Voting Guide 2024 Nevada
Nevada General Election
Election Day
Tuesday November 5
Registration Deadline
Deadlines depend on how you register and vote:
In-person: October 8
By Mail: October 8 (postmarked)
Online: October 22
Check Your Registration status.
Automatic Voter Registration
YES
Same Day Registration
YES
Dates vary depending on whether registering in-person or online.* You will need to show NV DMV driver’s license or ID (other IDs not accepted).
How to Register to Vote
Register or update registration online via Nevada Voter Registration (NV Sec of State), with paper form, or Vote411 or Federal Registration Form
Check Your Registration status.
Youth Pre-Registration
YES
Pre-register at 17 years old (must be 18 years old the day you vote, so no later than Election Day).
Vote by Mail
YES, AUTOMATICALLY MAILED TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS. NO EXCUSE NEEDED.
Nevada automatically mails ballots to all registered voters.
Return Mail Ballot
Mail Deadline: Election Day November 5 (postmarked AND received by November 9 @ 5pm).
Drop-Box Deadline: Election Day November 5 @ 7pm.
Submit at Vote Center: Early Voting October 19-November 1 @ 7pm or Election Day November 5 @ 7pm.
How to Vote by Mail
No postage needed, postage is pre-paid. More info.
You must use pre-addressed, postage-paid ballot return envelope. Sign outside of envelope on signature line. NV Sec of State Voting by Mail FAQ.
Mailed beginning October 16.
Inactive Voters
Inactive will NOT be sent mail ballots (voters are inactive when their address on file is incorrect).**
Opt Out of Vote by Mail
To opt out of receiving mail ballot, submit application to your county clerk. Also available in Spanish and Tagalog here.***
Vote in Person
If you want to vote in person instead, you have two options:
At voting site, surrender your mail ballot to poll worker and vote in person, or
If you do not have or bring your mail ballot to the polling place, sign an affirmation that you are not voting more than once in the same election and vote in person.
Early Voting
YES
Early Voting Dates
October 19 - November 1
Early Voting Drop Boxes
YES. Drop boxes are available for mail ballots. There must be at least one in each county. Check with your local county.****
Early Voting Locations
Sample Ballots
View sample ballot here.
Election Day Vote In Person
Tuesday November 5, 7am - 7pm
Election Day Polling Places
Look Up Polling Place or Election Day Voting Sites
Find contact info for county clerks.
Polling Place Electioneering
Buffer Zone: 100 ft. from the entrance to a building where a polling place is located.
Prohibited Activities: Influencing voters/soliciting votes/political persuasion; displaying election-related material.
See NCSL Electioneering Table.
Press Access to Polling Place
Journalists employed or contracted by a “newspaper, periodical, press association, or radio or television station” may observe voting at polling places and take photos. See, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 293.274(1)–(3). Exit polling is also permitted within the electioneering prohibited area.*****
Poll Worker Info
To be a poll worker, you must meet the following requirements. Sign Up to Be Poll Worker NV, NV Sec of State FAQ. See also, NRS 293.217):
Be registered to vote in Nevada;
Be at least 18-years-old OR at least 16 and enrolled in high school; and
Are not a candidate or relative of a candidate (see NAC 28A1.310 for more details).
Photo ID
NOT REQUIRED
Not required to vote, but there are exceptions. See endnotes for detailed breakdown of when and which IDs required to register to vote and sometimes to vote.******
Provisional Ballots
YES, Same-Day Provisional Voting and Fail Safe Provisional Voting available. See NV Elections for rules.*******
Tracking Registration, Ballots, and More
Nevada uses Ballottrax for tracking voted ballots. You can also try contacting your local county clerk’s office. Check the Sec. of State's ballot cure site to cure a problem with your ballot, such as a challenged signature (county sites also listed here). See also, Nevada tracking sites here and here; Clarke County, Washoe County.
Ballot Measures
YES. Seven ballot measures on Nevada ballot.
Citizen Initiative, Legislative Referral, and Referenda.
College Students
Vote at College: To vote in Nevada, you will need to register to vote in Nevada. If you attend college in Nevada and live away from home, you will need to register to vote at your current address, whether on- or off-campus. If you have moved to Nevada from another state, you must have continuously resided in your Nevada county for 30 days and your election precinct for 10 days prior to Election Day. You will need to acquire a NV DMV-issued driver’s license or ID if you wish to register online or use Same Day Registration.
Vote in Home State/County: If you prefer to vote in your home state (state from which you moved to attend college in Nevada), you can vote by mail with an absentee ballot.********
People with Felony Convictions
YES
The restoration of voting rights is automatic and immediate upon an individual’s release from prison, regardless of the category of felony committed, whether the individual is still on parole or probation or owes fees, or in what state the individual was convicted. These individuals will need to register or re-register in order to vote. See NV Restoration of Voting Rights.
Time Off to Vote
YES
Time off to vote is available in certain circumstances pursuant to NRS 293.463 and NAC 284.586. Employees get 1-3 hours off paid leave depending on distance to polling place (not to be deducted from leave balance).*********
Helpful Websites
Nevada Secretary of State – Elections, Vote411 NV, Fair Elections Center
Photo Credit: Emal Rezaie on Unsplash
Footnotes
* Same-Day Registration
October 23-November 5: Same-day ONLINE registration (including updating your registration) is available to voters who will vote IN PERSON either a) at an Early Voting site OR b) on Election Day at an Election Day Vote Center.
October 19-November 1 (Early Voting Period) and Election Day November 5: Same-day IN-PERSON Registration (including updating your registration) is also available during the Early Voting Period and on Election Day. Note that these dates differ from the ONLINE same-day registration dates.
October 16: Deadline to register to vote if you want to receive a sample ballot in the mail. If you register to vote on or after October 17, you will not be mailed a sample ballot.
Note that you can Request to Withhold Contact Info from public view.
Additional Clarifications
November 2-4: Same-day ONLINE registration available, but same-day IN-PERSON registration is not available.
If you register or update existing registration on or after 10/23/24, then you may only vote in-person at an Early Voting site or Election Day Vote Center.
October 19-22: Same-day IN-PERSON registration available, but same-day ONLINE registration not available.
** Inactive Voters (Voters with Outdated Addresses Not Receiving Mail Ballots)
How Voters Become Inactive Voters: At the beginning of every federal election year (even numbered years), the Election Department mails all “active” registered voters a new voter registration card to the most current address in their voter registration record. If the Postal Service notifies the Election Department that a voter has moved, the voter is sent a forwardable postcard asking for an address update. If the voter does not respond within 30 days, he or she is placed on "inactive" status. The Election Department will no longer send them election-related materials because their address on file is incorrect
Inactive Voters May Still Vote In Person: Inactive voters may still vote in person at any early voting site or Election Day vote center of their choice, as long as they still live in Nevada. Poll workers will ask for an updated address.
How to Become "Active" Again: Inactive voters must update their Nevada, address to become active again. This may be done at any time online on the Secretary of State's website or by various other means. This may also be done on the spot at any in-person voting site during voting hours. If you moved to a new county, you must register in your new County.
Check if You Are Inactive: The Secretary of State's website will indicate if your voting status is active or inactive. See also Clarke County’s Election Department.
*** Opting Out of Voting by Mail
To opt out of voting by mail, you must submit a request to your county clerk. The request must be received at least 60 days prior to the election, therefore this is no longer an option for the 2024 general election.
**** Dropbox Locations for Some Counties
Clarke County Drop Box locations
***** Electioneering and Exit Polling
Nevada law prohibits “any person” from speaking to a voter about the voter’s ballot within 100 feet of a polling place. Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.740. However, according to Reporters Committee, the law was declared unconstitutional as it applies to certain press outfits, and the NV Sec. of State’s Office has issued an official statement clarifying that Nevada law, § 293.740, “does not prohibit exit polling” within the 100-foot area outside polling locations.
******Photo ID Requirements for Registration and Voting
IDs for registration must include your address or provide additional document showing address.
Registering to Vote Online
NV DMV-issued Driver's License or ID.
Registering to Vote via Paper Form
If you're using a paper registration form, you'll need to provide either a valid NV Driver’s License or ID Card number or the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number.
Additional Docs Showing Current Address
Current utility bill
Current bank statement
Recent government check
Another government document showing name and address.
Registered Voters
If your name appears on the list at the polling location, you do not need to show any ID to vote. NV verifies every new registrant, a process that includes multiple opportunities to cure problems. See NV Voter Registration Verification Process.
Same-Day Registration Voters
Must have NV DMV driver’s license or ID. The other IDs listed in this section will not be accepted if voter is registering and voting the same day.
Active-Pending Voters
Active pending voters (those whose registration was not verified and requires additional information) must either cure the problem with their county clerk prior to voting or show one of the following IDs at the polls when they vote in person:
Current Nevada drivers' license
Current Nevada state ID card
Armed Forces ID card
Sheriff's Work ID card
ID card issued by an Agency of the State of Nevada or other political subdivision
Student ID card
US Passport
Tribal ID card
******* Provisional Ballots
Same-Day Registration Provisional Voting
When a voter registers to vote and casts a ballot at the same time, the ballot used is provisional ballot. Local election officials need additional time to verify the eligibility of the individual registering to vote and to verify the voter has not cast another ballot in Nevada. Note that same-day votes will not be included in the unofficial election results made available after polls close on Election Day, however they will be included in the counts on the following days as the provisional ballots are verified and counted.
Fail-Safe Provisional Voting
If the voter does one of the following, they can vote with a provisional ballot:
Declares that he or she has registered to vote and is eligible to vote at that election in that jurisdiction, but his or her name does not appear on a voter registration list as a voter eligible to vote in that election in that jurisdiction or an election official assert that the person is not eligible to vote in that election in that jurisdiction;
Applies by mail or computer, on or after January 1, 2003, to register to vote and has not previously voted in an election for federal office in this State and fails to provide the identification required pursuant to NRS 293.2725(1)(a) to the election board officer at the polling place; or
Declares that he or she is entitled to vote after the polling place would normally close as a result of a court order or other order extending the time established for the closing of polls pursuant to a law of this State in effect 10 days before the date of the election.
******** College Students
Although a few states still require an excuse to use a mail absentee ballot, all states include as one of their qualified excuses simply that you will be out of county or state on election day, which would apply to most college students residing away from home. Some states specify being a college student as one of the qualified excuses, as well. See, No-Excuse Absentee Voting States and Excuse Required Absentee Voting States.
Being deemed out-of-state for tuition purposes does not prevent you from choosing to register to vote in your campus community. Fair Elections Center – Nevada
Where you register to vote will not affect federal financial aid (i.e., Pell Grants, Perkins or Stafford loans, or your dependency status for FAFSA). See, Fair Elections Center – Nevada.
Being registered to vote at a different address from your parents does not prevent them from claiming you as a dependent on their taxes.
More info at Fair Elections Center and Fair Elections Center State Voting Guides. See Vote411, your home state or county election website, or another voter info site for your state’s rules.
********* Time Off to Vote
Civil leave (paid leave not taken from employee’s leave balances) “must be granted to vote either during the early voting period or on Election Day if the employee requested leave to vote prior to the day on which the employee wishes to take such leave.”\
According to NRS 293.463, ”Any registered voter may be absent from his or her place of employment at a time to be designated by the employer for a sufficient time to vote, if it is impracticable for the voter to vote before or after his or her hours of employment. A sufficient time to vote shall be determined as follows:
If the distance between the place of such voter's employment and the polling place where such person votes is 2 miles or less, 1 hour.
If the distance is more than 2 miles but not more than 10 miles, 2 hours.
If the distance is more than 10 miles, 3 hours.”