Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 293C - City Elections
NRS 293C.322 - Delivery of absent ballot and voting supplies; return of absent ballot; recordation of certain information by city clerk; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2021.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and chapter 293D of NRS or for an affected election that is subject to the provisions of NRS 293.8801 to 293.8887, inclusive, if the request for an absent ballot is made by mail or approved electronic transmission, the city clerk shall, as soon as the absent ballot for the precinct or district in which the absent voter resides has been prepared pursuant to NRS 293C.305, send to the voter by first-class mail, or by any class of mail if the Official Election Mail logo or an equivalent logo or mark created by the United States Postal Service is properly placed on the absent ballot:
(a) An absent ballot;
(b) A return envelope;
(c) An envelope or similar device into which the absent ballot is inserted to ensure its secrecy;
(d) An identification envelope, if applicable; and
(e) Instructions.
2. If the city clerk fails to send an absent ballot pursuant to subsection 1 to an absent voter who resides within the continental United States, the city clerk may use approved electronic transmission to send an absent ballot and instructions to the voter. The voter may mail or deliver the absent ballot to the city clerk in a manner authorized by law or submit the absent ballot by approved electronic transmission.
3. The return envelope sent pursuant to subsection 1 must include postage prepaid by first-class mail if the absent voter is within the boundaries of the United States, its territories or possessions or on a military base.
4. Nothing may be enclosed or sent with an absent ballot except as required by subsection 1 or 2 and chapter 293D of NRS.
5. Before depositing an absent ballot in the mail or sending an absent ballot by approved electronic transmission, the city clerk shall record:
(a) The date the absent ballot is issued;
(b) The name of the absent voter to whom the absent ballot is issued, his or her precinct or district and his or her political affiliation, if any, unless all the offices on the absent ballot are nonpartisan offices;
(c) The number of the absent ballot; and
(d) Any remarks the city clerk finds appropriate.
6. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of subsection 2.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3432; A 1999, 679; 2001, 2036; 2003, 149; 2007, 1175, 2611; 2009, 362; 2011, 1929; 2013, 3812; 2017, 1367; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 55; R 2021, 1266, effective January 1, 2022)

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