Section 1 of this bill requires, with certain exceptions, a county or city clerk to: (1) respond to a request from the Secretary of State for information or data relating to an election not later than 48 hours after receiving the request with the information or data requested; or (2) provide a written explanation as to why the county or city clerk is unable to comply. Existing law requires a person to be a qualified elector to be eligible for a public office in this State. (Nev. Const. Art. 15, § 3) Existing law also requires, with certain exceptions, a candidate for any elected office to actually, as opposed to constructively, reside in the State, district, county, township or other area prescribed by law to which the office pertains. (NRS 293.1755) Sections 2 and 7-77 of this bill include as a qualification for any elected public office other than federal office, including, without limitation, State Legislator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Controller, county commissioners, county clerk, sheriff, district attorney, public administrator, city council, mayor, the Board of Regents, the board of directors of a general improvement district and the board of directors of a water district, that the officer be registered to vote in the State, district, county, township or other area prescribed by law to which the officer is required to reside. Section 78 of this bill provides that the requirement for these officers to be registered to vote in this State do not apply to a person who, on October 1, 2025, holds such office. Existing law requires a candidate for a primary election for a public office to file a declaration of candidacy and a candidate for the office of State Senator, Assemblyman or Assemblywoman to also file a declaration of residency. (NRS 293.177, 293.181, 293C.185) Existing law also requires a person nominated or applying to fill a vacancy in the office of Legislator to file a declaration of eligibility with the board of county commissioners. (NRS 218A.264) Sections 3, 4, 6 and 13 of this bill provide that a declaration of candidacy, a declaration of residency and declaration of eligibility are public records and the filing officer must make such declarations available to the public in an electronic format. Sections 3, 6 and 13 also require a person filing a declaration of candidacy or declaration of eligibility to attest under penalty of perjury to the city or town and county of the State of Nevada where the person is registered to vote. Existing law requires an independent candidate for partisan office to file with the appropriate filing officer a petition of candidacy not earlier than the first Monday in March preceding the general election and not later than 5 p.m. on the third Friday in June. (NRS 293.200) Section 5 of this bill revises the date by which the petition must be filed from the third Friday in June to the Friday in June immediately after the primary election.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 293.1755, 293.177, 293.181, 293.200, 293C.185, 2.020, 2A.020, 3.060, 4.010, 5.020, 218A.200, 218A.264, 223.010, 224.010, 225.010, 226.010, 227.010, 228.010, 244.020, 246.010, 247.010, 248.005, 249.010, 250.010, 252.010, 253.010, 258.005, 266.170, 266.215, 267.030, 269.017, 269.0171, 269.576, 269.577, 281.040, 318.080, 318.083, 318.090, 318.095, 318.0952, 318.09535, 318A.180, 318A.200, 320.070, 385.021, 386.200, 386.225, 386.240, 396.040, 450.070, 474.070, 474.145, 539.045, 539.367, 548.225
BDR: 293.1755, 293.177, 293.181, 293.200, 293C.185, 2.020, 2A.020, 3.060, 4.010, 5.020, 218A.200, 218A.264, 223.010, 224.010, 225.010, 226.010, 227.010, 228.010, 244.020, 246.010, 247.010, 248.005, 249.010, 250.010, 252.010, 253.010, 258.005, 266.170, 266.215, 267.030, 269.017, 269.0171, 269.576, 269.577, 281.040, 318.080, 318.083, 318.090, 318.095, 318.0952, 318.09535, 318A.180, 318A.200, 320.070, 385.021, 386.200, 386.225, 386.240, 396.040, 450.070, 474.070, 474.145, 539.045, 539.367, 548.225