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N.R.S. 293.508 - Applications: Forms must include option to receive sample ballot in larger type

Overview of Statute

This section provides that forms for application to register to vote must include an option to receive sample ballot in larger type.

Statute

The Secretary of State shall include on all forms for an application to preregister or register to vote prescribed by the Secretary of State the following option, printed in a separate box created by bold lines, in at least 14-point bold type:

[ ]  CHECK THIS BOX TO RECEIVE A SAMPLE BALLOT IN LARGER TYPE

(Added to NRS by 2001, 2001; 2017, 3855)

Definition [Sample ballot]

1.  “Sample ballot” means a document distributed by a county or city clerk upon which is included a list of the offices, candidates and ballot questions that will appear on a ballot.

2.  The term includes, without limitation, any such document which is prepared on a computer and distributed by mail or electronic means pursuant to NRS 293.565 or 293C.530.

See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.097.

Definition [State]

A state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293D.080.

Definition [Ballot]

The record of a voter’s preference of candidates and questions voted upon at an election. The term includes, without limitation, any paper given to a voter upon which the voter places his or her vote and any electronic storage tapes.

See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.025.

Regulations & Guidance

Additional Resources

Notes from "State of Nevada Elections 2015," published on January 1, 2016, by Barbara K. Cegavske, Nevada Secretary of State

  • Ch. 408, Stats. 2001, the source of this section, contains the following provision not included in NRS: "A form for an application to register to vote prescribed by the secretary of state which does not comply with the requirements of section 1 of this act [NRS 293.508] may be used after July 1, 2001, if the form was printed on or before July 1, 2001, but forms that do not comply with section 1 of this act [NRS 293.508] must not be ordered or produced after July 1, 2001."