293.537 - Applications to register to vote of electors who have cancelled registration: Preservation; microfilming; destruction; reinstatement if cancelled erroneously. - Nevada Statutes

293.537  Applications to register to vote of electors who have cancelled registration: Preservation; microfilming; destruction; reinstatement if cancelled erroneously.

      1.  The county clerk of each county shall maintain a file of the applications to register to vote of electors who have cancelled their registration. The file must be kept in alphabetical order. The county clerk shall mark the applications “Cancelled,” and indicate thereon the reason for cancellation. If the county clerk finds that the registration of an elector was cancelled erroneously, the county clerk shall reregister the elector or on election day allow the elector whose registration was erroneously cancelled to vote pursuant to NRS 293.304, 293.525, 293C.295 or 293C.525.

      2.  The county clerk may:

      (a) Microfilm the applications to register to vote of an elector who cancels his or her registration and destroy the originals at any time.

      (b) Record cancelled applications to register to vote by computer and destroy the originals at any time.

      (c) Destroy any application to register to vote of an elector who cancels his or her registration after the expiration of 3 years after the date of cancellation.

      (Added to NRS by 1960, 275; A 1967, 862; 1993, 2196; 1995, 2279; 1997, 3468)