NRS 293C.263 – Preparation and distribution of mail ballots; exceptions; mail ballot contents; time for distribution; mootness of untimely legal action which would prevent distribution. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the city clerk shall prepare and distribute to each active registered voter in the city and each person who registers to vote or updates his or her voter registration information not later than the 14 days before the election a mail ballot for every election. The city […]

NRS 293C.26312 – Methods of distribution and other requirements for mail ballots and supporting materials; recordation of certain information by city clerk. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, NRS 293C.263 and chapter 293D of NRS, the city clerk shall send to each active registered voter by first-class mail, or by any class of mail if the Official Election Mail logo or an equivalent logo or mark created by the United States Postal Service is properly […]

NRS 293C.26314 – 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. [Effective January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2023.] 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. [Effective January 1, 2024.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a person applied by mail or computer to register to vote, or preregistered to vote by mail or computer and is subsequently deemed to be registered to vote, and the person has not previously voted in any election for federal office in this State, the city […]

NRS 293C.26316 – Procedure for voting by mail ballot; procedure for voting in person after mail ballot sent to voter. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.26318 and chapter 293D of NRS, in order to vote a mail ballot, the voter must, in accordance with the instructions: (a) Mark and fold the mail ballot; (b) Deposit the mail ballot in the return envelope and seal the return envelope; (c) Affix his or her signature […]

NRS 293C.26318 – Unlawful to mark and sign mail ballot on behalf of voter or assist voter to mark and sign mail ballot; exceptions. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

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 sign a mail ballot pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293C.263 to 293C.26337, inclusive. 2. At the direction of a voter who has a physical […]

NRS 293C.26321 – Procedure for timely returning mail ballot; treatment of mail ballot when postmark cannot be determined; requirements for ballot drop boxes. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and chapter 293D of NRS, in order for a mail ballot to be counted for any election, the mail ballot must be: (a) Before the time set for closing of the polls, delivered by hand to the city clerk, or any ballot drop box established in the […]

NRS 293C.26323 – Persons authorized to return mail ballot; unlawful acts relating to return of mail ballot; penalty. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

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 the voter may return the mail ballot on behalf of the voter by mail or personal delivery to the city clerk, or any ballot […]

NRS 293C.26325 – Establishment of procedures for processing and counting mail ballots. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

1. The city 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 processed, verified and counted by computer or other electronic means; and (b) Must not conflict with the provisions of NRS 293C.263 to 293C.26337, inclusive. (Added […]

NRS 293C.26327 – Duties of city 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. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.200, when a mail ballot is returned by or on behalf of a voter to the city clerk, and a record of its return is made in the mail ballot record for the election, the clerk or an employee in the office of the clerk shall check the […]

NRS 293C.26329 – Appointment and membership of mail ballot central counting board; board under direction of city clerk. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

1. The city 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 officers for the mail ballot central counting board in such numbers as the clerk determines to be required by the volume of mail ballots required to be […]

NRS 293C.26331 – Period for counting mail ballots; counting must be public; rejection of certain mail ballots. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

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 mail ballots on or before the seventh day following the election. The counting procedure must be public. 2. If two or more mail ballots are […]

NRS 293C.26333 – Process for counting mail ballots; requirements relating to empty envelopes and rejected mail ballots. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

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 voter, as shown on the return envelope, must be checked as if the voter were voting in person; 2. An election board officer shall indicate in the roster […]

NRS 293C.26335 – 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. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

1. The voting results of the mail ballot vote in each precinct must be certified and submitted to the city clerk, who shall have the results added to the votes of the precinct that were not cast by mail ballot. The returns of the mail ballot vote must be reported separately from the other votes […]

NRS 293C.26337 – City clerk to test accuracy of electronic devices used to verify signatures on mail ballots; daily audit required during processing of mail ballots. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

If a city clerk uses an electronic device in an election to verify signatures on mail ballots: 1. The city clerk must conduct a test of the accuracy of the electronic devices before the election. The test must be conducted in a manner that ensures the electronic device will use the same standards for determining […]