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AN ACT relating to elections; revising provisions relating to voter registration and updating voter registration information; renaming certain provisional ballots to “conditional ballots”; revising provisions relating to certain petitions; revising provisions relating to the publication of certain information by a county clerk; revising provisions relating mail ballots; revising provisions relating to the testing of certain technology prior to an election; defining the term “personal knowledge” for purposes of certain challenges; revising provisions relating to risk-limiting audits; revising provisions relating to certain prohibited conduct in or around a polling place; revising provisions relating to mechanical voting systems; authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Secretary of State to adjust the date of the presidential preference primary election; creating the Voter Access Grant Program and the Account for the Voter Access Grant Program; making various other changes relating to elections; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to elections; revising provisions relating to voter registration and updating voter registration information; renaming certain provisional ballots to “conditional ballots”; revising provisions relating to certain petitions; revising provisions relating to the publication of certain information by a county clerk; revising provisions relating mail ballots; revising provisions relating to the testing of certain technology prior to an election; defining the term “personal knowledge” for purposes of certain challenges; revising provisions relating to risk-limiting audits; revising provisions relating to certain prohibited conduct in or around a polling place; revising provisions relating to mechanical voting systems; authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Secretary of State to adjust the date of the presidential preference primary election; creating the Voter Access Grant Program and the Account for the Voter Access Grant Program; making various other changes relating to elections; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Monday, March 24, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
Public exhibits
8
Support 1 · Opp 4 · Neutral 1
Auditor findings
0
recusal 0 · QPQ 0
AN ACT relating to elections; revising provisions relating to voter registration and updating voter registration informa
Section 3 of this bill requires, with limited exception, a county or city clerk to respond within 2 working days after receiving any request from the Secretary of State for information or data relating to the current election cycle. Section 4 of this bill provides that if an active registered voter moves to another county and registers to vote therein, which may include, without limitation, an application to register to vote which is transmitted to a county clerk from an automatic voter registration agency, it shall be deemed that the voter is updating his or her voter registration rather than registering to vote and, with certain exceptions, the voter must not be required to cast a provisional ballot on the basis of such an update. Existing law sets forth certain procedures governing the use of provisional ballots by registered voters who update their voter registration information after the close of registration for an election and by electors who register to vote in person or by computer during certain periods of time leading up to and during an election. Specifically, existing law: (1) with certain exceptions, requires an elector who is deemed conditionally registered to vote under such circumstances to cast his or her vote by a provisional ballot; and (2) authorizes a county or city clerk, under certain circumstances, to require a registered voter who updates his or her voter registration to cast a provisional ballot in an election. (NRS 293.5772-293.5887) Sections 5, 23
NELIS exhibits (8 on file)
Support (1)
- (combined) (Testimony)
Opposition (4)
- Dan Burdish — Citizen Outreach Foundation (Testimony)
- Chuck Muth (Testimony)
- (combined) (Testimony)
- Susan Greenhalgh (Testimony)
Neutral (1)
- Janette Dean — National & State Environmental, Human Rights & Democracy Advocate (Testimony)
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