NRS293.3165. Application for absent ballot because of physical disability: Requirements; voting procedure.

      1.  A registered voter who, because of a physical disability, is unable to mark or sign a ballot or use a voting device without assistance may submit a written statement to the appropriate county clerk requesting that the registered voter receive an absent ballot for each election conducted during the period specified in subsection 3.

      2.  A written statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must:

      (a) Include a statement from a physician licensed in this State certifying that the registered voter is a person with a physical disability and, because of the physical disability, is unable to mark or sign a ballot or use a voting device without assistance;

      (b) Designate the person who will assist the registered voter in marking and signing the absent ballot on behalf of the registered voter; and

      (c) Include the name, address and signature of the person designated pursuant to paragraph (b).

      3.  Upon receipt of a written statement submitted by a registered voter pursuant to subsection 1, the county clerk shall, if the statement includes the information required pursuant to subsection 2, issue an absent ballot to the registered voter for each election that is conducted during the year immediately succeeding the date the written statement is submitted to the county clerk.

      4.  To determine whether a registered voter is entitled to receive an absent ballot pursuant to this section, the county clerk may, every year after an absent ballot is issued to a registered voter pursuant to subsection 3, require the registered voter to submit a statement from a licensed physician as specified in paragraph (a) of subsection 2. If a statement from a physician licensed in this State submitted pursuant to this subsection indicates that the registered voter is no longer physically disabled, the county clerk shall not issue an absent ballot to the registered voter pursuant to this section.

      5.  A person designated pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 may, on behalf of and at the direction of the registered voter, mark and sign an absent ballot issued to the registered voter pursuant to the provisions of this section. If the person marks and signs the ballot, the person shall indicate next to his or her signature that the ballot has been marked and signed on behalf of the registered voter.

      6.  The procedure authorized pursuant to this section is subject to all other provisions of this chapter relating to voting by absent ballot to the extent that those provisions are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 2146)