Transmission by local elections official to covered voters.

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1. For all covered elections for which this State has not received a waiver pursuant to section 579 of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, 52 U.S.C. § 20302(g)(2), not later than 45 days before the election or, if the 45th day before the election is a weekend or holiday, not later than the business day preceding the 45th day, the local elections official in each jurisdiction charged with distributing military-overseas ballots and balloting materials shall transmit military-overseas ballots and balloting materials to all covered voters who by that date submit a valid application for military-overseas ballots.

2. A covered voter who requests that a military-overseas ballot and balloting materials be sent to the covered voter by approved electronic transmission may choose to receive the military-overseas ballot and balloting materials by:

(a) Facsimile transmission;

(b) Electronic mail delivery; or

(c) The system of approved electronic transmission that is established by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293D.200.

The local elections official in each jurisdiction shall transmit the military-overseas ballot and balloting materials to the covered voter using the means of approved electronic transmission chosen by the covered voter.

3. If an application for a military-overseas ballot from a covered voter arrives after the jurisdiction begins transmitting ballots and balloting materials to other voters, the local elections official shall transmit the military-overseas ballot and balloting materials to the covered voter not later than 2 business days after the application arrives.

4. If a covered voter does not receive his or her military-overseas ballot and balloting materials for any reason, including, without limitation, as a result of a change in the duty station of the covered voter, the covered voter may, not later than the close of polls on election day:

(a) Request that the local elections official resend to the covered voter his or her military-overseas ballot and balloting materials by:

(1) Facsimile transmission;

(2) Electronic mail delivery; or

(3) The system of approved electronic transmission that is established by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293D.200.

(b) Cast his or her military-overseas ballot by:

(1) Facsimile transmission;

(2) Electronic mail delivery; or

(3) The system of approved electronic transmission that is established by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293D.200.

(Added to NRS by 2011, 1920; A 2013, 36; 2017, 3345, 3875)


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