Nevada Statutes § 293.540 Circumstances in which county clerk is required to cancel preregistration or registrationVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
This is an older version of § 293.540 Circumstances in which county clerk is required to cancel preregistration or registration which we archived on October 30, 2024.
Statute Text
1.
The county clerk shall cancel the preregistration of a person:
(a)
If the county clerk has personal knowledge of the death of the person or if an authenticated certificate of the death of the person is filed in the county clerk's office.
(b)
At the request of the person.
(c)
If the county clerk has discovered an incorrect preregistration pursuant to the provisions of
NRS
293.5235
and the person has failed to respond within the required time.
(d)
As required by
NRS
293.541
.
(e)
Upon verification that the application to preregister to vote is a duplicate if the county clerk has the original or another duplicate of the application on file in the county clerk's office.
2.
The county clerk shall cancel the registration of a person:
(a)
If the county clerk has personal knowledge of the death of the person or if an authenticated certificate of the death of the person is filed in the county clerk's office.
(b)
If the county clerk is provided a certified copy of a court order stating that the court specifically finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person lacks the mental capacity to vote because he or she cannot communicate, with or without accommodations, a specific desire to participate in the voting process.
(c)
Upon the determination that the person has been convicted of a felony and is currently incarcerated.
(d)
Upon the production of a certified copy of the judgment of any court directing the cancellation to be made.
(e)
At the request of the person.
(f)
If the county clerk has discovered an incorrect registration pursuant to the provisions of
NRS
293.5235
,
293.530
or
293.535
and the elector has failed to respond or appear to vote within the required time.
(g)
As required by
NRS
293.541
.
(h)
Upon verification that the application to register to vote is a duplicate if the county clerk has the original or another duplicate of the application on file in the county clerk's office.
Source
Added to NRS by 1960, 275; A 1961, 295; 1967, 862; 1991, 1686, 2224; 1993, 2196; 1995, 2279; 2003, 2185; 2005, 2289; 2013, 59; 2017, 3864; 2019, 1457; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 3; 2021, 1878, effective January 1, 2022
History
Amended by 2021 , Ch. 315 , § 11.3 , eff. 1/1/2022 .
Amended by 2020SP2 , Ch. 1 , § 2 , eff. 8/2/2020 .
Amended by 2019 , Ch. 255 , § 5 , eff. 7/1/2019 .
Amended by 2017 , Ch. 548 , § 59 , eff. 1/1/2018 .
Amended by 2013 , Ch. 19 , § 2 , eff. 10/1/2013 .
Added to NRS by 1960, 275; A 1961, 295; 1967, 862; 1991, 1686, 2224; 1993, 2196; 1995, 2279; 2003, 2185; 2005, 2289