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SB 421 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-953)

SB 421 requires county and city clerks to recruit election board officers for polling places within Indian reservations or colonies unless the tribe affirmatively declines. It also mandates that clerks provide training on voting machines to these officers, including at least one training session held within the reservation (if the tribe doesn't decline) and ensuring the training is accessible in person or remotely. This bill directly affects clerks' election duties and gives tribes control over whether to accept recruitment and training services for polling places on tribal lands. The changes aim to standardize election administration for tribal communities while respecting tribal autonomy.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Signed May 29, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Enrolled · 4 edits · May 29, 2025
MODERATE
This bill clarifies and strengthens the requirements for county and city clerks to recruit election board officers for polling places on Indian reservations and ensure proper training for those officers. It establishes specific meeting deadlines with tribal representatives and mandates recruitment unless the tribe explicitly declines, ensuring consistent election administration on tribal lands.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of election administration responsibilities for county and city clerks to include mandatory recruitment of election board officers for polling places on Indian reservations and Indian colonies, regardless of whether recruitment was previously discussed in meetings with tribal representatives.
REQUIREMENT

County and city clerks must now recruit election board officers for polling places on Indian reservations unless the tribe affirmatively declines, removing the previous discretion to skip recruitment if not discussed in meetings.

Training for election board officers on Indian reservations must now be conducted in at least one class held within the reservation boundaries (unless the tribe opts out) and must be accessible in person or remotely.

TIMELINE

Specific meeting deadlines were added: August 1 for discussing election cycle details and September 1 for confirming polling place details, with ongoing meetings required during election years if polling places are established.

ENFORCEMENT

New provisions require county clerks to contact the Secretary of State if unable to reach tribal representatives, and tribal representatives may initiate contact if the county clerk fails to do so.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025 · Assembly May 21, 2025

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Apr 16, 2025
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican8
8 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 29, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 97.
executive
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
To enrollment.
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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