# Nevada AB534: AN ACT relating to elections; revising provisions relating to voter registration and updating voter registration information; renaming certain provisional ballots to “conditional ballots”; revising provisions relating to certain petitions; revising provisions relating to the publication of certain information by a county clerk; revising provisions relating mail ballots; revising provisions relating to the testing of certain technology prior to an election; defining the term “personal knowledge” for purposes of certain challenges; revising provisions relating to risk-limiting audits; revising provisions relating to certain prohibited conduct in or around a polling place; revising provisions relating to mechanical voting systems; authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Secretary of State to adjust the date of the presidential preference primary election; creating the Voter Access Grant Program and the Account for the Voter Access Grant Program; making various other changes relating to elections; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB534, AN ACT relating to elections; revising provisions relating to voter registration and updating voter registration information; renaming certain provisional ballots to “conditional ballots”; revising provisions relating to certain petitions; revising provisions relating to the publication of certain information by a county clerk; revising provisions relating mail ballots; revising provisions relating to the testing of certain technology prior to an election; defining the term “personal knowledge” for purposes of certain challenges; revising provisions relating to risk-limiting audits; revising provisions relating to certain prohibited conduct in or around a polling place; revising provisions relating to mechanical voting systems; authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Secretary of State to adjust the date of the presidential preference primary election; creating the Voter Access Grant Program and the Account for the Voter Access Grant Program; making various other changes relating to elections; 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 vetoed, last action 2025-06-12 (Vetoed by the Governor.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB534-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB534 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to elections; revising provisions relating to voter registration and updating voter registration information; renaming certain provisional ballots to “conditional ballots”; revising provisions relating to certain petitions; revising provisions relating to the publication of certain information by a county clerk; revising provisions relating mail ballots; revising provisions relating to the testing of certain technology prior to an election; defining the term “personal knowledge” for purposes of certain challenges; revising provisions relating to risk-limiting audits; revising provisions relating to certain prohibited conduct in or around a polling place; revising provisions relating to mechanical voting systems; authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Secretary of State to adjust the date of the presidential preference primary election; creating the Voter Access Grant Program and the Account for the Voter Access Grant Program; making various other changes relating to elections; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: vetoed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-24 - Last action: 2025-06-12, Vetoed by the Governor. - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 24-975 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (38 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 27 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier voter registration after prison release: benefit, medium. County clerks cannot demand proof documents when eligible voters register again after release from prison. This applies when registration was canceled because of a felony conviction and incarceration. Clerks cannot require a court order or another document to prove eligibility to register again. - Stronger safeguards for voter registration records: benefit, medium. Challenges claiming a voter is not a U.S. citizen or has moved elsewhere must rely on firsthand knowledge. Information from another person or a database does not qualify. Clerks must cancel registration or preregistration after receiving a sworn death statement from a blood relative within the seco… - Counties must audit election result accuracy: benefit, medium. County clerks must conduct election accuracy audits under rules set by the Secretary of State. These audits use statistical methods designed to limit the risk of certifying the wrong election outcome. Sealed voting-equipment test materials stored in county clerk vaults are available for inspection… - New grants support local voter access: benefit, medium. The Voter Access Grant Program provides grants to counties, cities, and tribal governments through a new State General Fund account. Grants support election equipment, staff, voter education, outreach, and other approved expenses under state eligibility and application rules. Awards generally follo… - Earlier mail ballots and firm counting deadlines: benefit, low. City clerks must send mail ballots to active Nevada-resident voters between the fifth and fourth Mondays before the election. This replaces the former 20-day deadline. The Secretary of State sets minimum processing and counting rules, which can allow electronic processing, verification, and countin… - Extra delivery time for DMV registrations: benefit, low. County clerks must accept timely completed DMV voter-registration applications received within 5 days after the applicable deadline. With early voting, applicants must complete them by the day before early voting begins. Without early voting, applicants must meet the mail-registration deadline. The… - More time and protections for voter registration: benefit, low. For elections held with a primary, presidential primary, or general election, county-office registration closes the day before early voting starts. The old deadline was the fourth Tuesday before the election. Clerks must accept qualifying DMV applications received within 5 days after the deadline,… - New mailing deadlines for voter ballots: benefit, low. Clerks must send active in-state voters’ mail ballots between the fifth and fourth Mondays before an election. This replaces the deadline of 20 days before the election. The general distribution deadline changes from 14 to 18 days before the election, with separate deadlines for some voters. Later… - Voter challenges must rely on firsthand facts: benefit, low. For specified voter challenges, personal knowledge means facts learned firsthand through experience or observation. Information from another person, a database, or a compilation does not qualify. A precinct’s registered voter making an oral eligibility or already-voted challenge must sign an affirm… - Clearer recount rules for congressional candidates: benefit, low. Specified recount rules now include the Nevada Supreme Court’s canvass of congressional general-election returns. A canvass is the official review of election returns. This clarification applies to general elections for U.S. Senate and House candidates. - Election equipment gets testing and audit checks: benefit, low. County clerks must prepare vote-counting programs before every election, not just elections using mechanical voting systems. Required equipment and program testing can start six weeks before early voting. Testing must finish by 5 p.m. the day before early voting begins. Programs, test ballots, and… - Election officials get earlier equipment testing windows: benefit, low. Counties using electronic voter rosters must test them under the Secretary of State’s rules. Testing can finish no earlier than 6 weeks before early voting, replacing the previous 2-week limit. It must finish by 5 p.m. the day before early voting starts. Pre-election tests of covered voting devices… - Exit pollers gain limited speaking rights: benefit, low. People conducting exit polls may solicit a vote or discuss marking a ballot in areas covered by this rule. This exception does not remove the separate ban on electioneering. - Exit pollsters gain limited polling-place exemptions: benefit, low. People conducting exit polls are exempt from specified restrictions on conduct inside or outside polling places. The exemption also covers specified restrictions on speaking with voters about marking ballots. It applies only to exit-poll activity, not other conduct or the public generally. - More online information about constitutional measures: benefit, low. County clerks may share initiative-proposed constitutional amendments and explanations through added channels, including websites and social media. For a proposed constitution or amendment on the general election ballot, online materials may include the full text and summary. They may also include… - Presidential primary dates can shift: benefit, low. Nevada's presidential primary normally falls on the first Tuesday in February of each presidential election year. The Secretary of State can change that date with Legislative Commission approval. County clerks can also publish primary notices on their websites or social media, in addition to newspa… - State officials can adjust presidential primary dates: benefit, low. The Secretary of State may change the presidential preference primary date with Legislative Commission approval. Otherwise, the primary remains on the first Tuesday in February of each presidential election year. - Statewide rules for checking and counting ballots: benefit, low. The Secretary of State sets minimum mail-ballot processing and counting rules, replacing county and city control over those minimums. Rules may allow electronic processing, checking, and counting, but must follow state mail-ballot laws. Counting boards must start 15 days before election day, proces… - Voters can find election notices online: benefit, low. County clerks may publish covered election notices through websites or social media instead of only newspapers. Primary and general election notices must appear once weekly for two successive weeks and list election dates, polling places, and hours. Early voting schedules must list every permanent… - Local election costs get spending exception: benefit, low. Additional local government expenses tied to this law are exempt from the spending rule in NRS 354.599. This exception took effect upon passage and approval. The law states no expense amount and imposes no direct payment duty on residents. - Late online registrants must vote in person: cost, low. If you register online fewer than 18 days before an election, you must vote in person at designated polling places. This expands the in-person-only period from fewer than 14 days to fewer than 18 days. You must cast a conditional ballot unless officials verify your eligibility for a regular ballot… - Local voting equipment changes face new limits: cost, low. Ending a contract for mechanical voting equipment currently used in Nevada remains provisional without two steps. The local governing body must obtain the Secretary of State’s approval of a transition plan. It must also sign a contract to purchase, lease, or use replacement equipment. Precincts usi… - Petition organizers face longer signature reviews: cost, low. Clerks get 9 working days to count signatures on covered petitions, or 7 for minor-party and independent-candidate petitions. The 9-day deadline has an exception under NRS 295.056. Once the Secretary finds submitted signatures reach 100% of the required number, verification deadlines are 25 working… - Local governments must use machine vote counts: mixed, medium. County and city governments must buy and adopt mechanical systems to count votes in statewide, county, city, and district elections. Using those systems to cast or record votes remains optional. Ending a current system contract requires a state-approved transition plan and proof of a signed replace… - Earlier registration cutoff for mail voting: mixed, low. Clerks must send mail ballots to people who register or update their information at least 18 days before an election. The previous cutoff was 14 days. People applying to register online less than 18 days before the election must vote in person. Voters who previously opted out can request a mail bal… - Registration deadlines depend on election type: mixed, low. For primary, presidential primary, and general elections, mail registration closes the fourth Tuesday before Election Day. Regular in-person registration closes the day before early voting starts, while online registration stays open through Election Day. For separately held recall or special elect… - Candidates face earlier deadlines and filing protections: mixed, low. Covered minor-party and independent partisan-candidate petitions have a 25-working-day advance submission requirement, replacing 10 working days. Independent candidates must also file a petition copy before collecting signatures, at least 25 working days before final filing. The completed independe… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-02 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 13 | 8 | | | 2025-05-31 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 25 | 15 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-06-12: Vetoed by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-06: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-04: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-06-02: To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 25, Nays: 15, Excused: 2.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-31: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-05-30: To printer. (House) - 2025-05-30: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 928.) (House) - 2025-05-30: Dispensed with reprinting. (House) - 2025-05-30: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 909.) (House) - 2025-05-30: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-30: Taken from Chief Clerk's desk. (House) - 2025-05-28: Placed on Chief Clerk's desk. (House) - 2025-05-28: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-05-28: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-28: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-04-15: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-15: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-04-15: Read second time. (House) - 2025-04-14: From committee: Without recommendation. (House) - 2025-04-10: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (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/AB534_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB534.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB534_R1.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) - AB514: AN ACT relating to mental health; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for rehabilitative residential mental health care; requiring the State Long-Term Care… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB534_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB534.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB534_R1.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) - [AB514: AN ACT relating to mental health; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB514-83rd2025) - [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-AB534-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).