AB 496 — Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-997)

and (6)(2) TheAn estimate of the total number of provisionalmail ballots for theeach county that wereare castin pursuantthe tocustody subsection 2 of NRS 293.3081 and for which the voterUnited hasStates subsequentlyPostal providedService. the required identification to the county clerk;

and (b) The Secretary of State shall post on the Internet website of the Secretary of State, a compilation of the information required pursuant to paragraph (a) for all the counties.

TheIf Secretaryextenuating ofcircumstances Stateprevent shalla adoptcounty byclerk regulationfrom thereporting specificany categoriesinformation required pursuant to paragraph (a) of defectssubsection in1 signaturesor thatparagraph require(a) curingof bysubsection registered2, votersthe pursuantcounty toclerk NRSshall 293.269927.post on the Internet website of the county clerk:

(a) An estimate of the time at which the county clerk will be able to post such information;

and (b) The dates for which such information is relevant.

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The Secretary of State shall adopt by regulation the:

curing by registered voters pursuant to NRS 293.269927;

andquire (b) Process for reporting the information relating to provisional ballots that is required to be reported pursuant to this section.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, NRS 293.269911 and chapter 293D of NRS, the county clerk shall send to each active registered voter by first-class mail, or by any class- of83rd mailSession if(2025) the Official Election Mail logo or an equivalent logo - *AB496_R1* – 4 – or mark created by the United States Postal Service is properlyproperlynt logo placed:

(b) A return envelope [;] , which must include, without limitation:limitation, a space for the voter to write his or her telephone number for purposes of contacting the voter, if necessary, for signature curing or verification;

(1) The initials of the voter in print;

and (2) A space for the voter to write his or her telephone number for purposes of contacting the voter, if necessary, for signature curing or verification;

The return envelope must include postage prepaid by first- class mail if the active registered voter is within the boundaries of thethe4.nitBefore Unitedsending States,a itsmail territoriesballot orto possessionsan oractive onregistered avoter, militarythe. base.

4.county clerk shall record:

Before sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the county clerk shall record:

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5.

NRS 293.3086 is hereby amended to read as follows:

The Secretary of State shall establish a freefreews: access system such as a toll-free telephone number or an Internet website to inform a person who cast a provisional ballot whether the person’s vote was counted and, if the vote was not counted, the reason why the vote was not counted.

access system such as a toll-free telephone number or an Internet website to inform a person who cast a provisional ballot whether the person’s vote was counted and, if the vote was not counted, the reason why the vote was not counted.

- *AB496_R1*83rd Session (2025) – 5 – 3.provisional ballot must be restricted to the person who cast the provisional ballot.

Access to information concerning [a] an individual provisional ballot must be restricted to the person who cast the provisional ballot.

(a) The social security number or the driver’s license or identification card number of a registered voter, and such a number is confidential and is not a public book or record within the meaning of (b) An electronic mail address provided by a registered voter to carry out any state or federal law relating to the voting process, and such an electronic mail address is confidential and is not a public book or record within the meaning of NRS 239.010.

(b) An electronic mail address provided by a registered voter to carry out any state or federal law relating to the voting process, and such an electronic mail address is confidential and is not a public book or record within the meaning of NRS 239.010.

3.county or city clerk to have his or her address and telephone number withheld from the public.

A registered voter may submit a written request to the county or city clerk to have his or her address and telephone number withheld from the public.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 6 – 4.

- *AB496_R1* – 6 – (a) The address and telephone number of the registered voter if requested by the registered voter pursuant to this section;

(b) An electronic mail address provided by the registered voter to carry out any state or federal law relating to the voting process;

Starting on the day after the period of early voting by personal appearance begins and ending on the day after the electionele(a) resultsExcept areas canvassed,otherwise notprovided laterin thansubsection 53, p.m.each city day:

clerk shall post on eachthe Internet website of the city clerk the following information for the previous day:

(a) Each city clerk shall post on the Internet website of the city clerk:

(5)- The83rd totalSession number(2025) of– mail7 ballots– for the city for which registered voters have cured signature defects;

the city for which (6) The total number of provisional ballots for the city cast pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive,inclusive; that:

(I)and Have(7) beenThe counted;total number of provisional ballots for the city cast pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive;

and (II) Have not been counted;

and - *AB496_R1* – 7 – (7) The total number of provisional ballots for the city cast pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, that:

(I) Have been counted;

and (II) Have not been counted;

Starting on the day after election day and ending on the day after the election results are canvassed, not later than 511 p.m.a.m.

(a) EachExcept as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each city clerk shall post on the Internet website of the city clerk:clerk the following information for the previous day:

(1) The total number of mail ballots for the city that are in the custody of the Unitedcity Statesclerk; Postal Service;

(2)been counted by the city clerk but have not been tabulated;at have (3) The total number of mail ballots for the city that arehave inbeen thecounted custodyand oftabulated by the city clerk;

(3)(4) The total number of mail ballots for the city that havewere beentreated countedas byprovisional ballots pursuant to NRS 293C.26314 and for which the cityvoter clerkhas butsubsequently haveprovided notthe beenrequired tabulated;identification to the city clerk;

(4)and (5) The total number of mailprovisional ballots for the city that havewere beencast countedpursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.3081 and tabulatedfor bywhich the voter has subsequently provided the required identification to the city clerk;

(5)and (b) The totalSecretary number of mailState ballotsshall forpost theon city that were treated as provisional ballots pursuant to NRS 293C.26314 and for which the voterInternet haswebsite subsequentlyof provided the requiredSecretary identificationof toState: the city clerk;

and(1) (6)A Thecompilation total number of provisional ballots for the cityinformation thatrequired were cast pursuant to subsectionparagraph 2(a) of NRS 293.3081 and for whichall the votercities; has subsequently provided the required identification to the city clerk;

and (b)city Thethat Secretaryare ofin State shall post on the Internetcustody website of the SecretaryUnited ofStates State,Postal aService.ch compilation3. of the information required pursuant to paragraph (a) for all the cities.

3.If extenuating circumstances prevent a city clerk from reporting any information required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 or paragraph (a) of subsection 2, the city clerk shall post on the Internet website of the city clerk:

The(a) SecretaryAn estimate of Statethe shalltime adoptat bywhich regulation the specificcity categoriesclerk ofwill defectsbe inable signatures that require curing by registered voters pursuant to NRSpost 293C.26327.such information;

Sec.and (b) The dates for which such information is relevant.

4.

The Secretary of State shall adopt by regulation the:

- 83rd Session (2025) – 8 – (a) Specific categories of defects in signatures that require curing by registered voters pursuant to NRS 293C.26327;

and (b) Process for reporting the information relating to provisional ballots that is required to be reported pursuant to this secSec.

(b) A return envelope [;] , which must include, without limitation:limitation, a space for the voter to write his or her telephone number for purposes of contacting the voter, if necessary, for signature curing or verification;

(1) The initials of the voter in print;

and - *AB496_R1* – 8 – (2) A space for the voter to write his or her telephone number for purposes of contacting the voter, if necessary, for signature curing or verification;

4.city clerk shall record:

Before sending a mail ballot to an active registered voter, the city(a) clerkThe shalldate record:the mail ballot is issued;

(a) The date the mail ballot is issued;

- 83rd Session (2025) – 9 – additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.

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The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.

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