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N.R.S. 293.671 - Establishment of statewide voter preregistration and registration system; duties of Secretary of State; requirements for system; disclosures

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1. The Secretary of State shall establish a system on the Internet website of the Office of the Secretary of State to allow persons by computer to:

(a) Preregister and register to vote;

(b) Cancel his or her preregistration or voter registration;

(c) Update his or her preregistration or voter registration information, including, without limitation, the person’s name, address and party affiliation; and

(d) Determine at what polling place or places he or she is entitled to vote.

2. The system established pursuant to subsection 1 must:

(a) Be user friendly;

(b) Comply with any procedures and requirements prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.250 and 293.4855; and

(c) Inform any person who uses the system to register to vote for an election pursuant to NRS 293.5837, 293.5842 and 293.5847 that the person may vote in the election only if the person complies with the applicable requirements established by those sections.

3. The Secretary of State shall include on the system, in black lettering and not more than 14-point type, the following information:

(a) The qualifications to register or preregister to vote;

(b) That if the applicant does not meet the qualifications, he or she is prohibited from registering or preregistering to vote; and

(c) The penalties for submitting a false application.

4. The Secretary of State shall not include on the system:

(a) Any additional warnings regarding the penalties for submitting a false application; or

(b) The notice set forth in NRS 225.083.

 

(Added by Laws 2019, c. 619, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)

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 [Person]

1.  A natural person;

2.  Any form of business or social organization;

3.  Any nongovernmental legal entity, including, without limitation, a corporation, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, labor union, committee for political action, political party and committee sponsored by a political party; or

4.  A government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government.

See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.009.