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CHAPTER 293 - ELECTIONS
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NRS 293.010 Definitions.
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NRS 293.016 “Abstract of votes” defined.
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NRS 293.017 “Active registration” defined.
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NRS 293.019 “Approved electronic transmission” defined.
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NRS 293.021 “Automatic voter registration agency” defined.
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NRS 293.025 “Ballot” defined.
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NRS 293.026 “Ballot box” defined.
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NRS 293.030 “Ballot listing” defined.
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NRS 293.032 “Canvass” defined.
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NRS 293.033 “Central committee” defined.
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NRS 293.034 “Certificate of election” defined.
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NRS 293.035 “Challenge list” defined.
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NRS 293.038 “City of population category one” defined.
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NRS 293.040 “Clerk” defined.
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NRS 293.042 “Contest” defined.
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NRS 293.044 “County clerk” defined; synonymous with “registrar of voters” in certain counties.
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NRS 293.046 “Deputy clerk” defined.
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NRS 293.050 “Election board officer” defined.
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NRS 293.055 “Elector” defined.
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NRS 293.056 “Facsimile machine” defined.
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NRS 293.057 “Filing officer” defined.
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NRS 293.059 “General city election” defined.
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NRS 293.060 “General election” defined.
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NRS 293.063 “Independent candidate” defined.
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NRS 293.064 “Judicial office” defined.
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NRS 293.065 “Mail” defined.
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NRS 293.066 “Minor political party” defined.
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NRS 293.068 “Oath” defined.
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NRS 293.069 “Petition district” defined.
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NRS 293.070 “Physical disability” defined.
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NRS 293.073 “Political party” defined.
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NRS 293.077 “Precinct” defined.
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NRS 293.079 “Primary city election” defined.
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NRS 293.080 “Primary election” defined.
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NRS 293.090 “Registered voter” defined.
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NRS 293.093 “Regular votes” defined.
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NRS 293.094 “Rejected ballot” defined.
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NRS 293.095 “Roster” defined.
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NRS 293.097 “Sample ballot” defined.
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NRS 293.100 “School office” defined.
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NRS 293.103 “School officers” defined.
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NRS 293.104 “Security of an information system” defined.
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NRS 293.105 “Service of the United States” defined.
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NRS 293.107 “Spoiled ballot” defined.
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NRS 293.109 “State officer” defined.
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NRS 293.111 “Statewide voter registration list” defined.
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NRS 293.113 “Tally list” defined.
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NRS 293.115 “Township office” defined.
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NRS 293.117 “Township officer” defined.
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NRS 293.119 “Undervote” defined.
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NRS 293.121 “Voting district” defined.
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NRS 293.122 “Voting materials” defined.
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NRS 293.124 Secretary of State to serve as Chief Officer of Elections; regulations.
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NRS 293.126 Applicability of chapter to city elections.
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NRS 293.127 Liberal construction of title and determination of real will of electors.
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NRS 293.128 Procedure for qualification.
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NRS 293.165 Procedure for filling certain vacancies in major or minor political party nomination or nonpartisan nomination; deadline for making changes to general election ballot.
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NRS 293.166 Procedure for filling certain vacancies in party nomination for office of State Legislator from multicounty legislative district; deadline for making changes to general election ballot.
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NRS 293.167 Nomination of party candidates for United States Senator or Representative in Congress.
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NRS 293.168 Use of room or space in certain public buildings by central committee of major political party.
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NRS 293.171 Procedure for organization.
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NRS 293.172 Contents of petition required to place candidates’ names on ballot; limitation on who may sign petition; requirements for signing.
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NRS 293.174 Challenge of qualification.
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NRS 293.175 Date of primary election; nomination of candidates; applicability of provisions governing nominations.
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NRS 293.176 When candidacy for major political party prohibited; exception.
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NRS 293.177 Declaration of candidacy: Filing required; fee; filing periods; forms; contents; submission and retention of proof of identity, address and residency; appointment of agent for service of process; constitutes public record; investigation and challenge of candidates; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements.
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NRS 293.179 Questionnaire for candidates for judicial office; filing officers required to post questionnaires on Internet.
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NRS 293.181 Declaration of residency required of candidates for office of State Legislator; form; contents; constitutes public record; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements.
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NRS 293.182 Written challenges concerning qualifications of candidates; enforcement in preelection actions.
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NRS 293.184 Remedies for candidates who unlawfully make certain false statements; disqualification from taking office; removal from ballot or notification to voters at polling places; enforcement in preelection actions.
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NRS 293.185 Appropriate filing officer for filing declaration of candidacy.
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NRS 293.186 Candidates for public office to receive form or access to electronic form for making financial disclosure statement and related instructions.
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NRS 293.187 Certification of names of persons for whom candidacy papers have been filed.
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NRS 293.190 Certification of names of persons nominated at primary election.
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NRS 293.193 Filing fees.
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NRS 293.194 Return of filing fee to certain candidates.
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NRS 293.195 Nonpartisan offices.
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NRS 293.196 Each office of justice of the Supreme Court constitutes separate office for nomination and election.
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NRS 293.197 Each department of district court constitutes separate office for nomination and election; ballots used in certain counties.
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NRS 293.198 Each department of Justice Court constitutes separate office for nomination and election.
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NRS 293.200 Independent candidates: Qualification; petition of candidacy; time limit for challenge; declaration of candidacy.
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NRS 293.202 Withdrawal of candidacy; rescission.
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NRS 293.203 Contents and publication of notice of primary or general election.
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NRS 293.204 Period for filing declaration of candidacy for special election.
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NRS 293.205 Establishment, abolishment, alteration and consolidation; boundaries.
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NRS 293.206 Submission of maps to Secretary of State and Legislative Counsel Bureau; determination of statutory compliance; revisions.
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NRS 293.207 Establishment on basis of number of voters therein; maximum number of voters; consolidation of precincts.
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NRS 293.208 Limitations on creation, division, abolition, consolidation and alteration during certain periods; exceptions.
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NRS 293.209 Creation or change of election district during certain period in year of general or general city election prohibited; annexation not prohibited during year of election.
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NRS 293.210 Establishment of new election precinct: Petition and conditions.
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NRS 293.217 Appointment of officers by county clerk; appointment of deputy sheriffs for elections; appointment of trainees.
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NRS 293.218 Recommendations by chair of election board of persons for service on election board.
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NRS 293.220 Delivery of notice of appointment to officer or trainee.
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NRS 293.223 Notice of unwillingness to serve as officer or trainee; appointment of replacement.
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NRS 293.225 Continuing powers and duties of election boards; reserve officers of election board; procedure for filling vacancies.
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NRS 293.227 Designation of chair; duties; restrictions upon participation of trainees; training; travel expenses for training.
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NRS 293.247 Regulations of Secretary of State for conduct of elections; interpretations; distribution of information to county and city clerks.
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NRS 293.250 Secretary of State to prescribe procedures and requirements relating to certain election-related computer systems and form of ballots and other election-related documents; requirements for statewide measures and other printed matter on ballots; authority of county clerks to divide paper ballots and prescribe color for ballots and voting receipts.
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NRS 293.252 Appointment of committees to prepare arguments advocating and opposing approval of constitutional amendments and statewide measures proposed by initiative or referendum; duties of committees; Secretary of State required to reject libelous or factually inaccurate statements; appeal; inapplicability of Open Meeting Law.
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NRS 293.253 Publication of certain statewide measures: Duties of Secretary of State and county clerk; costs.
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NRS 293.256 Names of candidates on ballots not to include title, designation of profession or occupation.
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NRS 293.257 Separate primary ballots; placement of candidates’ names; designation on application to register to vote of affiliation with major political party condition for registered voter to cast ballot for party at primary election.
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NRS 293.260 Declaration of nominees: Omission and appearance of names on primary and general ballot; certain candidates declared elected at primary election; exceptions.
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NRS 293.263 Primary ballot for major political party: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception.
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NRS 293.265 Nonpartisan primary ballot: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception.
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NRS 293.267 Ballot for general election: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception; indication of party name, “no political party” or “nonpartisan” or abbreviations thereof; order of appearance of certain statewide measures.
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NRS 293.268 Order of listing offices, candidates and questions on ballots.
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NRS 293.269 Ballots for statewide offices or President and Vice President must permit voter to register opposition to all candidates.
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NRS 293.270 Voting by printed ballot or other approved or authorized system; write-in voting prohibited; exception.
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NRS 293.272 Voting in person required at first election after valid registration for voter who registered to vote by mail or computer; exceptions.
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NRS 293.273 Time for opening and closing polls; duties of election board officers; persons permitted inside certain areas of polls.
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NRS 293.274 Members of general public allowed to observe conduct of voting at polling place; photographing or otherwise recording conduct of voting by members of general public prohibited.
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NRS 293.275 Possession of certain rosters by election board required for performance of board’s duties; required tests of electronic rosters before election.
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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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NRS 293.283 Identification of registered voter who is unable to sign name.
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NRS 293.285 Procedure for taking registered voter’s signature.
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NRS 293.287 Announcement of name and political affiliation of registered voter; challenges; nonpartisan ballot at primary election.
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NRS 293.296 Assistance to voter who is physically disabled or unable to read or write English.
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NRS 293.297 hange of vote on certain mechanical recording devices.
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NRS 293.301 Procedure for posting or publishing alphabetical listing of registered voters; tearing or defacing alphabetical listing prohibited; penalty.
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NRS 293.302 Posting of notice of death of candidate at polling place.
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NRS 293.303 Challenges.
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NRS 293.304 Voting by person successfully challenged on grounds of residency.
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NRS 293.305 Closing of polls; admission of voters and other persons.
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NRS 293.307 Duties of voting board before adjournment.
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NRS 293.0335 “Central counting place” defined.
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NRS 293.356 Issuance of ballot; location at which ballot must be voted.
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NRS 293.358 Appointment of deputy clerks.
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NRS 293.361 Electioneering prohibited near polling place or jail during certain periods; penalty.
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NRS 293.363 Preparation by counting board to count ballots; counting must be public and continue until completed; requirements for counting paper ballots; rejection of certain ballots; record of discrepancies.
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NRS 293.365 Accounting for all paper ballots before counting of votes begins.
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NRS 293.367 Standards for rejecting ballots for appearance of tampering; regulations for counting ballots.
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NRS 293.368 Counting of votes cast for deceased candidate.
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NRS 293.370 Procedure for completion of tally lists.
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NRS 293.373 Duties of officers of counting board after ballots counted if paper ballots used.
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NRS 293.0382 “City of population category two” defined.
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NRS 293.383 Posting of copies of result of votes cast.
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NRS 293.0384 “City of population category three” defined.
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NRS 293.387 Canvass of returns; abstract of votes.
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NRS 293.388 Abstract of votes: Transmission to public libraries or posting upon website.
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NRS 293.389 Inclusion of inactive voters in reports of votes prohibited.
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NRS 293.391 Disposition and inspection of ballots, lists, records and stubs of voted ballots after canvass by county commissioners.
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NRS 293.393 Preparation of abstracts of votes cast at general election or certain other elections; preparation and delivery of certificates of election for certain offices.
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NRS 293.394 Risk-limiting audits of election results; regulations; audits by county clerks required.
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NRS 293.395 Transmission of copy of certified abstract of votes and mechanized report to Secretary of State; canvass of vote by justices of Supreme Court; Governor to grant certificates of election and issue proclamations.
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NRS 293.397 Prohibitions against withholding certificate of election or commission.
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NRS 293.400 Tie vote: Determination of winner in certain elections; determination of nominees in certain primary elections; right to recount.
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NRS 293.403 Recount of vote: Demand; advance deposit of costs.
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NRS 293.404 Employment and duties of recount board; persons present; procedures for recount of ballots; regulations.
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NRS 293.405 Costs of recount; commencement and completion of recount; limitation on additional recount.
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NRS 293.407 Filing of written statement of contest with clerk of district court; verification; notification.
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NRS 293.410 Statement of contest must not be dismissed for deficiencies of form; grounds for contest.
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NRS 293.413 Time for filing statement of contest; precedence of election contest; referral to special master.
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NRS 293.415 Depositions in election contests; trial and submission of matter.
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NRS 293.417 Judgment of court in election contest.
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NRS 293.420 Court costs.
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NRS 293.423 Recount of ballots at hearing of contest.
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NRS 293.424 Requirements applicable to recount and contest of election to office of presidential elector.
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NRS 293.425 Contest of general election for office of State Legislator: Statement of contest and other documents and materials to be filed with Secretary of State; notification of defendant; ability of contestant to amend statement of contest; list of witnesses; depositions, investigation and presentation of evidence.
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NRS 293.427 Contest of general election for office of State Legislator: Seating of candidate with highest number of votes; withdrawal of statement of contest; hearing and deciding of contest by appropriate house of Legislature; certificates of election; remedy.
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NRS 293.430 Contest of general election for office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, justice of Supreme Court or judge of Court of Appeals: Filing of documents and other evidence with Secretary of State; notification of defendant; seating of candidate; duties of Secretary of State and Legislature; withdrawal of contest.
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NRS 293.433 Decision of contest for office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor or justice of Supreme Court by Senate and Assembly in joint session.
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NRS 293.435 Certificate of election delivered after decision.
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NRS 293.437 Designation of locations for polling places; payment of expenses for renting privately owned locations; legal rights and remedies of property owners or lessors not affected by presence of polling places at such locations.
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NRS 293.440 Lists of registered voters in precinct, district or county: Distribution of copies; contents; limitation on printing costs; request for and use by committees of political parties; fees.
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NRS 293.442 Election Account: Creation; deposit of money in Account; disposition of interest and income; authority of Secretary of State to disburse, expend and receive money; payment of claims.
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NRS 293.443 Responsibility for payment of election expenses; competitive bidding for printing of ballots; authority to charge for costs of printing certain applications to register to vote.
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NRS 293.445 Expenses for assistants to county or city clerk.
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NRS 293.446 Compensation of officer of election board for delivery of election returns to county or city clerk.
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NRS 293.0455 “Declaration of candidacy” defined.
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NRS 293.460 Compensation of officers of election board, deputy sheriffs and other employees; authorization to work as volunteer for no compensation.
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NRS 293.462 Construction of containers used to transport official ballots.
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NRS 293.463 Employees may absent themselves from employment to vote: Procedure; penalty.
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NRS 293.464 Court-ordered extension of deadline for voting.
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NRS 293.465 Loss or destruction of ballots, or other cause, preventing election in precinct or district; new election.
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NRS 293.466 Employment of language access coordinator by Secretary of State.
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NRS 293.468 Secretary of State to provide election materials in usable format for persons who are elderly or disabled.
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NRS 293.469 County clerks encouraged to provide election information and materials in usable format for persons who are elderly or disabled.
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NRS 293.471 Address of business that receives or distributes mail to be provided to county clerk.
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NRS 293.480 Limitation on inspection of ballots after return to county or city clerk.
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NRS 293.481 Governing body of political subdivision, public or quasi-public corporation, or other local agency submitting question to voters required to submit certain documents and information to county and city clerks; fee to cover cost of placing question and associated information on ballot.
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NRS 293.484 Contents of voter registration cards; issuance of card is not prerequisite to vote.
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NRS 293.485 Qualifications to vote: Citizenship; age; residence; registration.
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NRS 293.486 Determination of actual residence.
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NRS 293.487 When residence not gained or lost.
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NRS 293.490 Residence not lost upon removal from county or precinct.
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NRS 293.493 Loss of residence upon removal to another state, territory or foreign country.
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NRS 293.495 Presumption of intention to abandon residence.
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NRS 293.497 Residence of head of family.
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NRS 293.500 Loss of residence upon removal from State with intention to remain elsewhere for indefinite time.
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NRS 293.502 Procedures applicable to certain persons recently discharged from Armed Forces or separated from employment outside of the United States and their spouses and dependents.
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NRS 293.503 County clerk is ex officio county registrar; custody of documents relating to preregistration or registration; official records of office of county clerk; maintenance of records; time limitation on program to remove names of ineligible persons; availability of records for public inspection; confidential information.
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NRS 293.504 Voter registration agencies: Creation; duties; duty of Secretary of State to cooperate with Secretary of Defense to allow persons to preregister or register at military recruitment offices.
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NRS 293.505 Appointment, powers and duties relating to field registrars; prohibited acts relating to preregistration and registration; penalties.
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NRS 293.506 County clerk required to accept applications for preregistration and registration submitted by computer to Secretary of State; exceptions.
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NRS 293.507 Applications: Forms; distribution; contents; requirements regarding identification and residence; use of affidavits and identification numbers under certain circumstances; regulations.
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NRS 293.508 Applications: Forms must include option to receive sample ballot in larger type.
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NRS 293.509 Applications: County clerk authorized to provide forms to persons upon request; requirements for request; records to be kept by county clerk in response to request.
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NRS 293.510 Applications: County clerk required to use database created by Secretary of State to prepare rosters; applications for preregistration required to be kept separate.
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NRS 293.513 Elector may register for other elections despite closing of registration for impending election.
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NRS 293.517 Authorized methods of preregistration and registration; requirements for application; change of name; issuance of voter registration card; objection to application by county clerk under certain circumstances.
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NRS 293.518 Persons must indicate affiliation or nonaffiliation with political party at time of preregistration or registration; circumstances when party listed as “nonpartisan”; duties of county clerk or field registrar of voters.
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NRS 293.520 Preregistration, registration and reregistration of persons who are unable to sign name.
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NRS 293.523 Preregistration and registration of naturalized citizens.
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NRS 293.525 Vote after residence changed but registration not transferred; affirmation by elector; use of information regarding current address to correct statewide voter registration list and roster.
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NRS 293.527 County clerk required to update preregistration or registration when person moves to another county.
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NRS 293.530 Authority of county clerk to correct statewide voter registration list, determine whether residence is accurate and make investigations of registration; duty of county clerk to cancel registration under certain circumstances, maintain records regarding notices of cancellation and designate voter as inactive; regulations; required notices after certain changes to statewide voter registration list.
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NRS 293.533 Action to compel registration.
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NRS 293.535 Challenges alleging that registered voter is not citizen of United States or has abandoned residence in county; notice to registrant; procedure; cancellation; other challenges not precluded.
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NRS 293.537 Handling of applications of persons who have cancelled their preregistration or registration; reinstatement of such applications cancelled erroneously; preservation and destruction of such applications.
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NRS 293.540 Circumstances in which county clerk is required to cancel preregistration or registration.
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NRS 293.541 Additional circumstances in which county clerk is required to cancel preregistration or registration; notice; exception to notice requirement if insufficient time exists before election; voting after execution of affidavit of cancellation; separation of ballots.
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NRS 293.542 Duty of court to provide notification of judicial findings that certain persons lack mental capacity to vote.
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NRS 293.543 Reregistration of certain persons after cancellation of registration.
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NRS 293.547 Written challenges.
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NRS 293.548 Withdrawal of written challenge or affidavit.
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NRS 293.550 Registration of certain persons enlisted or inducted into Armed Forces of the United States: Appearance before county clerk or field registrar.
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NRS 293.553 Registration of certain persons in service of United States or attending school.
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NRS 293.555 Registration of spouse or dependent of certain persons in service of United States.
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NRS 293.557 Publication of list of registered voters.
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NRS 293.558 Disclosure of identification numbers to public; county or city clerk prohibited from disclosing certain information; registered voter may request that address and telephone number be withheld from public.
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NRS 293.560 Close of registration; publication of day and time that each method of registration closes; offices of county clerk, certain county facilities and ex officio registrars allowed to be open on last Friday of October in even-numbered years; hours of operation for county facility for voter registration.
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NRS 293.562 Notices from nongovernmental entities must indicate that such notices are not official elections mail.
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NRS 293.563 Preparation and delivery of rosters to polling place.
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NRS 293.565 Sample ballots: Inclusion and exclusion of certain matters; distribution; exceptions; required notices; form and type size; cost of distributing responsibility of political subdivision for certain elections.
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NRS 293.567 Number of registered voters in county to be transmitted by county clerk to Secretary of State before certain elections.
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NRS 293.0635 “Information system” defined.
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NRS 293.0643 “Judicial officer” defined.
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NRS 293.0653 “Mail ballot” defined.
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NRS 293.0655 “Major political party” defined.
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NRS 293.0657 “Mechanical recording device” defined.
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NRS 293.0659 “Mechanical voting system” defined.
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NRS 293.671 Establishment of statewide voter preregistration and registration system; duties of Secretary of State; requirements for system; disclosures.
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NRS 293.675 Establishment and maintenance of centralized database of voter registration information; creation of statewide voter registration list; duties of Secretary of State; requirements for list; duties of county and city clerks and Department of Motor Vehicles; verification of information with Social Security Administration; agreements with state agencies to provide information necessary for list; exchange of information with chief election officers of other states.
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NRS 293.0675 “Nonpartisan office” defined.
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NRS 293.700 Bribery of elector.
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NRS 293.705 Unlawful acts concerning elections officials.
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NRS 293.710 Intimidation of voters and other unlawful acts in connection with election process.
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NRS 293.715 Threat or intimidation addressed to candidate; penalty.
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NRS 293.717 Notification of threat or intimidation addressed to candidate; investigation; referral; report.
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NRS 293.720 Suppression of or failure to file nomination paper by public officer.
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NRS 293.730 Unlawful interference with conduct of election; unlawful acts relating to certain ballots; unlawful acts inside polling place.
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NRS 293.740 Soliciting votes and electioneering inside certain places or within certain distance from certain places prohibited; penalty.
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NRS 293.750 Removal or destruction of election supplies or equipment.
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NRS 293.755 Tampering or interfering with certain election equipment or computer programs used to conduct election; report of violation to district attorney.
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NRS 293.760 Alteration, defacement or removal of posted results of votes cast.
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NRS 293.770 Refusal of person sworn by election board to answer questions.
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NRS 293.0771 “Presidential preference primary election” defined.
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NRS 293.775 Voting by person who knows he or she is not qualified elector; voting using name of another person.
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NRS 293.780 Voting more than once at same election.
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NRS 293.790 Offer to vote by person whose vote has been rejected.
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NRS 293.800 Unlawful acts concerning registration of voters; violations of laws governing elections; crimes by public officers.
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NRS 293.805 Unlawful to pay compensation based upon total number of persons preregistered or registered or total number preregistered or registered in particular political party.
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NRS 293.810 Preregistration or registration in more than one county at one time.
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NRS 293.820 Solicitation of contribution for political organization without prior approval or charter.
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NRS 293.830 Betting on election.
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NRS 293.840 Civil penalty.
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NRS 293.870 Confidentiality of records relating to security of information systems used for elections; limitations on disclosure.
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NRS 293.875 Training on cybersecurity required for local election officials; notification of Secretary of State of attacks on security of information systems used by such officials.
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NRS 293.877 Training on forensic signature verification required for local election officials.
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NRS 293.900 Definitions.
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NRS 293.902 “Confidential information” defined.
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NRS 293.904 “Personal information” defined.
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NRS 293.906 Court order required to request confidentiality of certain personal information; duties of Secretary of State or county or city clerk.
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NRS 293.908 Certain persons who may request personal information to be kept confidential. [Effective through June 30, 2026.]
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NRS 293.908 Certain persons who may request personal information to be kept confidential. [Effective July 1, 2026.]
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NRS 293.909 Additional circumstances in which certain persons may petition to have personal information kept confidential.
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NRS 293.912 Authorization to provide confidential information to certain persons or entities; records.
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NRS 293.914 Denial of request for confidential information.
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NRS 293.916 Unlawful to obtain, disclose or use personal or confidential information in unauthorized manner.
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NRS 293.918 Unlawful to disclose confidential information that will create substantial risk of bodily harm.
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NRS 293.920 Civil penalties.
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NRS 293.1105 “Statewide office” defined.
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NRS 293.1195 “United States Election Assistance Commission” defined.
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NRS 293.1205 “Voter registration card” defined.
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NRS 293.1265 Inapplicability of certain laws to members or members-elect of Legislature; plenary and exclusive jurisdiction and power of each House over certain matters.
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NRS 293.1273 Facsimile of signature created by computer to verify or compare signature.
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NRS 293.1275 Counting of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays in computing certain periods of time; exceptions.
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NRS 293.1276 County clerk to forward number of signatures to Secretary of State; notice of failure to file required number of signatures; handling of petition; regulations.
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NRS 293.1278 Qualification or disqualification of petition upon receipt of certificates or amended certificates by Secretary of State.
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NRS 293.1279 Qualification or disqualification of petition upon verification of signatures; regulations.
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NRS 293.1715 Procedure to place candidates’ names on ballot; limitation on number of candidates to appear on ballot; procedure to determine number of signatures required.
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NRS 293.1725 Candidates: Submission of list to Secretary of State; filing of declaration of candidacy and certificate of nomination.
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NRS 293.1755 Residency and voter registration requirements for candidates; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements; certain offices excepted from residency and voter registration requirements.
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NRS 293.1965 Each office of judge of the Court of Appeals constitutes separate office for nomination and election.
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NRS 293.2045 Remedies in preelection actions challenging candidates who fail to meet qualifications for office; disqualification from taking office; removal from ballot or notification to voters at polling places; applicability.
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NRS 293.2175 Appointment of pupil as trainee: Qualifications; requirements; duties; compensation.
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NRS 293.2502 Elections procedures manual: Requirements; submission to Legislative Commission.
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NRS 293.2504 Training course related to elections procedures.
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NRS 293.2506 Requests by Secretary of State for information or data from county or city clerk concerning current election cycle.
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NRS 293.2543 Short title.
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NRS 293.2546 Legislative declaration of voters’ rights.
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NRS 293.2549 Duties of Secretary of State and of county and city clerks.
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NRS 293.2555 Privilege for political vote.
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NRS 293.2565 Use of given names, surnames and nicknames on ballot; use of additional criteria to distinguish between candidates having same given names and surnames.
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NRS 293.2673 Ballot to indicate date of election and at which election ballot will be used.
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NRS 293.2693 Voter education program to be provided in county or city using paper ballots.
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NRS 293.2694 Contracts to purchase ballots; notification by county or city of election to use ballots purchased by Secretary of State; contract vendor required to deposit mail ballots for mailing within this State.
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NRS 293.2696 General requirements for voting systems; duties of Secretary of State and of county and city clerks.
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NRS 293.2699 Voting systems used by counties and cities: Voting materials to be provided in English and other languages as required by federal law or as authorized by county or city clerk.
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NRS 293.2725 Person who has not previously voted in election for federal office in Nevada: Prerequisites to voting at polling place and to voting by mail; applicability of section; exceptions.
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NRS 293.2731 Establishment of polling places.
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NRS 293.2733 Establishment of polling places and ballot drop boxes within Indian reservation or colony.
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NRS 293.2735 Establishment of polling place for precinct in residential development exclusively for elderly persons.
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NRS 293.2738 Polling place not to be established in any building named for candidate appearing on ballot.
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NRS 293.2955 Accessibility of polling place, ballot and election materials to persons who are elderly and to persons with disabilities; particular requirements regarding voting booths and waiting lines; alternative placement of specially equipped voting devices at centralized locations.
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NRS 293.3025 Posting of copies of certain other information and documents at polling place.
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NRS 293.3035 Notice of result of challenge.
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NRS 293.3072 Establishment of polling places as vote centers where eligible voters in county may vote on election day.
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NRS 293.3073 Requirements for providing notice of locations of vote centers; exceptions; limitations on establishing additional vote centers after such notice.
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NRS 293.3074 Requirements for preparing and delivering rosters for vote centers.
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NRS 293.3075 Requirements for casting ballots at vote centers.
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NRS 293.3078 “Provisional ballot” defined.
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NRS 293.3079 Provisional ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures.
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NRS 293.3081 Casting of provisional ballot: General conditions; declaration or application.
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NRS 293.3082 Casting of provisional ballot: Specific prerequisites; completion of written affirmation; contents of affirmation; provision of receipt; notation on roster.
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NRS 293.3083 Casting of ballot by mail; treatment as provisional ballot under certain circumstances.
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NRS 293.3084 County and city clerks to establish certain procedures relating to provisional ballots.
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NRS 293.3085 Canvass and counting of provisional ballots.
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NRS 293.3086 Free access system to provide information to voter casting provisional ballot.
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NRS 293.3561 County clerk to establish criteria for selection of permanent and temporary polling places for early voting by personal appearance.
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NRS 293.3564 Establishment of permanent polling places for early voting; eligible voters may vote by personal appearance at any polling place for early voting.
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NRS 293.3568 Period for early voting; days and hours for early voting at permanent polling places.
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NRS 293.3572 Establishment of temporary branch polling places for early voting and ballot drop boxes; establishment within Indian reservation or colony; days and hours for early voting; legal rights and remedies of property owners or lessors not affected by presence of such polling places.
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NRS 293.3575 Establishment of polling places for early voters.
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NRS 293.3576 Schedule of locations and days and hours for early voting; limitations on establishment of additional locations; extension of hours after publication of schedule.
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NRS 293.3583 Mechanical recording devices: Preparation before polls open each day.
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NRS 293.3585 Procedure for early voting.
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NRS 293.3594 Security precautions.
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NRS 293.3604 Mechanical recording devices: Duties of election board at close of each voting day; duties of ballot board for early voting and county clerk at close of last voting day.
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NRS 293.3606 Returns; secrecy of ballots; disseminating information about count of returns before polls close prohibited; penalty.
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NRS 293.3608 County clerk to ensure that mechanical recording devices used for early voting provide record of number of votes; delivery of records and storage devices to central counting place.
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NRS 293.3625 Record made by county clerk of receipt at central counting place of sealed container used to transport official ballots.
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NRS 293.3677 Standards for counting votes; regulations.
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NRS 293.4665 Establishment of toll-free telephone number for language interpretation or assistance with translation; required languages.
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NRS 293.4667 Elections-related communications to be available in English and Spanish.
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NRS 293.4685 Certain additional duties of Secretary of State; county and city clerks to provide information requested by Secretary of State.
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NRS 293.4687 Website maintained by Secretary of State for public information relating to elections; requirements.
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NRS 293.4688 Access by mobile device to website maintained by Secretary of State; use of mobile device to submit information or forms.
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NRS 293.4689 Website maintained by county clerk for public information relating to elections; requirements.
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NRS 293.4695 County clerks required to collect and report certain information concerning election processes; Secretary of State to solicit and collect voter comments regarding election processes; report to Legislature.
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NRS 293.4815 Transmission of question to be presented to voters to Secretary of State.
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NRS 293.4855 Qualifications and procedures for certain minors to preregister to vote; regulations.
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NRS 293.5002 Procedures applicable to certain persons issued fictitious address.
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NRS 293.5035 Designation by county clerk of building owned or leased by county as county facility at which persons may preregister or register to vote.
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NRS 293.5045 Voter registration agencies: Prohibited acts; penalties.
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NRS 293.5055 County clerk or field registrar authorized to preregister or register residents of county outside boundaries of county.
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NRS 293.5057 Nonresidents may preregister or register to vote for office of President and Vice President under certain circumstances.
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NRS 293.5235 Requirements relating to preregistration and registration by mail or computer; exceptions; correction of information in applications; procedure for incomplete applications; required notices; prohibited acts; penalties; regulations.
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NRS 293.5237 Preregistration and registration at home by field registrar.
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NRS 293.5303 Data concerning change of address of registered voter: Agreement with United States Postal Service or other authorized person for use of data by county clerk.
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NRS 293.5307 Data concerning change of address of registered voter: Identification of registered voter who has moved; notices to registered voter.
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NRS 293.5415 Circumstances in which certain persons adjudicated mentally incompetent declared ineligible to vote; certain judicial findings required.
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NRS 293.5727 Preregistration and registration by application as part of certain transactions with Department; procedure for incomplete application; use of forms submitted to Department to correct information on previous application; regulations.
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NRS 293.5732 Establishment of system for electronic transmission of voter registration information as part of certain transactions with Department; requirements for system.
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NRS 293.5737 Procedures for notifying persons regarding transmission of information; required disclosures; regulations.
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NRS 293.5742 Procedures for collecting information; use of certain affidavits; issuance of certain identification numbers.
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NRS 293.5747 Timeline for transmission of information to database created by Secretary of State; destruction of certain records after transmission; timeline for forwarding certain paper documents to database.
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NRS 293.5752 Persons deemed applicants to register to vote unless they affirmatively decline in writing; duties of county clerks upon receipt of information; use of certain signatures.
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NRS 293.5757 Persons may use paper applications; actions of persons regarding voter registration must not affect services or assistance provided by Department; confidentiality and limitations on use of certain information; prohibition against requiring certain documentation; regulations.
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NRS 293.5762 Duties of Department in administering electronic transmission of voter registration information; use of paper forms and secured containers; collection and transmission of information to database created by Secretary of State; regulations.
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NRS 293.5767 Review of information by county clerks to determine eligibility to register to vote; effect of determination of ineligibility.
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NRS 293.5768 Automatic voter registration agencies; transactions which qualify for automatic voter registration; limitations on request and transmission of certain information.
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NRS 293.5772 Definitions.
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NRS 293.5777 “Election” defined.
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NRS 293.5782 “Final verification” defined.
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NRS 293.5787 “Polling place for early voting” defined.
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NRS 293.5792 “Provisional ballot” defined.
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NRS 293.5812 Applicability of other election laws; resolution of conflicts; rules of interpretation; intended public purpose.
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NRS 293.5817 Applicability to city elections; preemption of conflicting city charters; exceptions.
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NRS 293.5832 Methods and procedures for updating voter registration information during certain periods; casting of provisional ballot under certain circumstances.
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NRS 293.5837 Methods and procedures for registering by computer during certain periods and appearing in person to vote at polling place for early voting or on election day; casting of provisional ballot under certain circumstances.
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NRS 293.5842 Methods and procedures for registering and voting in person at polling place for early voting; casting of provisional ballot under certain circumstances.
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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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NRS 293.5852 Provisional ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures.
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NRS 293.5872 Procedures for final verification of qualifications to register and vote in election; procedures for handling provisional ballots until final verification.
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NRS 293.5877 Canvass and counting of provisional ballots; requirements and restrictions on reporting results involving provisional ballots.
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NRS 293.5882 Free access system to provide information to certain voters regarding counting of provisional ballots.
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NRS 293.5887 Issuance of voter registration card after final verification.
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NRS 293.12755 Date.
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NRS 293.12757 Qualification to sign petition.
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NRS 293.12758 Receipt issued by county clerk; requirements for petition.
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NRS 293.12793 Appeal with Secretary of State contesting verification of signatures; notification of public officer who is subject of petition to recall; consideration and investigation of allegations.
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NRS 293.12795 Action by Secretary of State upon review of appeal; judicial review of decision of Secretary of State.
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NRS 293.46875 Voting materials and other elections material posted on Internet website maintained by Secretary of State to be available in certain languages.
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NRS 293.57682 Designation of other agencies in Executive Department of State Government as automatic voter registration agencies by Governor; notification.
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NRS 293.57684 Designation of agency of Indian tribe as automatic voter registration agency under certain circumstances.
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NRS 293.57686 Establishment of system for electronic transmission of voter registration information; requirements for system.
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NRS 293.57688 Requirement for automatic voter registration agency to transmit certain information to database created by Secretary of State; timeline for transmission.
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NRS 293.57691 Procedure upon receipt of voter registration information from automatic voter registration agency without electronic facsimile of voter signature; affirmation required for certain persons.
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NRS 293.57693 Procedure upon transmission of information by automatic voter registration agency; review of information by county clerks to determine eligibility to register to vote; notification; effect of determination of ineligibility.
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NRS 293.57695 Date person is deemed registered to vote; county clerk to correct statewide voter registration list if necessary.
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NRS 293.57697 Procedure for persons ineligible for automatic voter registration; eligibility of persons regarding voter registration must not affect services or assistance provided by automatic voter registration agency; confidentiality and limitations on use of certain information.
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NRS 293.57699 Regulations.
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NRS 293.127563 Secretary of State to determine number of signatures required for certain petitions.
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NRS 293.127565 Use of public buildings to gather signatures on petitions; remedy for violation; regulations.
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NRS 293.269905 Deadlines; requirements; recruitment of election board officers; facilitation of meetings.
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NRS 293.269911 Preparation and distribution of mail ballots; exceptions; mail ballot contents; time for distribution; mootness of untimely legal action which would prevent distribution.
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NRS 293.269915 Requirements for mail ballots distributed to certain voters who have not previously voted in election for federal office in Nevada; exceptions; treatment as provisional ballot under certain circumstances.
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NRS 293.269917 Procedure for voting by mail ballot; procedure for voting in person after mail ballot sent to voter.
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NRS 293.269919 Unlawful to mark and sign mail ballot on behalf of voter or assist voter to mark and sign mail ballot; exceptions.
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NRS 293.269921 Procedure for timely returning mail ballot; treatment of mail ballot when postmark cannot be determined; requirements for ballot drop boxes.
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NRS 293.269923 Persons authorized to return mail ballot; unlawful acts relating to return of mail ballot; penalty.
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NRS 293.269925 Establishment of procedures for processing and counting mail ballots.
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NRS 293.269927 Duties of county clerk upon return of mail ballot: Procedure for checking signatures; safeguarding and delivery of mail ballots for counting; procedure to contact voter to remedy certain defects in returned mail ballot.
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NRS 293.269929 Appointment and membership of mail ballot central counting board; board under direction of county clerk.
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NRS 293.269931 Period for counting mail ballots; counting must be public; rejection of certain mail ballots.
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NRS 293.269935 Certification and reporting of mail ballot results; secrecy of mail ballots; unlawful to disseminate information about mail ballot results before polls close and all votes cast on election day; penalty.
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NRS 293.269937 County clerk to test accuracy of electronic devices used to verify signatures on mail ballots; daily audit required during processing of mail ballots.
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NRS 293.269951 Use of system of approved electronic transmission by certain persons to register to vote and apply for and cast ballot.
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NRS 293.269971 Establishment of policy to ensure certain persons may vote and register to vote in jail; coordination between county clerk, city clerk and jail administrator; posting of elections information in county or city jail; regulations.
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