Nevada § 293.518 - Persons must indicate affiliation or nonaffiliation with political party at time of preregistration or registration; circumstances when party listed as “nonpartisan”; duties of county clerk or field registrar of voters

§ 293.518. Persons must indicate affiliation or nonaffiliation with political party at time of preregistration or registration; circumstances when party listed as “nonpartisan”; duties of county clerk or field registrar of voters

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5768 to 293.57699 , inclusive, at the time a person preregisters or an elector registers to vote, the

person or elector must indicate: (a) A political party affiliation; or (b) That he or she is not affiliated with a political party. A person or an elector who indicates that he or she is “independent” shall be deemed

not affiliated with a political party. 2. If a person or an elector indicates that he or she is not affiliated with a political

party, or is independent, the county clerk or field registrar of voters shall list

the person's or elector's political party as nonpartisan. 3. If a person or an elector indicates an affiliation with a major political party

or a minor political party that has filed a certificate of existence with the Secretary

of State, the county clerk or field registrar of voters shall list the person's or

elector's political party as indicated by the person or elector. 4. If a person or an elector indicates an affiliation with a minor political party

that has not filed a certificate of existence with the Secretary of State, the county

clerk or field registrar of voters shall: (a) List the person's or elector's political party as the party indicated in the application

to preregister or register to vote, as applicable. (b) When compiling data related to preregistration and voter registration for the

county, report the person's or elector's political party as “other party.” 5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, if a person or an elector does not

make any of the indications described in subsection 1, the county clerk or field registrar

of voters shall: (a) List the person's or elector's political party as nonpartisan; and (b) Mail to the person or elector a notice setting forth that the person has been

preregistered or the elector has been registered to vote, as applicable, as a nonpartisan

because he or she did not make any of the indications described in subsection 1. 6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, if a person who is preregistered

or registered to vote: (a) Submits a new paper application to preregister or register to vote; and (b) Does not make any of the indications described in subsection 1 on the new paper

application, the county clerk or field registrar of voters shall not change the person's existing

political party affiliation that was established by his or her prior application pursuant

to this section and is listed in the statewide voter registration list. 7. The provisions of subsection 6 do not apply to a voter who registers to vote using

the National Mail Voter Registration Application promulgated by the United States

Election Assistance Commission pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20501 et seq., as amended.