Proposal would set voter deadlines and extend ID office hours

Automatic voter registration would close 18 days before certain elections, and agencies would send information within one working day during a specified period. The 18-day registration deadline applies to state and city primary and general elections. The one-working-day deadline applies only to information collected during the specified period; otherwise, the general deadline is five working days after collection. The one-working-day deadline covers information collected from the start of the two weeks before the 18th day before an election through the 18th day before the election.

Voters could register in person during early voting or on Election Day using specified identification and residency documents. These rules apply at polling places for early voting and on Election Day in the county or city where the voter may vote. Voters could use a current, valid driver’s license or ID from any U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a territory, or a tribal ID, to prove identity. A Nevada motor-vehicle ID or tribal ID showing the current address could also prove residency. If a Nevada motor-vehicle ID does not show the current address, voters could use listed documents showing that address; some must be dated within 60 days. A voter without the required ID could cast a provisional ballot after signing a statement under penalty of perjury, but must provide the required proof by the Friday deadline for the ballot to count. Required proof for a provisional ballot must reach the county or city clerk by 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately after Election Day.

The motor-vehicle department would have to offer extra office hours and accept license and ID applications without appointments in large counties. People applying for or renewing a department-issued driver’s license or ID card in counties with populations of at least 100,000 are covered. The rules cover only applying for or renewing a department-issued driver’s license or ID card in a county with at least 100,000 people. The rules would apply during the two weeks before the mail-registration deadline and the six calendar days after a primary, presidential preference primary, or general election.