Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB597: Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-1245)
Status: Signed into law, June 12, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to elections; authorizing a nonpartisan voter to vote for the partisan offices of a major political party in a primary election; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Under existing law, major party candidates for partisan office are nominated at a primary election. (NRS 293.175) A registered voter may cast a ballot in a primary election for a major political party only if the registered voter designated on his or her application to register to vote an affiliation with that major political party…
From the enrolled text, June 2, 2025:
AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing a nonpartisan voter to vote for the partisan offices of a major political party in a primary election; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Under existing law, major party candidates for partisan office are nominated at a primary election. (NRS 293.175) A registered voter may cast a ballot in a primary election for a major political party only if the registered voter designated on his or her application to register to vote an affiliation with that major political party. (NRS 293.257) Sections 1 and 2 of this bill authorize a registered voter who has indicated on his or her voter registration that he or she is not affiliated with a political party to vote in a primary election for a major political party by requesting a partisan mail ballot in the manner designated by the county clerk or appearing in person at the polls and requesting a partisan ballot. Section 3 of this bill requires a county clerk to prepare and distribute a partisan mail ballot to each registered nonpartisan voter who requests such a ballot. Section 4 of this bill removes the requirement for an automatic voter registration agency to notify a person during the automatic voter registration process that the person will be unable to vote at a …
Sponsors
- Steve Yeager (D, 9) · primary sponsor