Nevada AB123: Revises provisions relating to elections communications. (BDR 24-733)

What the bill says

An act relating to elections communications; prohibiting a person from making certain statements which threaten or intimidate a candidate for public office; authorizing a candidate to notify the Secretary of State of a violation of such a prohibition; requiring the Secretary of State to take certain actions upon the receipt of such notice; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…

From the enrolled text, June 1, 2025:

AN ACT relating to elections communications; prohibiting a person from making certain statements which threaten or intimidate a candidate for public office; authorizing a candidate to notify the Secretary of State of a violation of such a prohibition; requiring the Secretary of State to take certain actions upon the receipt of such notice; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law provides that a person is guilty of harassment if he or she, without lawful authority, knowingly makes certain threats and, by words or conduct, places the person threatened in reasonable fear that the threat will be carried out. Existing law further provides that a person who is guilty of harassment is: (1) for the first offense, guilty of a misdemeanor; and (2) for the second or any subsequent offense, guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (NRS 200.571) Section 2 of this bill prohibits a person from directly or indirectly addressing any threat or intimidation to a candidate for public office if the person: (1) knows or has reason to know that the threat or intimidation communicates the intent, either immediately or in the future, to cause or induce another to cause bodily injury to the candidate or another who the person knows or has reason to know is a family member of the candidate …

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Sponsors

• Hanadi Nadeem (D, 34) · primary sponsor
• Duy Nguyen (D, 8) · primary sponsor