Voting In Nevada
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The policies governing voter participation are enacted and enforced primarily at the state level. These policies, which include voter identification requirements, early voting provisions, online voter registration systems, and more, dictate the conditions under which people cast their ballots in their respective states.
This article includes the following information about voting policies in Nevada:
- Voter registration details, including deadlines and eligibility requirements.
- In-person voting details, including identification requirements, poll times, and early voting provisions.
- Absentee/mail-in voting deadlines and rules.
- Details about voting rules for people convicted of a felony.
- Contact information for election agencies.
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Voter registration[edit]
Eligibility and registration details[edit]
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To register to vote in Nevada, each applicant must be must a citizen of the United States, a resident of Nevada for at least 30 days before the election, and at least 18 years old by the day of the election.
Seventeen-year-olds can preregister to vote. Anyone who has been declared mentally incompetent by a court may not register to vote.[1]
A voter registration application can be completed in person at the county clerk’s office, the Department of Motor Vehicles, other social service agencies, or college campuses. In-person registration must be completed 28 days before regular elections; registration forms submitted by mail must be postmarked by the same day. Online applications must be submitted by the Thursday before regular elections.[2][1]
Nevada also allows same-day registration.
In-person voting[edit]
Poll times[edit]
- See also: State poll opening and closing times
All polling places in Nevada are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[3][4]
Voter identification[edit]
- See also: Voter identification laws by state
Nevada does not require voters to present identification while voting, in most cases. A voter in Nevada must sign their name in the election board register at his or her polling place. The signature is compared with the signature on the voter's original application to vote or another form of identification, such as a driver's license, a state identification card, military identification, or another government-issued ID.[5]
The federal Help America Vote Act requires that individuals in all 50 states who register to vote by mail and who have not voted previously in a federal election in their state must provide either their driver's license or a paycheck, bank statement, current utility bill, or government document showing their name and address. Individuals voting by mail must include a copy of one of those documents with their absentee/mail-in ballot.[6]
These requirements do not apply if an individual submitted a copy of their identification, their driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering to vote.
Early voting[edit]
- See also: Early voting
Nevada permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website. Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.
Absentee/mail-in voting[edit]
- See also: Absentee/mail-in voting
Nevada is an all-mail voting state. County and city clerks deliver absentee/mail-in ballots automatically to all active registered voters in every election. Voters can opt out of receiving a mail-in ballot.[7]
Local election officials[edit]
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Voting rules for people convicted of a felony[edit]
- See also: Voting rights for people convicted of a felony
In Nevada, voting rights are restored to people convicted of a felony immediately upon completion of their prison sentence.[8][9]
Voting rights for people convicted of a felony vary from state to state. In the majority of states, people convicted of a felony cannot vote while they are incarcerated but may regain the right to vote upon release from prison or at some point thereafter.[10]
Contact information[edit]
Election agencies[edit]
- See also: State election agencies
Individuals seeking additional information about election administration in Nevada can contact the following local, state, and federal agencies.
Nevada County Clerks and Voter Registrars
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Nevada Secretary of State, Elections Division
- 101 North Carson Street, Suite 3
- Carson City, Nevada 89701-3714
- Phone: 775-684-5705
- Fax: 775-684-5718
- Email: nvelect@sos.nv.gov
- Website: https://www.nvsos.gov/sos
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
- 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200
- Washington, DC 20001
- Phone: 301-563-3919
- Toll free: 1-866-747-1471
- Email: clearinghouse@eac.gov
- Website: https://www.eac.gov
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See also[edit]
- State of Election Administration Legislation Reports
- Voter ID in Nevada
- Election administration in Nevada
- Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Nevada
Elections in Nevada[edit]
- Nevada elections, 2025
- Nevada elections, 2024
- Nevada elections, 2023
- Nevada elections, 2022
- Nevada elections, 2021
- Nevada elections, 2020
- Nevada elections, 2019
- Nevada elections, 2018
- Nevada elections, 2017
- Nevada elections, 2016
- Nevada elections, 2015
- Nevada elections, 2014
External links[edit]
- Official state election website
- U.S. Vote Foundation election official lookup tool
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nevada Secretary of State, “Elections,” accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, “Registering to Vote,” accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Legislatures, "Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.273," accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Clark County, Nevada, "Election Day Voting," accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Legislatures, "Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.277," accessed October 7, 2025
- ↑ Congress, "H.R.3295 - Help America Vote Act of 2002," accessed September 30, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, “Mail Ballot Voting,” accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.543," accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Restoration of Voting Rights in Nevada," accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Felon Voting Rights," April 6, 2023
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