Voting in Nevada
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The policies governing voter participation are enacted and enforced primarily at the state level. These policies, which include voter identification requirements, early voting provisions, online voter registration systems, and more, dictate the conditions under which people cast their ballots in their respective states.
This article includes the following information about voting policies in Nevada:
- Voter registration details, including deadlines and eligibility requirements.
- In-person voting details, including identification requirements, poll times, and early voting provisions.
- Absentee/mail-in voting deadlines and rules.
- Details about voting rules for people convicted of a felony.
- Contact information election agencies.
- Summaries of noteworthy policy-related events.
See Election administration in Nevada for more additional information about election administration in the state, including voter list maintenance policies, provisional ballot rules, and post-election auditing practices.
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Voter registration
The table below displays voter registration information specific to Nevada's 2024 election cycle.
Eligibility and registration details
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To register to vote in Nevada, each applicant must be must a citizen of the United States, a resident of Nevada for at least 30 days before the election, and at least 18 years old by the day of the election. Seventeen-year-olds can preregister to vote. Anyone who has been declared mentally incompetent by a court may not register to vote.[1] A voter registration application can be completed in person at the county clerk’s office, the Department of Motor Vehicles, other social service agencies, or college campuses. In-person registration must be completed 28 days before regular elections; registration forms submitted by mail must be postmarked by the same day. Online applications must be submitted by the Thursday before regular elections.[2][1]
In-person voting
The table below displays in-person voting information specific to Nevada's 2024 election cycle.
Poll times
- See also: State poll opening and closing times
All polling places in Nevada are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[3][4]
Voter identification
- See also: Voter identification laws by state
Nevada does not require voters to present identification while voting, in most cases. A voter in Nevada must sign his or her name in the election board register at his or her polling place. The signature is compared with the signature on the voter's original application to vote or another form of identification, such as a driver's license, a state identification card, military identification, or another government-issued ID.[5]
Early voting
- See also: Early voting
Nevada permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting.[6]
Absentee/mail-in voting
- See also: Absentee/mail-in voting
The table below displays absentee voting information specific to Nevada's 2024 election cycle.
All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Nevada. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee. County and city clerks deliver absentee/mail-in ballots automatically to all active registered voters in every election.[7][8]
Local election officials
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Voting rules for people convicted of a felony
- See also: Voting rights for convicted felons
In Nevada, as of July 1, 2019, people convicted of a felony offense automatically regain their voting rights upon release from prison, regardless of the crime's execution within or outside the state of Nevada. Click here for more information about Nevada's recent change in voting restoration procedure.
Voting rights for people convicted of a felony vary from state to state. In the majority of states, people convicted of a felony cannot vote while they are incarcerated but may regain the right to vote upon release from prison or at some point thereafter.[9]
Election administration agencies
Election agencies
- See also: State election agencies
Individuals seeking additional information about voting provisions in Nevada can contact the following local, state, and federal agencies.
Nevada County Clerks and Voter Registrars
Nevada Secretary of State, Elections Division
- 101 North Carson Street, Suite 3
- Carson City, Nevada 89701-3714
- Telephone: 775-684-5705
- Email: nvelect@sos.nv.gov
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
- 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200
- Washington, DC 20001
- Telephone: 301-563-3919
- Toll free: 1-866-747-1471
Noteworthy events
2021
On June 2, 2021, Governor Steve Sisolak (D) signed AB321 into law, enacting a series of changes to the state's election administration laws, including (but not limited to) the following:[8]
- Requiring county and city clerks to deliver absentee/mail-in ballots automatically to all active registered voters in all elections.
- Requiring that completed absentee/mail-in ballots submitted by mail be received by 5 p.m. on the fourth day following an election (previously ,state law required that absentee/mail-in ballots returned by mail be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by 5 p.m. on the seventh day following the election).
- Requiring county and city clerks to install ballot drop boxes at every polling location in the county or city.
On May 26, 2021, the Nevada Assembly voted 26-16 to approve AB231, with all Democrats present voting in favor of the bill and all Republicans voting against it. On May 31, 2021, the Nevada State Senate voted 12-9 in favor of the bill, also along partisan lines.[8]
2017 and 2018
In 2016, supporters collected petition signatures for an indirect ballot initiative providing for the automatic voter registration of eligible citizens when receiving select services from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Supporters of the ballot initiative were required to submit 55,234 total petition signatures in order to put the measure to a vote in the state legislature. On December 2, 2016, the secretary of state confirmed that enough valid signatures had been collected. On February 22, 2017, the Nevada State Assembly approved the initiative by a vote of 27-15 (with 27 Democrats voting in favor of the initiative and 15 Republicans voting against it). The Nevada State Senate followed suit on March 13, 2017, approving the initiative by a vote of 12-9 (with 11 Democrats and one independent voting in favor of the initiative and nine Republicans voting against it). On March 21, 2017, Governor Brian Sandoval (R) vetoed the initiative, sending the issue to a public vote scheduled to take place on November 6, 2018.[10]
To learn more about this ballot initiative, see this article.
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See also
- 2024 election dates and deadlines
- Voter ID in Nevada
- Election administration in Nevada
- Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Nevada
Elections in Nevada
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nevada Secretary of State, “Elections,” accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, “Registering to Vote,” accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 273," accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ ACLU of Nevada, "Know Your Voting Rights - Voting in Nevada," accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "NRS 293.277 Conditions for entitlement of person to vote; forms of identification to identify registered voter." accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ On February 23, 2024, Delaware Superior Court judge Mark Conner ruled that early voting was unconstitutional in the state, saying that the laws were "inconsistent with our constitution and therefore cannot stand." On February 29, lawmakers introduced legislation, SB3, to restore in-person early voting. On February 27, Attorney General Kathy Jennings (D) announced that she would appeal the decision to the Delaware Supreme Court and said, "We will file our appeal quickly and intend to request a decision from the Delaware Supreme Court so that voters have final clarity in time for the September primaries." The Delaware Supreme Court heard arguments in the appeal in June and was expected to issue a decision before the scheduled early voting period for the 2024 general election.
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, “Mail Ballot Voting,” accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 BillTrack50, "NV AB321," accessed June 15, 2021
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Felon Voting Rights," April 6, 2023
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Sandoval’s first veto of 2017 session rejects voter registration initiative," March 21, 2017
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