Nevada Statutes § 293.2733 Establishment of polling places and ballot drop boxes within Indian reservation or colonyVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
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Statute Text
1.
If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is located in whole or in part within a county,
[
the Indian tribe may submit a request to
]
the county clerk
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for the establishment
]
:
(a)
Shall, except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 5, establish
within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony
at a location approved by the Indian tribe
for the day of a primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election
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of:
(a) A polling place;
(b) A ballot drop box; or
(c) Both
]
a polling place and a ballot drop box
[
.
]
; and
(b)
May establish additional polling places or ballot drop boxes, or both, within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the day of a primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election upon the request of an Indian tribe submitted not later than the dates set forth in subsection 2 to elect not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony.
2.
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A request for the establishment of
]
An Indian tribe may
elect not to have
a polling place
[
, a
]
and
ballot drop box
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or both a polling place and a ballot drop box
]
established
within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony for the day of a primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election
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:
(a) Must be submitted
]
by submitting notice
to the county clerk
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by the Indian tribe
]
on or before:
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(1)
]
(a)
If the
[
request
]
notice
is for a primary election,
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March 1
]
January 15
of the year in which the primary election is to be held.
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(2)
]
(b)
If the
[
request
]
notice
is for a presidential preference primary election,
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the first Friday in November
]
September 15
of the year immediately preceding the year of the presidential preference primary election.
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(3)
]
(c)
If the
[
request
]
notice
is for a general election,
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August 1
]
June 15
of the year in which the general election is to be held.
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(b) May include one or more proposed locations within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the polling place or ballot drop box.
]
3.
Any
[
proposed
]
location
of a polling place or ballot drop box established pursuant to subsection 1
must satisfy the criteria the county clerk uses for the establishment of any other polling place
[
or
]
and
ballot drop box, as applicable.
[
3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the county clerk receives a request that satisfies the requirements set forth in subsection 2, the county clerk must establish at least one polling place or ballot box, as applicable, within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a location or locations, as applicable, approved by the Indian tribe for the day of a primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election. The county clerk is not required to establish a polling place within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony for the day of a primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election if the county clerk established a temporary branch polling place for early voting pursuant to
NRS
293.3572
within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony for the same election.
]
4.
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If the county clerk establishes one or more polling places or ballot drop boxes within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony pursuant to subsection 3 for the day of a primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election, the
]
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the
county clerk must continue to establish one
[
or more
]
polling
[
places or
]
place and
ballot drop
[
boxes
]
box
within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a location
[
or locations
]
approved by the Indian tribe for the day of any future primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election unless otherwise
[
requested
]
notified
by the Indian tribe
[
.
]
pursuant to subsection 2.
5.
Not later than the dates set forth in subsection 2 to elect not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony, an Indian tribe that elects to have a polling place and ballot drop box established must submit to the county clerk and the tribal liaison designated by the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to
NRS
233A.260
:
(a)
The location for the polling place and ballot drop box and whether the location will have only a polling place or ballot drop box or both a polling place and ballot drop box;
(b)
Whether the Indian tribe will select registered voters to be appointed to act as election board officers to staff the polling place within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony; and
(c)
The proposed days and hours for the operation of the polling place.
If an Indian tribe does not submit the information required pursuant to this subsection, the Indian tribe shall be deemed to have elected not to have a polling place and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony.
Source
Added to NRS by 2017, 3818; A 2019, 176; 2021, 1228, 3882, effective January 1, 2022
History
Amended by 2023 , Ch. 419 , § 1 , eff. 10/1/2023 .
Amended by 2021 , Ch. 556 , § 8 , eff. 1/1/2022 .
Amended by 2021 , Ch. 248 , § 26 , eff. 1/1/2022 .
Amended by 2019 , Ch. 33 , § 10 , eff. 7/1/2019 .
Added by 2017 , Ch. 546 , § 1 , eff. 1/1/2018 .