NRS 293.277 Conditions for entitlement of person to vote; forms of identification to identify registered voter; county clerk to prescribe verification procedure.

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1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 , 293.541 , 293.57691 and 293.5772 to 293.5887 , inclusive, if a person’s name appears in the roster or if the person provides an affirmation pursuant to NRS 293.525 , the person is entitled to vote and must sign his or her name in the roster or on a signature card when he or she applies to vote. The signature must be compared by an election board officer with the signature or a facsimile thereof on the person’s application to register to vote or one of the forms of identification listed in subsection 2.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2725 , the forms of identification which may be used individually to identify a voter at the polling place are:

(a)The voter registration card issued to the voter;

(b)A driver’s license;

(c)An identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles;

(d)A military identification card; or

(e)Any other form of identification issued by a governmental agency which contains the voter’s signature and physical description or picture.

3. The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the Secretary of State, to verify that the voter has not already voted in that county in the current election.