Existing law requires, under certain circumstances, a person to provide certain information to vote in person which may include, depending on the circumstances, proof of residency and identity, answering questions covering the voter's personal data or providing additional personal data. (NRS 293.2725, 293.277, 293.285, 293.303, 293.3081, 293.3082, 293.3085, 293.3585, 293.541, 293C.270, 293C.275, 293C.292, 293C.3035, 293C.3585) Sections 11, 13, 14, 17, 22, 38, 40, 41, 43 and 45 of this bill require, with certain exceptions, that a person provide one of the forms of proof of identity specified in section 2 of this bill to vote in person. Section 2 sets forth the acceptable forms of proof of identity which include: (1) a driver's license or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles; (2) an identification card issued by this State or another state, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States or the United States Government; (3) an identification card issued by a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or by a public technical school in this State; (4) an identification card issued to an employee by this State or an agency or political subdivision thereof, or the United States Government; (5) a passport issued by the United States Government; (6) a military identification card issued by any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States; (7) an identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe; and (8) a permit to carry a concealed firearm. Such documentation: (1) must be current or expired for less than 4 years; or (2) if the holder is 70 years of age or older, may be expired for any length of time. Sections 11, 29 and 38 of this bill make conforming changes to requirements for signature verification to reflect the contents of certain forms of proof of identity which are included in section 2. Section 15 of this bill requires the Secretary of State and each county and city clerk to ensure that instructions concerning the proof of identity required to vote are posted at each polling place. Sections 5, 6, 10, 12, 21, 23-32, 34, 39 and 44 of this bill make various conforming changes to existing provisions to reflect the requirement to provide proof of identity to vote in person. Sections 3 and 4 of this bill: (1) require the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue an identification card, free of charge, to a registered voter who does not possess one of the acceptable forms of proof of identity and attests that he or she is experiencing financial hardship; and (2) require the registered voter to submit certain information with an application for the identification card. Section 46 of this bill makes conforming changes to reflect that such identification card must be issued free of charge. Existing law requires a voter who votes by mail ballot to affix his or her signature on the return envelope of the mail ballot for the county clerk or city clerk to check the signature to verify the identity of the voter. (NRS 293.269917, 293.269927, 293C.26316, 293C.26327) Sections 8 and 36 of this bill also require a voter who votes by mail ballot to write on the return envelope the last four digits of his or her driver's license number issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or, if he or she does not have such a number, the last four digits of his or her social security number. If he or she does not have a driver's license or a social security number, sections 8 and 36 require the voter to provide the identification number issued to the voter by the county clerk when he or she registered to vote. Sections 9 and 37 of this bill require the county clerk and city clerk to verify that the identifying numbers written on the return envelope match the information of the voter in the records of the county clerk or city clerk. Sections 7 and 35 of this bill require the return envelope sent with a mail ballot to each active registered voter to include a flap to cover the signature and identifying numbers of the voter. Sections 16 and 42 of this bill provide that a person applying to vote whose identity has been challenged must furnish proof of identity in response to such a challenge. Section 18 of this bill authorizes, under certain circumstances, a person who fails to provide proof of identity when voting in person to cast a provisional ballot. Section 19 of this bill makes conforming changes to the information that must be provided to a person who casts a provisional ballot. Section 20 of this bill provides that the provisional ballot of such a voter must be counted if the person provides proof of identity to the county clerk or city clerk, not later than 5 p.m. on the Friday following election day. Section 33 of this bill clarifies that voting the mail ballot of another person is a category D felony.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 293.010, 293.177, 293.269913, 293.269917, 293.269927, 293.2725, 293.277, 293.283, 293.285, 293.287, 293.3025, 293.303, 293.3075, 293.3081, 293.3082, 293.3085, 293.356, 293.3585, 293.505, 293.517, 293.541, 293.5768, 293.57682, 293.57684, 293.57691, 293.5837, 293.5842, 293.5847, 293.775, 293C.185, 293C.26312, 293C.26316, 293C.26327, 293C.270, 293C.272, 293C.275, 293C.277, 293C.292, 293C.3035, 293C.356, 293C.3585, 483.820