Nevada § 293.3082 - Casting of provisional ballot: Specific prerequisites; completion of written affirmation; contents of affirmation; provision of receipt; notation on roster

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 293.3082 — Casting of provisional ballot: Specific prerequisites; completion of written affirmation; contents of affirmation; provision of receipt; notation on roster, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 293.3082. Casting of provisional ballot: Specific prerequisites; completion of written affirmation; contents of affirmation; provision of receipt; notation on roster

1. Before a person may cast a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.3081 , the person must complete a written affirmation on a form provided by an election

board officer, as prescribed by the Secretary of State, at the polling place which

includes: (a) The name of the person casting the provisional ballot; (b) The reason for casting the provisional ballot; (c) A statement in which the person casting the provisional ballot affirms under penalty

of perjury that he or she is a registered voter in the jurisdiction and is eligible

to vote in the election; (d) The date and type of election; (e) The signature of the person casting the provisional ballot; (f) The signature of the election board officer; (g) A unique affirmation identification number assigned to the person casting the

provisional ballot; (h) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 293.3081 : (1) An indication by the person as to whether or not he or she provided the required

identification at the time the person applied to register to vote; (2) The address of the person as listed on the application to register to vote; (3) Information concerning the place, manner and approximate date on which the person

applied to register to vote; (4) Any other information that the person believes may be useful in verifying that

the person has registered to vote; and (5) A statement informing the voter that if the voter does not provide identification

at the time the voter casts the provisional ballot, the required identification must

be provided to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the Friday following

election day and that failure to do so will result in the provisional ballot not being

counted; (i) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.3081 : (1) The address of the person as listed on the application to register to vote; (2) The voter registration number, if any, issued to the person; and (3) A statement informing the voter that the required identification must be provided

to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the Friday following election

day and that failure to do so will result in the provisional ballot not being counted;

and (j) If the person is casting the provisional ballot pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.3081 , the voter registration number, if any, issued to the person. 2. After a person completes a written affirmation pursuant to subsection 1: (a) The election board officer shall provide the person with a receipt that includes

the unique affirmation identification number described in subsection 1 and that explains

how the person may use the free access system established pursuant to NRS 293.3086 to ascertain whether the person's vote was counted, and, if the vote was not counted,

the reason why the vote was not counted; (b) The voter's name and applicable information must be entered into the roster in

a manner which indicates that the voter cast a provisional ballot; and (c) The election board officer shall issue a provisional ballot to the person to vote.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 293.3082 cover?

Section 293.3082 ("Casting of provisional ballot: Specific prerequisites; completion of written affirmation; contents of affirmation; provision of receipt; notation on roster") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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