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NRS 293.485

Qualifications to vote: Citizenship; age; residence; registration

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Roper Superintendent Potosi Correctional Center v. Simmons (2005)

Most recently applied in Porter v. Bowen (March 2008)

(Added to NRS by 1960, 271; A 1961, 295; 1967, 851; 1971, 1267; 1973, 27; 1987, 355; 1995, 2630; 2021, 3889)

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1. Every citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or over, who has continuously resided in this State and in the county 30 days and in the precinct 10 days next preceding the day of the next succeeding:

(a) Primary election;

(b) Primary city election;

(c) Presidential preference primary election;

(d) General election; or

(e) General city election,

Ê and who has registered in the manner provided in this chapter, is entitled to vote at that election.

2. This section does not exclude the registration of eligible persons whose 18th birthday or the date of whose completion of the required residence occurs on or before the next succeeding:

(a) Primary election;

(b) Primary city election;

(c) Presidential preference primary election;

(d) General election;

(e) General city election; or

(f) Any other election.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.