail ballot in the proper ballot box or place the 31
mail ballot, unopened, in a container that must be securely locked or 32
under the control of the clerk at all times. The clerk shall deliver the 33
mail ballots to the mail ballot central counting board to be processed 34
and prepared for counting. 35
6. If the clerk determines when checking the signature used for 36
the mail ballot that the voter failed to affix his or her signature or 37
failed to affix it in the manner required by law for the mail ballot or 38
that there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature 39
used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, but the 40
voter is otherwise entitled to cast the mail ballot, the clerk shall 41
contact the voter and advise the voter of the procedures to provide a 42
signature or a confirmation that the signature used for the mail ballot 43
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the voter must provide a signature or a confirmation, as applicable, 1
not later than 5 p.m. on the sixth day following the election. 2
7. The clerk shall prescribe procedures for a voter who failed to 3
affix his or her signature or failed to affix it in the manner required 4
by law for the mail ballot, or for whom there is a reasonable 5
question of fact as to whether the signature used for the mail ballot 6
matches the signature of the voter, in order to: 7
(a) Contact the voter; 8
(b) Allow the voter to provide a signature or a confirmation that 9
the signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the v oter, as 10
applicable; and 11
(c) After a signature or a confirmation is provided, as applicable, 12
ensure the mail ballot is delivered to the mail ballot central counting 13
board. 14
8. If there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 15
signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, 16
the voter must be identified by: 17
(a) Answering questions from the county clerk covering the 18
personal data which is reported on the application to register to vote; 19
(b) Providing the county clerk, orall y or in writing, with other 20
personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or 21
(c) [Providing] Presenting the county clerk with proof of 22
[identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 23
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 24
9. The procedures established pursuant to subsection 7 for 25
contacting a voter must require the clerk to contact the voter, as 26
soon as possible after receipt of the mail ballot, by: 27
(a) Mail; 28
(b) Telephone, if a telephone number for the voter is available in 29
the records of the clerk; and 30
(c) Electronic means, which may include, without limitation, 31
electronic mail, if the voter has provided the clerk with sufficient 32
information to contact the voter by such means. 33
Sec. 10. NRS 293.2725 is hereby amended to read as follows: 34
293.2725 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in 35
NRS 293.3081, 293.3083 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, and 36
in federal law, in addition to any other requirement to vote, a 37
person who registers to vote by mail or computer or is registered to 38
vote by an automatic voter registration agency, or a person who 39
preregisters to vote by mail or computer and is subsequently deemed 40
to be registered to vote, and who has not previously vot ed in an 41
election for federal office in this State: 42
(a) May vote at a polling place only if the person presents to the 43
election board officer at the polling place: 44

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(1) A current and valid photo identification of the person, 1
which shows his or her physical address; or 2
(2) A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, 3
or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check 4
which indicates the name and address of the person, but not 5
including a voter registration card; and 6
(b) May vote by mail only if the person provides to the county 7
or city clerk: 8
(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification of the 9
person, which shows his or her physical address; or 10
(2) A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, 11
or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check 12
which indicates the name and address of the person, but not 13
including a voter registration card. 14
 If there is a question as to the physical address of the person, the 15
election board officer or clerk may request additional information. 16
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a person who: 17
(a) Registers to vote by mail or computer, or preregisters to vote 18
by mail or computer and is subsequently deemed to be registered to 19
vote, and su bmits with an application to preregister or register to 20
vote: 21
(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification; or 22
(2) A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, 23
or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check 24
which indicates the name and address of the person, but not 25
including a voter registration card; 26
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, registers to 27
vote by mail or computer and submits with an application to register 28
to vote a driver’s license number or at least the last four digits of his 29
or her social security number, if a state or local election official has 30
matched that information with an existing identification record 31
bearing the same number, name and date of birth as provided by the 32
person in the application; 33
(c) Registers to vote pursuant to NRS 293.5768 to 293.57699, 34
inclusive, and at that time presents to the automatic voter 35
registration agency: 36
(1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification; 37
(2) A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck 38
or document issued by a governmental entity, including a check 39
which indicates the name and address of the person, but not 40
including a voter registration card; or 41
(3) A driver’s license number or at least the last four digits of 42
his or her social security number, if a state or local election official 43
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bearing the same number, name and date of birth as provided by the 1
person in the application; 2
(d) Is entitled to vote an absent ballot pursuant to the Uniformed 3
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20301 et 4
seq.; 5
(e) Is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person under 6
the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, 52 7
U.S.C. §§ 20101 et seq.; or 8
(f) Is entitled to vote otherwise than in person under any other 9
federal law. 10
3. The provisions of subsection 1 apply to a person described 11
in paragraph (b) of subsection 2 if the voter registration card issued 12
to the person i s mailed by the county clerk to the person and 13
returned to the county clerk by the United States Postal Service. 14
Sec. 11. NRS 293.277 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15
293.277 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 2 93.283, 16
293.541, 293.57691 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, if a 17
person’s name appears in the roster or if the person provides an 18
affirmation pursuant to NRS 293.525, the person is entitled to vote 19
and must [sign] : 20
(a) Present proof of identity; and 21
(b) Sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature card 22
when he or she applies to vote. The signature must be compared by 23
an election board officer with the signature or a facsimile thereof on 24
the person’s application to register to vote or [one of the forms of 25
identification listed in subsection 2.] on his or her proof of identity. 26
2. [Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2725, the forms 27
of identification which may be used individually to identify a voter 28
at the polling place are: 29
(a) The voter registration card issued to the voter; 30
(b) A driver’s license; 31
(c) An identification card issued by the Department of Motor 32
Vehicles; 33
(d) A military identification card; or 34
(e) Any other form of identification issued by a governmental 35
agency which contains the voter’s signature and physical description 36
or picture. 37
3.] The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by 38
the Secretary of State, to verify that the voter has not already voted 39
in that county in the current election. 40
Sec. 12. NRS 293.283 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
293.283 1. If, because of physical limitations, a registered 42
voter is unable to sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature 43
card as required by NRS 293.277, the voter must be identified by: 44
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(1) Answering questions from the election board officer 1
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 2
register to vote; 3
[(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 4
writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 5
voter; [or] and 6
[(c) Providing] 7
(b) Presenting the election board officer with his or her proof 8
of [identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 9
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 10
2. If the identity of the voter is verified, the election board 11
officer shall indicate in the roster “Identified” by the voter’s name. 12
Sec. 13. NRS 293.285 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13
293.285 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 14
and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive: 15
(a) A registered voter applying to vote shall state his or her 16
name to the election board officer in charge of the roster; and 17
(b) The election board officer shall: 18
(1) Announce the name of the registered voter; 19
(2) Require the registered voter to present proof of identity; 20
(3) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster or signature 21
card; 22
[(3)] (4) Verify the signature of the registered voter in t he 23
manner set forth in NRS 293.277; and 24
[(4)] (5) Verify that the registered voter has not already 25
voted in that county in the current election. 26
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 27
signature does not match, the registered voter must be identified by: 28
(a) Answering questions from the election board officer 29
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 30
register to vote; 31
(b) Providing the election board officer, orally or in writing, 32
with other personal data which verifies the identity of the registered 33
voter; or 34
(c) [Providing the election board officer with proof of 35
identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 36
registration card issued to the voter. ] Comparing the signature of 37
the registered voter on the roster to the signature on the registered 38
voter’s proof of identity. 39
3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 40
comparison to the signature on the application to preregister or 41
register to vote, the registered voter must update his or her signature 42
on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State. 43
4. For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a 44
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Sec. 14. NRS 293.287 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
293.287 1. A registered voter applying to vote at any primary 2
election or presidential preference primary election shall give his or 3
her name and political affiliation, if any, to the election board officer 4
in charge of the roster, and the officer shall immediately announce 5
the name and political affiliation [.] and require that the registered 6
voter present proof of identity. 7
2. Any person’s right to vote may be challenged by any 8
registered voter upon: 9
(a) Any of the grounds allowed for a challenge in NRS 293.303; 10
(b) The ground that the person applying does not belong to the 11
political party designated upon the roster; or 12
(c) The ground that the roster does not show that the person 13
designated the political party to which he or she claims to belong. 14
3. Any such challenge must be disposed of in the manner 15
provided by NRS 293.303. 16
4. A registered voter who has designated on his or her 17
application to register to vote an affiliation with a minor political 18
party may vote a nonpartisan ballot at the primary election. 19
Sec. 15. NRS 293.3025 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20
293.3025 The Secretary of State and each county and city clerk 21
shall ensure that a copy of each of the following is posted in a 22
conspicuous place at each polling place on election day: 23
1. A sample ballot; 24
2. Information concerning the date and hours of operation of 25
the polling place; 26
3. Instructions for voting and casting a ballot, including a 27
provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive, 28
or a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, 29
inclusive; 30
4. Instructions concerning the proof of identity required to 31
vote at the polling place; 32
5. Instructions concerning the identification required for 33
persons who registered by mail or computer and are first-time voters 34
for federal office in this State; 35
[5.] 6. Information concerning the accessibility of polling 36
places to persons with disabilities; 37
[6.] 7. General information concerning federal and state laws 38
which prohibit acts of fraud and misrepresentation; and 39
[7.] 8. Information concerning the eligibility of a candidate, a 40
ballot question or any other matter appearing on the ballot as a result 41
of a judicial determination or by operation of law, if any. 42
Sec. 16. NRS 293.303 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43
293.303 1. A person applying to vote may be challenged: 44

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(a) Orally by any registered voter of the precinct upon the 1
ground that he or she is not the person entitled to vote as claimed or 2
has voted before at the same election. A registered voter who 3
initiates a challenge pursuant to this paragraph must submit an 4
affirmation that is signed under penalty of perjury and in the for m 5
prescribed by the Secretary of State stating that the challenge is 6
based on the personal knowledge of the registered voter. 7
(b) On any ground set forth in a challenge filed with the county 8
clerk pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.547. 9
2. If a person is challenged, an election board officer shall 10
tender the challenged person the following oath or affirmation: 11
(a) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 12
does not belong to the political party designated upon the roster, “I 13
swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I belong to the political 14
party designated upon the roster”; 15
(b) If the challenge is on the ground that the roster does not 16
show that the challenged person designated the political party to 17
which he or she claim s to belong, “I swear or affirm under penalty 18
of perjury that I designated on the application to register to vote the 19
political party to which I claim to belong”; 20
(c) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 21
does not reside at the resi dence for which the address is listed in the 22
roster, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I reside at the 23
residence for which the address is listed in the roster”; 24
(d) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 25
previously voted a ballot for the election, “I swear or affirm under 26
penalty of perjury that I have not voted for any of the candidates or 27
questions included on this ballot for this election”; or 28
(e) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person is 29
not the person he or she claims to be, “I swear or affirm under 30
penalty of perjury that I am the person whose name is in this roster.” 31
 The oath or affirmation must be set forth on a form prepared by 32
the Secretary of State and signed by the challenged perso n under 33
penalty of perjury. 34
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the 35
challenged person refuses to execute the oath or affirmation so 36
tendered, the person must not be issued a ballot, and the election 37
board officer shall indicate in the ros ter “Challenged” by the 38
person’s name. 39
4. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or 40
affirmation set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2, the 41
election board officers shall issue the person a nonpartisan ballot. 42
5. If the challeng ed person refuses to execute the oath or 43
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board officers shall inform the person that he or she is entitled to 1
vote only in the manner prescribed in NRS 293.304. 2
6. If the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation and 3
the challenge is not based on the ground set forth in paragraph (e) of 4
subsection 2, the election board officers shall issue the person a 5
partisan ballot. 6
7. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph 7
(c) of subsection 2, and the challenged person executes the oath or 8
affirmation, the election board shall not issue the person a ballot 9
until he or she furnishes satisfactory identification which contains 10
proof of the address at which the person ac tually resides. For the 11
purposes of this subsection, a voter registration card does not 12
provide proof of the address at which a person resides. 13
8. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph 14
(e) of subsection 2 and the challenged perso n executes the oath or 15
affirmation, the election board shall not issue the person a ballot 16
unless the person [: 17
(a) Furnishes official identification which contains a photograph 18
of the person, such as a driver’s license or other official document; 19
or 20
(b) Brings before the election board officers a person who is at 21
least 18 years of age who: 22
(1) Furnishes official identification which contains a 23
photograph of that person, such as a driver’s license or other official 24
document; and 25
(2) Executes an oath o r affirmation under penalty of perjury 26
that the challenged person is who he or she swears to be. ] furnishes 27
proof of identity. 28
9. The election board officers shall: 29
(a) Record on the challenge list: 30
(1) The name of the challenged person; 31
(2) The nam e of the registered voter who initiated the 32
challenge; and 33
(3) The result of the challenge; and 34
(b) If possible, orally notify the registered voter who initiated 35
the challenge of the result of the challenge. 36
Sec. 17. NRS 293.3075 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37
293.3075 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 38
and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, upon the appearance of a 39
person to cast a ballot at a polling place established pursuant to NRS 40
293.3072, the election board officer shall: 41
(a) Determine [that] whether the person is a registered voter in 42
the county and has not already voted in that county in the current 43
election; 44
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(c) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster or a signature 1
card; and 2
[(c)] (d) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 3
manner set forth in NRS 293.277. 4
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 5
signature of the registered voter does not match, the registered voter 6
must be identified by: 7
(a) Either: 8
(1) Answering questions from the election board officer 9
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 10
register to vote; or 11
[(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 12
writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 13
registered voter; [or 14
(c) Providing] and 15
(b) Presenting the election board officer with his or her proof 16
of [identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 17
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 18
3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 19
comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the 20
registered voter must update his or her signature on a form 21
prescribed by the Secretary of State. 22
4. The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by 23
the Secretary of State, to verify that the registered voter has not 24
already voted in that county in the current election. 25
5. When a registered voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has 26
identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the election board 27
officer, the registered voter is entitled to receive the appropriate 28
ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the polling place 29
where he or she applies to vote. 30
6. If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which 31
directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer 32
shall: 33
(a) Prepare the mechanical voting dev ice for the registered 34
voter; 35
(b) Ensure that the registered voter’s precinct or voting district 36
and the form of the ballot are indicated on the voting receipt, if the 37
county clerk uses voting receipts; and 38
(c) Allow the registered voter to cast a vote. 39
7. A registered voter applying to vote at a polling place 40
established pursuant to NRS 293.3072 may be challenged pursuant 41
to NRS 293.303. 42
Sec. 18. NRS 293.3081 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43
293.3081 A person at a polling place may cast a provisional 44
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inclusive, if the person complies with the applicable provisions of 1
NRS 293.3082 and: 2
1. Declares that he or she has registered to vote and is eligible 3
to vote at that election in that jurisdiction, but [his or her] : 4
(a) The name of the person does not appear on a voter 5
registration list as a voter eligible to vote in that election in that 6
jurisdiction [or an] ; 7
(b) An election official asserts that the person is not eligible to 8
vote in that election in that jurisdiction; or 9
(c) The person fails to present proof of identity; 10
2. Applies by mail or computer, on or after January 1, 2003, to 11
register to vote and has not previously voted in an election for 12
federal office in this State and fails to provide the identification 13
required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 14
to the election board officer at the polling place; or 15
3. Declares that he or she is entitled to vote after the pollin g 16
place would normally close as a result of a court order or other order 17
extending the time established for the closing of polls pursuant to a 18
law of this State in effect 10 days before the date of the election. 19
Sec. 19. NRS 293.3082 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20
293.3082 1. Before a person may cast a provisional ballot 21
pursuant to NRS 293.3081, the person must complete a written 22
affirmation on a form provided by an election board officer, as 23
prescribed by the Sec retary of State, at the polling place which 24
includes: 25
(a) The name of the person casting the provisional ballot; 26
(b) The reason for casting the provisional ballot; 27
(c) A statement in which the person casting the provisional 28
ballot affirms under penalty of perjury that he or she is a registered 29
voter in the jurisdiction and is eligible to vote in the election; 30
(d) The date and type of election; 31
(e) The signature of the person casting the provisional ballot; 32
(f) The signature of the election board officer; 33
(g) A unique affirmation identification number assigned to the 34
person casting the provisional ballot; 35
(h) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to 36
subsection 1 of NRS 293.3081: 37
(1) An indication by the person as to whether or not he or she 38
provided the required identification at the time the person applied to 39
register to vote; 40
(2) The address of the person as listed on the application to 41
register to vote; 42
(3) Information concer ning the place, manner and 43
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(4) Any other information that the person believes may be 1
useful in verifying that the person has registered to vote; and 2
(5) A statement informing the voter that if the voter does not 3
provide [identification] proof of identity at the time the voter casts 4
the provisional ballot, the required [identification] proof of identity 5
must be provided to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on 6
the Friday following election day and that failure to do so will result 7
in the provisional ballot not being counted; 8
(i) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to 9
subsection 2 of NRS 293.3081: 10
(1) The address of the person as listed on the application to 11
register to vote; 12
(2) The voter registration number, if any, issued to the 13
person; and 14
(3) A statement informing the voter that the required 15
identification must be provided to the county or city clerk not later 16
than 5 p.m. on the Friday following election day and that failure to 17
do so will result in the provisional ballot not being counted; and 18
(j) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to 19
subsection 3 of NRS 293.3081, the voter registration number, if any, 20
issued to the person. 21
2. After a person completes a written affirmation pursuant to 22
subsection 1: 23
(a) The election board officer shall provide the person with a 24
receipt that includes the unique affirmation identification number 25
described in subsection 1 and that explains how the person may use 26
the free access system established pursuant to NRS 293.3086 to 27
ascertain whether the person’s vote was counted, and, if the vote 28
was not counted, the reason why the vote was not counted; 29
(b) The voter’s name and applicable information must be 30
entered into the roster in a manner which indicates that the voter 31
cast a provisional ballot; and 32
(c) The election board officer shall issue a provisional ballot to 33
the person to vote. 34
Sec. 20. NRS 293.3085 is hereby amended to read as follows: 35
293.3085 1. Following each election, a canvass of the 36
provisional ballots cast in the election must be conducted pursuant 37
to NRS 293.387 and, if appropriate, pursuant to NRS 293C.387. 38
2. The county and city clerk shall not: 39
(a) Include any provisional ballot in the unofficial results 40
reported on election night; or 41
(b) Open any envelope containing a provisional ballot before 8 42
a.m. on the Wednesday following election day. 43
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 , a provisional 44
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(a) The county or city clerk determines that the person who cast 1
the provisional ballot was registered to vote in the election, eligible 2
to vote in the election and issued the appropriate ballot for the 3
address at which the person resides; 4
(b) A voter who failed to provide required identification at the 5
polling place or with his or her mailed ballot provides the required 6
identification to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the 7
Friday following ele ction day [;] , including, if applicable, his or 8
her proof of identity; or 9
(c) A court order has not been issued by 5 p.m. on the Friday 10
following election day directing that provisional ballots cast 11
pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.3081 not be counted, and the 12
provisional ballot was cast pursuant to subsection 3 of 13
NRS 293.3081. 14
4. A provisional ballot must not be counted if the county or 15
city clerk determines that the person who cast the provisional ballot 16
cast the wrong ballot for the address at which the person resides. 17
Sec. 21. NRS 293.356 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18
293.356 If a request is made to vote early by a registered voter 19
in person, the election board shall , except as otherwise provided in 20
NRS 293.3585, issue a ballot for early voting to the voter. Such a 21
ballot must be voted on the premises of a polling place for early 22
voting established pursuant to NRS 293.3564, 293.3572, 293.3575 23
or 298.690. 24
Sec. 22. NRS 293.3585 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25
293.3585 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 26
and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, upon the appearance of a 27
person to cast a ballot for early voting, an election board officer 28
shall: 29
(a) Determine [that] whether the person is a registered voter in 30
the county. 31
(b) Require the registered voter to present proof of identity. 32
(c) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster for early voting 33
or a signature card. 34
[(c)] (d) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 35
manner set forth in NRS 293.277. 36
[(d)] (e) Verify that the registered voter has not already voted in 37
that county in the current election. 38
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 39
signature of the registered voter does not match, the registered voter 40
must be identified by: 41
(a) Either: 42
(1) Answering questions from the election board officer 43
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 44
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[(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 1
writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 2
registered voter; [or 3
(c) Providing] and 4
(b) Presenting the election board officer with proof of 5
[identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter 6
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 7
3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 8
comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the 9
registered voter must update his or her sig nature on a form 10
prescribed by the Secretary of State. 11
4. The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by 12
the Secretary of State, to verify that the registered voter has not 13
already voted in that county in the current election. 14
5. The roster for early voting or a signature card, as applicable, 15
must contain: 16
(a) The registered voter’s name, the address where he or she is 17
registered to vote, his or her voter identification number and a place 18
for the registered voter’s signature; 19
(b) The registered voter’s precinct or voting district number, if 20
that information is available; and 21
(c) The date of voting early in person. 22
6. When a registered voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has 23
identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the elect ion board 24
officer, the registered voter is entitled to receive the appropriate 25
ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the polling place 26
for early voting. 27
7. If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which 28
directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer 29
shall: 30
(a) Prepare the mechanical recording device for the registered 31
voter; 32
(b) Ensure that the registered voter’s precinct or voting district, 33
if that information is available, and the form of ballot are indicated 34
on the voting receipt, if the county clerk uses voting receipts; and 35
(c) Allow the registered voter to cast a vote. 36
8. A registered voter applying to vote early by personal 37
appearance may be challenged pursuant to NRS 293.303. 38
9. For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a 39
registered voter may include his or her date of birth. 40
Sec. 23. NRS 293.505 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
293.505 1. All justices of the peace, except those locat ed in 42
county seats, are ex officio field registrars to carry out the 43
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2. The county clerk shall appoint at least one registered voter to 1
serve as a field registrar of voters who, except as otherwise provided 2
in NRS 293.5055, sh all preregister and register voters within the 3
county for which the field registrar is appointed. Except as 4
otherwise provided in subsection 1, a candidate for any office may 5
not be appointed or serve as a field registrar. A field registrar serves 6
at the p leasure of the county clerk and shall perform such duties as 7
the county clerk may direct. The county clerk shall not knowingly 8
appoint any person as a field registrar who has been convicted of a 9
felony involving theft or fraud. The Secretary of State may b ring an 10
action against a county clerk to collect a civil penalty of not more 11
than $5,000 for each person who is appointed as a field registrar in 12
violation of this subsection. Any civil penalty collected pursuant to 13
this subsection must be deposited with t he State Treasurer for credit 14
to the State General Fund. 15
3. A field registrar shall demand of any person who applies for 16
preregistration or registration all information required by the 17
application to preregister or register to vote, as applicable, and shall 18
administer all oaths required by this chapter. 19
4. When a field registrar has in his or her possession five or 20
more completed applications to preregister or register to vote, the 21
field registrar shall forward them to the county clerk, but in no case 22
may the field registrar hold any number of them for more than 10 23
days. 24
5. Each field registrar shall forward to the county clerk all 25
completed applications in his or her possession immediately after 26
the last day to register to vote by mail pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 27
293C.527, as applicable. Within 5 days after the last day to register 28
to vote by mail pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527, as 29
applicable, a field registrar shall return all unused applications in his 30
or her possession to the county clerk. If all of the unused 31
applications are not returned to the county clerk, the field registrar 32
shall account for the unreturned applications. 33
6. Each field registrar shall submit to the county clerk a list of 34
the serial numbers of the completed applications t o preregister or 35
register to vote and the names of the electors on those applications. 36
The serial numbers must be listed in numerical order. 37
7. Each field registrar shall post notices sent to him or her by 38
the county clerk for posting in accordance with the election laws of 39
this State. 40
8. A field registrar, employee of a voter registration agency or 41
person assisting a voter pursuant to NRS 293.5235 shall not: 42
(a) Delegate any of his or her duties to another person; or 43
(b) Refuse to preregister or regi ster a person on account of that 44
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9. A person shall not hold himself or herself out to be or 1
attempt to exercise the duties of a field registrar unless the person 2
has been so appointed. 3
10. A county clerk, field reg istrar, employee of a voter 4
registration agency or person assisting another person pursuant to 5
NRS 293.5235 shall not: 6
(a) Solicit a vote for or against a particular question or 7
candidate; 8
(b) Speak to a person on the subject of marking his or her ballot 9
for or against a particular question or candidate; or 10
(c) Distribute any petition or other material concerning a 11
candidate or question which will be on the ballot for the ensuing 12
election, 13
 while preregistering or registering the person. 14
11. When the county clerk receives applications to preregister 15
or register to vote from a field registrar, the county clerk shall issue 16
a receipt to the field registrar. The receipt must include: 17
(a) The number of persons preregistered or registered; and 18
(b) The political party of the persons preregistered or registered. 19
12. A county clerk, field registrar, employee of a voter 20
registration agency or person assisting another person pursuant to 21
NRS 293.5235 shall not: 22
(a) Knowingly: 23
(1) Register a person who is not a qualified elector or a 24
person who has filed a false or misleading application to register to 25
vote; or 26
(2) Preregister a person who does not meet the qualifications 27
set forth in NRS 293.4855; or 28
(b) Preregister or register a person who fails to provide 29
satisfactory [proof] evidence of [identification] his or her identity 30
and the address at which the person actually resides. 31
13. A county clerk, field registrar, employee of a voter 32
registration agency , person assisting another person pursuant to 33
NRS 293.5235 or any other person providing a form for the 34
application to preregister or register to vote to an elector for the 35
purpose of preregistering or registering to vote: 36
(a) If the person who assists an other person with completing the 37
form for the application to preregister or register to vote retains the 38
form, shall enter his or her name on the duplicate copy or receipt 39
retained by the person upon completion of the form; and 40
(b) Shall not alter, deface or destroy an application to preregister 41
or register to vote that has been signed by a person except to correct 42
information contained in the application after receiving notice from 43
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14. If a field registrar violates any of the provisions of this 1
section, the county clerk shall immediately suspend the field 2
registrar and notify the district attorney of the county in which the 3
violation occurred. 4
15. A person who violates any of the p rovisions of subsection 5
8, 9, 10, 12 or 13 is guilty of a category E felony and shall be 6
punished as provided in NRS 193.130. 7
Sec. 24. NRS 293.517 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8
293.517 1. Any person who meets the qualifications set forth 9
in NRS 293.4855 residing within the county may preregister to vote 10
and any elector residing within the county may register to vote: 11
(a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.560 and 12
293C.527, by appearing before the county clerk, a field registrar or a 13
voter registration agency, completing the application to preregister 14
or register to vote, giving true and satisfactory answers to all 15
questions relevant to his or her identity and right to preregister or 16
register to vote, and providing [proof] evidence of residence and 17
identity [;] in accordance with this subsection; 18
(b) By completing and mailing or personally delivering to the 19
county clerk an application to preregister or register to vote pursuant 20
to the provisions of NRS 293.5235; 21
(c) Pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.5727 or chapter 293D 22
of NRS; 23
(d) At his or her residence with the assistance of a field registrar 24
pursuant to NRS 293.5237; 25
(e) By submitting an application to preregister or register to vote 26
by computer using the system established by the Secretary of State 27
pursuant to NRS 293.671; or 28
(f) By any other method authorized by the provisions of this 29
title. 30
 The county clerk shall require a person to submit official 31
identification as [proof] evidence of residence and identity [,] in 32
accordance with this subsection, such as a driver’s license or other 33
official document, before preregistering or registering the person. If 34
the applicant preregisters or registers to vote pursuant to this 35
subsection and fails to provide [proof] evidence of residence and 36
identity, the applicant must provide [proof] evidence of residence 37
and identity before casting a ballot in person or by mail or after 38
casting a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, 39
inclusive. For the purposes of this subsection, a voter registration 40
card does not provide [proof] evidence of the residence or identity 41
of a person. 42
2. In addition to the methods for registering to vote described 43
in subsection 1, an elector may register to vote pursuant to: 44
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(b) NRS 293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive; or 1
(c) NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive. 2
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5768 to 3
293.57699, inclusive, the application to preregister or register to 4
vote must be signed and verified under penalty of perjury by the 5
person preregistering or the elector registering. 6
4. Each person or elector who is or has been married must be 7
preregistered or registered under his or her own given or first name, 8
and not under the given or first name or initials of his or her spouse. 9
5. A person or an elector who is preregistered or registered and 10
changes his or her name must complete a new application to 11
preregister or register to vote, as applicable. The person or elector 12
may obtain a new application: 13
(a) At the office of the county clerk or field registrar; 14
(b) By submitting an application to preregister or register to vote 15
pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.5235; 16
(c) By submitting a written statement to the county clerk 17
requesting the county clerk to mail an application to preregister or 18
register to vote; 19
(d) At any voter registration agency; or 20
(e) By submitting an application to preregister or register to vote 21
by computer using the system established by the Secretary of State 22
pursuant to NRS 293.671. 23
 If the elector fails to register under his or her new name, the 24
elector may be challenged pursuant to the provisions of NRS 25
293.303 or 293C.292 and may be required to furnish [proof] 26
evidence of his or her identity and subsequent change of name. 27
6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8 and NRS 28
293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive, and 293.5772 to 293.5887, 29
inclusive, an elector who registers to vote pursuant to paragraph (a) 30
of subsection 1 shall be deemed to be registered upon the 31
completion of an application to register to vote. 32
7. After the county clerk determines that the application to 33
register to vote of a person is complete and that, except as otherwise 34
provided in NRS 293D.210, the person is eligible to vote pursuant 35
to NRS 293.485, the count y clerk shall issue a voter registration 36
card to the voter. 37
8. If a person or an elector submits an application to preregister 38
or register to vote or an affidavit described in paragraph (c) of 39
subsection 1 of NRS 293.507 that contains any handwritten 40
additions, erasures or interlineations, the county clerk may object to 41
the application if the county clerk believes that because of such 42
handwritten additions, erasures or interlineations, the application is 43
incomplete or that, except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.210, 44
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the elector is not eligible to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, as 1
applicable. If the county clerk objects pursuant to this subsection, he 2
or she shall immediately notify the person or elector, as applicable, 3
and the district attorney of the county. Not later than 5 business days 4
after the district attorney receives such notification, the district 5
attorney shall advise the county clerk as to whether: 6
(a) The application is co mplete and, except as otherwise 7
provided in NRS 293D.210, the person is eligible to preregister 8
pursuant to NRS 293.4855 or the elector is eligible to vote pursuant 9
to NRS 293.485; and 10
(b) The county clerk should proceed to process the application. 11
9. If the district attorney advises the county clerk to process the 12
application pursuant to subsection 8, the county clerk shall 13
immediately issue a voter registration card to the applicant, unless 14
the applicant is preregistered to vote and does not currently meet the 15
requirements to be issued a voter registration card pursuant to 16
NRS 293.4855. 17
Sec. 25. NRS 293.541 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18
293.541 1. The county clerk shall cancel the preregistration 19
of a person or the registration of a voter if: 20
(a) After consultation with the district attorney, the district 21
attorney determines that there is probable cause to believe that 22
information in the application to preregister or register to vote 23
concerning the identity or residence of the person or voter is 24
fraudulent; 25
(b) The county clerk provides a notice as required pursuant to 26
subsection 2 or executes an affidavit of cancellation pursuant to 27
subsection 3; and 28
(c) The person or voter fails to present satisfactory [proof] 29
evidence of identity and residence pursuant to subsection 2, 4 or 5. 30
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the county 31
clerk shall notify the person or voter by registered or certified mail, 32
return receipt requested, of a determination ma de pursuant to 33
subsection 1. The notice must set forth the grounds for cancellation. 34
Unless the person or voter, within 15 days after the return receipt 35
has been filed in the office of the county clerk, presents satisfactory 36
[proof] evidence of identity an d residence to the county clerk, the 37
county clerk shall cancel the person’s preregistration or the voter’s 38
registration, as applicable. 39
3. If insufficient time exists before a pending election to 40
provide the notice required by subsection 2 to a registere d voter, the 41
county clerk shall execute an affidavit of cancellation and attach a 42
copy of the affidavit of cancellation in the roster. 43
4. If a voter appears to vote at the election next following the 44
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pursuant to this section, the voter must be allowed to vote only if the 1
voter furnishes: 2
(a) [Official identification which contains a photograph ] Proof 3
of [the voter, including, without limitation, a driver’s license or 4
other official document;] identity; and 5
(b) Satisfactory [identification that contains proof ] evidence of 6
the address at which the voter actually resides and that address is 7
consistent with the address listed on the roster. 8
5. If a determination is made pursuant to subsection 1 9
concerning information in the registration to vote of a voter and a 10
mail ballot is received from the voter, the mail ballot must be kept 11
separate from other ballots and must not be counted unless the vote r 12
presents satisfactory [proof] evidence to the county clerk of identity 13
and residence before such ballots are counted on election day. 14
6. For the purposes of this section, a voter registration card 15
does not provide [proof] evidence of the: 16
(a) Address at which a person actually resides; or 17
(b) Residence or identity of a person. 18
Sec. 26. NRS 293.5768 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19
293.5768 1. The following agencies are automatic voter 20
registration agencies: 21
(a) The Department of Motor Vehicles; 22
(b) The Department of Health and Human Services; 23
(c) Any agency designated by the Director of the Department of 24
Health and Human Services to receive applications for Medicaid; 25
(d) The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange created by 26
NRS 695I.200; 27
(e) Any agency that has been designated by the Governor as an 28
automatic voter registration agency pursuant to NRS 293.57682; and 29
(f) Any agency of an Indian tribe that has been designated by the 30
Governor to be an autom atic voter registration agency pursuant to 31
NRS 293.57684. 32
2. If, in the normal course of business, an automatic voter 33
registration agency collects sufficient information that demonstrates 34
a person is qualified to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, including, 35
without limitation, [proof] evidence of identity, citizenship, 36
residence and date of birth, the provisions of NRS 293.5768 to 37
293.57699, inclusive, apply to the automatic voter registration 38
agency when a person submits any of the following: 39
(a) An application for the issuance or renewal of or change of 40
address for any type of driver’s license or identification card issued 41
by the Department of Motor Vehicles; 42
(b) An application for Medicaid through the system established 43
by the Department of Health and Hu man Services pursuant to 44
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(c) An application for health insurance through the Silver State 1
Health Insurance Exchange; and 2
(d) An application for any service or assistance from an 3
automatic voter registration agency described in paragraph (e) or (f) 4
of subsection 1. 5
3. An automatic voter registration agency shall not: 6
(a) Request any additional information for purposes of voter 7
registration that is not required in the normal course of business; and 8
(b) Transmit any information about a person using the system 9
established pursuant to NRS 293.57686 if the person did not provide 10
the agency in the normal course of business sufficient information 11
that demonstrates the person is qualified to vote pursuant t o NRS 12
293.485, including, without limitation, [proof] evidence of identity, 13
citizenship, residence and date of birth. 14
Sec. 27. NRS 293.57682 is hereby amended to read as 15
follows: 16
293.57682 1. The Governor may designate any agency in the 17
Executive Department of the State Government not described in 18
paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 1 of NRS 293.5768 as 19
an automatic voter registration agency if the agency collects in the 20
regular course of business from a person applying to the agency to 21
receive any service or assistance sufficient information that 22
demonstrates a person is qualified to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, 23
including, without limitation, [proof] evidence of identity, 24
citizenship, residence and date of birth. 25
2. Upon the designation of an agency as an automatic voter 26
registration agency pursuant to subsection 1: 27
(a) The Governor shall notify the Secretary of State; and 28
(b) The Secretary of State and the automatic voter reg istration 29
agency shall comply with the provisions of NRS 293.57686. 30
Sec. 28. NRS 293.57684 is hereby amended to read as 31
follows: 32
293.57684 1. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is 33
located in whole or in part withi n a county, the Indian tribe may 34
submit a request to the Governor for approval to allow an agency of 35
the tribe to become an automatic voter registration agency in order 36
to submit voter registration information of tribal members to the 37
Secretary of State and the database created by the Secretary of State 38
pursuant to NRS 293.675 for the purpose of registering tribal 39
members to vote or updating the voter registration information of 40
tribal members for the purpose of correcting the statewide voter 41
registration list pursuant to NRS 293.530. 42
2. If the Governor finds that the tribal agency collects in the 43
regular course of business from a person applying to the agency to 44
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demonstrates the person is qual ified to vote pursuant to NRS 1
293.485, including, without limitation, [proof] evidence of identity, 2
citizenship, residence and date of birth: 3
(a) The Governor shall designate the tribal agency as an 4
automatic voter registration agency; and 5
(b) The Secretary of State and the Indian tribe shall comply with 6
the provisions of NRS 293.57686. 7
Sec. 29. NRS 293.57691 is hereby amended to read as 8
follows: 9
293.57691 1. A county clerk shall not reject as an application 10
to register to vote the information received from an automatic voter 11
registration agency solely on the basis that the information does not 12
contain an electronic facsimile of the signature of the person who is 13
applying to vote or update his or her voter registra tion information 14
on the statewide voter registration list. 15
2. If the county clerk does not receive an electronic facsimile 16
of the signature of the person from the automatic voter registration 17
agency, the county clerk must obtain the person’s signature or an 18
electronic facsimile of the person’s signature through one of the 19
following methods: 20
(a) Through the notice provided by the county clerk to the 21
person pursuant to NRS 293.57693, if the notice is returned to 22
the county clerk by the person and the retur ned notice includes the 23
person’s signature; 24
(b) Requesting an electronic facsimile of the person’s signature 25
from the Department of Motor Vehicles or another state agency; 26
(c) Requesting the person to submit an electronic facsimile of 27
the person’s signat ure through a method approved by the Secretary 28
of State; or 29
(d) Requesting the person to sign a paper or electronic form the 30
first time the person applies to vote in person at a polling place, 31
including, without limitation, a polling place for early votin g by 32
personal appearance. A signature provided by a person pursuant to 33
this paragraph must be compared to one of the forms of 34
[identification] the person’s proof of identity which [may be used 35
individually to identify a voter at the polling place set forth in NRS 36
293.277] includes his or her signature before the person is allowed 37
to vote in person. 38
3. In addition to the requirements of this section and NRS 39
293.2725, a person who is registered to vote pursuant to NRS 40
293.5768 to 293.57699, inclusive, must provide an affirmation 41
signed under penalty of perjury that the person is eligible to vote the 42
first time a person votes in person or by mail ballot if the person has 43
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Sec. 30. NRS 293.5837 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
293.5837 1. An elector may register to vote in the county or 2
city, as applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote by 3
submitting an application to register to vote by computer usi ng the 4
system established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 5
293.671 before the elector appears at a polling place described in 6
subsection 2 to vote in person. 7
2. If an elector submits an application to register to vote 8
pursuant to this section le ss than 14 days before the election, the 9
elector may vote only in person: 10
(a) During the period for early voting, at any polling place for 11
early voting by personal appearance in the county or city, as 12
applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote; or 13
(b) On the day of the election, at: 14
(1) A polling place established pursuant to NRS 293.3072 or 15
293C.3032 in the county or city, as applicable, in which the elector 16
is eligible to vote; or 17
(2) The polling place for his or her election precinct. 18
3. To vote in person, an elector who submits an application to 19
register to vote pursuant to this section must: 20
(a) Appear before the close of polls at a polling place described 21
in subsection 2; 22
(b) Inform an election board officer that, before appearing at the 23
polling place, the elector submitted an application to register to vote 24
by computer using the system established by the Secretary of State 25
pursuant to NRS 293.671; and 26
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, provide his or 27
her current and valid driver’s license or identification card issued by 28
the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or her physical 29
address as [proof] evidence of the elector’s identity and residency. 30
4. If the driver’s license or identification card issued by the 31
Department of Motor Vehicles to the elector does not have the 32
elector’s current residential address, the following documents may 33
be used to establish the residency of the elector if the current 34
residential address of the elector, as indicated on his or he r 35
application to register to vote, is displayed on the document: 36
(a) A military identification card; 37
(b) A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, 38
gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable 39
television service; 40
(c) A bank or credit union statement; 41
(d) A paycheck; 42
(e) An income tax return; 43
(f) A statement concerning the mortgage, rental or lease of a 44
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(g) A motor vehicle registration; 1
(h) A property tax statement; or 2
(i) Any other document issued by a governmental agency. 3
5. Subject to final verification, if an elector submits an 4
application to register to vote and appears at a polling place to vote 5
in person pursuant to this section: 6
(a) The elector shall be deemed to be conditionall y registered to 7
vote at the polling place upon: 8
(1) The determination that the elector submitted the 9
application to register to vote by computer using the system 10
established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.671 and 11
that the application to register to vote is complete; and 12
(2) The verification of the elector’s identity and residency 13
pursuant to this section. 14
(b) After the elector is deemed to be conditionally registered to 15
vote at the polling place pursuant to paragraph (a), the elector: 16
(1) May vote in the election only at that polling place; 17
(2) Must vote as soon as practicable and before leaving that 18
polling place; and 19
(3) Must vote by casting a provisional ballot, unless it is 20
verified, at that time, that the elector is qualified t o register to vote 21
and to cast a regular ballot in the election at that polling place. 22
Sec. 31. NRS 293.5842 is hereby amended to read as follows: 23
293.5842 1. Notwithstanding the close of any method of 24
registration for an election pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527, 25
an elector may register to vote in person at any polling place for 26
early voting by personal appearance in the county or city, as 27
applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote. 28
2. To register to vote in person during the period for early 29
voting, an elector must: 30
(a) Appear before the close of polls at a polling place for early 31
voting by personal appearance in the county or city, as applicable, in 32
which the elector is eligible to vote. 33
(b) Complete t he application to register to vote by a method 34
authorized by the county or city clerk pursuant to this paragraph. 35
The county or city clerk shall authorize at least one of the following 36
methods for a person to register to vote pursuant to this paragraph: 37
(1) A paper application; or 38
(2) The system established by the Secretary of State pursuant 39
to NRS 293.671. 40
 If the county or city clerk authorizes the use of both methods, the 41
county or city clerk may limit the use of one method to 42
circumstances when the other method is not reasonably available. 43
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, provide his or 44
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the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or her physical 1
address as [proof] evidence of the elector’s identity and residency. 2
3. If the driver’s license or identification card issued by the 3
Department of Motor Vehicles to the elector does not hav e the 4
elector’s current residential address, the following documents may 5
be used to establish the residency of the elector if the current 6
residential address of the elector, as indicated on his or her 7
application to register to vote, is displayed on the document: 8
(a) A military identification card; 9
(b) A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, 10
gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable 11
television service; 12
(c) A bank or credit union statement; 13
(d) A paycheck; 14
(e) An income tax return; 15
(f) A statement concerning the mortgage, rental or lease of a 16
residence; 17
(g) A motor vehicle registration; 18
(h) A property tax statement; or 19
(i) Any other document issued by a governmental agency. 20
4. Subject to final verification, if an elector registers to vote in 21
person at a polling place pursuant to this section: 22
(a) The elector shall be deemed to be conditionally registered to 23
vote at the polling place upon: 24
(1) The determination that the application to re gister to vote 25
is complete; and 26
(2) The verification of the elector’s identity and residency 27
pursuant to this section. 28
(b) After the elector is deemed to be conditionally registered to 29
vote at the polling place pursuant to paragraph (a), the elector: 30
(1) May vote in the election only at that polling place; 31
(2) Must vote as soon as practicable and before leaving that 32
polling place; and 33
(3) Must vote by casting a provisional ballot, unless it is 34
verified, at that time, that the elector is qualified to register to vote 35
and to cast a regular ballot in the election at that polling place. 36
Sec. 32. NRS 293.5847 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37
293.5847 1. Notwithstanding the close of any method of 38
registration for an election pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527, 39
an elector may register to vote in person on the day of the election at 40
any polling place in the county or city, as applicable, in which the 41
elector is eligible to vote. 42
2. To register to vote on the day o f the election, an elector 43
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(a) Appear before the close of polls at a polling place in the 1
county or city, as applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote. 2
(b) Complete the application to register to vote by a method 3
authorized by the count y or city clerk pursuant to this paragraph. 4
The county or city clerk shall authorize at least one of the following 5
methods for a person to register to vote pursuant to this paragraph: 6
(1) A paper application; or 7
(2) The system established by the Secretary of State pursuant 8
to NRS 293.671. 9
 If the county or city clerk authorizes the use of both methods, the 10
county or city clerk may limit the use of one method to 11
circumstances when the other method is not reasonably available. 12
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, provide his or 13
her current and valid driver’s license or identification card issued by 14
the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or her physical 15
address as [proof] evidence of the elector’s identity and residency. 16
3. If the driver’s license or identification card issued by the 17
Department of Motor Vehicles to the elector does not have the 18
elector’s current residential address, the following documents may 19
be used to establish the residency of the elector if the current 20
residential address of the elector, as indicated on his or her 21
application to register to vote, is displayed on the document: 22
(a) A military identification card; 23
(b) A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, 24
gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable 25
television service; 26
(c) A bank or credit union statement; 27
(d) A paycheck; 28
(e) An income tax return; 29
(f) A statement concerning the mortgage, rental or lease of a 30
residence; 31
(g) A motor vehicle registration; 32
(h) A property tax statement; or 33
(i) Any other document issued by a governmental agency. 34
4. Subject to final verification, if an elector registers to vote in 35
person at a polling place pursuant to this section: 36
(a) The elector shall be deemed to be conditionally registered to 37
vote at the polling place upon: 38
(1) The determination that the application to register to vote 39
is complete; and 40
(2) The verification of the elector’s identity and residency 41
pursuant to this section. 42
(b) After the elector is deemed to be conditionally registered to 43
vote at the polling place pursuant to paragraph (a), the elector: 44
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(2) Must vote as soon as practicable and before leaving that 1
polling place; and 2
(3) Must vote by casting a provisional ballot. 3
Sec. 33. NRS 293.775 is hereby amended to read as follows: 4
293.775 1. A person who is not a qualified elector and who 5
votes or attempts to vote knowing that he or she is not a qualified 6
elector is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as 7
provided in NRS 193.130. 8
2. A person who votes or attempts to vote using the name of 9
another person , including, without limitation, voting the mail 10
ballot of another person, is guilty of a category D felony and shall 11
be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. 12
Sec. 34. NRS 293C.185 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13
293C.185 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.190, 14
a name may not be pri nted on a ballot to be used at a primary or 15
general city election unless the person named has, in accordance 16
with NRS 293C.145 or 293C.175, as applicable, timely filed a 17
declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and paid 18
the filing fee established by the governing body of the city. 19
2. A declaration of candidacy required to be filed pursuant to 20
this chapter must be in substantially the following form: 21
22
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY OF ........ FOR THE 23
OFFICE OF ................ 24
25
State of Nevada 26
27
City of .............................. 28
29
For the purpose of having my name placed on the official 30
ballot as a candidate for the office of .................., I, 31
.................., the undersigned do swear or affirm under penalty 32
of perjury that I actually, as opposed to constru ctively, reside 33
at .................., in the City or Town of .................., County of 34
.................., State of Nevada; that my actual, as opposed to 35
constructive, residence in the city, township or other area 36
prescribed by law to which the office pertains began on a date 37
at least 30 days immediately preceding the date of the close 38
of filing of declarations of candidacy for this office; that my 39
telephone number is .................., and the address at which I 40
receive mail, if different than my res idence, is ..................; 41
that I am a qualified elector pursuant to Section 1 of Article 2 42
of the Constitution of the State of Nevada; that if I have ever 43
been convicted of treason or a felony, my civil rights have 44
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election I will accept the nomination and not withdraw; that I 1
will not knowingly violate any election law or any law 2
defining and prohibiting corrupt and fraudulent practices in 3
campaigns and elections in this State; that I will qualify for 4
the office if elected thereto, including, but not limited to, 5
complying with any limitation prescribed by the Constitution 6
and laws of this State concerning the number of years or 7
terms for which a person may hold the office; that I 8
understand that knowingly and willfully filing a declaration 9
of candidacy which contains a false statement is a crime 10
punishable as a gross misdemeanor and also subjects me to a 11
civil action disqualifying me from entering upon the duties of 12
the office; and that I un derstand that my name will appear on 13
all ballots as designated in this declaration. 14
15
................................................................ 16
(Designation of name) 17
18
................................................................ 19
(Signature of candidate for office) 20
21
Subscribed and sworn to before me 22
this ...... day of the month of ...... of the year ...... 23
24
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Notary Public or other person 26
authorized to administer an oath 27
28
3. The address of a candidate that must be included in the 29
declaration of candidacy pursuant to subsection 2 must be the street 30
address of the residence where the candidate actually, as opposed to 31
constructively, resides in accordance with NRS 281.050, if one has 32
been assigned. The declaration of candidacy must not be accepted 33
for filing if the candidate fails to comply with the following 34
provisions of this subsection or, if applicable, t he provisions of 35
subsection 4: 36
(a) The candidate shall not list the candidate’s address as a post 37
office box unless a street address has not been assigned to the 38
residence; and 39
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the candidate 40
shall present to the filing officer: 41
(1) A valid driver’s license or identification card issued by a 42
governmental agency that contains a photograph of the candidate 43
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(2) A current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or 1
document issued by a governmental entity, including a check which 2
indicates the candidate’s name and residential address, but not 3
including a voter registration card. 4
4. If the candidate executes an oath or affirmation under 5
penalty of perjury stating t hat the candidate is unable to present to 6
the filing officer the proof of residency required by subsection 3 7
because a street address has not been assigned to the candidate’s 8
residence or because the rural or remote location of the candidate’s 9
residence makes it impracticable to present the proof of residency 10
required by subsection 3, the candidate shall present to the filing 11
officer: 12
(a) A valid driver’s license or identification card issued by a 13
governmental agency that contains a photograph of the candi date; 14
and 15
(b) Alternative proof of the candidate’s residential address that 16
the filing officer determines is sufficient to verify where the 17
candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, resides in 18
accordance with NRS 281.050. The Secretary of State ma y adopt 19
regulations establishing the forms of alternative proof of the 20
candidate’s residential address that the filing officer may accept to 21
verify where the candidate actually, as opposed to constructively, 22
resides in accordance with NRS 281.050. 23
5. The filing officer shall retain a copy of the [proof] evidence 24
of identity and residency provided by the candidate pursuant to 25
subsection 3 or 4. Such a copy: 26
(a) May not be withheld from the public; and 27
(b) Must not contain the social security number, driv er’s license 28
or identification card number or account number of the candidate. 29
6. By filing the declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall be 30
deemed to have appointed the city clerk as his or her agent for 31
service of process for the purposes of a proc eeding pursuant to NRS 32
293C.186. Service of such process must first be attempted at the 33
appropriate address as specified by the candidate in the declaration 34
of candidacy. If the candidate cannot be served at that address, 35
service must be made by personally delivering to and leaving with 36
the city clerk duplicate copies of the process. The city clerk shall 37
immediately send, by registered or certified mail, one of the copies 38
to the candidate at the specified address, unless the candidate has 39
designated in writ ing to the city clerk a different address for that 40
purpose, in which case the city clerk shall mail the copy to the last 41
address so designated. 42
7. If the city clerk receives credible evidence indicating that a 43
candidate has been convicted of a felony and has not had his or her 44
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(a) May conduct an investigation to determine whether the 1
candidate has been convicted of a felony and, if so, whether the 2
candidate has had his or her civil rights restored; and 3
(b) Shall tr ansmit the credible evidence and the findings from 4
such investigation to the city attorney. 5
8. The receipt of information by the city attorney pursuant to 6
subsection 7 must be treated as a challenge of a candidate pursuant 7
to subsections 4 and 5 of NRS 293C.186 to which the provisions of 8
NRS 293.2045 apply. 9
9. Any person who knowingly and willfully files a declaration 10
of candidacy which contains a false statement in violation of this 11
section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 12
Sec. 35. NRS 293C.26312 is hereby amended to read as 13
follows: 14
293C.26312 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 15
NRS 293C.263 and chapter 293D of NRS, the city clerk shall send 16
to each active registered voter by first -class mail, or by an y class of 17
mail if the Official Election Mail logo or an equivalent logo or mark 18
created by the United States Postal Service is properly placed: 19
(a) A mail ballot; 20
(b) A return envelope [;] , which must include, without 21
limitation, a flap to cover the signature and identifying numbers of 22
the voter required to be written on the return envelope pursuant to 23
NRS 293C.26316; 24
(c) An envelope or sleeve into which the mail ballot is inserted 25
to ensure its secrecy; and 26
(d) Instructions. 27
2. In sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the city 28
clerk shall use an envelope that may not be forwarded to an address 29
of the voter that is different from the address to which the mail 30
ballot is mailed. 31
3. The return envelope must include postage prepaid by fi rst-32
class mail if the active registered voter is within the boundaries of 33
the United States, its territories or possessions or on a military base. 34
4. Before sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the 35
city clerk shall record: 36
(a) The date the mail ballot is issued; 37
(b) The name of the voter to whom the mail ballot is issued, his 38
or her precinct or district and his or her political affiliation, if any, 39
unless all the offices on the mail ballot are nonpartisan offices; 40
(c) The number of the mail ballot; and 41
(d) Any remarks the city clerk finds appropriate. 42
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(a) The form of all envelopes in which mail ballots are sent to 1
voters and return envelopes, which must, except as otherwise 2
provided in paragraph (b), be uniform throughout the State; and 3
(b) A method for distinguishing the return envelopes of each 4
city which must be prominently displayed on the outside of the 5
return envelope. 6
Sec. 36. NRS 293C.26316 is he reby amended to read as 7
follows: 8
293C.26316 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 9
293C.26318 and chapter 293D of NRS, in order to vote a mail 10
ballot, the voter must, in accordance with the instructions: 11
(a) Mark and fold the mail ballot; 12
(b) Deposit the mail ballot in the return envelope and seal the 13
return envelope; 14
(c) Affix his or her signature on the return envelope in the space 15
provided for the signature; [and] 16
(d) Write in the space provided on the return envelope one of 17
the following: 18
(1) The last four digits of his or her driver’s license number 19
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles; 20
(2) If the voter does not have a driver’s license number 21
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the last four digits of 22
his or her social security number; or 23
(3) If the voter does not have a driver’s license number 24
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a social security 25
number, the identification number issued by the county clerk 26
pursuant to NRS 293.507; 27
(e) Close the attached flap over th e signature and identifying 28
numbers written on the return envelope; and 29
(f) Mail or deliver the return envelope in a manner authorized by 30
law. 31
2. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 293D of NRS, 32
voting must be only upon candidates whose names appear upon the 33
mail ballot as prepared pursuant to NRS 293C.263, and no person 34
may write in the name of an additional candidate for any office. 35
3. If a mail ballot has been sent to a voter who applies to vote 36
in person at a polling place, including, without l imitation, a polling 37
place for early voting, the voter must, in addition to complying with 38
all other requirements for voting in person that are set forth in this 39
chapter, surrender his or her mail ballot or sign an affirmation under 40
penalty of perjury that the voter has not voted during the election. A 41
person who receives a surrendered mail ballot shall mark it 42
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Sec. 37. NRS 293C.26327 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
293C.26327 1. Except as otherwise pro vided in NRS 3
293D.200, when a mail ballot is returned by or on behalf of a voter 4
to the city clerk, and a record of its return is made in the mail ballot 5
record for the election, the clerk or an employee in the office of the 6
clerk shall [check] : 7
(a) Verify that the last four digits of the driver’s license 8
number or social security number, as applicable, written on the 9
return envelope match the information of the voter in the records 10
of the city clerk; 11
(b) If, pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (d) of 12
subsection 1 of NRS 293C.26316, the voter has written the number 13
issued by the county clerk pursuant to NRS 293.507, verify that 14
the number matches the information of the voter in the records of 15
the city clerk; and 16
(c) Check the signature used for the mail ballot by electronic 17
means pursuant to subsection 2 or manually pursuant to 18
subsection 3. 19
2. To check the signature used for a mail ballot by electronic 20
means: 21
(a) The electronic device must take a digital image of the 22
signature used for the mail ballot and electronically compare the 23
digital image with the signatures of the voter from his or her 24
application to register to vote or application to preregister to vote 25
available in the records of the city clerk. 26
(b) If the electronic device does not m atch the signature of the 27
voter, the signature shall be reviewed manually pursuant to the 28
provisions of subsection 3. 29
3. To check the signature used for a mail ballot manually, the 30
city clerk shall use the following procedure: 31
(a) The clerk or employee shall check the signature used for the 32
mail ballot against all signatures of the voter available in the records 33
of the clerk. 34
(b) If at least two employees in the office of the clerk believe 35
there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature 36
used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, the clerk 37
shall contact the voter and ask the voter to confirm whether the 38
signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the voter. 39
4. For purposes of subsection 3: 40
(a) There is a re asonable question of fact as to whether the 41
signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter 42
if the signature used for the mail ballot differs in multiple, 43
significant and obvious respects from the signatures of the voter 44
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(b) There is not a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 1
signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter 2
if: 3
(1) The signature used for the mail ballot is a variation of the 4
signature of the voter caused by the substitution of initials for the 5
first or middle name, the substitution of a different type of 6
punctuation in the first, middle or last name, the use of a common 7
nickname or the use of one last name for a person who has two last 8
names and it does not otherwise differ in multiple, significant and 9
obvious respects from the signatures of the voter available in the 10
records of the clerk; or 11
(2) There are only slight dissimilarities between the signature 12
used for the mail ballot and the signatures of the voter available in 13
the records of the clerk. 14
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, if the clerk 15
determines that the voter is entitled to cast the mail ballot, the clerk 16
shall deposit the mail ballot in the proper ballot box or place th e 17
mail ballot, unopened, in a container that must be securely locked or 18
under the control of the clerk at all times. The clerk shall deliver the 19
mail ballots to the mail ballot central counting board to be processed 20
and prepared for counting. 21
6. If the clerk determines when checking the signature used for 22
the mail ballot that the voter failed to affix his or her signature or 23
failed to affix it in the manner required by law for the mail ballot or 24
that there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the signature 25
used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, but the 26
voter is otherwise entitled to cast the mail ballot, the clerk shall 27
contact the voter and advise the voter of the procedures to provide a 28
signature or a confirmation that the signature used for the mail ballot 29
belongs to the voter, as applicable. For the mail ballot to be counted, 30
the voter must provide a signature or a confirmation, as applicable, 31
not later than 5 p.m. on the sixth day following the election. 32
7. The clerk shall prescribe procedures for a voter who failed to 33
affix his or her signature or failed to affix it in the manner required 34
by law for the mail ballot, or for whom there is a reasonable 35
question of fact as to whether the signature used for the mail ballot 36
matches the signature of the voter, in order to: 37
(a) Contact the voter; 38
(b) Allow the voter to provide a signature or a confirmation that 39
the signature used for the mail ballot belongs to the voter, as 40
applicable; and 41
(c) After a signature or a confirmation is provided, as applicable, 42
ensure the mail ballot is delivered to the mail ballot central counting 43
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8. If there is a reasonable question of fact as to whether the 1
signature used for the mail ballot matches the signature of the voter, 2
the voter must be identified by: 3
(a) Answering questions from the city clerk covering the 4
personal data which is reported on the application to register to vote; 5
(b) Providing the city clerk, orally or in writing, with other 6
personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or 7
(c) [Providing] Presenting the city clerk with proof of 8
[identification as described in NRS 293C.270 other than the voter 9
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 10
9. The procedures established pursuant to subsection 7 for 11
contacting a voter must require the clerk to contact the voter, as 12
soon as possible after receipt of the mail ballot, by: 13
(a) Mail; 14
(b) Telephone, if a telephone number for the voter is available in 15
the records of the clerk; and 16
(c) Electronic means, wh ich may include, without limitation, 17
electronic mail, if the voter has provided the clerk with sufficient 18
information to contact the voter by such means. 19
Sec. 38. NRS 293C.270 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20
293C.270 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 21
to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272, if a person’s name appears in 22
the roster or if the person provides an affirmation pursuant to NRS 23
293C.525, the person is entitled to vote and must [sign] : 24
(a) Present proof of identity; and 25
(b) Sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature card 26
when he or she applies to vote. Except as otherwise provided in 27
NRS 293.57691, the signature must be compared by an election 28
board officer with the signature or a facsimile thereof on the 29
person’s application to register to vote or [one of the forms of 30
identification listed in subsection 2.] on his or her proof of identity. 31
2. [The forms of identification that may be used to identify a 32
voter at the polling place are: 33
(a) The voter registration card issued to the voter; 34
(b) A driver’s license; 35
(c) An identification card issued by the Department of Motor 36
Vehicles; 37
(d) A military identification card; or 38
(e) Any other form of identification issued by a governmental 39
agency that contains the voter’s signature and physical description 40
or picture. 41
3.] The city clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the 42
Secretary of State, to verify that the voter has not already voted in 43
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Sec. 39. NRS 293C.272 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
293C.272 1. If, because of physical limitations, a registered 2
voter is unable to sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature 3
card as required by NRS 293C.270, the voter must be identified by: 4
(a) Answering questions from the election board officer 5
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 6
register to vote; 7
(b) Providing the election board officer, orally or in writing, 8
with other personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or 9
(c) [Providing] Presenting the election board officer with his or 10
her proof of [identification as described in NRS 293C.270 other 11
than the voter registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 12
2. If the identity of the voter is verified, the election board 13
officer shall indicate in the roster “Identified” by the voter’s name. 14
Sec. 40. NRS 293C.275 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15
293C.275 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 16
to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272: 17
(a) A registered voter who applies to vote must state his or her 18
name to the election board officer in charge of the roster; and 19
(b) The election board officer shall: 20
(1) Announce the name of the registered voter; 21
(2) Require that the registered voter present proof of 22
identity; 23
(3) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster or signature 24
card; 25
[(3)] (4) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 26
manner set forth in NRS 293C.270; and 27
[(4)] (5) Verify that the registered voter has not already 28
voted in that city in the current election. 29
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 30
signature does not match, the registered voter must be identified by: 31
(a) Either: 32
(1) Answering questions from the election board officer 33
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 34
register to vote; or 35
[(b)] (2) Providing the ele ction board officer, orally or in 36
writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 37
registered voter; [or 38
(c) Providing] and 39
(b) Presenting the election board officer with proof of 40
[identification as described in NRS 293C.270 other tha n the voter 41
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 42
3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 43
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registered voter must update his or her signature on a form 1
prescribed by the Secretary of State. 2
4. For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a 3
registered voter may include his or her date of birth. 4
Sec. 41. NRS 293C.277 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5
293C.277 1. A registered voter who applies to vote at an 6
election must give his or her name to the election board officer in 7
charge of the roster, and the officer shall immediately announce the 8
name of the registered voter [.] and require that the registered 9
voter present proof of identity. 10
2. Any person’s right to vote may be challenged by a registered 11
voter upon any of the grounds allowed for a challenge in NRS 12
293C.292. Any such challenge must be disposed of in the manner 13
provided in NRS 293C.292. 14
Sec. 42. NRS 293C.292 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15
293C.292 1. A person applying to vote may be challenged: 16
(a) Orally by any registered voter of the precinct or district upon 17
the ground that he or she is not the person entitled to vote as claimed 18
or has voted before at the same election; or 19
(b) On any ground set forth in a challenge filed with the county 20
clerk pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.547. 21
2. If a person is challenged, an election board officer shall 22
tender the challenged person the following oath or affirmation: 23
(a) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 24
does not reside at the residence for which the address is listed in the 25
roster, “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that I reside at the 26
residence for which the address is listed in the roster”; 27
(b) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person 28
previously voted a ballot for the election, “I swear or affirm under 29
penalty of perjury that I have not voted for any of the candidates or 30
questions included on this ballot for this election”; or 31
(c) If the challenge is on the ground that the challenged person is 32
not the person he or she claims to be, “I swear or affirm under 33
penalty of perjury that I am the person whose name is in this roster.” 34
 The oath or affirmation must be set forth on a form prepared by 35
the Secretary of State and signed by the challenged person under 36
penalty of perjury. 37
3. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or 38
affirmation so tendered, the person must not be issued a ballot, and 39
the election board officer shall indicate in the roster “Challenged” 40
by the person’s name. 41
4. If the challenged person refuses to execute the oath or 42
affirmation set forth in paragraph (a) of subsec tion 2, the election 43
board officers shall inform the person that he or she is entitled to 44
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5. If the challenged person executes the oath or affirmation and 1
the challenge is not based on the ground set forth in paragraph (c) of 2
subsection 2, the election board officers shall issue him or her a 3
ballot. 4
6. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph 5
(a) of subsection 2, and the challenged person executes the oath or 6
affirmation, the elec tion board shall not issue the person a ballot 7
until he or she furnishes satisfactory identification that contains 8
proof of the address at which the person actually resides. For the 9
purposes of this subsection, a voter registration card does not 10
provide proof of the address at which a person resides. 11
7. If the challenge is based on the ground set forth in paragraph 12
(c) of subsection 2 and the challenged person executes the oath or 13
affirmation, the election board shall not issue the person a ballot 14
unless the person [: 15
(a) Furnishes official identification which contains a photograph 16
of the person, such as a driver’s license or other official document; 17
or 18
(b) Brings before the election board officers a person who is at 19
least 18 years of age who: 20
(1) Furnishes official identification which contains a 21
photograph of the person, such as a driver’s license or other official 22
document; and 23
(2) Executes an oath or affirmation under penalty of perjury 24
that the challenged person is who he or she swears to be. ] furnishes 25
proof of identity. 26
8. The election board officers shall: 27
(a) Record on the challenge list: 28
(1) The name of the challenged person; 29
(2) The name of the registered voter who initiated the 30
challenge; and 31
(3) The result of the challenge; and 32
(b) If possible, orally notify the registered voter who initiated 33
the challenge of the result of the challenge. 34
Sec. 43. NRS 293C.3035 is hereby amended to read as 35
follows: 36
293C.3035 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 37
to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272 , upon the appearance of a 38
person to cast a ballot at a polling place established pursuant to NRS 39
293C.3032, if any, the election board officer shall: 40
(a) Determine [that] whether the person is a registered voter in 41
the city and has not already voted in that city in the current election; 42
(b) Require the registered voter to present proof of identity; 43
(c) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster or a signature 44
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[(c)] (d) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 1
manner set forth in NRS 293C.270. 2
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 3
signature of the registered voter does not match, the registered voter 4
must be identified by: 5
(a) Either: 6
(1) Answering questions from the election board officer 7
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 8
register to vote; or 9
[(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 10
writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 11
registered voter; [or 12
(c) Providing] and 13
(b) Presenting the election board officer with proof of 14
[identification as described in NRS 2 93C.270 other than the voter 15
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 16
3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 17
comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the 18
registered voter must update his or her sign ature on a form 19
prescribed by the Secretary of State. 20
4. The city clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the 21
Secretary of State, to verify that the registered voter has not already 22
voted in that city in the current election. 23
5. When a registered voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has 24
identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the election board 25
officer, the registered voter is entitled to receive the appropriate 26
ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the pol ling place 27
where he or she applies to vote. 28
6. If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which 29
directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer 30
shall: 31
(a) Prepare the mechanical voting device for the registered 32
voter; 33
(b) Ensure that the registered voter’s precinct or voting district 34
and the form of the ballot are indicated on the voting receipt, if the 35
city clerk uses voting receipts; and 36
(c) Allow the registered voter to cast a vote. 37
7. A registered voter applying to vote at a polling place 38
established pursuant to NRS 293C.3032, if any, may be challenged 39
pursuant to NRS 293C.292. 40
Sec. 44. NRS 293C.356 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
293C.356 1. If a request is made to vote early by a registered 42
voter in person, the city clerk shall , except as otherwise provided in 43
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ballot must be voted on the premises of the clerk’s office and 1
returned to the clerk. 2
2. On the dates for early voting prescribed in NRS 293C.3568, 3
each city clerk shall provide a voting booth, with suitable equipment 4
for voting, on the premises of the city clerk’s office for use by 5
registered voters who are issued ballots for early voting in 6
accordance with this section. 7
Sec. 45. NRS 293C.3585 is hereby amended to read as 8
follows: 9
293C.3585 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 10
to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.272, upon the appearance of a 11
person to c ast a ballot for early voting, an election board officer 12
shall: 13
(a) Determine that the person is a registered voter in the county. 14
(b) Require the registered voter to present proof of identity. 15
(c) Instruct the registered voter to sign the roster for early voting 16
or a signature card. 17
[(c)] (d) Verify the signature of the registered voter in the 18
manner set forth in NRS 293C.270. 19
[(d)] (e) Verify that the registered voter has not already voted in 20
that city in the current election. 21
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.57691, if the 22
signature does not match, the registered voter must be identified by: 23
(a) Either: 24
(1) Answering questions from the election board officer 25
covering the personal data which is reported on the application to 26
register to vote; or 27
[(b)] (2) Providing the election board officer, orally or in 28
writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the 29
registered voter; [or 30
(c) Providing] and 31
(b) Presenting the election board officer with proof of 32
[identification as described in NRS 293C.270 other than the voter 33
registration card issued to the voter.] identity. 34
3. If the signature of the registered voter has changed in 35
comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the 36
registered voter must update his or her signature on a form 37
prescribed by the Secretary of State. 38
4. The city clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the 39
Secretary of State, to verify that the registered voter has not already 40
voted in that city in the current election. 41
5. The roster for early voting or signature card, as applicable, 42
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(a) The registered voter’s name, the address where he or she is 1
registered to vote, his or her voter identification number and a place 2
for the registered voter’s signature; 3
(b) The registered voter’s precinct or voting district number, if 4
that information is available; and 5
(c) The date of voting early in person. 6
6. When a registered voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has 7
identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the election board 8
officer, the registered voter is entitled to receive the appropriate 9
ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the polling place 10
for early voting. 11
7. If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which 12
directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer 13
shall: 14
(a) Prepare the mechanical recording device for the registered 15
voter; 16
(b) Ensure that the registered voter’s precinct or voting district, 17
if that inform ation is available, and the form of ballot are indicated 18
on the voting receipt, if the city clerk uses voting receipts; and 19
(c) Allow the registered voter to cast a vote. 20
8. A registered voter applying to vote early by personal 21
appearance may be challenged pursuant to NRS 293C.292. 22
9. For the purposes of subsection 2, the personal data of a 23
registered voter may include his or her date of birth. 24
Sec. 46. NRS 483.820 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25
483.820 1. A person who applies for an identification card in 26
accordance with the provisions of NRS 483.810 to 483.890, 27
inclusive, and who is not ineligible to receive an identification card 28
pursuant to NRS 483.861, is entitled to receive an identification card 29
if the person is: 30
(a) A resident of this State and is 10 years of age or older and 31
does not hold a valid driver’s license or identification card from any 32
state or jurisdiction; or 33
(b) A seasonal resident who does not hold a valid Nevada 34
driver’s license. 35
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.825 [,] and 36
section 3 of this act, the Department shall charge and collect the 37
following fees for the issuance of an original, duplicate or changed 38
identification card: 39
40
An original or duplicate identification card 41
issued to a person 65 years of age or older 42
which expires on or before the fourth 43
anniversary of the person’s birthday ............................... $4 44

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An original or duplicate identification card 1
issued to a person 65 years of age or older 2
which expires on or before the eighth 3
anniversary of the person’s birthday ............................... $8 4
An original or duplicate identification card 5
issued to a person under 18 years of age 6
which expires on the eighth a nniversary of 7
the person’s birthday ......................................................... 6 8
A renewal of an identification card for a person 9
under 18 years of age which expires on the 10
eighth anniversary of the person’s birthday ...................... 6 11
An original or duplicate identification card 12
issued to a person under 18 years o f age 13
which expires on or before the fourth 14
anniversary of the person’s birthday ................................. 3 15
A renewal of an identification card for a person 16
under 18 years of age which expires on or 17
before the fourth anniversary of the 18
person’s birthday ............................................................... 3 19
An original or duplicate identification card 20
issued to any person at least 18 years of 21
age, but less than 65 years of age, which 22
expires on the eighth anniversary of the 23
person’s birthday ............................................................. 18 24
A renewal of an identification card for any 25
person at least 18 years of age, but less than 26
65 years of age, which expires on the eighth 27
anniversary of the person’s birthday ............................... 18 28
An original or duplicate identification card 29
issued to any person at least 18 years of 30
age, but less than 65 years of age, which 31
expires on or before the fourth anniversa ry 32
of the person’s birthday ..................................................... 9 33
A renewal of an identification card for any 34
person at least 18 years of age, but less than 35
65 years of age, which expires on or before 36
the fourth anniversary of the person’s 37
birthday ............................................................................. 9 38
A new photograph or change of name, or both ...................... 4 39
40
3. The Department shall not charge a fee for: 41
(a) An identification card issued to a person who has voluntarily 42
surrendered his or her driver’s license pursuant to NRS 483.420; or 43
(b) A renewal of an identification card for a person 65 years of 44
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4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 483.825 [,] and 1
section 3 of this act, the increase in fees authorized in NRS 483.347 2
must be paid in addition to the fees charged pursuant to this section. 3
5. As used in this section, “photograph” has the meaning 4
ascribed to it in NRS 483.125. 5
Sec. 47. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and 6
approval. 7
2. Sections 1 to 46, inclusive, of this act become effective: 8
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 9
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 10
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 11
(b) On January 1, 2026, for all other purposes. 12

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