Title 24

NRS 293.2696 General requirements for voting systems; duties of Secretary of State and of county and city clerks. The Secretary of State and each county and city clerk shall ensure that each voting system used in this State: 1. Secures to each voter privacy and independence in th…

NRS 293.2699 Voting systems used by counties and cities: Voting materials to be provided in English and other languages as required by federal law or as authorized by county or city clerk. 1. Each voting system used by a county or city shall provide voting materials in: (a) Engli…

NRS 293.269905 Deadlines; requirements; recruitment of election board officers; facilitation of meetings. 1. Each county clerk shall schedule a meeting with each Indian tribe located in whole or in part within the county for, to the extent practicable: (a) Not later than August 1…

NRS 293.269911 Preparation and distribution of mail ballots; exceptions; mail ballot contents; time for distribution; mootness of untimely legal action which would prevent distribution. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the county clerk shall prepare and distribute…

NRS 293.269913 Methods of distribution and other requirements for mail ballots and supporting materials; recordation of certain information by county clerk. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, NRS 293.269911 and chapter 293D of NRS, the county clerk shall send to eac…

NRS 293.269915 Requirements for mail ballots distributed to certain voters who have not previously voted in election for federal office in Nevada; exceptions; treatment as provisional ballot under certain circumstances. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a person…

NRS 293.269917 Procedure for voting by mail ballot; procedure for voting in person after mail ballot sent to voter. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.269919 and chapter 293D of NRS, in order to vote a mail ballot, the voter must, in accordance with the instructions: (a) …

NRS 293.269919 Unlawful to mark and sign mail ballot on behalf of voter or assist voter to mark and sign mail ballot; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not mark and sign a mail ballot on behalf of a voter or assist a voter to mark and sig…

NRS 293.269921 Procedure for timely returning mail ballot; treatment of mail ballot when postmark cannot be determined; requirements for ballot drop boxes. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and chapter 293D of NRS, in order for a mail ballot to be counted for any el…

NRS 293.269923 Persons authorized to return mail ballot; unlawful acts relating to return of mail ballot; penalty. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, at the request of a voter whose mail ballot has been prepared by or on behalf of the voter, a person authorized by t…

NRS 293.269925 Establishment of procedures for processing and counting mail ballots. 1. The county clerk shall establish procedures for the processing and counting of mail ballots. 2. The procedures established pursuant to subsection 1: (a) May authorize mail ballots to be proces…

NRS 293.269927 Duties of county clerk upon return of mail ballot: Procedure for checking signatures; safeguarding and delivery of mail ballots for counting; procedure to contact voter to remedy certain defects in returned mail ballot. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.2…

NRS 293.269929 Appointment and membership of mail ballot central counting board; board under direction of county clerk. 1. The county clerk shall appoint a mail ballot central counting board for the election. 2. The clerk shall appoint and notify voters to act as election board o…

NRS 293.269931 Period for counting mail ballots; counting must be public; rejection of certain mail ballots. 1. The mail ballot central counting board may begin counting the received mail ballots 15 days before the day of the election. The board must complete the count of all mai…

NRS 293.269933 Process for counting mail ballots; requirements relating to empty envelopes and rejected mail ballots. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.200, each mail ballot central counting board shall process the mail ballots in the following manner: 1. The name of the v…

NRS 293.269935 Certification and reporting of mail ballot results; secrecy of mail ballots; unlawful to disseminate information about mail ballot results before polls close and all votes cast on election day; penalty. 1. The voting results of the mail ballot vote in each precinct…

NRS 293.269937 County clerk to test accuracy of electronic devices used to verify signatures on mail ballots; daily audit required during processing of mail ballots. If a county clerk uses an electronic device in an election to verify signatures on mail ballots: 1. The county cle…

NRS 293.269951 Use of system of approved electronic transmission by certain persons to register to vote and apply for and cast ballot. 1. The Secretary of State shall allow: (a) The following electors to use the system of approved electronic transmission established pursuant to N…

NRS 293.269971 Establishment of policy to ensure certain persons may vote and register to vote in jail; coordination between county clerk, city clerk and jail administrator; posting of elections information in county or city jail; regulations. 1. Each person who administers a cou…

NRS 293.269973 Responsibilities of jails. 1. Each county or city jail shall: (a) Provide each person detained in the jail with a reasonable amount of privacy to vote, which may, without limitation, be in a common area, visitation area, room or cell; (b) Provide each person detain…

NRS 293.269975 Administrator of jail required to submit report of certain information to Secretary of State after certain elections. Not later than 30 days after each primary election, presidential preference primary election, primary city election, general election and general c…

NRS 293.270 Voting by printed ballot or other approved or authorized system; write-in voting prohibited; exception. 1. Voting at any election regulated by this title must be on printed ballots or by any other system approved by the Secretary of State or specifically authorized by…

NRS 293.272 Voting in person required at first election after valid registration for voter who registered to vote by mail or computer; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and in NRS 293.2725 and 293.3083, a person who registered by mail or computer to vote…

NRS 293.2725 Person who has not previously voted in election for federal office in Nevada: Prerequisites to voting at polling place and to voting by mail; applicability of section; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in NRS 293.3081, 293.3083 and 293.5772…

NRS 293.273 Time for opening and closing polls; duties of election board officers; persons permitted inside certain areas of polls. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.305, at all elections held under the provisions of this title, the polls must open at 7 a.m. and close at…

NRS 293.2731 Establishment of polling places. 1. For a primary election or general election, the county clerk must establish: (a) In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, at least 100 polling places where a person can vote in person on the day of the election. (b) In a co…

NRS 293.2733 Establishment of polling places and ballot drop boxes within Indian reservation or colony. 1. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is located in whole or in part within a county, the county clerk: (a) Shall, except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 5, e…

NRS 293.2735 Establishment of polling place for precinct in residential development exclusively for elderly persons. The county clerk shall establish at least one polling place for a precinct in any residential development exclusively for elderly persons if: 1. More than 100 of t…

NRS 293.2738 Polling place not to be established in any building named for candidate appearing on ballot. A polling place for an election must not be established in any building or other structure named for a candidate whose name appears on a ballot for that election. (Added to N…

NRS 293.274 Members of general public allowed to observe conduct of voting at polling place; photographing or otherwise recording conduct of voting by members of general public prohibited. 1. The county clerk shall allow members of the general public to observe the conduct of vot…

NRS 293.275 Possession of certain rosters by election board required for performance of board’s duties; required tests of electronic rosters before election. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an election board may not perform its duty in serving registered voters a…

NRS 293.277 Conditions for entitlement of person to vote; forms of identification to identify registered voter; county clerk to prescribe verification procedure. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283, 293.541, 293.57691 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, if a person’s …

NRS 293.283 Identification of registered voter who is unable to sign name. 1. If, because of physical limitations, a registered voter is unable to sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature card as required by NRS 293.277, the voter must be identified by: (a) Answering …

NRS 293.285 Procedure for taking registered voter’s signature. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive: (a) A registered voter applying to vote shall state his or her name to the election board officer in charge of the roster; and (b) Th…

NRS 293.287 Announcement of name and political affiliation of registered voter; challenges; nonpartisan ballot at primary election. 1. A registered voter applying to vote at any primary election or presidential preference primary election shall give his or her name and political …

NRS 293.2955 Accessibility of polling place, ballot and election materials to persons who are elderly and to persons with disabilities; particular requirements regarding voting booths and waiting lines; alternative placement of specially equipped voting devices at centralized loc…

NRS 293.296 Assistance to voter who is physically disabled or unable to read or write English. 1. Any registered voter who by reason of a physical disability or an inability to read or write English is unable to mark a ballot or use any voting device without assistance is entitle…

NRS 293.297 Change of vote on certain mechanical recording devices. A mechanical recording device which directly records votes electronically must allow the voter to change his or her vote before the mechanical recording device permanently records that vote. (Added to NRS by 1960…

NRS 293.301 Procedure for posting or publishing alphabetical listing of registered voters; tearing or defacing alphabetical listing prohibited; penalty. 1. The county clerk of each county shall: (a) Require an election board officer to post an alphabetical listing of all register…

NRS 293.302 Posting of notice of death of candidate at polling place. 1. If a candidate whose name appears on the ballot at a primary election or general election dies after the applicable dates set forth in NRS 293.368 but before the time of the closing of the polls on the day o…

NRS 293.3025 Posting of copies of certain other information and documents at polling place. The Secretary of State and each county and city clerk shall ensure that a copy of each of the following is posted in a conspicuous place at each polling place on election day: 1. A sample …

NRS 293.303 Challenges. 1. A person applying to vote may be challenged: (a) Orally by any registered voter of the precinct upon the ground that he or she is not the person entitled to vote as claimed or has voted before at the same election. A registered voter who initiates a cha…

NRS 293.3035 Notice of result of challenge. 1. As soon as practicable, but in no case later than 21 calendar days after each election, the county clerk shall mail a notice to each person who is listed on the challenge list as the registered voter who initiated a challenge pursuan…

NRS 293.304 Voting by person successfully challenged on grounds of residency. 1. If a person is successfully challenged on the ground set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.303 or if a person refuses to provide an affirmation pursuant to NRS 293.525, the election b…

NRS 293.305 Closing of polls; admission of voters and other persons. 1. If at the hour of closing the polls there are any: (a) Registered voters waiting in line to apply to vote at the polling place; or (b) Electors waiting in line to apply to register to vote or apply to vote at…

NRS 293.307 Duties of voting board before adjournment. After the last person entitled to vote has voted, the voting board, before adjourning, shall put the records and the account of ballots in order for the counting board. (Added to NRS by 1960, 256) VOTING AT POLLING PLACES EST…