Nevada Revised Statutes 293.537 – Handling of applications of persons who have cancelled their preregistration or registration; reinstatement of such applications cancelled erroneously; preservation and destruction of such applications
1. The county clerk of each county shall maintain:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 293.537
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) A file of the applications to preregister to vote of persons who have cancelled their preregistration; and
(b) A file of the applications to register to vote of electors who have cancelled their registration, in the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675. The files must be kept in alphabetical order. The county clerk shall mark the applications ‘Cancelled,’ and indicate thereon the reason for cancellation.
2. If the county clerk finds that the preregistration of a person was cancelled erroneously, the county clerk shall reinstate the person’s application to preregister to vote.
3. If the county clerk finds that the registration of an elector was cancelled erroneously, the county clerk shall reregister the elector or on election day allow the elector whose registration was erroneously cancelled to vote pursuant to NRS 293.304, 293.525, 293C.295 or 293C.525.
4. The county clerk shall record cancelled applications to preregister or register to vote in the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 and may destroy the originals at any time.