# Nevada AB491: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring a county or city clerk to provide certain information or data relating to the current election cycle within a certain period of time; revising qualifications for certain elected public officers to require such officers to be registered to vote in this State; revising provisions governing a declaration of candidacy and declaration of residency; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB491, AN ACT relating to elections; requiring a county or city clerk to provide certain information or data relating to the current election cycle within a certain period of time; revising qualifications for certain elected public officers to require such officers to be registered to vote in this State; revising provisions governing a declaration of candidacy and declaration of residency; 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 signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter 323.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB491-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB491 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring a county or city clerk to provide certain information or data relating to the current election cycle within a certain period of time; revising qualifications for certain elected public officers to require such officers to be registered to vote in this State; revising provisions governing a declaration of candidacy and declaration of residency; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-24 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 323. - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 24-570 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (59 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - City attorneys and judges: local and full-time: cost, low. An elected City Attorney must be a licensed Nevada lawyer, be a registered voter in the city, work full time, and not practice privately. Municipal judges must be licensed Nevada lawyers, be registered voters in the city, and may not do private legal work. The city council sets municipal judges’ pa… - Education boards: local residency and registration: cost, low. Elected State Board of Education members must be qualified electors and registered voters of their congressional district. If the Governor fills a vacancy in one of those seats, the appointee must meet the same voter and residency rules. County school trustees must live in, and be registered to vot… - Judges must be registered voters: cost, low. Candidates for the Nevada Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and district courts must be registered Nevada voters. Candidates for justice of the peace must be qualified electors and registered to vote in the township they seek to serve. - Most offices need local voter registration: cost, low. The law requires most elected officials to be registered voters where they serve. Legislators must be qualified electors, at least 21, live in Nevada for one year, and be registered in their district. Statewide officers must be registered Nevada voters. County officers, including commissioners, cle… - Stricter residency rules for city officials: cost, low. City mayors and council members must be local registered voters and meet set residency periods. Some charters require two years in the city before election; others require 12 months for mayors and 30 days in the ward for council seats. In Las Vegas, the mayor and council must have lived in the city… - District boards: local voters and $10K bonds: mixed, low. Members of many local and special district boards must be local registered voters and meet clear residency rules. Initial trustees and county appointees must be qualified electors registered in the district; vacancy appointees must meet the same rules. Precinct directors, NRS 539 directors and supe… - Faster election data and public filings: mixed, low. County and city clerks must send current‑election data to the Secretary of State within two working days or give a written timeline. For nonfederal offices, you must have actually lived in the area and been registered there for the 30 days before filing closes. Your declarations are public and post… - Start date and local cost treatment: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, these new eligibility and filing rules apply to anyone who files to run for a nonfederal office. People who hold an elected office on October 1, 2025 are not subject to the new rules. Local governments may treat extra costs from this act as not covered by NRS 354.599 limi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 18 | 3 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 41 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-06-06: Chapter 323. (legislature) - 2025-06-05: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Senate Amendment No. 639 concurred in. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-26: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-23: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 18, Nays: 3.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 639.) (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: To Senate. (House) - 2025-04-23: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-21: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-21: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) (House) - 2025-04-18: Dispensed with reprinting. (House) - 2025-04-18: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 383.) (House) - 2025-04-18: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-18: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-03-25: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-03-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB491_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB491.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB491_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB491_R2.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) - AB471: AN ACT relating to taxation; revising provisions governing the taxation of remote sales of cigars and pipe tobacco; revising provisions governing the licensing… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB491_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB491.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB491_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB491_R2.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [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) - [AB471: AN ACT relating to taxation; revising provisions governing the taxation of remo…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB471-83rd2025) - [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-AB491-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).