Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires photo identification to vote in person, expanding mail ballot return options, creating a voter services portal, and enhancing voter registration data sharing in Nevada.

Highlights:

• Requires registered voters to verify their identity by presenting one of the following forms of photo identification in order to vote in person in any election (Sec. 1):

• A driver’s license;

• An identification card issued by a state or territory of the United States, the federal government, a college or university in Nevada, or a public secondary or technical school in Nevada;

• An employee identification card issued by the state of Nevada, any local government, or the federal government;

• A passport issued by the United States government;

• A military identification card issued by any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States;

• An identification card issued by a federally recognized Native American tribe;

• A permit to carry a concealed firearm; or

• A digital identification card issued by the Secretary of State.

• Specifies that the identification required to verify a registered voter’s identity must be current, expired for less than four years, or may be expired for any length of time if the registered voter is 70 years of age or older (Sec. 1).

• Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a digital identification card at no charge to registered voters who are experiencing financial hardship (Sec. 1).

• Requires the Secretary of State to issue a digital identification card at no charge to registered voters starting on January 1, 2028 (Sec. 1, 9).

• Requires clerks of certain counties to establish mail ballot drop boxes depending on the population of the county, with the following specifications (Sec. 1):

• Counties of 700,000 or more must have 10 such locations;

• Counties of 100,000-700,000 must have five such locations; and

• Counties of less than 100,000 may have any number of such locations.

• Requires the Secretary of State to establish and maintain a voter services portal on its office’s website that allows registered voters to review their registration information, obtain necessary forms for updating registration information, view their sample ballot, and find their polling location (Sec. 2).

• Requires voters who cast a mail ballot to provide one of the following identifying numbers (Sec. 4, 8):

• The last four digits of their driver’s license number;

• The last four digits of their social security number; or

• If they possess neither of the above, the last four digits of their voter identification number.

• Requires the county clerk to contact voters for whom neither their signature or identifying number could be verified on a submitted mail ballot (Sec. 4, 8).

• Specifies that a registered voter may cast a provisional ballot if they do not have a form of photo identification, and must provide photo identification no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday following election day for their ballot to be counted (Sec. 5).

• Specifies that the requirement for photo identification for in person voting applies to early voting (Sec. 5).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires photo identification to vote in person, expanding mail ballot return options, creating a voter services portal, and enhancing voter registration data sharing in Nevada.

Highlights:

• Requires registered voters to verify their identity by presenting one of the following forms of photo identification in order to vote in person in any election (Sec. 1):

• A driver’s license;

• An identification card issued by a state or territory of the United States, the federal government, a college or university in Nevada, or a public secondary or technical school in Nevada;

• An employee identification card issued by the state of Nevada, any local government, or the federal government;

• A passport issued by the United States government;

• A military identification card issued by any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States;

• An identification card issued by a federally recognized Native American tribe;

• A permit to carry a concealed firearm; or

• A digital identification card issued by the Secretary of State.

• Specifies that the identification required to verify a registered voter’s identity must be current, expired for less than four years, or may be expired for any length of time if the registered voter is 70 years of age or older (Sec. 1).

• Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a digital identification card at no charge to registered voters who are experiencing financial hardship (Sec. 1).

• Requires the Secretary of State to issue a digital identification card at no charge to registered voters starting on January 1, 2028 (Sec. 1, 9).

• Requires clerks of certain counties to establish mail ballot drop boxes depending on the population of the county, with the following specifications (Sec. 1):

• Counties of 700,000 or more must have 10 such locations;

• Counties of 100,000-700,000 must have five such locations; and

• Counties of less than 100,000 may have any number of such locations.

• Requires the Secretary of State to establish and maintain a voter services portal on its office’s website that allows registered voters to review their registration information, obtain necessary forms for updating registration information, view their sample ballot, and find their polling location (Sec. 2).

• Requires voters who cast a mail ballot to provide one of the following identifying numbers (Sec. 4, 8):

• The last four digits of their driver’s license number;

• The last four digits of their social security number; or

• If they possess neither of the above, the last four digits of their voter identification number.

• Requires the county clerk to contact voters for whom neither their signature or identifying number could be verified on a submitted mail ballot (Sec. 4, 8).

• Specifies that a registered voter may cast a provisional ballot if they do not have a form of photo identification, and must provide photo identification no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday following election day for their ballot to be counted (Sec. 5).

• Specifies that the requirement for photo identification for in person voting applies to early voting (Sec. 5).

Full Bill Text