§ NRS § 293C.26312Methods of distribution and other requirements for mail ballots and supporting materials; recordation of certain information by city clerk

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Methods of distribution and other requirements for mail ballots
and supporting materials; recordation of certain information by city clerk.

1.  Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, NRS 293C.263 and chapter 293D of NRS, the city clerk shall send
to each active registered voter by first-class mail, or by any class of mail if
the Official Election Mail logo or an equivalent logo or mark created by the
United States Postal Service is properly placed:

(a) A mail ballot;

(b) A return envelope;

(c) An envelope or sleeve into which the mail
ballot is inserted to ensure its secrecy; and

(d) Instructions.

2.  In sending a mail ballot to an active
registered voter, the city clerk shall use an envelope that may not be
forwarded to an address of the voter that is different from the address to
which the mail ballot is mailed.

3.  The return envelope must include
postage prepaid by first-class mail if the active registered voter is within
the boundaries of the United States, its territories or possessions or on a
military base.

4.  Before sending a mail ballot to an
active registered voter, the city clerk shall record:

(a) The date the mail ballot is issued;

(b) The name of the voter to whom the mail ballot
is issued, his or her precinct or district and his or her political
affiliation, if any, unless all the offices on the mail ballot are nonpartisan
offices;

(c) The number of the mail ballot; and

(d) Any remarks the city clerk finds appropriate.

5.  The Secretary of State shall prescribe:

(a) The form of all envelopes in which mail
ballots are sent to voters and return envelopes, which must, except as
otherwise provided in paragraph (b), be uniform throughout the State; and

(b) A method for distinguishing the return
envelopes of each city which must be prominently displayed on the outside of
the return envelope.

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