2020 General Election
Turnout rate (VEP)
0
%
Votes cast from mailed-out ballots
0
%
2016 General Election
Turnout rate (VEP)
0
%
Votes cast from mailed out ballots
0
%
State election policies as of 2022...
Full Vote-at-Home
10/10
Full Vote-at-Home
Voter automatically mailed ballot for every election
No Excuse Required
6/6
No Excuse Required
No excuse to vote from home
Single Sign-Up
6/6
Single Sign-Up
Voter signs up once to receive mail ballot for all future elections
Local Vote-at-Home Option
5/5
Local VAH Option
Local governments have discretion to conduct full vote-at-home elections
Online Mail Ballot Sign-Up
2/2
Online Mail Ballot Sign-Up
Voter can apply for mail ballot online
Ballot Tracking
4/4
Ballot Tracking
Voter can receive ballot status notifications.
In-Person Ballot Return
4/5
In-Person Ballot Return
Voter has multiple options to return mail ballot in person
Signature Verification
4/5
Signature Verification
Voter signature verified before ballot is counted
Ballot Cure Process
4/4
Ballot Cure Process
Voter can correct issues so ballot can be counted
Prepaid Postage
4/4
Prepaid Postage
Postage-paid return envelopes provided
Election Day Postmark Acceptance
2/4
Election Day Postmark Acceptance
Ballots postmarked by Election Day are accepted
In-Person Voting
4/4
In-Person Return
Physical locations for voters to vote and receive assistance
Pre-Processing
3/3
Signature Verification
Ballots are verified and scanned before Election Day
Mail Ballot Applications
2/2
Mail Ballot Applications
Election officials can mail ballot applications to all voters eligible to vote from home
Ballot Return Assistance
2/2
Ballot Return Assistance
Voters may receive assistance to return their mail ballot
Opportunities
This year, Nevada made the drop boxes it previously implemented permanent but only allowed them at county and city offices and polling places. By allowing drop boxes to be placed elsewhere, Nevada would lessen the reliance on the postal service and increase voter convenience and confidence. We recommend allowing for ballots to be received at polling places, drop boxes, and other locations deemed necessary by the clerk.
NVAHI recommends that Nevada continue to implement a vendor-run ballot tracking system statewide that includes proactive voter notification and intelligent mail barcodes on ballots beyond 2020. An expanded notification system helps keep rejection rates low and increases voter confidence and participation.
We highly recommend reimplementing vote centers (polling locations where any voter in the county can vote) in all counties across Nevada. This is a way to streamline the system so that as the share of the vote cast by mail increases, giving voters more options for voting locations but requiring fewer polling places.
Recent Legislation
As of June 16, 2021
Year after year, Nevada has expanded access to the ballot. In 2020, Nevada continued the enormous progress it made in 2019 when it passed AB 345. This bill added election day postmark acceptance, online voter registration, a cure process, and gave more time to canvass votes. During the 2020 special session, the legislature also passed AB 4, which instituted Vote By Mail for the 2020 general election and all future elections during states of emergency, and passed AB 3 to fund it. AB 4 also included provisions that made mail-in voting more accessible such as prepaid postage, drop boxes, and the ability to drop off a mail ballot at a clerk’s office.
Finally, in 2021, Nevada made these massive improvements permanent with AB 321 and improved its existing automatic voter registration by passing AB 432, becoming a genuine 5-star voter state.
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