539.130 - Secretary is ex officio district registrar; appointment of field registrars; duties. - Nevada Statutes

539.130  Secretary is ex officio district registrar; appointment of field registrars; duties.

      1.  The secretary is ex officio district registrar of the district, and may, at least 4 weeks before any election, appoint a field registrar in each election precinct. Each field registrar shall register all electors within his or her precinct applying for registration, and for this purpose the field registrar has the authority to demand of the elector all information and to administer all oaths required by this chapter.

      2.  The registrar and field registrars are governed in the performance of their duties by the general election laws of this state as far as they are applicable, and must be at their places of registration to receive applications for registration from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on the Wednesday immediately preceding the close of registration pursuant to NRS 539.133.

      [Part 6:64:1919; A 1921, 118; 1923, 289; 1927, 309; 1931, 75; 1935, 135; 1931 NCL § 8013]—(NRS A 1993, 2202; 1995, 2794)