Governor Steve Sisolak signed multiple bills into law Friday that expand accessibility to elections in Nevada.
Assembly Bill 121 requires the Secretary of State to allow voters with a disability to register to vote and vote through an approved online system. The system is currently used to for overseas military members and will now be expanded to those with disabilities.
Assembly Bill 321 was previously signed into law on June 2, but was part of the ceremony on Friday celebrating election accessibility. The bill requires all county and city clerks to send every active registered voter a mail ballot before a primary or general election.
Assembly Bill 126 moved Nevada's caucus to a primary election.
Assembly Bill 422 requires the Secretary of State to create a centralized voter registration database, and requires all counties to use the same database.
Assembly Bill 432 was approved in the 2018 general election, also known as the Automatic Voter Registration Initiative, and requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to create an automatic voter registration for those who apply for a driver's license or ID.
“As of the end of May, lawmakers have introduced close to 400 restrictive bills in 48 states in the 2021 legislative sessions across the country, and more than 20 laws have already been enacted this year that will make it harder for Americans to vote,” said Governor Sisolak. ”But today, in the great State of Nevada we are sending a strong message that the Silver State is not only bucking the national trend of infringing on voting rights, but rather we are doing everything we can to expand access to the polls while also ensuring our elections are secure and fair. And nothing sends that message like signing these five elections bills today.”
