Nevada Regulations § 293.207 Application for ballot using system of approved electronic transmission; duties of local elections official to provide certain information to registered voter
Regulation Text
1.
A registered voter who applies for a ballot pursuant to
NRS
293.269951
, as amended by section
3.5
of Senate Bill No. 216, chapter 244, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1530, must indicate on the application:
(a)
Whether the local elections official must send the ballot to the registered voter by mail or approved electronic transmission; and
(b)
Whether the registered voter will return the ballot to the local elections official by mail or approved electronic transmission.
2.
If a registered voter indicates on the application for a ballot that he or she will return the ballot by mail, the local elections official must provide to the registered voter a ballot and instructions for marking and returning the ballot, including, without limitation:
(a)
How to indicate the candidate or candidates for whom the voter is voting;
(b)
How to correct the ballot if the voter commits an error marking the ballot or wants to change the candidate or candidates for whom the voter is voting;
(c)
An explanation that the completed ballot must be inserted into the accompanying privacy sleeve or envelope;
(d)
An explanation that the registered voter must insert the privacy envelope or sleeve into the declaration envelope;
(e)
An explanation that the registered voter must complete and sign the declaration on the front of the declaration envelope; and
(f)
An explanation of the deadline for the registered voter to cast and return the ballot and other necessary voting materials, including, without limitation, the declaration set forth in NAC
293.208
or section 3, as applicable, by mail to the appropriate local elections official.
3.
If a registered voter indicates on the application for a ballot that he or she will return the ballot by approved electronic transmission, the local elections official must provide to the registered voter a ballot and instructions for marking and returning the ballot, including, without limitation:
(a)
How to indicate the candidate or candidates for whom the registered voter is voting.
(b)
An explanation that the declaration set forth in NAC
293.208
or section 3, as applicable, must be signed by the registered voter and returned by approved electronic transmission with the ballot.
(c)
An explanation of how to return the ballot by approved electronic transmission.
(d)
An explanation of the deadline for the registered voter to cast and return the ballot and other necessary voting materials, including, without limitation, the declaration set forth in NAC
293.208
or section 3, as applicable, by approved electronic transmission to the appropriate local elections official.
4.
In addition to any applicable requirements set forth in subsections 2 and 3, the local elections official must:
(a)
Provide to the registered voter the contact information of the local elections official or an authorized representative of the local elections official who will be available during normal business hours to answer questions from the voter concerning the ballot. Such information must include, without limitation, the local elections official or authorized representative's name, address, phone number, facsimile transmission number and electronic mail address.
(b)
Instruct the registered voter that the ballot may not be used by another registered voter or duplicated.
(c)
Provide to the registered voter any other information required by the Secretary of State or local elections official.
Source
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by