NevadaAB28783rd Regular Session (2025)House

AN ACT relating to elections; revising the circumstances under which a candidate defeated at certain elections or a voter may demand a recount; requiring, under certain circumstances, that a recount for certain elections be conducted; requiring certain costs for certain recounts to be repaid from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account; creating the Voter Access Grant Program and the Account for the Voter Access Grant Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Cecelia González (Democratic), Daniele Monroe-Moreno (Democratic)

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BDR 24-202

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Free automatic recounts for Nevada's closest elections

Nevada election officials must recount office races when the highest and next-highest vote totals differ by 0.25% or less. In races allowing multiple choices, the test compares the lowest-vote winner with the next-highest candidate outside the winning group. That gap must also be 0.25% or less. Ballot questions require recounts when approval and disapproval results differ by 0.25% or less. Candidates and voters do not pay for these required recounts.

Nevada repays counties for required statewide recounts

Nevada repays counties for approved costs of required recounts for statewide offices or ballot questions. County clerks submit cost statements to the Secretary of State for review and approval. The Secretary forwards them to the State Board of Examiners. The Board repays allowable costs from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account. The law sets no total payment amount.

Recount access expands, but requesters pay deposits

In Nevada, defeated candidates can demand recounts when their vote total is within 5% of the highest total. Voters can demand ballot-question recounts when approval and disapproval results differ by 5% or less. Requesters must file a written demand and deposit estimated recount costs within 3 working days after results are officially reviewed and certified.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Cecelia González

    Democratic • House

  • Daniele Monroe-Moreno

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. (No further action taken.)

    6/3/2025House
  2. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.

    4/15/2025House
  3. To printer.

    4/14/2025House
  4. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective.

    4/14/2025House
  5. Taken from General File.

    4/14/2025House
  6. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. Nos. 99 and 123.)

    4/14/2025House
  7. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

    4/14/2025House
  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    4/10/2025House
  9. From printer. To committee.

    2/26/2025House
  10. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer.

    2/25/2025House

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