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NevadaSB7483rd Regular Session (2025)SenateWALLET
AN ACT relating to elections; defining the term “current and valid” for purposes of certain documentation relating to elections; authorizing an active registered voter to request a mail ballot under certain emergency circumstances; revising eligibility to be a candidate of a major political party; setting forth the form of a declaration of candidacy for certain candidates; revising the methods for paying candidate filing fees; revising the information required to be contained in election notices; revising provisions relating to election boards; revising provisions relating to the provision or reimbursement of certain expenses related to training on elections procedures; revising provisions relating to when certain candidates may be declared elected at a primary election; revising provisions relating to ballots and standards for counting votes; revising provisions relating to an application to preregister or register to vote; revising provisions relating to the designation of persons who are not affiliated with a political party; revising provisions relating to updating voter registration information; revising provisions relating to certain crimes relating to elections; requiring the Secretary of State to adopt a cyber-incident response plan; authorizing certain elderly persons to request that certain personal information be kept confidential; revising provisions relating to the testing of certain equipment; revising the deadline by which a withdrawal of candidacy must be presented by certain candidates; revising provisions relating campaign contributions for certain special elections; making various other changes relating to elections; providing a penalty; making an appropriation to the Contingency Account for allocation to the Secretary of State for certain costs relating to training on elections procedures; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Sponsored By: Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
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BDR 24-482
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24 provisions identified: 14 benefits, 1 costs, 9 mixed.
Mail-ballot help for seniors and disabled voters
Voters can direct someone to mark and sign their mail ballot, or help them do so. This help is available to voters with a physical disability, those age 65 or older, or those unable to read or write. The helper must provide the identifying information required on the ballot or return envelope.
Clearer election notices for Nevada voters
County clerks must publish primary and general election notices after receiving the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. Notices must give the election date, polling locations and hours, and each candidate's name and office. They must show party affiliation for candidates seeking partisan offices. Presidential preference primary notices must include polling hours for both early voting and Election Day.
Emergency mail ballots for city voters
Beginning January 1, 2026, active registered city voters who qualify for mail ballots can request one during an unforeseen emergency. The emergency must seriously limit access to a mail ballot or the ability to vote at the polls. Requests go to the city clerk from 46 days before the election through the day before the election. The clerk must verify eligibility and confirm that the voter has not already voted. After those checks, the clerk must provide the ballot.
Emergency mail ballots for Nevada voters
Active registered voters eligible for mail ballots can request one when an unforeseen emergency significantly blocks ballot access or in-person voting. Requests run from 46 days before the election through the day before. This includes eligible voters who previously opted out of mail ballots. The county clerk checks eligibility and confirms that the voter has not already voted. City clerks must also honor mail-ballot opt-outs, subject to the separate exception stated in the law.
More flexibility for Nevada election candidates
An out-of-state registration party change during the restricted period no longer bars a major-party candidate from running. Nevada application changes still count from December 31 before filing closes through Election Day. Filing fees can be paid by credit card if the filing officer accepts cards; fee amounts do not change. City candidates can withdraw by delivering written notice in person within seven days after filing closes, excluding weekends and holidays. A timely withdrawal takes effect after the seventh day.
More record privacy for older parents
Natural parents, adoptive parents, and stepparents age 60 or older can request protection of covered personal information. Their child must belong to a group already eligible for the confidentiality protection. Requests can cover election records held by the Secretary of State or county or city clerks. They can also cover county recorder and county assessor records.
Recall donations have separate contribution limits
Contributions for a primary, general, or other special election do not count toward a public-officer recall election's contribution limits. This covers contributions made, committed, or accepted for those other elections. Recall contribution limits still apply separately.
Registration forms better preserve voter choices
Officials record people with no party selection as having 'no political party,' rather than 'nonpartisan.' A new paper application with a blank party choice generally keeps an existing affiliation. That retention rule does not apply to the federal mail voter registration form. The motor vehicle department can skip giving a registration application when a person declines and submits the required written form. Information about that decision can be used only for voter registration.
Registration notices follow voters' mailing addresses
Registration additions, updates, and automatic-registration notices must go to the person's current mailing address, not their residence address. Clerks can email an addition or update notice only after the voter confirms that email address for that notice. Clerks with postal address-change agreements must mail notice when postal records identify a registered voter who moved. They must follow state and federal procedures before correcting or removing the registration information.
More access and protections for pupil trainees
Qualified high-school pupils can serve as county or city election-board trainees regardless of their party affiliation. Appointments cannot be based on party affiliation. County trainees must be U.S. citizens, Nevada and county residents, enrolled in high school, and at least 16 when serving. School-excuse, notice, and election-training requirements still apply. City clerks cannot require pupil trainees to work after 10 p.m. or their applicable curfew, whichever comes first.
Travel help for election training staff
The Secretary of State can pay or reimburse employees or deputies attending the elections-procedures training course. Covered expenses include travel, per diem or qualifying meals, and incidentals. Payment from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account requires the Secretary's recommendation and State Board of Examiners' approval. No reimbursement amount is stated.
County audits check election count accuracy
Each county clerk must conduct an election accuracy audit under rules adopted by the Secretary of State. Audits must use statistical methods designed to limit the risk of certifying an incorrect outcome. Officials must repeat the prescribed equipment test within 24 hours after the official count, including the final ballot, is complete. The accuracy certification board must certify the tests.
Registration agencies must guide late applicants
Beginning January 1, 2026, Nevada’s automatic voter registration agencies must follow the National Voter Registration Act. Registration agencies must also notify applicants who apply after the mail-registration deadline and want to vote in the upcoming election. The notice must explain that they need to register through the Secretary of State’s online system or in person.
Required response to election cyber attacks
The Secretary of State must adopt an election cyber-incident response plan through regulations. County and city clerks and other local election officials must follow it. Confirmed or attempted incidents involving election information systems trigger notice to the Secretary of State, Governor, and Legislative Commission. Officials must give those notices as the plan directs.
Voter residence and county-registration rules repealed
The law repeals the rule stating that moving from a county or precinct did not end a person's residence there. It also repeals a separate provision about preregistering or registering in more than one county at a time. These repeals alone do not establish how other laws affect a voter's eligibility or registration duties.
Candidates face new identity and residence checks
Candidates for covered offices must confirm their actual residence began at least 30 days before filing closes. They must give a phone number, any different mailing address, and statements required for their type of candidacy. Filing also requires photo identification and specified home-address proof. A post office box is allowed only when no street address has been assigned. Candidates without a street address, or facing impractical rural or remote address-proof requirements, can submit photo ID, a sworn statement, and accepted alternative proof.
Late registration updates change voting options
After registration closes, registered voters who update their information at least 14 days before the election must receive a mail ballot. Those who update less than 14 days before the election can vote only in person. They must use an authorized early-voting or Election Day polling place.
Campaigning kept away from early-voting entrances
Electioneering is prohibited inside an open early-voting location and within 100 feet of the entrance to its building or structure. At county or city jails, the boundary starts at the jail entrance while detained people may vote.
Candidate records open, eligibility gets checked
Beginning January 1, 2026, filing officers must keep candidates’ identity and residency proof and make those copies publicly available. Copies must omit Social Security, driver’s license or ID card, and account numbers. Officers may investigate credible evidence of a candidate’s felony conviction if the candidate’s civil rights have not been restored. They must send the evidence and any findings to Nevada’s Attorney General or the applicable district attorney. Receipt of that information counts as a formal challenge to the candidate.
City primary majorities can settle elections
Beginning January 1, 2026, candidates winning a primary majority in cities with amended charters are declared elected. No general election is held for that office; otherwise, the two highest vote-getters advance. When voters can choose multiple candidates for an office, each ballot with at least one valid choice counts once. Officials use that ballot count to determine whether a candidate received a majority.
City voting dates and ward rules clarified
Beginning January 1, 2026, the law sets out municipal primary and ward-voting rules in amended city charters. Henderson, Las Vegas, and North Las Vegas hold primaries on the second Tuesday in June of even-numbered years. The charter text describes that June schedule as beginning in 2022. Residents of the relevant ward elect its council member, while specified other offices are elected citywide. North Las Vegas council candidates must name their ward when filing.
Public ballot counts and clearer marking rules
Ballot counting must be public and continue without breaks when practical; city mail ballots go to the central counting board. Mechanical-system ballots cannot be counted before 7 a.m. on Election Day, and results cannot be posted before polls close. Partly darkened spaces count when they show some voter intent and cannot clearly be judged an error. Other marks must meet that test; choosing too many options invalidates votes for that office or question. The Secretary of State must set uniform statewide counting standards for other voting methods.
Sparks candidates can skip election rounds
Beginning January 1, 2026, Sparks counts candidates at 5 p.m. on the last day to file. A sole candidate is declared elected without an election. If filings are no more than twice the seats available, candidates skip the primary and appear on the general-election ballot. With more candidates, a primary is held.
Local election costs get fiscal exemption
Additional local-government expenses tied to implementing this law are exempt from the state fiscal-control rule in NRS 354.599. Local governments can incur implementation costs such as training, ballot printing, and system changes. This provision states no spending amount and provides no direct household payment.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 6/2/2025
Final Passage - Assembly (4th Reprint)
Yes: 28 • No: 14
Senate vote • 5/26/2025
Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)
Yes: 13 • No: 7
Actions Timeline
From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Fourth reprint.
6/4/2025HouseTo printer.
6/3/2025House(No further action taken.)
6/3/2025HouseRead third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 28, Nays: 14.)
6/2/2025HouseDispensed with reprinting.
6/2/2025HouseRead third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 974.)
6/2/2025HousePlaced on General File.
6/2/2025HouseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
6/2/2025HouseTo committee.
5/31/2025HouseFrom printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Third reprint.
5/31/2025HouseTo printer.
5/31/2025HouseRereferred to Committee on Ways and Means.
5/31/2025HouseRead second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 926.)
5/31/2025HousePlaced on Second Reading File.
5/31/2025HouseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
5/31/2025HouseAction of rereferral rescinded.
5/30/2025HouseRereferred to Committee on Ways and Means.
5/30/2025HouseRead first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee.
5/27/2025HouseIn Assembly.
5/27/2025HouseFrom printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly.
5/27/2025SenateRead third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 7, Excused: 1.) To printer.
5/26/2025SenateReprinting dispensed with.
5/26/2025SenateRead third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 785.)
5/26/2025SenatePlaced on General File.
5/26/2025SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
5/26/2025Senate
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