Nevada utilizes two types of provisional ballots. One type of provisional voting is a result of Same-Day Voter Registration. The other type of provisional voting, also known as Fail-Safe Voting, is a federal requirement. The following provides more information about the two types of provisional voting. 

Same-Day Voter Registration Provisional Voting
Nevada allows voters to register to vote and vote at a polling place. When a voter registers to vote and casts a ballot at the same time the ballot is now as a provisional ballot. The ballot is considered to be "provisional" because local election officials need additional time to verify the eligibility of the individual registering to vote, and to verify the voter has not cast another ballot in Nevada. Existing law sets the procedures local election officials must follow. For example, voter registration systems usually take one business day to synchronize data between polling places around the state. Once a local election official is able to finalize the verification of the voter's eligibility to register to vote and ensure only provisional ballot was cast, the provisional ballot is removed from the provisional envelope and processed for counting. Existing law requires provisional ballots to processed after Election Day, which does not provide for the votes on these ballots to be included in the unofficial election results made available after polls close on Election Day. 

Fail-Safe Provisional Voting
Section 302 of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) (42 U.S.C. §15482) creates the right for a potential voter to utilize a provisional ballot in a federal election. Nevada Revised Statute (NRS 293.3081) permits a person at a polling place to cast a provisional ballot if the person complies with the applicable provisions of NRS 293.3082 and:

   1. Declares that he or she has registered to vote and is eligible to vote at that election in that jurisdiction, but his or her name does not appear on a voter registration list as a voter eligible to vote in that election in that jurisdiction or an election official assert that the person is not eligible to vote in that election in that jurisdiction;
   2. Applies by mail or computer, on or after January 1, 2003, to register to vote and has not previously voted in an election for federal office in this State and fails to provide the identification required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 to the election board officer at the polling place; or
   3. Declares that he or she is entitled to vote after the polling place would normally close as a result of a court order or other order extending the time established for the closing of polls pursuant to a law of this State in effect 10 days before the date of the election.

Individuals that were issued a provisional ballot can check the status of their ballot with the unique affirmation number issued to them at the polling place. Individuals can call (877) 766-8683 or use the following Provisional Ballot Status Report link below to look up their unique affirmation number. For more information about provisional ballots, please contact the county election office for the county in which the provisional ballot was cast. Provisional Ballot Status information is available beginning on the eighth day after the election and is available for 30 days.

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