SB 422 — Revises provisions relating to voting. (BDR 24-954)
Last action — Vetoed by the Governor. (Return to 84th Session.)
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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.
Vetoed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 10, 2025.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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EXEMPTSenate (ReprintedBill withNo. amendments adopted on April 21, 2025) FIRST REPRINT S.B.
422422–Committee SENATEon BLegislative ILLNOperations O.and Elections CHAPTER..........
422–COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE O PERATIONS AND ELECTIONS M ARCH 24, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to voting.
(BDR 24-954) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Existing law sets forth deadlines for registering to vote for certain elections which293C.527) dependSections on1 and 2.5 of this bill provide that the methoddeadline to register to vote for such elections by whichmeans aof personautomatic registersvoter toregistration vote.is the eighteenth day preceding the election.
(NRS 293.560, vote for such elections by means of automatic voter registration is the thirteenth day preceding the election.
and (2) an automatic voter registration agency to transmit certain voter registration information to the top-down voter registration database created by the Secretary of State for the purpose of registering a person to vote or Existing law further requires an automatic voter registration agency to 293.57686) electronically transmit to the top-down voter registration database voter registration information not later than 1 working day after collecting the information during the 2 weeks immediately preceding the fifth Sunday preceding an election.
(NRS 293.57688) Section 1.3 of this bill instead requires an automatic voter registration agency to electronically transmit to the database voter registration information not -later *SB422_R1*than –1 2working –day after collecting the information if the information is collected during the period:
(1) beginning 2 weeks immediately preceding the iselection.h thirteenth day before an election;
and (2) ending on the thirteentheighteenth day before an election.Existing law sets forth certain deadlines for registering to vote by mail, computer or appearing in person at the office of the county or city clerk.
Existing law sets forth certain deadlines for registering to vote by mail, computer or appearing in person at the office of the county or city clerk.
(1) through the Thursday preceding the election, by computer using the online registration system provided on the Internet website of the Office of the duringSecretary theof periodState; for early voting or on election day.
Toand register(2) toafter vote during such periods,online anregistration, elector must provide his or her driver’s license or identification card issued by theappearing Departmentin ofperson Motorduring Vehicles and, if the licenseperiod orfor identificationearly cardvoting does not include his or heron currentelection residentialday. address, certain documents establishing proof of residency.
(NRSTo 293.5837-293.5847) Sections 1.7 and 2 of this bill instead provide that to register to vote in person during thesuch periodissued forby earlythe votingDepartment orof onMotor electionVehicles day,and, anif electorthe is required, with certain exceptions, to provide a current and valid driver’s license or identificationidentificationard card issueddoes bynot thisinclude State,his anotheror state,her thecurrent Districtresidential ofaddress, Columbiacertain ordocuments aestablishing territoryproof of theresidency. identity.
If(NRS 293.5837-293.5847) Sections 1.7 and 2 of this bill instead provide that to register to vote in person during the elector’speriod for early voting or on election day, an elector is required, with certain exceptions, to provide a current and valid driver’s license or identification card- was83rd Session (2025) – 2 – card issued by thethis DepartmentState, ofanother Motorstate, Vehiclesthe andDistrict showsof theColumbia elector’sor currenta residentialterritory address,of the driver’sUnited licenseStates or provide a tribal identification card isas also proof of the elector’s residency.identity.
If the elector’s driver’s license or identification card was issued by the the driver’s license or identification card is also proof of the elector’s residency.
Any such elector who casts a provisional ballot must provide a current or valid driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department, an interim document issued by the Department or a tribal identification card demonstrating proof of residency by 5 p.m.
Sections 1.7 and 2 also provide that if an elector’s driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles does not have the elector’s current residential address, the elector may present an original, electronic or certified copy of a document as proof of residency and that, for certain documents, such document must be dated not more than 60 days before the date the elector is registering to vote.
Sections 1.7 and 2 further provide that if an elector does not have a driver’s license or identification card issued by this State, another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States or a tribal identification card, the elector may cast a provisional ballot if he or she completes a written affirmation.
(1) during the 2 weeks immediately preceding the last day to register to vote by mail for a primary - *SB422_R1* – 3 – election, presidential preference primary election or general election;
and (2) during the 6 calendar days immediately following the day of a primary election, prohibits the Department from requiring, in a county whose population is 100,000 or more, a person to have an appointment to apply for the issuance or renewal of any type of driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department:
election,and presidential(2) preferenceduring primarythe election6 orcalendar generaldays election.rimaryimmediately THEfollowing PEOPLEthe OFday THEof STATEa OFprimary NEVADA,election, REPRESENTEDpresidential INpreference SENATEprimary ANDelection ASSEMBLY,or DOgeneral ENACTelection. AS FOLLOWS:
Section 3 further prohibits the Department from requiring, in a county whose population is 100,000 or more, a person to have an appointment to apply for the issuance or renewal of any type of driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department:
(1) during the 2 weeks immediately preceding the last day to register to vote by mail for a primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election;
election, presidential preference primary election or general election.rimary - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – 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:
(2) By appearing in person at the office of the county clerk or, if open, a county facility designated pursuant to NRS 293.5035, is the fourth Tuesday preceding the primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election.
(4) By means of automatic voter registration, is the thirteentheighteenth day immediately preceding the primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election.
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(a) The county clerk of each county shall cause a notice signed by him or her to be published in a newspaper having a generalgeneraligned circulation in the county indicating:
- 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – (1) The day and time that each method of registration for the election, as set forth in subsection 1, will be closed;
If no such newspaper is published in the county, the publication may be made in a newspaper of general circulation published in the nearest county in this State.
(a) An electronic facsimile of the signature of the person, if the automatic voter registration agency is capable of recording, storing and transmitting to the county clerk an electronic facsimile of thetheg signature of the person;
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or - *SB422_R1* – 5 – (2) The last four digits of the person’s social security number;
and - 83rd Session (2025) – 5 – (f) A description of the documentation presented to the automatic voter registration agency that indicates the person is a citizen of the United States.
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5768, the automatic voter registration agency shall electronically transmit to the database created by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRSNRSmit to 293.675 the information described in subsection 1:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), not later than 5 working days after collecting the information;
(1) Beginning 2 weeks immediately preceding the thirteentheighteenth day before an election;
and (2) Ending on the thirteentheighteenth day before an election.
(b) Complete the application to register to vote by a method authorized by the county or city clerk pursuant to this paragraph.
(1) Current and valid driver’s license or identification card issued by [the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows his or her physical address] this State, another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States as proof of the - *SB422_R1*83rd Session (2025) – 6 – elector’s identity and , if the driver’s license or identification card was issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles and shows thethecation card elector’s current residential address, as proof of the elector’s identity and residency [.] ;
(b) A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable television service [;] , that is dated not more than 60 days beforebeforeble the date on which the elector is registering to vote;
[Subject] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 or 6, subject to final verification, if an elector registers to vote in person at a(a) pollingThe placeelector pursuantshall be deemed to thisbe section:conditionally registered to vote at the polling place upon:
(a) The elector shall be deemed to be conditionally registered to vote at the polling place upon:
(2)- Must83rd voteSession as(2025) soon– as7 practicable– and before leaving that polling place;
andandte -as *SB422_R1*soon –as 7practicable –and before leaving that (3) Must vote by casting a provisional ballot, unless it is verified, at that time, that the elector is qualified to register to vote and to cast a regular ballot in the election at that polling place.
and (b) A statement informing the elector that a current and valid driver’s license, identification card or interim document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a tribal identification card that demonstrates residency must be provided to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m.
(a) A statement in which the person affirms under penalty of perjury that he or she is a qualified elector but has not been issued a driver’s license or identification card by this State, another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States or a tri(b) A statement informing the elector that a current and valid driver’s license, identification card or interim document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a tribal identification card;card that demonstrates proof of identity and residency must be provided to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m.
and (b) A statement informing the elector that a current and valid driver’s license, identification card or interim document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a tribal identification card that demonstrates proof of identity and residency must be provided to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize an elector’s provisional ballot that is cast pursuant to this section to be- counted83rd unlessSession the(2025) elector– provides8 proof– of identity and residency as required pursuant to this section.
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or (2)to TheNRS system293.671.system established by the Secretary of State pursuant If the county or city clerk authorizes the use of both methods, the county or city clerk may limit the use of one method to NRScircumstances 293.671.when the other method is not reasonably available.
If the county or city clerk authorizes the use of both methods, the county or city clerk may limit the use of one method to circumstances when the other method is not reasonably available.
or (2) Tribal identification card as proof of the elector’s identity and, if the tribal identification card shows the elector’s current residential address, as proof of the elector’s identity and residency.
(a)- 83rd Session (2025) – 9 – (b) A militaryutility identificationbill, card;including, without limitation, a bill for electric, gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable television service [;] , that is dated not more than 60 days before the elector is registering to vote;
(b) A utility bill, including, without limitation, a bill for electric, gas, oil, water, sewer, septic, telephone, cellular telephone or cable - *SB422_R1* – 9 – television service [;] , that is dated not more than 60 days before the elector is registering to vote;
[Subject] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 or 6, subject to final verification, if an elector registers to vote in person at a(a) pollingThe placeelector pursuantshall be deemed to thisbe section:conditionally registered to vote at the polling place upon:
(a) The elector shall be deemed to be conditionally registered to vote at the polling place upon:
If an elector who appears to vote provides as proof of identity a driver’s license or identification card that was not issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or provides a tribal identification card that does not have the elector’s current residential address, the elector may cast a provisional ballot pursuant to subsection 4 if the elector completes a written affirmation on a form provided by an election officer which includes, without limitation:
and (b) A statement informing the elector that a current and valid driver’s license, identification card or interim document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a tribal identification card that- demonstrates83rd residencySession must(2025) be– provided10 to– the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m.
on the Friday immediately followingfollowingity election day and that failure to do so will result in the provisional ballot not being counted.
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and (b) A statement informing the elector that a current and valid driver’s license, identification card or interim document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a tribal identification card by that demonstrates proof of identity and residency must be provided to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m.
(1)election or general city election.uesday preceding the primary city (2) By mailappearing in person at the office of the city clerk or, if open, a municipal facility designated pursuant to NRS 293C.520, is the fourth Tuesday preceding the primary city election or general city election.
(2) By appearing in person at the office of the city clerk or, if open, a municipal facility designated pursuant to NRS 293C.520, is the fourth Tuesday preceding the primary city election or general city election.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 11 – (4) By means of automatic voter registration, is the thirteentheighteenth day immediately preceding the primary city election or general city election.
(b) If a recall or special city election is not held on the same day as a primary city election or general city election, the last day to register to vote for the recall or special city election by any method - *SB422_R1* – 11 – of registration is the third Saturday preceding the recall or special city election.
(b) The notice must be published once each week for 4 consecutive weeks next preceding the day on which the last method of registration for the election, as set forth in subsection 1, will be closed.clo4.d.
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to 5 p.m.
for a person to apply only for the issuance or renewal of - 83rd Session (2025) – 12 – any type of driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department:
(a) During the 2 weeks immediately preceding the last day to register to vote by mail pursuant to NRS 293.560 for a primary election;
andsidential preference primary election or general (b) During the 6 calendar days immediately following the day of a primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election.
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In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the Department shall not require a person to have an appointment for the issuance or renewal of any type of driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department:
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In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the Department shall not require a person to have an appointment for the issuance or renewal of any type of driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department:
register to vote by mail pursuant to NRS 293.560 for a primaryo election, presidential preference primary election or general election;
and (b) During the 6 calendar days immediately following the day of a primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election.
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Amendments
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Action History
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Vetoed by the Governor. (Return to 84th Session.)
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Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
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To enrollment.
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In Senate.
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Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) To Senate.
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From committee: Do pass. Placed on General File. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
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From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 758.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 7, Excused: 1.) To printer. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee.
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From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 347.) Notice of eligibility for exemption. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.
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From printer. To committee.
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Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer.
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 66 not signed on · 21 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (66)
66 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 36% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (42)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| OâNeill, PK | — | Nay |
| Anderson, Natha C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Backus, Shea M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Brown-May, Tracy | Democratic | Yea |
| Carter, Max E., II | Democratic | Yea |
| Considine, Venicia | Democratic | Yea |
| D'Silva, Reuben | Democratic | Yea |
| Dalia, Joe | Democratic | Yea |
| Flanagan, Tanya P. | Democratic | Yea |
| González, Cecelia | Democratic | Yea |
| Goulding, Heather | Democratic | Yea |
| Hunt, Linda F. | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Jovan A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Jauregui, Sandra | Democratic | Yea |
| Karris, Venise | Democratic | Yea |
| La Rue Hatch, Selena | Democratic | Yea |
| Marzola, Elaine H. | Democratic | Yea |
| Miller, Brittney M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Monroe-Moreno, Daniele | Democratic | Yea |
| Moore, Cinthia Zermeño | Democratic | Yea |
| Mosca, Erica | Democratic | Yea |
| Nadeem, Hanadi | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Duy | Democratic | Yea |
| Orentlicher, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Roth, Erica P. | Democratic | Yea |
| Torres-Fossett, Selena | Democratic | Yea |
| Watts, Howard | Democratic | Yea |
| Yeager, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Cole, Lisa K. | Republican | Nay |
| DeLong, Rich | Republican | Nay |
| Dickman, Jill | Republican | Nay |
| Edgeworth, Rebecca | Republican | Nay |
| Gallant, Danielle | Republican | Nay |
| Gray, Ken | Republican | Nay |
| Gurr, Bert K. | Republican | Nay |
| Hafen, Gregory T., II | Republican | Nay |
| Hansen, Alexis M. | Republican | Nay |
| Hardy, Melissa R.. | Republican | Nay |
| Hibbetts, Brian | Republican | Nay |
| Kasama, Heidi | Republican | Nay |
| Koenig, Gregory S. | Republican | Nay |
| Yurek, Toby | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 33% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (21)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Cannizzaro, Nicole J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cruz-Crawford, Michelee "Shelly" | Democratic | Yea |
| Daly, Skip | Democratic | Yea |
| Dondero Loop, Marilyn | Democratic | Yea |
| Doñate, Fabian | Democratic | Yea |
| Flores, Edgar | Democratic | Yea |
| Lange, Roberta | Democratic | Yea |
| Neal, Dina | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Rochelle T. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ohrenschall, James | Democratic | Yea |
| Pazina, Julie | Democratic | Yea |
| Scheible, Melanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Taylor, Angela D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Buck, Carrie Ann | Republican | Nay |
| Ellison, John | Republican | Nay |
| Hansen, Ira | Republican | Not Voting |
| Krasner, Lisa | Republican | Nay |
| Rogich, Lori | Republican | Nay |
| Steinbeck, John C. | Republican | Nay |
| Stone, Jeff | Republican | Nay |
| Titus, Robin L. | Republican | Nay |
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