NRS293.277. Conditions for entitlement of person to vote; forms of identification to identify registered voter.  


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  •       1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.541, if a person’s name appears in the election board register or if the person provides an affirmation pursuant to NRS 293.525, the person is entitled to vote and must sign his or her name in the election board register when he or she applies to vote. The signature must be compared by an election board officer with the signature or a facsimile thereof on the person’s original application to register to vote or one of the forms of identification listed in subsection 2.

          2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.2725, the forms of identification which may be used individually to identify a voter at the polling place are:

          (a) The card issued to the voter at the time he or she registered to vote;

          (b) A driver’s license;

          (c) An identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles;

          (d) A military identification card; or

          (e) Any other form of identification issued by a governmental agency which contains the voter’s signature and physical description or picture.

      (Added to NRS by 1960, 252; A 1985, 559; 1991, 2219; 1993, 2181; 1995, 2263; 2001, 2595; 2003, 2176)