# Nevada AB261: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, under certain circumstances, that a county or city clerk affirmatively ask whether a registered voter would like to update his or her signature in the voter registration records of the clerk; providing, under certain circumstances, that any signature provided by a voter to cure a mail ballot becomes the voter's signature for purposes of his or her voter registration; requiring the Secretary of State, rather than the county clerk, to send certain notices to persons who register to vote or update their voter registration using the automatic voter registration system; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB261, AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, under certain circumstances, that a county or city clerk affirmatively ask whether a registered voter would like to update his or her signature in the voter registration records of the clerk; providing, under certain circumstances, that any signature provided by a voter to cure a mail ballot becomes the voter's signature for purposes of his or her voter registration; requiring the Secretary of State, rather than the county clerk, to send certain notices to persons who register to vote or update their voter registration using the automatic voter registration system; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections; status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB261-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB261 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, under certain circumstances, that a county or city clerk affirmatively ask whether a registered voter would like to update his or her signature in the voter registration records of the clerk; providing, under certain circumstances, that any signature provided by a voter to cure a mail ballot becomes the voter's signature for purposes of his or her voter registration; requiring the Secretary of State, rather than the county clerk, to send certain notices to persons who register to vote or update their voter registration using the automatic voter registration system; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-19 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 24-360 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Automatically registered voters get state notices: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Nevada's automatic voter-registration system registers people whose transmitted information the county clerk finds eligible. They are added to statewide voter lists and the proper voting roster, and receive information available to registered voters. The county clerk noti… - Mail voters get signature update offers: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Nevada county and city clerks must offer signature updates when contacting voters about possible mail-ballot signature mismatches. The clerk must ask whether the voter wants to update the signature in their registration record. Unless the voter clearly declines, the signa… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections ## Actions (8) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House) - 2025-03-25: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To committee. (House) - 2025-03-25: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-03-25: Read second time. (House) - 2025-03-24: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-03-04: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-02-20: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-02-19: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB261.pdf) ## Related bills - AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating su… (vetoed) - AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program to report certain information relating… (vetoed) - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered voter show photo identification to vote in person; requiring the Department of M… (vetoed) - AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revisi… (vetoed) - AB296: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles to contract with a person who makes installment loans to pay the fees and taxes d… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB261.pdf) ## Related - [AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB259-83rd2025) - [AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB188-83rd2025) - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB499-83rd2025) - [AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waiv…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB397-83rd2025) - [AB296: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB296-83rd2025) - [Nevada bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada/bills) - [Nevada state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB261-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).