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N.R.S. 293D.220 - Covered voter’s registration address; assignment of precinct

Overview of Statute

This section provides for a convered voter’s registration address.

Statute

In registering to vote, a covered voter shall use and must be assigned to the precinct of the address of the last place of residence of the covered voter in this State or, in the case of a dependent, the address of the last place of residence in this State of the parent or legal guardian of the covered voter. If the last place of residence in this State has not been assigned a street address, the address at which the covered voter resides for purposes of this section is a description of the location at which the voter actually resides. The description must identify the location with sufficient specificity to allow the county clerk to assign the location to a precinct.

      (Added to NRS by 2011, 1918)

Definition [County clerk]

Except as the term is used in NRS 293.393, whenever the term “county clerk” is used in this title it means “registrar of voters” in those counties where such office has been created pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244.164.

See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.044.

Definition [Covered voter]

1.  A uniformed-service voter;

2.  An overseas voter; or

3.  A spouse or dependent of a uniformed-service voter.

See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293D.030.

Definition [Clerk]

The election board officer designated or assigned to make the record of the election in the roster, tally list and challenge list in the precinct, district or polling place in which such officer is appointed.

See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.040.

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 [Precinct]

The smallest voting area in a political subdivision.

See Nev. Rev. Stat. §  293.077.