Section 293C.3572 - Establishment of temporary branch polling places for early voting and ballot drop boxes; establishment within Indian reservation or colony; days and hours for early voting; legal rights and remedies of property owners or lessors not affected by presence of such polling places1. In addition to permanent polling places for early voting, the city clerk may establish temporary branch polling places for early voting pursuant to NRS 293C.3561.2. If an Indian reservation or Indian colony is located in whole or in part within a city, the city clerk shall, except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 6, establish a temporary branch polling place for early voting and a ballot drop box at a location approved by the Indian tribe within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony.3. An Indian tribe may elect not to have a temporary branch polling place for early voting and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or Indian colony by submitting notice to the city clerk on or before: (a) If the notice is for a primary city election, January 15 of the year in which the primary city election is to be held.(b) If the notice is for a general city election, June 15 of the year in which the general city election is to be held. 4. Any location of a temporary branch polling place for early voting and ballot drop box established pursuant to subsection 2 must satisfy the criteria established by the city clerk pursuant to NRS 293C.3561.5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the city clerk must continue to establish one temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony at a location approved by the Indian tribe for early voting in future elections unless otherwise notified by the Indian tribe pursuant to subsection 3.6. Not later than the dates set forth in subsection 3 to elect not to have a temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony, an Indian tribe that elects to have a temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box established must submit to the city clerk and the tribal liaison designated by the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 233A.260: (a) The location for the temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box and whether the location will have only a temporary branch polling place or ballot drop box or both a temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box;(b) Whether the Indian tribe will select registered voters to be appointed to act as election board officers to staff the temporary branch polling place within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony; and(c) The proposed days and hours for the operation of the temporary branch polling place. If an Indian tribe does not submit the information required pursuant to this subsection, the Indian tribe shall be deemed to have elected not to have a temporary branch polling place and ballot drop box established within the boundaries of the Indian reservation or Indian colony.
7. The provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 293C.3568 do not apply to a temporary branch polling place. Voting at a temporary branch polling place may be conducted on any one or more days and during any hours within the period for early voting by personal appearance, as determined by the city clerk.8. The schedules for conducting voting are not required to be uniform among the temporary branch polling places.9. The legal rights and remedies which inure to the owner or lessor of private property are not impaired or otherwise affected by the leasing of the property for use as a temporary branch polling place for early voting, except to the extent necessary to conduct early voting at that location.Added to NRS by 1993, 2169; A 1995, 2626, 2778; 1997, 668, 671, 2779; 1999, 690; 2005, 2293; 2017, 3825; 2019, 179, 3544; 2021, 1254; 2023, 2524Amended by 2023, Ch. 419,§4, eff. 10/1/2023.Amended by 2021, Ch. 248,§74, eff. 1/1/2022.Amended by 2019, Ch. 33,§48, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2017, Ch. 546,§15.8, eff. 1/1/2018.Added to NRS by 1993, 2169; A 1995, 2626, 2778; 1997, 668, 671, 2779; 1999, 690; 2005, 2293