AB 306 — Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-569)

(ReprintedAssembly withBill amendmentsNo. adopted on April 14, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B.

306306–Assemblymembers AYeager, SSEMBLYMonroe-Moreno BILLand NMosca O.Joint Sponsors:

306–ASSEMBLYMEMBERSSenators YEAGERCannizzaro ,and MONROEOhrenschall -MCHAPTER.......... ORENO AND M OSCA FEBRUARY 27, 2025 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :

SENATORS CANNIZZARO AND OHRENSCHALL ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to elections.

(BDR 24-569) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

(NOTREQUESTED BAFFECTEDLOCALGOVERNMEN)) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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LegislativeLegiExisting Counsel’slaw: Digest:

(1) requires a general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in each even-numbered year;

and (2) provides thataythat after the period for early voting by personal appearance begins the third Saturday preceding a general election and extends through the Friday before election day.

(NRS 293.12755, 293.3568) Existing law further requires each county clerk to - *AB306_R1* – 2 – establish:

(1) a certain number of polling places where a person can vote during the period for early voting by personal appearance and on the day of the general election;without limitation, a polling place for early voting.

and(NRS (2)293.269921, a293.2731,ing, ballot293.3564) dropSection box1 atof everythis pollingbill placerequires each county clerk in certain counties to, for the county,period including,beginning withouton limitation,the aday pollingafter placethe last day for early voting.voting by personal appearance and ending on the day before the day of the general election, establish a certain number of locations where a voter may return his or her mail ballot in a mail during that period for certain counties.

(NRS 293.269921, 293.2731, 293.3564) Section 1 of this bill requires each county clerk in certain counties to, for the period beginning on the day after the last day for early voting by personal certain number of locations where a voter may return his or her mail ballot in a mail ballot drop box and requires such locations to be open for at least 7 hours each day during that period for certain counties.

Section 1 further authorizes a county clerk in a county whose population is less than 100,000 (currently all counties other than Clark and hoursWashoe forCounties) to establish any number of such locations and prescribe the dropped in a mail ballot drop box pursuant to besection open.1 counts as a vote in thel ballot general election.

Section 2 of this bill provides that a mail ballot dropped in a mail ballot drop box pursuant to section 1 counts as a vote in the general election.

Existing law requires a ballot drop box to meet certain requirements, including a requirement for the ballot drop box to be made available for use during the hours when the office of the county or city clerk or the polling place is open for business billor requirevoting, aas ballotapplicable. drop box to be:

(NRS 293.269921, 293C.26321) Sections 2 and 4.5 of this - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – bill require a ballot drop box to be:

and (2) secured during any period of time in which the ballot drop box is not availableadopt regulations to establish requirements for use.monitoring and securing ballot dropo boxes.

Sections 2 and 4.5 additionally require the Secretary of State to adopt regulations to establish requirements for monitoring and securing ballot drop boxes.

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and - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – (2) Received by the clerk not later than 5 p.m.

on the third day following the election and the date of the postmark cannot be determined, the mail ballot shall be deemed to have been postmarked on or before the day of the election.election.eemed to have been 3.

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The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to establish requirementspursuant forto monitoringthis section.ng and securing ballot drop boxes pursuantSec. to this section.

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or - 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – (c) If the person receives the voter’s mail ballot and authorization to return the mail ballot on behalf of the voter by mail or personal delivery, fail to return the mail ballot, unless otherwise authorized by the voter, by mail or personal delivery:

(1) Before the end of the third day after the day of receipt, if the person receives the mail ballot from the voter four or more days if before the day of the election;

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293C.26321and 1.chapter 293D of NRS, in order for a mail ballot to be counted for any election, the mail ballot must be:

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and chapter 293D of NRS, in order for a mail ballot to be counted for any election, the mail ballot must be:

Each city clerk must establish a ballot drop box at every polling place in the city, including, without limitation, a polling - 83rd Session (2025) – 5 – place for early voting.