Nevada Statutes § 293.537 Handling of applications of persons who have cancelled their preregistration or registration; reinstatement of such applications cancelled erroneously; preservation and destruction of such applicationsVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
This is an older version of § 293.537 Handling of applications of persons who have cancelled their preregistration or registration; reinstatement of such applications cancelled erroneously; preservation and destruction of such applications which we archived on October 30, 2024.
Statute Text
Effective Until 1/1/2024
1.
The county clerk of each county shall maintain:
(a)
A file of the applications to preregister to vote of persons who have cancelled their preregistration; and
(b)
A file of the applications to register to vote of electors who have cancelled their registration, in the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to
NRS
293.675
.
The files must be kept in alphabetical order. The county clerk shall mark the applications "Cancelled," and indicate thereon the reason for cancellation.
2.
If the county clerk finds that the preregistration of a person was cancelled erroneously, the county clerk shall reinstate the person's application to preregister to vote.
3.
If the county clerk finds that the registration of an elector was cancelled erroneously, the county clerk shall reregister the elector or on election day allow the elector whose registration was erroneously cancelled to vote pursuant to
NRS
293.304
,
293.525
,
293C.295
or
293C.525
.
4.
The county clerk shall record cancelled applications to preregister or register to vote in the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to
NRS
293.675
and may destroy the originals at any time.
Source
Added to NRS by 1960, 275; A 1967, 862; 1993, 2196; 1995, 2279; 1997, 3468; 2017, 3864; 2021, 3831, effective January 1, 2024
History
Amended by 2017 , Ch. 548 , § 58 , eff. 1/1/2018 .
Added to NRS by 1960, 275; A 1967, 862; 1993, 2196; 1995, 2279; 1997, 3468
Effective Starting 1/1/2024
1.
The county clerk of each county shall maintain:
(a)
A file of the applications to preregister to vote of persons who have cancelled their preregistration; and
(b)
A file of the applications to register to vote of electors who have cancelled their registration, in the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to
NRS
293.675
. The files must be kept in alphabetical order. The county clerk shall mark the applications "Cancelled," and indicate thereon the reason for cancellation.
2.
If the county clerk finds that the preregistration of a person was cancelled erroneously, the county clerk shall reinstate the person's application to preregister to vote.
3.
If the county clerk finds that the registration of an elector was cancelled erroneously, the county clerk shall reregister the elector or on election day allow the elector whose registration was erroneously cancelled to vote pursuant to
NRS
293.304
,
293.525
,
293C.295
or
293C.525
.
4.
The county clerk shall record cancelled applications to preregister or register to vote in the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to
NRS
293.675
and may destroy the originals at any time.
Source
Added to NRS by 1960, 275; A 1967, 862; 1993, 2196; 1995, 2279; 1997, 3468; 2017, 3864; 2021, 3831, effective January 1, 2024
History
Amended by 2021 , Ch. 554 , § 16 , eff. 1/1/2024 .
Amended by 2017 , Ch. 548 , § 58 , eff. 1/1/2018 .
Added to NRS by 1960, 275; A 1967, 862; 1993, 2196; 1995, 2279; 1997, 3468