The Nevada Constitution requires all elections by the people to be by ballot. (Nev. Const. Art. 2, § 5) The Nevada Constitution further entitles each voter who is a qualified elector and registered to vote to receive and cast a ballot that: (1) is written in a format that allows the clear identification of candidates; and (2) accurately records the voter's preference in the selection of candidates. (Nev. Const. Art. 2, § 1A)
This joint resolution proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to: (1) require a county clerk to send to each active registered voter in the county who is eligible to vote in an election a mail ballot; (2) prescribe, with certain exceptions, the time period during which the clerk must send the mail ballot; and (3) require the county clerk to send the mail ballot and certain additional material by certain means. This joint resolution further amends the Nevada Constitution to authorize a person to elect to not receive a mail ballot by submitting certain notice to the county clerk.
Existing law requires county clerks, for a primary election or general election, to establish a certain number of polling places for early voting by personal appearance and for voting in person on the day of the election. (NRS 293.2731, 293.3575) This joint resolution proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require any polling place that is used for early voting by personal appearance or for voting in person on the day of the election to accept the submission of mail ballots by voters while voting in person occurs. This joint resolution additionally proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require, during the 3 days immediately preceding any primary election or general election, each county clerk to establish a certain number of sites at which voters may return mail ballots. These sites must be available for at least 8 hours on each day and located at a polling place that is used for early voting by personal appearance or voting in person on the day of the election. Finally, this joint resolution amends the Nevada Constitution to authorize: (1) the Legislature to provide by law for increasing the required number of such sites; and (2) a county clerk to establish any additional number of such sites.