1.
The following offices shall serve as voter registration agencies:
(a)
Such offices that provide public assistance as are designated by the Secretary of State;
(b)
Each office that receives money from the State of Nevada to provide services to persons with disabilities in this State;
(c)
The offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles;
(d)
The offices of the city and county clerks;
(e)
Such other county and municipal facilities as a county clerk or city clerk may designate pursuant to
NRS
293.5035
or
293C.520
, as applicable;
(f)
Recruitment offices of the United States Armed Forces; and
(g)
Such other offices as the Secretary of State deems appropriate.
2.
Each voter registration agency shall:
(a)
Post in a conspicuous place, in at least 12-point type, instructions for preregistering and registering to vote;
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and
NRS
293.5732
to
293.5757
, inclusive, distribute applications to preregister or register to vote which may be returned by mail with any application for services or assistance from the agency or submitted for any other purpose and with each application for recertification, renewal or change of address submitted to the agency that relates to such services, assistance or other purpose;
(c)
Provide the same amount of assistance to an applicant in completing an application to preregister or register to vote as the agency provides to a person completing any other forms for the agency; and
(d)
Accept completed applications to preregister or register to vote.
3.
A voter registration agency is not required to provide an application to preregister or register to vote pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 to a person who applies for or receives services or assistance from the agency or submits an application for any other purpose if the person affirmatively declines to preregister or register to vote and submits to the agency a written form that meets the requirements of
52 U.S.C. §
20506
(a)(6)
. Information related to the declination to preregister or register to vote may not be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
4.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and
NRS
293.5727
and
293.5747
, any application to preregister or register to vote accepted by a voter registration agency must be transmitted to the county clerk not later than 10 days after the application is accepted. The applications must be forwarded daily during the 2 weeks immediately preceding the last day to register to vote by mail pursuant to
NRS
293.560
or
293C.527
, as applicable. The county clerk shall accept any application which is obtained from a voter registration agency pursuant to this section and completed by the last day to register to vote by mail pursuant to
NRS
293.560
or
293C.527
, as applicable, if the county clerk receives the application not later than 5 days after that date.
5.
The Secretary of State shall cooperate with the Secretary of Defense to develop and carry out procedures to enable persons in this State to apply to preregister or register to vote at recruitment offices of the United States Armed Forces.
Source
Added to NRS by
1995, 2256
[Ch.
608
]
; A
1999, 3592
[Ch.
639
]
;
2001, 1435
[Ch.
306
]
,
2595
[Ch.
520
]
;
2003, 1718
[Ch.
312
]
,
2177
[Ch.
382
]
;
2005, 311
[Ch.
116
]
;
2011, 2091
[Ch.
365
]
;
2017, 404
[Ch.
94
]
,
3332
[Ch.
505
]
,
3851
[Ch.
548
]
; 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5
History
Amended by
2017
, Ch.
548
,
§
36
, eff.
1/1/2018
.
Amended by
2017
, Ch.
505
,
§
13
, eff.
7/1/2017
.
Amended by
2017
, Ch.
94
,
§
1.5
, eff.
10/1/2017
.
Added to NRS by 1995, 2256; A 1999, 3592; 2001, 1435, 2595; 2003, 1718, 2177; 2005, 311; 2011, 2091
1.
The following offices shall serve as voter registration agencies:
(a)
Such offices that provide public assistance as are designated by the Secretary of State;
(b)
Each office that receives money from the State of Nevada to provide services to persons with disabilities in this State;
(c)
The offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles;
(d)
The offices of the city and county clerks;
(e)
Such other county and municipal facilities as a county clerk or city clerk may designate pursuant to
NRS
293.5035
or
293C.520
, as applicable;
(f)
Recruitment offices of the United States Armed Forces;
(g)
Each office of an automatic voter registration agency; and
(h)
Such other offices as the Secretary of State deems appropriate.
2.
Each voter registration agency shall:
(a)
Post in a conspicuous place, in at least 12-point type, instructions for preregistering and registering to vote;
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, distribute applications to preregister or register to vote which may be returned by mail with any application for services or assistance from the agency or submitted for any other purpose and with each application for recertification, renewal or change of address submitted to the agency that relates to such services, assistance or other purpose;
(c)
Provide the same amount of assistance to an applicant in completing an application to preregister or register to vote as the agency provides to a person completing any other forms for the agency; and
(d)
Accept completed applications to preregister or register to vote.
3.
A voter registration agency is not required to provide an application to preregister or register to vote pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 to a person who applies for or receives services or assistance from the agency or submits an application for any other purpose if the person affirmatively declines to preregister or register to vote and submits to the agency a written form that meets the requirements of
52 U.S.C. §
20506
(a)(6)
. Information related to the declination to preregister or register to vote may not be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
4.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and
NRS
293.5727
and
293.5747
, any application to preregister or register to vote accepted by a voter registration agency must be transmitted to the county clerk not later than 10 days after the application is accepted. The applications must be forwarded daily during the 2 weeks immediately preceding the last day to register to vote by mail pursuant to
NRS
293.560
or
293C.527
, as applicable. The county clerk shall accept any application which is obtained from a voter registration agency pursuant to this section and completed by the last day to register to vote by mail pursuant to
NRS
293.560
or
293C.527
, as applicable, if the county clerk receives the application not later than 5 days after that date.
5.
The Secretary of State shall cooperate with the Secretary of Defense to develop and carry out procedures to enable persons in this State to apply to preregister or register to vote at recruitment offices of the United States Armed Forces.
6.
Notwithstanding the provisions of
NRS
293.5768
to
293.57699
, inclusive, each automatic voter registration agency must comply with the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act,
52 U.S.C. §§
20501
et seq.
Source
Added to NRS by 1995, 2256; A 1999, 3592; 2001, 1435, 2595; 2003, 1718, 2177; 2005, 311; 2011, 2091; 2017, 404, 3332, 3851; 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; 2021, 3858, effective January 1, 2024
History
Amended by
2023
, Ch.
511
,
§
5.2
, eff.
7/1/2023
.
Amended by
2021
, Ch.
555
,
§
15
, eff.
1/1/2025
.
Amended by
2017
, Ch.
548
,
§
36
, eff.
1/1/2018
.
Amended by
2017
, Ch.
505
,
§
13
, eff.
7/1/2017
.
Amended by
2017
, Ch.
94
,
§
1.5
, eff.
10/1/2017
.
Added to NRS by 1995, 2256; A 1999, 3592; 2001, 1435, 2595; 2003, 1718, 2177; 2005, 311; 2011, 2091