2013 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 293 - Elections
NRS 293.507 - Forms for application to register to vote and affidavit concerning lack of certain identification; requirements for forms; use of certain numbers to identify voter; regulations.

1. The Secretary of State shall prescribe:

(a) A standard form for applications to register to vote;

(b) A special form for registration to be used in a county where registrations are performed and records of registration are kept by computer; and

(c) A standard form for the affidavit described in subsection 5.

2. The county clerks shall provide forms for applications to register to vote to field registrars in the form and number prescribed by the Secretary of State.

3. Each form for an application to register to vote must include a:

(a) Unique control number assigned by the Secretary of State; and

(b) Receipt which:

(1) Includes a space for a person assisting an applicant in completing the form to enter the person s name; and

(2) May be retained by the applicant upon completion of the form.

4. The form for an application to register to vote must include:

(a) A line for use by the applicant to enter:

(1) The number indicated on the applicant s current and valid driver s license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, if the applicant has such a driver s license;

(2) The last four digits of the applicant s social security number, if the applicant does not have a driver s license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles and does have a social security number; or

(3) The number issued to the applicant pursuant to subsection 5, if the applicant does not have a current and valid driver s license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a social security number.

(b) A line on which to enter the address at which the applicant actually resides, as set forth in NRS 293.486.

(c) A notice that the applicant may not list a business as the address required pursuant to paragraph (b) unless the applicant actually resides there.

(d) A line on which to enter an address at which the applicant may receive mail, including, without limitation, a post office box or general delivery.

5. If an applicant does not have the identification set forth in subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 4, the applicant shall sign an affidavit stating that he or she does not have a current and valid driver s license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a social security number. Upon receipt of the affidavit, the county clerk shall issue an identification number to the applicant which must be the same number as the unique identifier assigned to the applicant for purposes of the statewide voter registration list.

6. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of subsections 3, 4 and 5.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 273; A 1975, 942; 1985, 561; 1993, 2191; 1995, 2271; 1999, 947; 2001, 2596, 2952; 2003, 2179; 2005, 1437; 2007, 2602)