Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 293 - Elections
Section 293.Sec. 8 - NEW

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 293.Sec. 8

Current through September 16, 2024

1. A county clerk may reject a signature on a petition if:

(a) Pursuant to NRS 293.12757, the person who signed the petition was not qualified to register to vote or had not properly completed an authorized method of registering to vote on the date on which he or he signed the petition;

(b) Pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 293.1277, the person signed for an incorrect petition district;

(c) Pursuant to NRS 295.055 or 306.015, the person who signed the petition subsequently requested to have his or her name removed from the petition; or

(d) Pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 293.1277 and subsection 3 of NRS 293.1279, the signature of the person who signed the petition does not match any signature contained in the county clerk's file of applications to register to vote.

2. A county clerk shall not reject a signature on a petition:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if the petition form is printed on both sides of the paper. If the petition form is printed on both sides of the paper and the signatures written on opposite sides are rendered illegible or impossible to compare to the signature on record, the county clerk may reject the signature.

(b) Based on the order of the first and last name printed on the petition.

(c) Based on the color of the ink used to sign the petition.

3. If the county clerk determines while verifying signatures on a petition that an address on the petition does not match the address of the registered voter in the file of applications to register to vote, the county clerk:

(a) Shall notify the registered voter of the discrepancy, which may be accomplished by, without limitation, posting notice of the discrepancy on the Internet website of the county clerk. Such notice must include the name of the registered voter and information on how the registered voter may contact the county clerk to resolve the discrepancy.

(b) Shall not verify the signature of any person whom the county clerk has notified of an address discrepancy pursuant to paragraph (a) unless the person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the county clerk that the person is a registered voter of the State, county, district or municipality to which the petition pertains.

4. Pursuant to subsection 9 of NRS 293.1277, a county clerk shall ensure:

(a) A person who submits a petition to the county clerk containing signatures that are required to be verified pursuant to NRS 293.128, 293.172, 293.200, 295.056, 298.109, 306.035 or 306.110 may witness the verification of signatures on the petition; and

(b) A public officer who is the subject of a recall petition may witness the verification of signatures on the recall petition.

Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by R014-23A, eff. 9/18/2023

NRS 293.1277, 293.1279, 295.055

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