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AN ACT relating to elections; establishing procedures for the use of absent ballots in an election; requiring, with certain exceptions, proof of identity for voting in person; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles, under certain circumstances, to issue identification cards at no charge; requiring a voter to include certain personal identifying information with his or her absent ballot; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, a person from returning an absent ballot on behalf of a voter; repealing provisions that require county and city clerks to prepare and distribute mail ballots to certain registered voters for every election; repealing provisions relating to voting, collecting, verifying and counting mail ballots; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to elections; establishing procedures for the use of absent ballots in an election; requiring, with certain exceptions, proof of identity for voting in person; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles, under certain circumstances, to issue identification cards at no charge; requiring a voter to include certain personal identifying information with his or her absent ballot; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, a person from returning an absent ballot on behalf of a voter; repealing provisions that require county and city clerks to prepare and distribute mail ballots to certain registered voters for every election; repealing provisions relating to voting, collecting, verifying and counting mail ballots; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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AN ACT relating to elections; establishing procedures for the use of absent ballots in an election; requiring, with cert
Existing law requires, under certain circumstances, that a person provide certain information to vote in person which may include, depending on the circumstances, proof of residency and identity, answering questions covering the personal data of the voter or providing additional personal data. (NRS 293.2725, 293.277, 293.285, 293.303, 293.3075, 293.3081, 293.3082, 293.3085, 293.3585, 293.541, 293C.270, 293C.275, 293C.292, 293C.3035, 293C.3585) Sections 40, 42, 44, 45, 48, 53, 111, 113, 114, 117 and 120 of this bill require, with certain exceptions, that a person provide one of the forms of proof of identity specified in section 4 of this bill to vote in person. Section 46 of this bill requires the Secretary of State and each county and city clerk to ensure that instructions concerning the proof of identity required to vote are posted at each polling place. Sections 29, 31, 43, 52, 63-72, 107, 112 and 118 of this bill make various conforming changes to existing provisions to reflect the requirement to provide proof of identity to vote in person. Sections 27 and 28 of this bill: (1) require the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue an identification card, free of charge, to a registered voter who does not possess one of the acceptable forms of proof of identity and who is experiencing financial hardship; and (2) require the registered voter to submit certain information with an application for the identification card. Section 131 of this bill makes conforming changes to reflect
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