Nevada Revised Statutes 293.5752 – Persons deemed applicants to register to vote unless they affirmatively decline in writing; duties of county clerks upon receipt of information; use of certain signatures. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]
1. Unless the person affirmatively declines in writing to apply to register to vote or have his or her voter registration information updated, as applicable, if a person applies to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the issuance or renewal of or change of address for any type of driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 293.5752
- 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) The person shall be deemed an applicant to register to vote.
(b) Any action taken by the person pursuant to NRS 293.5742 shall be deemed an act of applying to register to vote.
(c) Upon receipt of the information collected from the person and transmitted to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the appropriate county clerk shall collate the information into an individual electronic document in the database, which shall be deemed an application to register to vote.
(d) Unless the applicant is already registered to vote, the date on which the person applies to register to vote pursuant to NRS 293.5742 shall be deemed the date on which the applicant registered to vote.
2. If the county clerk determines that the application is complete and that the applicant is eligible to vote pursuant to NRS 293.485, the county clerk shall ensure that the name of the applicant appears on the statewide voter registration list and the appropriate roster, and the person must be provided all sample ballots and any other voter information provided to registered voters. If the county clerk determines that the application is not complete, he or she shall notify the applicant that additional information is required in accordance with the provisions of NRS 293.5727.
3. For each applicant who applies to register to vote pursuant to NRS 293.5742:
(a) The electronic facsimile of the signature of the applicant shall be deemed to be the facsimile of the signature on the person’s application to register to vote to be used for the comparison purposes of NRS 293.277 if an electronic facsimile of the signature has been collected and transmitted pursuant to NRS 293.5742 and 293.5747, respectively; or
(b) If the conditions described in paragraph (a) are not met, the signature of the applicant on the affirmation signed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.5742 shall be deemed to be the signature on the person’s application to register to vote for the purpose of making a facsimile thereof to be used for the comparison purposes of NRS 293.277.
4. If an applicant is already registered to vote, the county clerk shall use the voter registration information of the applicant transmitted by the Department of Motor Vehicles to correct the statewide voter registration list pursuant to NRS 293.530, if necessary.