NRS293C.310. Persons entitled to absent ballot; fraud or coercion in obtaining ballot prohibited; penalty.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.502 and 293C.265, a registered voter who provides sufficient written notice to the city clerk may vote an absent ballot as provided in this chapter.

      2.  A city clerk shall consider a request from a voter who has given sufficient written notice on a form provided by the Federal Government as:

      (a) A request for the primary city election and the general city election unless otherwise specified in the request; and

      (b) A request for an absent ballot for the primary and general elections immediately following the date on which the city clerk received the request.

      3.  It is unlawful for a person fraudulently to request an absent ballot in the name of another person or to induce or coerce another person fraudulently to request an absent ballot in the name of another person. A person who violates any provision of this subsection is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

      4.  As used in this section, “sufficient written notice” means a:

      (a) Written request for an absent ballot that is signed by the registered voter and returned to the city clerk in person or by mail or facsimile machine;

      (b) Form prescribed by the Secretary of State that is completed and signed by the registered voter and returned to the city clerk in person or by mail or facsimile machine; or

      (c) Form provided by the Federal Government.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 3431; A 2001, 2959; 2003, 1659, 2188; 2009, 518; 2011, 3073)