NAC293D.010. Application to request military-overseas ballot; provision of instructions for completing and returning military-overseas ballot.

     1. A covered voter who applies for a military-overseas ballot shall indicate on the application:

     (a) Whether the local elections official must send the military-overseas ballot to the covered voter by mail or approved electronic transmission; and

     (b) Whether the covered voter will return the military-overseas ballot to the local elections official by mail or approved electronic transmission.

     2. If a covered voter indicates on the application for a military-overseas ballot that he or she will return the military-overseas ballot by mail, the local elections official must provide to the covered voter a military-overseas ballot and instructions for marking and returning the military-overseas ballot, including, without limitation:

     (a) How to indicate the candidate or candidates for whom the covered voter is voting.

     (b) How to correct the ballot if the covered voter commits an error in marking the ballot or wants to change the candidate or candidates for whom the covered voter is voting.

     (c) An explanation that the completed military-overseas ballot must be inserted into the accompanying privacy envelope or sleeve.

     (d) An explanation that the covered voter must insert the privacy envelope or sleeve into the declaration envelope.

     (e) An explanation that the covered voter must complete and sign the declaration on the front of the declaration envelope.

     (f) An explanation that the military-overseas ballot and any other necessary voting materials, including, without limitation, the declaration set forth in NAC 293D.020, must be received by the office of the appropriate local elections official by 7 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on the day of the election.

     3. If a covered voter indicates on the application for a military-overseas ballot that he or she will return the military-overseas ballot by approved electronic transmission, the local elections official must provide to the covered voter a military-overseas ballot and instructions for marking and returning the military-overseas ballot, including, without limitation:

     (a) How to indicate the candidate or candidates for whom the covered voter is voting.

     (b) An explanation that the declaration set forth in NAC 293D.020 must be signed by the covered voter and returned by approved electronic transmission with the military-overseas ballot.

     (c) An explanation of how to return the military-overseas ballot by approved electronic transmission.

     (d) An explanation that the military-overseas ballot and any other necessary voting materials, including, without limitation, the declaration set forth in NAC 293D.020, must be received by the office of the appropriate local elections official by 7 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on the day of the election.

     (Added to NAC by Sec’y of State by R111-11, eff. 12-30-2011)