Upcoming Elections
2010 Primary Election: 06/8/10
2010 General Election: 11/2/10
Polling Place Hours: 7am to 7pm
Click here to download a Nevada Frequently Asked Questions document created by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono law firm partners.
Voter Registration Information
Click here for a Nevada Voter Registration Guide created by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono law firm partners.
Registration Deadlines for the 2010 General Election
In Person: October 12, 2010
By Mail: October 2, 2010
Identification Required for Registration
You should show ID when you register to vote. If you do not show ID when you register, you must show ID when you vote for the first time. Acceptable forms of ID include: a voter registration card; a Nevada drivers license or state identification card; a military identification card; any other form of government issued identification card; a current utility bill, bank statement, government check or paycheck; or any other form of government document with the individual's name and address.
When you register, you also have the option of including your driver's license number or at least the last four digits of your social security number on your application to register to vote. If a state or local election official is able to connect that information with an existing identification record bearing the same number, name and date of birth as you have provided in your application, you will not have to present any additional forms of identification to the Board of Elections.
How to Check Registration
Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE
Check online or contact your County Elections Official.
Voting Information
Identification Required to Vote
If you did not show ID when you registered to vote, you must show ID when you vote for the first time. Acceptable forms of ID include: a voter registration card; a Nevada drivers license or state identification card; a military identification card; any other form of government issued identification card; a current utility bill, bank statement, government check or paycheck; or any other form of government document with the individual's name and address. All other voters need not show ID--your signature match is the only pre-requisite to voting.
How to Find Your Polling Place
Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE
Sample ballots are mailed to all registered voters. The sample ballot includes sites where early voting will be held and where one's polling place is on election day.
The County Clerk/Registrar of Voters' office also have this information and can verify voter registration if you do not receive a sample ballot.
Absentee Voting
Click here to visit GoVoteAbsentee.org, a resource for absentee voters.
Any registered voter may request to vote by mail. To request an absentee ballot, you must complete and submit an absent ballot request form, which may be obtained from your local county election official. If you are a resident of Clark County, you may obtain the form from their website. The absent ballot request form must be received by your local county election official by the appropriate deadline.
2010 General Election Absent Ballot request deadline for registered voters is October 26, 2010.
All absentee ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day in order to be counted.
Early Voting
All registered voters may vote early in person between October 16 and October 29 for the 2010 General Election at his County Clerk's Office or at temporary polling places to be established by the County Clerk. All registered voters may also vote early by mail by applying for an absentee ballot no later than October 26 for the General Election. An application for an absentee ballot must be submitted to the voter's local County Clerk's Office. Please note that all absent ballots must be received by 7pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
Information For People who have Moved or Changed Addresses
You should re-register to vote when:
- You move
- You change your name
- You change your political party choice
If you are already registered to vote but have since moved within the same precinct, or from one precinct to another within the same county, or from one congressional district to another within the same county, you have the right to vote by regular ballot in the precinct where you previously resided even if you have not re-registered your new address with the County Registrar by the registration deadline. You need only provide an oral or written affirmation attesting to your new address to the poll worker at your old precincts’ polling site to be entitled to vote a regular ballot at that polling site.
Information for People with Felony Convictions
Felons who have not been restored to their civil rights are not eligible to register and vote; however, recent legislation has provided for automatic restoration of the right to vote for those who have been honorably discharged from prison, probation or parole, with certain exceptions related to the seriousness of the crime committed.
For more information, go to the Secretary of State's website, or click here to download a Nevada Election Protection Manual created by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono law firm partners.
