§ 293.5737 — Procedures for notifying persons regarding transmission of information; required disclosures; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2024.]

Nevada § 293.5737

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 24: ELECTIONS

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1. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall follow the procedures described in this section and NRS 293.5742 and 293.5747 if a person applies to the Department for the issuance or renewal of or change of address for any type of driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department.
2. Before concluding the person’s transaction with the Department, the Department shall notify each person described in subsection 1:
(a) Of the qualifications to vote in this State, as provided by NRS 293.485 ;
(b) That, unless the person affirmatively declines in writing to apply to register to vote or have his or her voter registration information updated, as applicable:
(1) The person is deemed to have consented to the transmission of information to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 for the purpose of registering the person to vote or updating the voter registration information of the person for the purpose of correcting the statewide voter registration list pursuant to NRS 293.530 ; and
(2) The Department will transmit to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.675 all information required to register the person to vote pursuant to this chapter or to update the voter registration information of the person for the purpose of correcting the statewide voter registration list pursuant to NRS 293.530 ;
(c) That:
(1) Indicating a political party affiliation or indicating that the person is not affiliated with a political party is voluntary;
(2) The person may indicate a political party affiliation on a paper or electronic form provided by the Department; and
(3) The person will not be able to vote at a primary election, presidential preference primary election or primary city election for candidates for partisan offices of a major political party unless the person updates his or her voter registration information to indicate a major political party affiliation; and
(d) Of the provisions of subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 293.5757 .
3. The failure or refusal of the person to acknowledge that he or she has received the notice required by subsection 2:
(a) Is not a declination by the person to apply to register to vote or have his or her voter registration information updated; and
(b) Shall not be deemed to affect any duty of the Department, the Secretary of State or any county clerk:
(1) Relating to the application of the person to register to vote; or
(2) To update the voter registration information of the person.
4. The Department:
(a) Shall prescribe by regulation the form of the notice required by subsection 2 and the procedure for providing it; and
(b) Shall not require the person to acknowledge that he or she has received the notice required by subsection 2.

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 2018 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 5; A 2021, 3836 , 3893 ; R 2021, 3876 ; 2023, 3311 , effective January 1, 2025)