NRS 293.5847 Methods and procedures for registering and voting in person at polling place on election day; casting of provisional ballot.

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1. Notwithstanding the close of any method of registration for an election pursuant to NRS 293.560 or 293C.527 , an elector may register to vote in person on the day of the election at any polling place in the county or city, as applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote.

2. To register to vote on the day of the election, an elector must:

(a)Appear before the close of polls at a polling place in the county or city, as applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote.

(b)Complete the application to register to vote by a method authorized by the county or city clerk pursuant to this paragraph. The county or city clerk shall authorize at least one of the following methods for a person to register to vote pursuant to this paragraph:

(1)A paper application; or

(2)The system established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.671 .

Ê If the county or city clerk authorizes the use of both methods, the county or city clerk may limit the use of one method to circumstances when the other method is not reasonably available.

(c)Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, provide his or her current and valid driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or her physical address as proof of the elector’s identity and residency.

3. If the driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to the elector does not have the elector’s current residential address, the following documents may be used to establish the residency of the elector if the current residential address of the elector, as indicated on his or her application to register to vote, is displayed on the document:

(a)A military identification card;

(b)A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable television service;

(c)A bank or credit union statement;

(d)A paycheck;

(e)An income tax return;

(f)A statement concerning the mortgage, rental or lease of a residence;

(g)A motor vehicle registration;

(h)A property tax statement; or

(i)Any other document issued by a governmental agency.

4. Subject to final verification, if an elector registers to vote in person at a polling place pursuant to this section:

(a)The elector shall be deemed to be conditionally registered to vote at the polling place upon:

(1)The determination that the application to register to vote is complete; and

(2)The verification of the elector’s identity and residency pursuant to this section.

(b)After the elector is deemed to be conditionally registered to vote at the polling place pursuant to paragraph (a), the elector:

(1)May vote in the election only at that polling place;

(2)Must vote as soon as practicable and before leaving that polling place; and

(3)Must vote by casting a provisional ballot.