Nev. Admin. Code § 293.410 - Registration by voter registration agency; processing of application for registration

1. A voter registration agency shall place in a conspicuous position in each of its offices a sign which indicates that a person may register to vote in that office.

2. A registered voter may change his or her name, address or political party affiliation on the application to register to vote.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 11, the information required by the application to register to vote must be printed in black or blue ink with a ballpoint pen.

4. A voter registration agency may not accept an application to register to vote which includes any erasure of or line drawn through information provided by the applicant relating to the political party affiliation of the applicant.

5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 11, a voter registration agency shall include with each application to register to vote or group of applications which is transmitted to the county clerk or registrar of voters a transmittal form prescribed and provided by the Secretary of State.

6. A voter registration agency shall not void an application unless the applicant is present. If the agency voids an application, the agency shall:

(a) Write or stamp the word "void" on the front of the application;

(b) Forward the voided application to the county clerk; and

(c) Maintain a record of the voided application.

7. A voter registration agency shall ascertain whether a file stamp obliterates the portion of the application reserved for the applicant's signature. If a file stamp does obliterate this portion, the voter registration agency shall issue a new application to the applicant.

8. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 11, before each application completed by an employee of the voter registration agency is forwarded to the county clerk or registrar of voters, it must be reviewed by the employee of the voter registration agency designated pursuant to NAC 293.4105 who shall determine whether the application is legible. If the employee determines that an application is illegible, he or she shall cause a computer-generated copy of the information contained in the records relating to the applicant's driver's license or identification card to be attached to the application.

9. A voter registration agency shall, in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, maintain a record of the number of persons who decline to register to vote when applying for or receiving services or assistance from the agency or when submitting an application for recertification, renewal or a change of address related to such services or assistance.

10. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 11, a voter registration agency shall stamp the original and the voter's receipt from the completed application with the date that the completed application is received by the agency. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the stamp used by the agency must not include the name of the agency.

11. The provisions of subsections 3, 5, 8 and 10 do not apply to an application to register to vote submitted pursuant to the automatic voter registration system established pursuant to section 2 of the 2018 Ballot Question No. 5, the Automatic Voter Registration Initiative.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 293.410

Added to NAC by Sec'y of State, eff. 11-19-87; A 1-24-92; R217-97, 5-26-98; R072-06, 7-14-2006; R092-09, 10-27-2009; A by R052-19A, eff. 12/18/2019

NRS 293.124, 293.247, section 7 of 2018 Ballot Question No. 5