Existing law requires that, at least once every 2 years, the Secretary of State prepare, maintain and publish an elections procedures manual that includes guidance and standards for administering an election that are consistent with the provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes and the Nevada Administrative Code. Existing law further: (1) requires the Secretary of State to submit the elections procedures manual to the Legislative Commission for approval not less frequently than every 4 years; and (2) authorizes the Secretary of State to make any change to the elections procedures manual that is not substantively related to administering an election without the approval of the Legislative Commission. (NRS 293.2502) Section 1 of this bill instead: (1) requires, at least once every 2 years, the Secretary of State to prepare and submit for approval to the Legislative Commission an elections procedures manual; and (2) prohibits the Secretary of State from making any change to the elections procedures manual without the approval of the Legislative Commission. Section 1 further requires the Secretary of State to publish the most current version of the elections procedures manual that has been approved by the Legislative Commission.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 293.2502