At the 2018 general election, the voters approved Ballot Question No. 5, also known as the Automatic Voter Registration Initiative, which requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to: (1) establish a system for the secure electronic storage and transmission of voter registration information obtained from a person who applies for the issuance or renewal of or a change of address on any driver's license or identification card; (2) collect certain voter registration information from the person, unless he or she affirmatively declines to apply to register to vote; and (3) transmit that information to the county clerk of the county in which the person resides to register that person to vote or update his or her voter registration information. (2018 Ballot Question No. 5, Automatic Voter Registration Initiative) This bill makes various changes to the Automatic Voter Registration Initiative. Section 3 of this bill expands the agencies which provide automatic voter registration services and provides that automatic voter registration agencies are the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Health and Human Services, agencies designated by the Department of Health and Human Services to receive applications for Medicaid, the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange and any other state agency or tribal agency that meets certain requirements and is approved by the Governor to act as an automatic voter registration agency. Section 2 of this bill defines “automatic voter registration agency.” Sections 4 and 5 of this bill authorize the Governor to designate certain agencies of the Executive Department of the State Government and tribal agencies as an automatic voter registration agency. Sections 3, 6 and 21-25 and 31 of this bill make various changes to the current process for automatic voter registration. Section 21 of this bill requires the Secretary of State, county clerks and each automatic voter registration agency to cooperatively establish a system by which voter registration information is transmitted electronically to the Secretary of State and the appropriate county clerk. Section 3 of this bill prohibits an agency from transmitting information using this system if the person did not provide the automatic voter registration agency in the normal course of business sufficient information that demonstrates the person is qualified to vote, including proof of identity, citizenship, residence and date of birth. Section 24 of this bill provides that a person who is not eligible to have his or her voter registration transmitted to the county clerk using the system may still apply to register to vote at the automatic voter registration agency. Section 22 of this bill sets forth the information about a person that an automatic voter registration agency is required to transmit to the Secretary of State and county clerk. Section 23 of this bill provides that if a county clerk determines that the information submitted is not a complete application to register to vote, the county clerk must contact the person for additional information. Section 25 of this bill provides that if the clerk determines that the person is eligible to vote, the person shall be deemed a registered voter and the clerk must send a notice to the person that includes certain information, including an explanation of how the person may opt-out of voter registration or select an affiliation with a political party. Section 6 of this bill prohibits a county clerk from rejecting an application to register to vote if the information received from an automatic voter registration agency does not contain an electronic facsimile of the a person's signature and sets forth certain procedures for obtaining the person's signature. Section 7 of this bill requires the Secretary of State to adopt regulations necessary to carry out the automatic voter registration process, as amended by this bill. Section 31 of this bill repeals certain procedures related to the current automatic voter registration process that are inconsistent with the provisions of this bill. Sections 9-14, 16-20 and 26-32 of this bill make conforming changes related to the new automatic voter registration procedures. The federal National Voter Registration Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20501 et seq., requires the Department of Motor Vehicles and other voter registration agencies to follow certain procedures related to voter registration when a person applies to the Department or other voter registration agency for certain services or assistance. Section 15 of this bill requires each automatic voter registration agency to comply with the National Voter Registration Act notwithstanding the new procedures for automatic voter registration set forth in this bill. Section 32.3 of this bill makes an appropriation to the Secretary of State for personnel costs to develop processes and systems for automatic voter registration with automatic voter registration agencies and to provide monitoring, maintenance and support for such systems. Section 32.7 of this bill makes an appropriation to the Division of Field Services of the Department of Motor Vehicles for computer programming costs to facilitate automatic voter registration.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 293.010, 293.1277, 293.2725, 293.277, 293.285, 293.3075, 293.3585, 293.504, 293.510, 293.517, 293.518, 293.530, 293.5727, 293.5732, 293.5747, 293.5752, 293.5757, 293.5767, 293.8851, 293C.270, 293C.275, 293C.3035, 293C.3585, 483.290, 483.850
Reprint 1: 293.010, 293.1277, 293.2725, 293.277, 293.285, 293.3075, 293.3585, 293.504, 293.510, 293.517, 293.518, 293.530, 293.5727, 293.5732, 293.5747, 293.5752, 293.5757, 293.5767, 293.8851, 293C.270, 293C.275, 293C.3035, 293C.3585, 483.290, 483.850
Reprint 2: 293.010, 293.1277, 293.2725, 293.277, 293.285, 293.3075, 293.3585, 293.504, 293.510, 293.517, 293.518, 293.530, 293.5727, 293.5732, 293.5747, 293.5752, 293.5757, 293.5767, 293.8851, 293C.270, 293C.275, 293C.3035, 293C.3585, 483.290, 483.850
As Enrolled: 293.010, 293.1277, 293.2725, 293.277, 293.285, 293.3075, 293.3585, 293.504, 293.510, 293.517, 293.518, 293.530, 293.5727, 293.5732, 293.5747, 293.5752, 293.5757, 293.5767, 293.8851, 293C.270, 293C.275, 293C.3035, 293C.3585, 483.290, 483.850