2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 24 ELECTIONS
Chapter 293 Elections
NRS 293.3157 Registered voter residing outside continental United States may request absent ballot by approved electronic transmission; return of absent ballot; oath of registered voter; regulations.

NRS 293.3157 Registered voter residing outside continental United States may request absent ballot by approved electronic transmission; return of absent ballot; oath of registered voter; regulations.

1. Any registered voter of this State who resides outside the continental United States may use approved electronic transmission to request an absent ballot. Such a request must be received by the county clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the seventh day before the primary, general or special election. The registered voter shall state on the request whether the registered voter:

(a) Requests the county clerk to send the absent ballot by mail or approved electronic transmission; and

(b) Will return the absent ballot to the county clerk by mail or approved electronic transmission.

2. If the registered voter indicates pursuant to subsection 1 that he or she will submit the absent ballot by mail, the registered voter shall include with the completed absent ballot the identification envelope provided by the county clerk. The identification envelope must be in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and include, without limitation:

(a) A declaration, under penalty of perjury, stating that the registered voter resides within the precinct in which he or she is voting and is the person whose name appears on the envelope;

(b) The signature of the registered voter;

(c) The address that the registered voter provided on the application for voter registration; and

(d) A statement that the registered voter has not applied and will not apply to any other county clerk for an absent ballot.

3. If the registered voter indicates pursuant to subsection 1 that he or she will submit the absent ballot by approved electronic transmission, the registered voter shall include with the completed absent ballot the following:

OATH OF VOTER

I, ____________________, acknowledge that by returning my voted ballot by approved electronic transmission, I have waived my right to have my ballot kept secret. Nevertheless, I understand that, as with any absent voter, my signature, whether on this oath of voter form or my identification envelope, will be permanently separated from my voted ballot to maintain its secrecy at the outset of the tabulation process and thereafter.

My residential address is

.

(Street Address) (City) (ZIP Code)

My current mailing address is

.

My e-mail address is .

My facsimile transmission number is (if applicable)

.

I am a resident of __________ County, State of Nevada, and I have not applied, nor do I intend to apply, for an absentee ballot from any other jurisdiction for the same election.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Nevada that the foregoing is true and correct.

Dated this _____ day of __________, 20___.

(Signed)

Voter (power of attorney cannot be accepted)

YOUR BALLOT CANNOT BE COUNTED UNLESS YOU SIGN THE ABOVE OATH AND INCLUDE IT WITH YOUR BALLOT, ALL OF WHICH ARE RETURNED BY APPROVED ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION.

4. The county clerk, if so requested pursuant to subsection 1, shall use approved electronic transmission to send an absent ballot and the oath, as required pursuant to subsection 3, to the registered voter.

5. Each county clerk shall, insofar as is practicable, ensure the secrecy of absent ballots that are submitted by approved electronic transmission.

6. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

(Added to NRS by 1991, 2217; A 2001, 2950; 2007, 1154; 2009, 355)