NRS 293C.26316 Procedure for voting by mail ballot; procedure for voting in person after mail ballot sent to voter.

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1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293C.26318 and chapter 293D of NRS, in order to vote a mail ballot, the voter must, in accordance with the instructions:

(a)Mark and fold the mail ballot;

(b)Deposit the mail ballot in the return envelope and seal the return envelope;

(c)Affix his or her signature on the return envelope in the space provided for the signature; and

(d)Mail or deliver the return envelope in a manner authorized by law.

2. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 293D of NRS, voting must be only upon candidates whose names appear upon the mail ballot as prepared pursuant to NRS 293C.263 , and no person may write in the name of an additional candidate for any office.

3. If a mail ballot has been sent to a voter who applies to vote in person at a polling place, including, without limitation, a polling place for early voting, the voter must, in addition to complying with all other requirements for voting in person that are set forth in this chapter, surrender his or her mail ballot or sign an affirmation under penalty of perjury that the voter has not voted during the election. A person who receives a surrendered mail ballot shall mark it “Cancelled.”