TrustVoting Atlas

Methods and procedures for registering and voting in person at
polling place for early voting; casting of provisional ballot under certain
circumstances.

1.  Notwithstanding the close of any method
of registration for an election pursuant to NRS
293.560 or 293C.527, an elector
may register to vote in person at any polling place for early voting by personal
appearance in the county or city, as applicable, in which the elector is
eligible to vote.

2.  To register to vote in person during
the period for early voting, an elector must:

(a) Appear before the close of polls at a polling
place for early voting by personal appearance in the county or city, as
applicable, in which the elector is eligible to vote.

(b) Complete the application to register to vote
by a method authorized by the county or city clerk pursuant to this paragraph.
The county or city clerk shall authorize at least one of the following methods
for a person to register to vote pursuant to this paragraph:

(1) A paper application; or

(2) The system established by the
Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.671.

Ê If the
county or city clerk authorizes the use of both methods, the county or city
clerk may limit the use of one method to circumstances when the other method is
not reasonably available.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3,
provide his or her current and valid driver’s license or identification card
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or her physical
address as proof of the elector’s identity and residency.

3.  If the driver’s license or
identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to the elector
does not have the elector’s current residential address, the following
documents may be used to establish the residency of the elector if the current
residential address of the elector, as indicated on his or her application to
register to vote, is displayed on the document:

(a) A military identification card;

(b) A utility bill, including, without
limitation, a bill for electric, gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone,
cellular telephone or cable television service;

(c) A bank or credit union statement;

(d) A paycheck;

(e) An income tax return;

(f) A statement concerning the mortgage, rental
or lease of a residence;

(g) A motor vehicle registration;

(h) A property tax statement; or

(i) Any other document issued by a governmental
agency.

4.  Subject to final verification, if an
elector registers to vote in person at a polling place pursuant to this
section:

(a) The elector shall be deemed to be
conditionally registered to vote at the polling place upon:

(1) The determination that the application
to register to vote is complete; and 

(2) The verification of the elector’s
identity and residency pursuant to this section.

(b) After the elector is deemed to be
conditionally registered to vote at the polling place pursuant to paragraph
(a), the elector:

(1) May vote in the election only at that
polling place;

(2) Must vote as soon as practicable and
before leaving that polling place; and

(3) Must vote by casting a provisional
ballot, unless it is verified, at that time, that the elector is qualified to
register to vote and to cast a regular ballot in the election at that polling
place.