SB 421 — Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-953)

S.B.Senate Bill No.

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421–COMMITTEE ON L EGISLATIVE O PERATIONS AND ELECTIONS M ARCH 24, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to elections.

(BDR 24-953) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

No.

CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 2) (NOTREQUESTED BAFFECTEDLOCALGOVERNMENT) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Existing law authorizes an Indian tribe to submit a request to a county or city clerkIndian toreservation establish a polling place or ballotIndian dropcolony boxon within the boundariesday of an (NRSelection 293.2733,or 293.3572,for 293C.2675,early 293C.3572)voting. Existing law further requires aing.

(NRS 293.2733, 293.3572, 293C.2675, 293C.3572) Existing law further requires a county or city clerk to schedule certain meetings with each Indian tribe located in whole or in part within the county or city, as applicable, to discuss certain details relating to the next regularly scheduled election cycle and provides that such a meeting may address, without limitation, recruitment of election board officers.

(NRS 293.269905, 293C.2625) Sections 1 and 3 of this bill require a county or city clerk to, regardless of whether such a meeting addresses responsibilities for thethey recruitment of election board officers, recruit such election board officers unless the duty.nIndian tribe affirmatively declines to have the county or city clerk perform such a -duty. *SB421* – 2 – Existing law requires a county or city clerk to, within a reasonable time before each election, instruct the members of the election board in the use of a mechanical 2 of this bill requires each county or city clerk to ensure that such instruction is provided to members of an election board that are appointed to staff a polling place which will be established within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony by providing at least one training class:

(1)Existing law requires a county or city clerk to, within a reasonable time before each election, instruct the boundariesmembers of the Indianelection reservationboard orin Indianthe colony,use unlessof thea Indianmechanical tribeof electsthis notbill requires each county or city clerk to haveensure thethat asuch memberinstruction is provided to members of thean election board inthat personare appointed to staff a polling place which will be established within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or remotely.Indian colony by providing at least one training class:

a(1) mannerwithin thatthe isboundaries accessibleof tothe THEIndian PEOPLEreservation OFor THEIndian STATEcolony, OFunless NEVADA,the REPRESENTEDIndian INtribe SENATEelects ANDnot ASSEMBLY,to DOhave ENACTthe AStraining FOLLOWS:class conducted in such a manner;

and (2) in a manner that is accessible to a member of the election board in person or remotely.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

(1) The establishment and operation of polling places, temporary branch polling places or ballot drop boxes within an Indian reservation or Indian colony and the size requirements for any suchsuc(2) pollingThe placesdates and times of the upcoming elections for which polling places, temporary branch polling places;places or ballot drop boxes may be established;

(2) The dates and times of the upcoming elections for which polling places, temporary branch polling places or ballot drop boxes may be established;

(1) Whether the Indian tribe will request or has requested to establish any polling places, temporary branch polling places or ballot drop boxes within an Indian reservation or Indian colony and - *SB421* – 3 – the size requirements for any such polling places and temporary branch polling places;

(2) The days and hours of any polling place or temporary branch polling place established within an Indian reservation or Indian colony;

place established within an Indian reservation or - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – (3) Election board officers for any polling place or temporary branch polling place established within an Indian reservation or Indian colony;

and (4) The deadlines relating to the next regularly scheduled election cycle for the Indian tribe to submit a request pursuant to NRS 293.2733 and 293.3572;

andandtribe to submit a request pursuant to (c) On an ongoing basis during the year of an election if an Indian tribe elects to establish any polling places or temporary branch polling places within an Indian reservation or Indian colony.

293B.260the 1.county or city clerk shall instruct the members of the election board in the use of the mechanical voting system and in their duties in connection therewith.

Within a reasonable time before each election, the county or city clerk shall instruct the members of the election board in the use of the mechanical voting system and in their duties in connection therewith.

- *SB421* – 4 – (a) Within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony, unless the Indian tribe elects to not have the training class conducted in such a manner;

Sec.- 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – 293C.2625 1.S 293CEach city clerk shall schedule a meeting with each Indian tribe located in whole or in part within the city for, to the extent practicable:

3.

NRS 293C.2625 is hereby amended to read as follows:

293C.2625 1.

Each city clerk shall schedule a meeting with each Indian tribe located in whole or in part within the city for, to the extent practicable:

(3) The deadlines relating to the next regularly scheduled election cycle for the Indian tribe to submit a request pursuant to NRS 293C.2675 and 293C.3572 for the establishment of polling places,places(4) temporaryResponsibilities branchfor pollingthe placesrecruitment orof ballotelection dropboard boxes;officers;

(4) Responsibilities for the recruitment of election board officers;

(2) The days and hours of any polling place or temporary branch polling place established within an Indian reservation or Indian colony;

place established within an Indian reservation or (3) Election board officers for any polling place or temporary branch polling place established within an Indian reservation or Indian colony;

and - *SB421* – 5 – (4) The deadlines relating to the next regularly scheduled election cycle for the Indian tribe to submit a request pursuant to NRS 293C.2675 and 293C.3572;

and - 83rd Session (2025) – 5 – (c) On an ongoing basis during the year of an election if an Indian tribe elects to establish any polling places or temporary branch polling places within an Indian reservation or Indian colony.