Nevada Statutes § 293.269913 Methods of distribution and other requirements for mail ballots and supporting materials; recordation of certain information by county clerk
Statute Text
1.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
NRS
293.269911
and chapter 293D of NRS, the county clerk shall send to each active registered voter by first-class mail, or by any class of mail if the Official Election Mail logo or an equivalent logo or mark created by the United States Postal Service is properly placed:
(a)
A mail ballot;
(b)
A return envelope;
(c)
An envelope or sleeve into which the mail ballot is inserted to ensure its secrecy; and
(d)
Instructions.
2.
In sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the county clerk shall use an envelope that may not be forwarded to an address of the voter that is different from the address to which the mail ballot is mailed.
3.
The return envelope must include postage prepaid by first-class mail if the active registered voter is within the boundaries of the United States, its territories or possessions or on a military base.
4.
Before sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the county clerk shall record:
(a)
The date the mail ballot is issued;
(b)
The name of the voter to whom the mail ballot is issued, his or her precinct or district and his or her political affiliation, if any, unless all the offices on the mail ballot are nonpartisan offices;
(c)
The number of the mail ballot; and
(d)
Any remarks the county clerk finds appropriate.
5.
The Secretary of State shall prescribe:
(a)
The form of all envelopes in which mail ballots are sent to voters and return envelopes, which must, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), be uniform throughout the State; and
(b)
A method for distinguishing the return envelopes of each county which must be prominently displayed on the outside of the return envelope.
Source
Added to NRS by 2021, 1217; A 2023, 3304
History
Amended by 2023 , Ch. 511 , § 1.5 , eff. 1/1/2024 .
Added by 2021 , Ch. 248 , § 4 , eff. 1/1/2022 .