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Section
293.010
Definitions.
Section
293.013
"Absent ballot" defined.
Section
293.015
"Absent voter" defined.
Section
293.016
"Abstract of votes" defined.
Section
293.017
"Active registration" defined.
Section
293.019
"Approved electronic transmission" defined.
Section
293.025
"Ballot" defined.
Section
293.026
"Ballot box" defined.
Section
293.030
"Ballot listing" defined.
Section
293.032
"Canvass" defined.
Section
293.033
"Central committee" defined.
Section
293.034
"Certificate of election" defined.
Section
293.035
"Challenge list" defined.
Section
293.038
"City of population category one" defined.
Section
293.040
"Clerk" defined.
Section
293.042
"Contest" defined.
Section
293.044
"County clerk" defined; synonymous with "registrar of voters" in certain counties.
Section
293.046
"Deputy clerk" defined.
Section
293.050
"Election board officer" defined.
Section
293.055
"Elector" defined.
Section
293.056
"Facsimile machine" defined.
Section
293.057
"Filing officer" defined.
Section
293.059
"General city election" defined. [Effective through June 30, 2021.]
Section
293.059
"General city election" defined. [Effective July 1, 2021.]
Section
293.060
"General election" defined.
Section
293.063
"Independent candidate" defined.
Section
293.064
"Judicial office" defined.
Section
293.065
"Mail" defined.
Section
293.066
"Minor political party" defined.
Section
293.068
"Oath" defined.
Section
293.069
"Petition district" defined.
Section
293.070
"Physical disability" defined.
Section
293.073
"Political party" defined.
Section
293.077
"Precinct" defined.
Section
293.079
"Primary city election" defined. [Effective through June 30, 2021.]
Section
293.079
"Primary city election" defined. [Effective July 1, 2021.]
Section
293.080
"Primary election" defined.
Section
293.082
"Provisional ballot" defined.
Section
293.090
"Registered voter" defined.
Section
293.093
"Regular votes" defined.
Section
293.094
"Rejected ballot" defined.
Section
293.095
"Roster" defined.
Section
293.097
"Sample ballot" defined.
Section
293.0335
"Central counting place" defined.
Section
293.0382
"City of population category two" defined.
Section
293.0384
"City of population category three" defined.
Section
293.0455
"Declaration of candidacy" defined.
Section
293.0635
"Information system" defined.
Section
293.0643
"Judicial officer" defined.
Section
293.0655
"Major political party" defined.
Section
293.0657
"Mechanical recording device" defined.
Section
293.0659
"Mechanical voting system" defined.
Section
293.0675
"Nonpartisan office" defined.
Section
293.0925
"Registrar of voters’ register" defined.
Section
293.100
"School office" defined.
Section
293.103
"School officers" defined.
Section
293.104
"Security of an information system" defined.
Section
293.105
"Service of the United States" defined.
Section
293.107
"Spoiled ballot" defined.
Section
293.109
"State officer" defined.
Section
293.111
"Statewide voter registration list" defined.
Section
293.113
"Tally list" defined.
Section
293.115
"Township office" defined.
Section
293.117
"Township officer" defined.
Section
293.119
"Undervote" defined.
Section
293.121
"Voting district" defined.
Section
293.124
Secretary of State to serve as Chief Officer of Elections; regulations.
Section
293.126
Applicability of chapter to city elections.
Section
293.127
Liberal construction of title and determination of real will of electors.
Section
293.128
Procedure for qualification.
Section
293.130
County conventions: Place; notice.
Section
293.133
Number of delegates from voting precincts to county convention.
Section
293.134
Use of room or space occupied by State or local government by state or county central committee.
Section
293.135
Precinct meetings of registered voters before county convention: Time and place; notice.
Section
293.137
Election of delegates to county convention; procedure if precinct fails to elect delegates; certificates given to elected delegates; state central committee to adopt written procedural rules.
Section
293.140
County conventions: Manner of organization; authorized action of delegates.
Section
293.143
County central committee: Number; change in membership.
Section
293.145
Number of delegates to state convention.
Section
293.150
State conventions: Place and actions; additional conventions.
Section
293.153
Number of members of state central committee.
Section
293.155
Rules of county and state conventions; delegate must be qualified elector; unit rule of voting prohibited.
Section
293.157
State and county central committees: Terms of office; termination of membership; vacancies.
Section
293.160
State and county central committees: Election of officers and executive committee; other powers.
Section
293.161
Right of participation as delegate to county or state convention or member of county or state central committee.
Section
293.163
Selection of delegates and alternates to national party convention and members of national committee by state convention in presidential election year.
Section
293.165
Procedure for filling certain vacancies in major or minor political party nomination or nonpartisan nomination; deadline for making changes to general election ballot.
Section
293.166
Procedure for filling certain vacancies in party nomination for office of State Legislator from multicounty legislative district; deadline for making changes to general election ballot.
Section
293.167
Nomination of party candidates for United States Senator or Representative in Congress.
Section
293.171
Procedure for organization.
Section
293.172
Contents of petition required to place candidates’ names on ballot; limitation on who may sign petition; requirements for signing.
Section
293.174
Challenge of qualification.
Section
293.175
Date of primary election; nomination of candidates; applicability of provisions governing nominations.
Section
293.176
When candidacy for major political party prohibited; exception.
Section
293.177
Declaration of candidacy: Filing required; fee; filing periods; forms; contents; submission and retention of proof of identity, address and residency; appointment of agent for service of process; investigation and challenge of candidates; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements.
Section
293.180
Certificates of candidacy: Requirements; filing; acceptance of candidacy.
Section
293.181
Declaration of residency required of candidates for office of State Legislator; form; contents; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements.
Section
293.182
Written challenges concerning qualifications of candidates; enforcement in preelection actions.
Section
293.184
Remedies for candidates who unlawfully make certain false statements; disqualification from taking office; removal from ballot or notification to voters at polling places; enforcement in preelection actions.
Section
293.185
Appropriate filing officer for filing declaration of candidacy.
Section
293.186
Candidates for public office to receive form or access to electronic form for making financial disclosure statement and related instructions.
Section
293.187
Certification of names of persons for whom candidacy papers have been filed.
Section
293.190
Certification of names of persons nominated at primary election.
Section
293.193
Filing fees.
Section
293.194
Return of filing fee to certain candidates.
Section
293.195
Nonpartisan offices.
Section
293.196
Each office of justice of the Supreme Court constitutes separate office for nomination and election.
Section
293.197
Each department of district court constitutes separate office for nomination and election; ballots used in certain counties.
Section
293.198
Each department of Justice Court constitutes separate office for nomination and election.
Section
293.200
Independent candidates: Qualification; petition of candidacy; time limit for challenge; declaration of candidacy.
Section
293.202
Withdrawal of candidacy; rescission.
Section
293.203
Contents and publication of notice of primary or general election.
Section
293.204
Period for filing declaration of candidacy for special election.
Section
293.205
Establishment, abolishment, alteration and consolidation; boundaries.
Section
293.206
Submission of maps to Secretary of State and Legislative Counsel Bureau; determination of statutory compliance; revisions.
Section
293.207
Establishment on basis of number of voters therein; maximum number of voters; consolidation of precincts.
Section
293.208
Limitations on creation, division, abolition, consolidation and alteration during certain periods; exceptions.
Section
293.209
Creation or change of election district during certain period in year of general or general city election prohibited; annexation not prohibited during year of election.
Section
293.210
Establishment of new election precinct: Petition and conditions.
Section
293.213
Mailing precincts; absent ballot mailing precincts.
Section
293.217
Appointment of officers by county clerk; appointment of deputy sheriffs for elections; appointment of trainees.
Section
293.218
Recommendations by chair of election board of persons for service on election board.
Section
293.220
Delivery of notice of appointment to officer or trainee.
Section
293.223
Notice of unwillingness to serve as officer or trainee; appointment of replacement.
Section
293.225
Continuing powers and duties of election boards; reserve officers of election board; procedure for filling vacancies.
Section
293.227
Designation of chair; duties; restrictions upon participation of trainees; training; travel expenses for training.
Section
293.230
Appointment of single central election board for mailing precincts.
Section
293.235
Appointment and duties of absent ballot central counting board; no central election board if absent ballot central counting board appointed.
Section
293.243
Number of officers on absent ballot central counting board; appointment of deputy sheriff; absent ballot central counting board under direction of county clerk.
Section
293.247
Regulations of Secretary of State for conduct of elections; interpretations; distribution of information to county and city clerks.
Section
293.250
Secretary of State to prescribe procedures and requirements relating to certain election-related computer systems and form of ballots and other election-related documents; requirements for statewide measures and other printed matter on ballots; authority of county clerks to divide paper ballots and prescribe color for ballots and voting receipts.
Section
293.252
Appointment of committees to prepare arguments advocating and opposing approval of constitutional amendments and statewide measures proposed by initiative or referendum; duties of committees; Secretary of State required to reject libelous or factually inaccurate statements; appeal.
Section
293.253
Publication of certain statewide measures: Duties of Secretary of State and county clerk; costs.
Section
293.256
Names of candidates on ballots not to include title, designation of profession or occupation.
Section
293.257
Separate primary ballots; placement of candidates’ names; designation on application to register to vote of affiliation with major political party condition for registered voter to cast ballot for party at primary election.
Section
293.260
Declaration of nominees: Omission and appearance of names on primary and general ballot; certain candidates declared elected at primary election; exceptions.
Section
293.262
Absent ballot or ballot voted in mailing precinct: Methods in which ballot is to be voted.
Section
293.263
Primary ballot for major political party: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception.
Section
293.265
Nonpartisan primary ballot: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception.
Section
293.267
Ballot for general election: Form; names of candidates to be grouped alphabetically; exception; indication of party name, "no political party" or "nonpartisan" or abbreviations thereof; order of appearance of certain statewide measures.
Section
293.268
Order of listing offices, candidates and questions on ballots.
Section
293.269
Ballots for statewide offices or President and Vice President must permit voter to register opposition to all candidates.
Section
293.270
Voting by printed ballot or other approved or authorized system; write-in voting prohibited; exception.
Section
293.272
Voting in person required at first election after valid registration for voter who registered to vote by mail or computer; exceptions.
Section
293.273
Time for opening and closing polls; duties of election board officers; persons permitted inside certain areas of polls.
Section
293.274
Members of general public allowed to observe conduct of voting at polling place; photographing or otherwise recording conduct of voting by members of general public prohibited.
Section
293.275
Possession of certain rosters by election board required for performance of board’s duties; required tests of electronic rosters before election.
Section
293.277
Conditions for entitlement of person to vote; forms of identification to identify registered voter; county clerk to prescribe verification procedure.
Section
293.283
Identification of registered voter who is unable to sign name.
Section
293.285
Procedure for taking registered voter’s signature.
Section
293.287
Announcement of name and political affiliation of registered voter; challenges; nonpartisan ballot at primary election.
Section
293.296
Assistance to voter who is physically disabled or unable to read or write English.
Section
293.297
hange of vote on certain mechanical recording devices.
Section
293.301
Procedure for posting or publishing alphabetical listing of registered voters; tearing or defacing alphabetical listing prohibited; penalty.
Section
293.302
Posting of notice of death of candidate at polling place.
Section
293.303
Challenges.
Section
293.304
Voting by person successfully challenged on grounds of residency.
Section
293.305
Closing of polls; admission of voters and other persons.
Section
293.307
Duties of voting board before adjournment.
Section
293.309
Absent ballots: Preparation; reasonable accommodations for use by persons who are elderly or disabled; time for distribution; mootness of untimely legal actions which would prevent distribution.
Section
293.310
Request and receipt of absent ballot allows voting only by absent ballot; exception; county clerk to notify election board if absent ballot issued.
Section
293.313
General procedure to request absent ballot; elections to which request applies; fraud or coercion in obtaining absent ballot prohibited; penalty.
Section
293.315
Request for absent ballot available for public inspection; immunity of county clerk for allowing such inspection.
Section
293.316
Specialized procedure to request absent ballot because of illness, disability or absence under certain circumstances; requirements for issuing, voting and returning such absent ballot.
Section
293.317
Procedure for timely returning absent ballot; treatment of absent ballot when postmark cannot be determined.
Section
293.320
County clerk to determine if person requesting absent ballot is registered voter.
Section
293.323
Delivery of absent ballot and voting supplies; return of absent ballot; recordation of certain information by county clerk; regulations.
Section
293.325
Duties of county clerk upon return of absent ballots: Procedure for checking signature; safeguarding and delivery of absent ballots for counting; procedure for contacting voter to remedy certain defects in returned absent ballot.
Section
293.329
Unlawful to mark and sign absent ballot on behalf of voter or assist voter to mark and sign absent ballot; exceptions.
Section
293.330
Procedure for voting by absent ballot; procedure for voting in person after absent ballot requested; persons authorized to return absent ballot; unlawful acts relating to return of absent ballot; penalty.
Section
293.333
Procedure for depositing absent ballots in ballot box; period for counting of absent ballots.
Section
293.335
Empty envelopes and rejected absent ballots to be returned to county clerk.
Section
293.340
Duty of county clerk to provide ballot box for each ballot listing if absent ballot central counting board appointed; deposit of voted ballots.
Section
293.343
Eligibility of certain voters to vote in mailing precincts; effect of county clerk designating precinct as mailing precinct; designation of polling places where voters in mailing precincts may vote in person.
Section
293.345
Distribution of mailing ballots; notice of designated polling places where voters in mailing precincts may vote in person; mootness of untimely legal actions which would prevent distribution.
Section
293.350
Enrollment of eligible voter’s name; procedure for mailing of ballot and voting supplies by county clerk.
Section
293.352
Unlawful to mark and sign mailing ballot on behalf of voter or assist voter to mark and sign mailing ballot; exceptions.
Section
293.353
Procedure for voting by mailing ballot; procedure for voting in person after receipt of mailing ballot; persons authorized to return mailing ballot; unlawful acts relating to return of mailing ballot; penalty.
Section
293.355
Duties of county clerk upon return or voting in person of mailing ballots; applicability of procedures governing absent ballots.
Section
293.356
Issuance of ballot; location at which ballot must be voted.
Section
293.358
Appointment of deputy clerks.
Section
293.361
Electioneering prohibited near polling place; penalty.
Section
293.363
Preparation by counting board to count ballots; counting must be public and continue until completed; requirements for counting paper ballots; rejection of certain ballots; record of discrepancies.
Section
293.365
Accounting for all paper ballots before counting of votes begins.
Section
293.367
Standards for rejecting ballots for appearance of tampering; regulations for counting ballots.
Section
293.368
Counting of votes cast for deceased candidate.
Section
293.370
Procedure for completion of tally lists.
Section
293.373
Duties of officers of counting board after ballots counted if paper ballots used.
Section
293.383
Posting of copies of result of votes cast.
Section
293.384
Initial withdrawal of absent ballots from ballot boxes; verification of proper number of absent ballots; procedure for counting.
Section
293.385
Withdrawal of absent ballots from ballot boxes after initial withdrawal; verification of proper number and counting of absent ballots; reporting results of count; disseminating information about count before polls close prohibited; penalty.
Section
293.387
Canvass of returns; abstract of votes.
Section
293.388
Abstract of votes: Transmission to public libraries or posting upon website.
Section
293.389
Inclusion of inactive voters in reports of votes prohibited.
Section
293.391
Disposition and inspection of ballots, lists, records and stubs of voted ballots after canvass by county commissioners.
Section
293.393
Preparation of abstracts of votes cast at general election or certain other elections; preparation and delivery of certificates of election for certain offices.
Section
293.394
Risk-limiting audits of election results; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2021.]
Section
293.394
Risk-limiting audits of election results; regulations; audits required before certification of election results. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
Section
293.395
Transmission of copy of certified abstract of votes and mechanized report to Secretary of State; canvass of vote by justices of Supreme Court; Governor to grant certificates of election and issue proclamations.
Section
293.397
Prohibitions against withholding certificate of election or commission.
Section
293.400
Tie vote: Determination of winner in certain elections; determination of nominees in certain primary elections; right to recount.
Section
293.403
Recount of vote: Demand; advance deposit of costs.
Section
293.404
Employment and duties of recount board; persons present; procedures for recount of ballots; regulations.
Section
293.405
Costs of recount; commencement and completion of recount; limitation on additional recount.
Section
293.407
Filing of written statement of contest with clerk of district court; verification.
Section
293.410
Statement of contest must not be dismissed for deficiencies of form; grounds for contest.
Section
293.413
Time for filing statement of contest; precedence of election contest; referral to special master.
Section
293.415
Depositions in election contests; trial and submission of matter.
Section
293.417
Judgment of court in election contest.
Section
293.420
Court costs.
Section
293.423
Recount of ballots at hearing of contest.
Section
293.425
Contest of general election for office of State Legislator: Statement of contest and other documents and materials to be filed with Secretary of State; ability of contestant to amend statement of contest; list of witnesses; depositions, investigation and presentation of evidence.
Section
293.427
Contest of general election for office of State Legislator: Seating of candidate with highest number of votes; withdrawal of statement of contest; hearing and deciding of contest by appropriate house of Legislature; certificates of election; remedy.
Section
293.430
Contest of general election for office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, justice of Supreme Court or judge of Court of Appeals: Filing of documents and other evidence with Secretary of State; seating of candidate; duties of Secretary of State and Legislature; withdrawal of contest.
Section
293.433
Decision of contest for office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor or justice of Supreme Court by Senate and Assembly in joint session.
Section
293.435
Certificate of election delivered after decision.
Section
293.437
Designation of locations for polling places; payment of expenses for renting privately owned locations; legal rights and remedies of property owners or lessors not affected by presence of polling places at such locations.
Section
293.440
Lists of registered voters in precinct, district or county: Distribution of copies; contents; limitation on printing costs; request for and use by committees of political parties; fees.
Section
293.442
Election Account: Creation; deposit of money in Account; disposition of interest and income; authority of Secretary of State to disburse, expend and receive money; payment of claims.
Section
293.443
Responsibility for payment of election expenses; competitive bidding for printing of ballots; authority to charge for costs of printing certain applications to register to vote.
Section
293.445
Expenses for assistants to county or city clerk.
Section
293.446
Compensation of officer of election board for delivery of election returns to county or city clerk.
Section
293.460
Compensation of officers of election board, deputy sheriffs and other employees.
Section
293.462
Construction of containers used to transport official ballots.
Section
293.463
Employees may absent themselves from employment to vote: Procedure; penalty.
Section
293.464
Court-ordered extension of deadline for voting.
Section
293.465
Loss or destruction of ballots, or other cause, preventing election in precinct or district; new election.
Section
293.468
Secretary of State to provide election materials in usable format for persons who are elderly or disabled.
Section
293.469
County clerks encouraged to provide election information and materials in usable format for persons who are elderly or disabled.
Section
293.471
Address of business that receives or distributes mail to be provided to county clerk.
Section
293.480
Limitation on inspection of ballots after return to county or city clerk.
Section
293.481
Governing body of political subdivision, public or quasi-public corporation, or other local agency submitting question to voters required to submit certain documents and information to county and city clerks; fee to cover cost of placing question and associated information on ballot.
Section
293.484
Contents of voter registration cards; issuance of card is not prerequisite to vote.
Section
293.485
Qualifications to vote: Citizenship; age; residence; registration.
Section
293.486
Determination of actual residence.
Section
293.487
When residence not gained or lost.
Section
293.490
Residence not lost upon removal from county or precinct.
Section
293.493
Loss of residence upon removal to another state, territory or foreign country.
Section
293.495
Presumption of intention to abandon residence.
Section
293.497
Residence of head of family.
Section
293.500
Loss of residence upon removal from State with intention to remain elsewhere for indefinite time.
Section
293.502
Procedures applicable to certain persons recently discharged from Armed Forces or separated from employment outside of the United States and their spouses and dependents.
Section
293.503
County clerk is ex officio county registrar; custody of documents relating to preregistration or registration; official records of office of county clerk; maintenance of records; time limitation on program to remove names of ineligible persons; availability of records for public inspection; confidential information.
Section
293.504
Voter registration agencies: Creation; duties; duty of Secretary of State to cooperate with Secretary of Defense to allow persons to preregister or register at military recruitment offices. [Provisions of this section were amended by an initiative petition approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election, and therefore those provisions may not be subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.505
Appointment, powers and duties relating to field registrars; prohibited acts relating to preregistration and registration; penalties.
Section
293.506
County clerk authorized to establish system for preregistration and registration by computer; requirements; county clerk required to accept applications submitted by computer to Secretary of State; exceptions.
Section
293.507
Applications: Forms; distribution; contents; requirements regarding identification and residence; use of affidavits and identification numbers under certain circumstances; regulations.
Section
293.508
Applications: Forms must include option to receive sample ballot in larger type.
Section
293.509
Applications: County clerk authorized to provide forms to persons upon request; requirements for request; records to be kept by county clerk in response to request.
Section
293.510
Applications: County clerk required to arrange and segregate applications in certain manner; applications constitute registrar of voters’ register and must be used to prepare rosters. [Provisions of this section were amended by an initiative petition approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election, and therefore those provisions may not be subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.511
Register or roster kept by computer to include certain information.
Section
293.513
Elector may register for other elections despite closing of registration for impending election.
Section
293.517
Authorized methods of preregistration and registration; requirements for application; change of name; issuance of voter registration card; objection to application by county clerk under certain circumstances. [Provisions of this section were amended by an initiative petition approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election, and therefore those provisions may not be subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.518
Persons must indicate affiliation or nonaffiliation with political party at time of preregistration or registration; circumstances when party listed as "nonpartisan"; duties of county clerk or field registrar of voters. [Provisions of this section were amended by an initiative petition approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election, and therefore those provisions may not be subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.520
Preregistration, registration and reregistration of persons who are unable to sign name.
Section
293.523
Preregistration and registration of naturalized citizens.
Section
293.524
Preregistration and registration at time of application for issuance or renewal of driver’s license or identification card; use of forms submitted to Department of Motor Vehicles to correct information on previous application in registrar of voters’ register; regulations.
Section
293.525
Vote after residence changed but registration not transferred; affirmation by elector; use of information regarding current address to correct registrar of voters’ register and roster.
Section
293.527
Notice of cancellation of preregistration or registration when person moves to another county.
Section
293.530
Authority of county clerk to correct statewide voter registration list, determine whether residence is accurate and make investigations of registration; duty of county clerk to cancel registration under certain circumstances, maintain records regarding notices of cancellation and designate voter as inactive; regulations; required notices after certain changes to statewide voter registration list. [Provisions of this section were amended by an initiative petition approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election, and therefore those provisions may not be subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.533
Action to compel registration.
Section
293.535
Challenges alleging that registered voter is not citizen of United States or has abandoned residence in county; notice to registrant; procedure; cancellation; other challenges not precluded.
Section
293.537
Handling of applications of persons who have cancelled their preregistration or registration; reinstatement of such applications cancelled erroneously; preservation and destruction of such applications.
Section
293.540
Circumstances in which county clerk is required to cancel preregistration or registration.
Section
293.541
Additional circumstances in which county clerk is required to cancel preregistration or registration; notice; exception to notice requirement if insufficient time exists before election; voting after execution of affidavit of cancellation; separation of ballots.
Section
293.542
Duty of court to provide notification of judicial findings that certain persons lack mental capacity to vote.
Section
293.543
Reregistration of certain persons after cancellation of registration.
Section
293.547
Written challenges.
Section
293.548
Withdrawal of written challenge or affidavit.
Section
293.550
Registration of certain persons enlisted or inducted into Armed Forces of the United States: Appearance before county clerk or field registrar.
Section
293.553
Registration of certain persons in service of United States or attending school.
Section
293.555
Registration of spouse or dependent of certain persons in service of United States.
Section
293.557
Publication of list of registered voters.
Section
293.558
Disclosure of identification numbers to public; county or city clerk prohibited from disclosing certain information; registered voter may request that address and telephone number be withheld from public.
Section
293.560
Close of registration; publication of day and time that each method of registration closes; offices of county clerk, certain county facilities and ex officio registrars allowed to be open on last Friday of October in even-numbered years; hours of operation for county facility for voter registration.
Section
293.562
Notices from nongovernmental entities must indicate that such notices are not official elections mail.
Section
293.563
Preparation and delivery of rosters to polling place.
Section
293.565
Sample ballots: Inclusion and exclusion of certain matters; distribution; exceptions; required notices; form and type size; cost of distributing responsibility of political subdivision for certain elections.
Section
293.567
Number of registered voters in county to be transmitted by county clerk to Secretary of State before primary and general elections.
Section
293.671
Establishment of statewide voter preregistration and registration system; duties of Secretary of State; requirements for system; disclosures.
Section
293.675
Establishment and maintenance of statewide voter registration list; duties of Secretary of State; requirements for list; duties of county and city clerks and Department of Motor Vehicles; verification of information with Social Security Administration; agreements with state agencies to provide information necessary for list; exchange of information with chief election officers of other states.
Section
293.700
Bribery of elector.
Section
293.710
Intimidation of voters and other unlawful acts in connection with election process.
Section
293.720
Suppression of or failure to file nomination paper by public officer.
Section
293.730
Unlawful interference with conduct of election; unlawful acts relating to certain ballots; unlawful acts inside polling place.
Section
293.740
Soliciting votes and electioneering inside polling place or within certain distance from polling place prohibited; penalty.
Section
293.750
Removal or destruction of election supplies or equipment.
Section
293.755
Tampering or interfering with certain election equipment or computer programs used to count ballots; report of violation to district attorney.
Section
293.760
Alteration, defacement or removal of posted results of votes cast.
Section
293.770
Refusal of person sworn by election board to answer questions.
Section
293.775
Voting by person who knows he or she is not qualified elector; voting using name of another person.
Section
293.780
Voting more than once at same election.
Section
293.790
Offer to vote by person whose vote has been rejected.
Section
293.800
Unlawful acts concerning registration of voters; violations of laws governing elections; crimes by public officers.
Section
293.805
Unlawful to pay compensation based upon total number of persons preregistered or registered or total number preregistered or registered in particular political party.
Section
293.810
Preregistration or registration in more than one county at one time.
Section
293.820
Solicitation of contribution for political organization without prior approval or charter.
Section
293.830
Betting on election.
Section
293.840
Civil penalty.
Section
293.870
Confidentiality of records relating to security of information systems used for elections; limitations on disclosure.
Section
293.875
Training on cybersecurity required for local election officials; notification of Secretary of State of attacks on security of information systems used by such officials.
Section
293.900
Definitions.
Section
293.902
"Confidential information" defined.
Section
293.904
"Personal information" defined.
Section
293.906
Court order required to request confidentiality of certain personal information; duties of Secretary of State or county or city clerk.
Section
293.908
Persons who may request personal information to be kept confidential.
Section
293.910
Limitations on disclosure of confidential information.
Section
293.912
Authorization to provide confidential information to certain persons or entities; records.
Section
293.914
Denial of request for confidential information.
Section
293.916
Unlawful to obtain, disclose or use personal or confidential information in unauthorized manner.
Section
293.918
Unlawful to disclose confidential information that will create substantial risk of bodily harm.
Section
293.920
Civil penalties.
Section
293.1105
"Statewide office" defined.
Section
293.1195
"United States Election Assistance Commission" defined.
Section
293.1205
"Voter registration card" defined.
Section
293.1265
Inapplicability of certain laws to members or members-elect of Legislature; plenary and exclusive jurisdiction and power of each House over certain matters.
Section
293.1273
Facsimile of signature created by computer to verify or compare signature.
Section
293.1275
Counting of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays in computing certain periods of time; exceptions.
Section
293.1276
County clerk to forward number of signatures to Secretary of State; notice of failure to file required number of signatures; handling of petition; regulations.
Section
293.1277
Verification of signatures by county clerks; regulations. [Provisions of this section were amended by an initiative petition approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election, and therefore those provisions may not be subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.1278
Qualification or disqualification of petition upon receipt of certificates or amended certificates by Secretary of State.
Section
293.1279
Qualification or disqualification of petition upon verification of signatures; regulations.
Section
293.1715
Procedure to place candidates’ names on ballot; limitation on number of candidates to appear on ballot.
Section
293.1725
Candidates: Submission of list to Secretary of State; filing of declaration of candidacy and certificate of nomination.
Section
293.1755
Residency requirements for candidates; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements; certain offices excepted from residency requirements.
Section
293.1965
Each office of judge of the Court of Appeals constitutes separate office for nomination and election.
Section
293.2045
Remedies in preelection actions challenging candidates who fail to meet qualifications for office; disqualification from taking office; removal from ballot or notification to voters at polling places; applicability.
Section
293.2175
Appointment of pupil as trainee: Qualifications; requirements; duties; compensation.
Section
293.2543
Short title.
Section
293.2546
Legislative declaration of voters’ rights.
Section
293.2549
Duties of Secretary of State and of county and city clerks.
Section
293.2555
Privilege for political vote.
Section
293.2565
Use of given names, surnames and nicknames on ballot; use of additional criteria to distinguish between candidates having same given names and surnames.
Section
293.2673
Ballot to indicate date of election and at which election ballot will be used.
Section
293.2693
Voter education program to be provided in county or city using paper ballots.
Section
293.2696
General requirements for voting systems; duties of Secretary of State and of county and city clerks.
Section
293.2699
Voting systems used by counties and cities: Voting materials to be provided in English and other languages as required by federal law or as authorized by county or city clerk.
Section
293.2725
Person who registers to vote at Department of Motor Vehicles or registers or preregisters to vote by mail or computer and has not previously voted in election for federal office in Nevada: Prerequisites to voting at polling place and to voting by mail; applicability of section; exceptions. [Provisions of this section were amended by an initiative petition approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election, and therefore those provisions may not be subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.2733
Establishment of polling place within Indian reservation or colony under certain circumstances.
Section
293.2735
Establishment of polling place for precinct in residential development exclusively for elderly persons.
Section
293.2738
Polling place not to be established in any building named for candidate appearing on ballot.
Section
293.2955
Accessibility of polling place, ballot and election materials to persons who are elderly and to persons with disabilities; particular requirements regarding voting booths and waiting lines; alternative placement of specially equipped voting devices at centralized locations.
Section
293.3025
Posting of copies of certain other information and documents at polling place.
Section
293.3035
Notice of result of challenge.
Section
293.3072
County clerks authorized to establish polling places as vote centers where eligible voters in county may vote on election day.
Section
293.3073
Requirements for providing notice of locations of vote centers; exceptions; limitations on establishing additional vote centers after such notice.
Section
293.3074
Requirements for preparing and delivering rosters for vote centers.
Section
293.3075
Requirements for casting ballots at vote centers.
Section
293.3078
"Provisional ballot" defined.
Section
293.3079
Provisional ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures.
Section
293.3081
Casting of provisional ballot: General conditions; declaration or application.
Section
293.3082
Casting of provisional ballot: Specific prerequisites; completion of written affirmation; contents of affirmation; provision of receipt; notation on roster.
Section
293.3083
Casting of ballot by mail; treatment as provisional ballot under certain circumstances.
Section
293.3084
County and city clerks to establish certain procedures relating to provisional ballots.
Section
293.3085
Canvass and counting of provisional ballots.
Section
293.3086
Free access system to provide information to voter casting provisional ballot.
Section
293.3088
"Sufficient written notice" defined.
Section
293.3095
Distribution of forms to request absent ballots.
Section
293.3165
Specialized procedure to request absent ballot for all elections at which registered voter is eligible to vote; requirements for issuing, voting and returning such absent ballot.
Section
293.3561
County clerk to establish criteria for selection of permanent and temporary polling places for early voting by personal appearance.
Section
293.3564
Establishment of permanent polling places for early voting; eligible voters may vote by personal appearance at any polling place for early voting.
Section
293.3568
Period for early voting; days and hours for early voting at permanent polling places.
Section
293.3572
Establishment of temporary branch polling places for early voting; establishment within Indian reservation or colony under certain circumstances; days and hours for early voting; legal rights and remedies of property owners or lessors not affected by presence of such polling places.
Section
293.3576
Schedule of locations and days and hours for early voting; limitations on establishment of additional locations; extension of hours after publication of schedule.
Section
293.3583
Mechanical recording devices: Preparation before polls open each day.
Section
293.3585
Procedure for early voting.
Section
293.3594
Security precautions.
Section
293.3604
Mechanical recording devices: Duties of election board at close of each voting day; duties of ballot board for early voting and county clerk at close of last voting day.
Section
293.3606
Returns; secrecy of ballots; disseminating information about count of returns before polls close prohibited; penalty.
Section
293.3608
County clerk to ensure that mechanical recording devices used for early voting provide record of number of votes; delivery of records and storage devices to central counting place.
Section
293.3625
Record made by county clerk of receipt at central counting place of sealed container used to transport official ballots.
Section
293.3673
Errors in information on certain form not grounds for rejection of absent ballot.
Section
293.3677
Standards for counting votes; regulations.
Section
293.4685
Certain additional duties of Secretary of State; county and city clerks to provide information requested by Secretary of State.
Section
293.4687
Website maintained by Secretary of State for public information relating to elections; requirements.
Section
293.4688
Access by mobile device to website maintained by Secretary of State; use of mobile device to submit information or forms.
Section
293.4689
Website maintained by county clerk for public information relating to elections; requirements.
Section
293.4695
County clerks required to collect and report certain information concerning election processes; Secretary of State to solicit and collect voter comments regarding election processes; report to Legislature.
Section
293.4815
Transmission of question to be presented to voters to Secretary of State.
Section
293.4855
Qualifications and procedures for certain minors to preregister to vote; regulations.
Section
293.5002
Procedures applicable to certain persons issued fictitious address.
Section
293.5035
Designation by county clerk of building owned or leased by county as county facility at which persons may preregister or register to vote.
Section
293.5045
Voter registration agencies: Prohibited acts; penalties.
Section
293.5055
County clerk or field registrar authorized to preregister or register residents of county outside boundaries of county.
Section
293.5057
Nonresidents may preregister or register to vote for office of President and Vice President under certain circumstances.
Section
293.5235
Requirements relating to preregistration and registration by mail or computer; exceptions; correction of information in applications; procedure for incomplete applications; required notices; prohibited acts; penalties; regulations.
Section
293.5237
Preregistration and registration at home by field registrar.
Section
293.5303
Data concerning change of address of registered voter: Agreement with United States Postal Service or other authorized person for use of data by county clerk.
Section
293.5307
Data concerning change of address of registered voter: Identification of registered voter who has moved; notices to registered voter.
Section
293.5415
Circumstances in which certain persons adjudicated mentally incompetent declared ineligible to vote; certain judicial findings required.
Section
293.5727
Preregistration and registration by paper application as part of certain transactions with Department; procedure for incomplete application; use of forms submitted to Department to correct information on previous application; regulations. [Provisions of this section were amended by an initiative petition approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election, and therefore those provisions may not be subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.5732
Establishment of system for electronic transmission of voter registration information as part of certain transactions with Department; requirements for system. [This section was proposed by an initiative petition and approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election and therefore is not subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.5737
Procedures for notifying persons regarding transmission of information; required disclosures; regulations. [This section was proposed by an initiative petition and approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election and therefore is not subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.5742
Procedures for collecting information; use of certain affidavits; issuance of certain identification numbers. [This section was proposed by an initiative petition and approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election and therefore is not subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.5747
Timeline for transmission of information to county clerks; destruction of certain records after transmission; timeline for forwarding certain paper documents to county clerks. [This section was proposed by an initiative petition and approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election and therefore is not subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.5752
Persons deemed applicants to register to vote unless they affirmatively decline in writing; duties of county clerks upon receipt of information; use of certain signatures. [This section was proposed by an initiative petition and approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election and therefore is not subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.5757
Persons may use paper applications; actions of persons regarding voter registration must not affect services or assistance provided by Department; confidentiality and limitations on use of certain information; prohibition against requiring certain documentation; regulations. [This section was proposed by an initiative petition and approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election and therefore is not subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.5762
Duties of Department in administering electronic transmission of voter registration information; use of paper forms and secured containers; collection and transmission of information to county clerks; regulations.
Section
293.5767
Review of information by county clerks to determine eligibility to register to vote; effect of determination of ineligibility.
Section
293.5772
Definitions.
Section
293.5777
"Election" defined.
Section
293.5782
"Final verification" defined.
Section
293.5787
"Polling place for early voting" defined.
Section
293.5792
"Provisional ballot" defined.
Section
293.5812
Applicability of other election laws; resolution of conflicts; rules of interpretation; intended public purpose.
Section
293.5817
Applicability to city elections; preemption of conflicting city charters; exceptions.
Section
293.5832
Methods and procedures for updating voter registration information during certain periods; casting of provisional ballot under certain circumstances.
Section
293.5837
Methods and procedures for registering by computer during certain periods and appearing in person to vote at polling place for early voting or on election day; casting of provisional ballot under certain circumstances.
Section
293.5842
Methods and procedures for registering and voting in person at polling place for early voting; casting of provisional ballot under certain circumstances.
Section
293.5847
Methods and procedures for registering and voting in person at polling place on election day; casting of provisional ballot.
Section
293.5852
Provisional ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures.
Section
293.5872
Procedures for final verification of qualifications to register and vote in election; procedures for handling provisional ballots until final verification.
Section
293.5877
Canvass and counting of provisional ballots; requirements and restrictions on reporting results involving provisional ballots.
Section
293.5882
Free access system to provide information to certain voters regarding counting of provisional ballots.
Section
293.5887
Issuance of voter registration card after final verification.
Section
293.8801
Legislative findings and declaration.
Section
293.8804
Definitions.
Section
293.8807
"Active registered voter" or "voter" defined.
Section
293.8811
"Affected election" or "election" defined.
Section
293.8814
"Mail ballot" defined.
Section
293.8817
"Vote center" defined.
Section
293.8821
Certain elections deemed affected elections; authority of Governor to order that certain elections deemed affected elections.
Section
293.8824
Provisions governing affected elections supersede and preempt conflicting elections provisions; applicability of nonconflicting elections provisions and military-overseas absentee voting acts.
Section
293.8827
Rules of interpretation; intended public purposes of provisions governing affected elections.
Section
293.8831
Early voting by personal appearance; establishment of polling places for early voting within Indian reservations or colonies.
Section
293.8834
Establishment of polling places as vote centers.
Section
293.8837
Voter registration during certain periods preceding and on election day; establishment of polling places for election precincts.
Section
293.8841
Establishment of polling places within Indian reservations or colonies and within residential developments exclusively for elderly persons.
Section
293.8844
Preparation and distribution of mail ballots and supporting materials; ballot contents; time for distribution; mootness of untimely legal actions which would prevent distribution.
Section
293.8847
Methods of distribution and other requirements for mail ballots and supporting materials; recordation of certain information by clerk.
Section
293.8851
Requirements for mail ballots distributed to certain voters who have not previously voted in election for federal office in Nevada; exceptions; treatment as provisional ballot under certain circumstances.
Section
293.8854
Procedure for voting by mail ballot; procedure for voting in person after mail ballot sent to voter.
Section
293.8857
Unlawful to mark and sign mail ballot on behalf of voter or assist voter to mark and sign mail ballot; exceptions.
Section
293.8861
Procedure for timely returning mail ballot; treatment of mail ballot when postmark cannot be determined; requirements for ballot drop boxes.
Section
293.8864
Persons authorized to return mail ballot; unlawful acts relating to return of mail ballot; penalty.
Section
293.8871
Establishment of procedures for processing and counting mail ballots.
Section
293.8874
Duties of clerk upon return of mail ballots: Procedure for checking signature; safeguarding and delivery of mail ballots for counting; procedure for contacting voter to remedy certain defects in returned mail ballot.
Section
293.8877
Appointment and membership of mail ballot central counting board; board under direction of clerk.
Section
293.8881
Period for counting mail ballots; counting must be public; rejection of certain mail ballots.
Section
293.8884
Process for counting mail ballots; requirements relating to empty envelopes and rejected mail ballots.
Section
293.8887
Certification and reporting of mail ballot results; secrecy of mail ballots; unlawful to disseminate information about mail ballot results before polls close and all votes cast on election day; penalty.
Section
293.12755
Date.
Section
293.12757
Qualification to sign petition. [Provisions of this section were amended by an initiative petition approved by the voters at the 2018 General Election, and therefore those provisions may not be subject to legislative amendment or repeal until after November 27, 2021.]
Section
293.12758
Receipt issued by county clerk; requirements for petition.
Section
293.12793
Appeal with Secretary of State contesting verification of signatures; notification of public officer who is subject of petition to recall; consideration and investigation of allegations.
Section
293.12795
Action by Secretary of State upon review of appeal; judicial review of decision of Secretary of State.
Section
293.127563
Secretary of State to determine number of signatures required for certain petitions.
Section
293.127565
Use of public buildings to gather signatures on petitions; remedy for violation; regulations.