Nev. Admin. Code § 293.420

Current through December 12, 2024

Section 293.420 - Paper forms for application for registration to vote in person or by mail: Contents; submission; control number; printing

1. The Secretary of State will create a standard paper form for use by persons who are applying to register to vote in person or by mail. The form will include:

(a) An application to register to vote, which may be submitted in person or by mail to the county clerk of the county in which the applicant resides;

(b) Instructions to assist the applicant in completing the application;

(c) A notice stating that the application must contain the Nevada driver's license number of the applicant or, if the applicant has no Nevada driver's license, at least the last four digits of the social security number of the applicant or, if the applicant has no social security number, a unique identification number assigned by the county clerk pursuant to NAC 293.411 and subsection 5 of NRS 293.507;

(d) A notice that if the applicant indicates on the application that the applicant is not a citizen of the United States or will not be at least 18 years of age on or before election day, the applicant may not register to vote;

(e) The option for the applicant to receive a sample ballot in larger type; and

(f) Instructions to the applicant to contact the county clerk if the applicant does not, within 10 days after submitting the application to the county clerk, receive his or her voter registration card indicating that the registration has been accepted.

2. The Secretary of State will assign a control number to each paper application and will determine the sequence of the control numbers. The control numbers will consist of a two-digit alphabetical code followed by a five-digit numerical code.

3. The control number must be printed:

(a) On a receipt of the application; and

(b) On the application to be returned to the county clerk.

4. On paper application forms that do not contain a control number, including, without limitation, the Federal Post Card Application submitted to a county clerk, the county clerk must enter the control number:

(a) On the application and a receipt of the application, if the application is submitted in person; or

(b) On the application, if the application is submitted by mail.

5. Each county clerk shall, after obtaining a series of control numbers from the Secretary of State, cause the paper forms to be printed. The county clerk shall continue to make available a sufficient number of the paper forms to meet the needs of the residents of the county.

Nev. Admin. Code § 293.420

Added to NAC by Sec'y of State, eff. 1-24-92; A 6-28-94; R086-00, 8-22-2000; R183-01, 5-10-2002; R072-06, 7-14-2006; R111-11 & R124-11, 12-30-2011

NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.507, 293.508, 293.5235