NevadaSB42183rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to elections; requiring a county or city clerk to recruit election board officers for a polling place established within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony unless the Indian tribe affirmatively declines to have the county or city clerk perform such a duty; requiring a county or city clerk to ensure that instruction concerning mechanical voting systems is provided to such election board officers under certain conditions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

Signed by Governor

BDR 24-953

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Hire and train workers on reservations

County and city clerks must recruit election board officers for polling places inside an Indian reservation or colony. A tribe can say no, and then the clerk does not recruit. Clerks must also make sure these officers get instruction on the voting system. At least one class must be offered within the reservation or colony unless the tribe chooses not to host it. Training must be reachable in person or remotely.

Regular election meetings with tribes

Each county and city clerk must meet with every Indian tribe in their area. The clerk holds a planning meeting by August 1 of each odd-numbered year and a confirming meeting by September 1. In an election year, the clerk keeps meeting if the tribe wants polling places or temporary branch polling places. If the clerk cannot reach a tribe, the clerk must ask the Secretary of State to help. A tribe may also ask the Secretary of State to help make contact.

Local governments cover added election costs

Local governments must handle extra costs that come from carrying out this law. These expenses do not follow NRS 354.599. This means the usual reimbursement limits under that statute do not apply to these costs.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 63 • No: 0

House vote • 5/21/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/16/2025

Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 97.

    5/29/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    5/29/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/27/2025legislature
  4. To enrollment.

    5/22/2025Senate
  5. In Senate.

    5/21/2025Senate
  6. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    5/21/2025House
  7. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/20/2025House
  8. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/19/2025House
  9. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/16/2025House
  10. Read second time.

    5/15/2025House
  11. From committee: Do pass.

    5/14/2025House
  12. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee.

    4/17/2025House
  13. In Assembly.

    4/17/2025House
  14. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

    4/16/2025Senate
  15. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    4/15/2025Senate
  16. Read second time.

    4/14/2025Senate
  17. Placed on Second Reading File.

    4/14/2025Senate
  18. From committee: Do pass.

    4/14/2025Senate
  19. From printer. To committee.

    3/26/2025Senate
  20. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer.

    3/24/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • As Enrolled

  • As Introduced

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