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AN ACT relating to elections; requiring the Secretary of State and each county or city clerk to establish procedures to inform registered voters of the requirements for voting by mail ballot; requiring each county or city clerk to provide training to election board officers and certain employees relating to processing and counting mail ballots; requiring the county or city clerk to submit a report to the Secretary of State relating to mail ballots after each election; revising the deadline for returning mail ballots and curing certain defects in mail ballots; revising the requirements for establishing procedures for the processing and counting of mail ballots; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to elections; requiring the Secretary of State and each county or city clerk to establish procedures to inform registered voters of the requirements for voting by mail ballot; requiring each county or city clerk to provide training to election board officers and certain employees relating to processing and counting mail ballots; requiring the county or city clerk to submit a report to the Secretary of State relating to mail ballots after each election; revising the deadline for returning mail ballots and curing certain defects in mail ballots; revising the requirements for establishing procedures for the processing and counting of mail ballots; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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AN ACT relating to elections; requiring the Secretary of State and each county or city clerk to establish procedures to
Existing law requires the county or city clerk to establish procedures for the processing and counting of mail ballots. (NRS 293.269925, 293C.26325) Sections 7 and 15 of this bill require that such procedures be fair and efficient. Sections 2 and 10 of this bill require the Secretary of State and each county or city clerk to establish procedures to inform registered voters of the requirements for voting by mail ballot. Sections 2 and 10 further require each county or city clerk to provide training to election board officers and employees of the elections division of the county or city on the requirements for processing and counting mail ballots. Sections 3 and 11 of this bill require, after each election, the county or city clerk to submit a report to the Secretary of State regarding mail ballots. Sections 3 and 11 also require the Secretary of State to compile the information received from the county and city clerks and submit a summary to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature or Legislative Commission, as applicable. Existing law requires that a mail ballot that is: (1) mailed to a county or city clerk be postmarked on or before the day of the election and received by 5 p.m. on the fourth day following the election; or (2) delivered by hand to the county or city clerk or any drop box before the time set for closing of the polls on election day. (NRS 293.269921, 293.269923, 293C.26321, 293C.26323) Sections 5, 6, 13 and 14 of this b
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