Voting in Nevada

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The policies governing voter participation are enacted and enforced primarily at the state level. These policies, which include voter identification requirements, early voting provisions, online voter registration systems, and more, dictate the conditions under which people cast their ballots in their respective states.

This article includes the following information about voting policies in Nevada:

See Election administration in Nevada for more additional information about election administration in the state, including voter list maintenance policies, provisional ballot rules, and post-election auditing practices.

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Voter registration

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To register to vote in Nevada, each applicant must be must a citizen of the United States, a resident of Nevada for at least 30 days before the election, and at least 18 years old by the day of the election. Seventeen-year-olds can preregister to vote. Anyone who has been declared mentally incompetent by a court may not register to vote.[1] A voter registration application can be completed in person at the county clerk’s office, the Department of Motor Vehicles, other social service agencies, or college campuses. In-person registration must be completed 28 days before regular elections; registration forms submitted by mail must be postmarked by the same day. Online applications must be submitted by the Thursday before regular elections.[2][1]


In-person voting

Poll times

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All polling places in Nevada are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[3][4]

Voter identification

See also: Voter identification laws by state

Nevada does not require voters to present identification while voting, in most cases. A voter in Nevada must sign his or her name in the election board register at his or her polling place. The signature is compared with the signature on the voter's original application to vote or another form of identification, such as a driver's license, a state identification card, military identification, or another government-issued ID.[5]

Early voting

See also: Early voting

Nevada permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Absentee/mail-in voting

See also: Absentee/mail-in voting

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Nevada. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee. County and city clerks deliver absentee/mail-in ballots automatically to all active registered voters in every election.[6][7]


Local election officials

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Voting rules for people convicted of a felony

See also: Voting rights for convicted felons

In Nevada, as of July 1, 2019, people convicted of a felony offense automatically regain their voting rights upon release from prison, regardless of the crime's execution within or outside the state of Nevada. Click here for more information about Nevada's recent change in voting restoration procedure.

Voting rights for people convicted of a felony vary from state to state. In the majority of states, people convicted of a felony cannot vote while they are incarcerated but may regain the right to vote upon release from prison or at some point thereafter.[8]


Election agencies

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Individuals seeking additional information about voting provisions in Nevada can contact the following state and federal agencies.

Nevada Secretary of State, Elections Division

101 North Carson Street, Suite 3
Carson City, Nevada 89701-3714
Telephone: 775-684-5705
Email: nvelect@sos.nv.gov

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20001
Telephone: 301-563-3919
Toll free: 1-866-747-1471

Noteworthy events

2021

On June 2, 2021, Governor Steve Sisolak (D) signed AB321 into law, enacting a series of changes to the state's election administration laws, including (but not limited to) the following:[7]

  • Requiring county and city clerks to deliver absentee/mail-in ballots automatically to all active registered voters in all elections.
  • Requiring that completed absentee/mail-in ballots submitted by mail be received by 5 p.m. on the fourth day following an election (previously ,state law required that absentee/mail-in ballots returned by mail be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by 5 p.m. on the seventh day following the election).
  • Requiring county and city clerks to install ballot drop boxes at every polling location in the county or city.

On May 26, 2021, the Nevada Assembly voted 26-16 to approve AB231, with all Democrats present voting in favor of the bill and all Republicans voting against it. On May 31, 2021, the Nevada State Senate voted 12-9 in favor of the bill, also along partisan lines.[7]

2017 and 2018

See also: Nevada Question 5, Automatic Voter Registration via DMV Initiative (2018)

In 2016, supporters collected petition signatures for an indirect ballot initiative providing for the automatic voter registration of eligible citizens when receiving select services from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Supporters of the ballot initiative were required to submit 55,234 total petition signatures in order to put the measure to a vote in the state legislature. On December 2, 2016, the secretary of state confirmed that enough valid signatures had been collected. On February 22, 2017, the Nevada State Assembly approved the initiative by a vote of 27-15 (with 27 Democrats voting in favor of the initiative and 15 Republicans voting against it). The Nevada State Senate followed suit on March 13, 2017, approving the initiative by a vote of 12-9 (with 11 Democrats and one independent voting in favor of the initiative and nine Republicans voting against it). On March 21, 2017, Governor Brian Sandoval (R) vetoed the initiative, sending the issue to a public vote scheduled to take place on November 6, 2018.[9]

To learn more about this ballot initiative, see this article.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nevada Secretary of State, “Elections,” accessed April 17, 2023
  2. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, “Registering to Vote,” accessed April 17, 2023
  3. ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 273," accessed April 17, 2023
  4. ↑ ACLU of Nevada, "Know Your Voting Rights - Voting in Nevada," accessed April 17, 2023
  5. ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "NRS 293.277 Conditions for entitlement of person to vote; forms of identification to identify registered voter." accessed April 17, 2023
  6. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, “Mail Ballot Voting,” accessed April 17, 2023
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 BillTrack50, "NV AB321," accessed June 15, 2021
  8. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Felon Voting Rights," April 6, 2023
  9. ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Sandoval’s first veto of 2017 session rejects voter registration initiative," March 21, 2017
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