Signed by Governor Steve Sisolak

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands the voting rights of ex-felons and individuals convicted of a crime but not imprisoned.

Highlights:

• Expands eligibility for the right to vote to any individual that is not in prison, regardless of previous convictions and time spent in prison (Sec. 1 & 2).

• Establishes that any individual convicted of a felony in Nevada, and who has served their sentence and been released from prison, has the right to serve as a juror in a civil action and has the right to vote immediately restored (Sec. 3).

• Repeals the requirement of a county clerk to cancel the registration of an individual with a felony conviction after having been released from prison (Sec. 5).

• Authorizes an elector, if their right to vote has been canceled, to reregister after being released from prison (Sec. 6).

• Prohibits a county clerk from requiring evidence, a court order, or any other document from an elector in order to prove that the elector is eligible to vote (Sec. 6).

• Establishes that this act becomes effective July 1, 2019 (Sec. 8).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands the voting rights of ex-felons and individuals convicted of a crime but not imprisoned.

Highlights:

• Expands eligibility for the right to vote to any individual that is not in prison, regardless of previous convictions and time spent in prison (Sec. 1 & 2).

• Establishes that any individual convicted of a felony in Nevada, and who has served their sentence and been released from prison, has the right to serve as a juror in a civil action and has the right to vote immediately restored (Sec. 3).

• Repeals the requirement of a county clerk to cancel the registration of an individual with a felony conviction after having been released from prison (Sec. 5).

• Authorizes an elector, if their right to vote has been canceled, to reregister after being released from prison (Sec. 6).

• Prohibits a county clerk from requiring evidence, a court order, or any other document from an elector in order to prove that the elector is eligible to vote (Sec. 6).

• Establishes that this act becomes effective July 1, 2019 (Sec. 8).

Full Bill Text