NRS 293C.527 Close of registration; publication of day and time that each method of registration closes; hours of operation for municipal facility for voter registration.

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1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.502 , 293.5772 to 293.5887 , inclusive, 293D.230 and 293D.300 :

(a)For a primary city election or general city election, or a recall or special city election that is held on the same day as a primary city election or general city election, the last day to register to vote:

(1)By mail is the fourth Tuesday preceding the primary city election or general city election.

(2)By appearing in person at the office of the city clerk or, if open, a municipal facility designated pursuant to NRS 293C.520 , is the fourth Tuesday preceding the primary city election or general city election.

(3)By computer using the system established by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.671 , is the day of the primary city election or general city election.

(b)If a recall or special city election is not held on the same day as a primary city election or general city election, the last day to register to vote for the recall or special city election by any method of registration is the third Saturday preceding the recall or special city election.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887 , inclusive, after the deadlines for the close of registration for a primary city election or general city election set forth in subsection 1, no person may register to vote for the election.

3. Except for a recall or special city election held pursuant to chapter 306 or 350 of NRS:

(a)The city clerk of each city shall cause a notice signed by him or her to be published in a newspaper having a general circulation in the city indicating:

(1)The day and time that each method of registration for the election, as set forth in subsection 1, will be closed; and

(2)If the city clerk has designated a municipal facility pursuant to NRS 293C.520 , the location of that facility.

Ê If no newspaper is of general circulation in that city, the publication may be made in a newspaper of general circulation in the nearest city in this State.

(b)The notice must be published once each week for 4 consecutive weeks next preceding the day on which the last method of registration for the election, as set forth in subsection 1, will be closed.

4. A municipal facility designated pursuant to NRS 293C.520 may be open during the periods described in this section for such hours of operation as the city clerk may determine, as set forth in subsection 3 of NRS 293C.520 .