Nevada voting issues

Election and registration information

 * Nevada - Secretary of State - Voter Information


 * Nevada - Verify you are Registered to Vote

Nevada Voters' Bill of Rights
The Nevada Voters' Bill of Rights, as outlined in NRS 293.2546, includes the following provisions:

1. Each voter has the right to receive and cast a ballot that is written in a format that allows the clear identification of candidates, and accurately records the voter's preference in the selection of candidates. 2. Each voter has the right to have his or her questions concerning voting procedures answered and to have an explanation of the procedures for voting posted in a conspicuous place at the polling place. 3. Each voter has the right to vote without being intimidated, threatened or coerced. 4. Each voter has the right to vote on Election Day if the voter is waiting in line at his or her polling place to vote before 7:00 PM. 5. Each voter has the right to return a spoiled ballot and is entitled to receive another ballot in its place. 6. Each voter has the right to request assistance in voting, if necessary. 7. Each voter has the right to a sample ballot which is accurate, informative and delivered in a timely manner. 8. Each voter has the right to receive instruction in the use of the equipment for voting during early voting or on Election Day. 9. Each voter has the right to have nondiscriminatory equal access to the elections system, including, without limitation, a voter who is elderly, disabled, a member of a minority group, employed by the military, or a citizen who is overseas. 10. Each voter has the right to have a uniform, statewide standard for counting and recounting all votes accurately. 11. Each voter has the right to have complaints about election contests resolved fairly, accurately and efficiently.

2008 election
For the 2008 election Nevada used the following voting machines. For a county-by-county list of the specific machines (and the source for this section) see Verified Voting's Verifier tool.

Direct-Recording Electronic (DRE) machines with a paper trail:
 * Sequoia AVC Edge

Governmental election authorities
Secretary of State Ross Miller


 * Elections website: http://sos.state.nv.us/elections/

Contact information:


 * ELECTIONS DIVISION
 * 101 North Carson Street, Suite 3
 * Carson City, NV 89701-3714
 * Phone: 775-684-5705
 * Fax: 775-684-5718


 * Email: [mailto: nvelect@sos.nv.gov nvelect@sos.nv.gov]


 * Locate your county clerk.


 * Locate your city clerk.

Voter caging, purges and other eligibility challenges

 * On September 30, 2008, the Brennan Center for Justice released a comprehensive report on voter purging . Appendix C of the report, titled Nevada Case Study, states, "Between the close of registration for the November 2004 federal elections to the close of registration for the November 2006 federal elections, Nevada deleted 130,771 names from the voter rolls – 13.2% of total registrants."


 * On October 22, 2008, Nevada's Secretary of State ruled against a Republican objection to allowing voters who registered on time but had incorrect information to correct their information and vote. The voters will be allowed to correct their information and vote.


 * An October 9, 2008 New York Times story on illegal voter purging mentions Nevada as one of the states involved.

State and local non-governmental election organizations
League of Women Voters

LWV of Nevada,Sam King, President
 * PO Box 4381
 * Carson City, NV 89702-4381
 * Phone: 702-363-4382
 * E-mail: info@lwvnv.org
 * http://lwvnv.org

Local Leagues:
 * Las Vegas
 * Mesquite
 * Northern Nevada

Election and registration information

 * Nevada - Secretary of State - Voter Information


 * Nevada - Verify you are Registered to Vote

External resources
Voter Protection Laws in A Nutshell
 * Nevada Voter Protection Laws in A Nutshell

Election Law Primer
 * Just Vote '08's Nevada Election Law Primer

External articles
"The situation in Nevada is ripe for what has become a primary Republican strategy in the election. Millions of new voters have registered this year, many of them from traditionally disenfranchised groups: the poor, the young, and people of color. A majority of these new voters are clearly fall into the Obama camp, so the GOP has mounted a campaign to root out what it claims is widespread voter fraud.
 * James Ridgeway, "Voter suppression in Nevada," On the Road to the White House Blog, GuardianUK, October 14, 2008. Excerpt,

. . . As the New York Times put it in an editorial last year, "In partisan Republican circles, the pursuit of voter fraud is code for suppressing the votes of minorities and poor people." The myth of voter fraud is a powerful tool to combat the expansion of Obama's voting base. And the tactic is clearly alive and well in Nevada, where the following stories emerged in the past week alone:"