Existing law requires the Secretary of State to establish and maintain an official statewide voter registration list in consultation with each county and city clerk which serves as the official list of registered voters in this State. (NRS 293.675) Section 32 of this bill requires the Secretary of State to establish and maintain a centralized, top-down database that collects and stores information relating to voter preregistration and registration from all counties. Section 32 further requires: (1) the county clerks to use the database to collect and maintain all information related to voter preregistration and registration; and (2) the Secretary of State to use the voter registration information contained in the database to create the official statewide voter list. Sections 1-31, 33-37 and 39 of this bill make conforming changes to existing provisions relating to elections, voter preregistration and voter registration to account for the required use of the centralized database. Section 39.5 of this bill requires the Secretary of State to, beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending on January 1, 2024, submit a semi-annual report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Interim Finance Committee detailing the progress made by the Secretary of State in implementing the provisions of this bill related to the centralized, top-down database. Existing law: (1) requires the Secretary of State to develop a pilot program for conducting a risk-limiting audit of the results of the 2020 general election; and (2) authorizes the Secretary of State to require each county clerk to participate in the pilot program and conduct a risk-limiting audit of the results of the 2020 general election. (Section 86 of chapter 546, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 3426) Effective January 1, 2022, existing law requires each county clerk to conduct a risk-limiting audit of the results of an election prior to the certification of the results of the election. (NRS 293.394) Section 37.3 of this bill delays the effective date of this requirement until January 1, 2024. Section 37.7 of this bill: (1) requires the Secretary of State to develop a pilot program for conducting a risk-limiting audit of the results of the 2022 general election; and (2) authorizes the Secretary of State to require each county clerk to participate in the pilot program and conduct a risk-limiting audit of the results of the 2022 general election.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 293.017, 293.1277, 293.250, 293.3165, 293.4855, 293.503, 293.506, 293.510, 293.513, 293.517, 293.518, 293.5235, 293.525, 293.527, 293.533, 293.537, 293.541, 293.547, 293.548, 293.560, 293.5727, 293.5732, 293.5737, 293.5742, 293.5747, 293.5752, 293.5762, 293.5767, 293.5832, 293.5842, 293.5847, 293.675, 293C.318, 293C.525, 293C.527, 293C.540, 266.022
Reprint 1: 293.017, 293.1277, 293.250, 293.3165, 293.4855, 293.503, 293.506, 293.510, 293.513, 293.517, 293.518, 293.5235, 293.525, 293.527, 293.533, 293.537, 293.541, 293.547, 293.548, 293.560, 293.5727, 293.5732, 293.5737, 293.5742, 293.5747, 293.5752, 293.5762, 293.5767, 293.5832, 293.5842, 293.5847, 293.675, 293C.318, 293C.525, 293C.527, 293C.540, 266.022
As Enrolled: 293.017, 293.1277, 293.250, 293.3165, 293.4855, 293.503, 293.506, 293.510, 293.513, 293.517, 293.518, 293.5235, 293.525, 293.527, 293.533, 293.537, 293.541, 293.547, 293.548, 293.560, 293.5727, 293.5732, 293.5737, 293.5742, 293.5747, 293.5752, 293.5762, 293.5767, 293.5832, 293.5842, 293.5847, 293.675, 293C.318, 293C.525, 293C.527, 293C.540, 266.022
Reprint 2: 293.017, 293.1277, 293.250, 293.3165, 293.4855, 293.503, 293.506, 293.510, 293.513, 293.517, 293.518, 293.5235, 293.525, 293.527, 293.533, 293.537, 293.541, 293.547, 293.548, 293.560, 293.5727, 293.5732, 293.5737, 293.5742, 293.5747, 293.5752, 293.5762, 293.5767, 293.5832, 293.5842, 293.5847, 293.675, 293C.318, 293C.525, 293C.527, 293C.540, 266.022