474.005 - Registration of electors; list of registered voters; reimbursement for costs of conducting election. - Nevada Statutes

474.005  Registration of electors; list of registered voters; reimbursement for costs of conducting election.

      1.  Any person residing within a county fire protection district who is otherwise qualified to vote at general elections in this State may register to vote in the biennial elections and other elections of the district by appearing before the county clerk or registrar of voters of the county in which the district is located and completing an application to register to vote in accordance with the general election laws of this State. Registration for a district election which is not held simultaneously with a general election must close at 5 p.m. of the fifth Friday preceding the district election, and registration offices must be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding Saturdays, during the last days before the close of registration. If a person residing within a district is otherwise registered to vote, new registration for district elections is not required.

      2.  The county clerk or registrar of voters shall, at the expense of the district, prepare and maintain a list of all registered voters residing within the district. The county clerk or registrar of voters is entitled to receive on behalf of the county reimbursement for the actual costs of conducting the district’s election. All money so received must be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the county.

      (Added to NRS by 1983, 848; A 1995, 2282)

      NRS 474.007  Activities of district are separate from activities of county and other political subdivisions.  The activities of a county fire protection district are separate from county activities and any other political subdivision in this State.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 1301)