2019 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 293 - Elections
NRS 293.317 - Procedure for timely returning absent ballot; treatment of absent ballot when postmark cannot be determined. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 293.317 (2019)

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, absent ballots, including special absent ballots, must be:

(a) Delivered by hand to the county clerk before the time set for closing of the polls pursuant to NRS 293.273; or

(b) Mailed to the county clerk and:

(1) Postmarked on or before the day of election; and

(2) Received by the county clerk within the period for the counting of absent ballots pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.333.

2. If an absent ballot is received not more than 3 days after the day of the election and the date of the postmark cannot be determined, the absent ballot shall be deemed to have been postmarked on or before the day of the election.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 256; A 1987, 343; 2001, 1951; 2009, 357; 2019, 4079, effective January 1, 2020)

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