Nevada 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 248 — Revises provisions governing elections. (BDR 24-679)

Last action — (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill expands the provisions governing observation of elections by allowing both partisan observers and members of the public, and adds definitions and requirements for these observers.

  • NRS 293.274

    Members of general public allowed to observe conduct of voting at polling place; photographing or otherwise recording conduct of voting by members of general public prohibited. → 1. The county clerk shall allow partisan observers and members of the general public to observe the conduct of voting at a polling place in accordance with the plan submitted to the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293B.354.

    This change allows both partisan observers and general public members to observe voting, conditioned on a plan submitted to the Secretary of State.

  • NRS 293.274

    2. A member of the general public shall not photograph the conduct of voting at a polling place or record the conduct of voting on audiotape or any other means of sound or video reproduction. → 2. A partisan observer or member of the general public shall not photograph the conduct of voting at a polling place or record the conduct of voting on audiotape or any other means of sound or video reproduction.

    This change clarifies that both partisan observers and members of the public are prohibited from photographing or recording the conduct of voting.

  • NRS 293.274

    3. For the purposes of this section, a member of the general public does not include any person who: (a) Gathers information for communication to the public; (b) Is employed or engaged by or has contracted with a newspaper, periodical, press association, or radio or television station; and (c) Is acting solely within his or her professional capacity.

    This provision delineates who qualifies as a member of the general public for the purposes of observation.

Action History

  1. (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)

  2. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

  3. From printer. To committee.

  4. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 248?
AB 248 is sponsored by Jill Tolles.
What is the current status of AB 248?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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