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The measure would require county and city clerks to post daily information—starting the day after early voting begins and running through the day after the canvass—on mail ballots (returned to a drop box, returned by mail, requiring curing, successfully cured) and provisional ballots (cast, counted and not counted). The sponsor submitted a proposed amendment during the hearing to move the daily publication deadline from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to allow clerks more time to compile data.

Yeager described the change as necessary after the last election, when inconsistent and incomplete reporting generated public confusion. \"By 05:00 every night, everyone had the same information to work off of and knew exactly how many ballots were out there and what stage of the process they were in,\" he said.

Sections of the bill would also require county clerks to post an alphabetical list of registered voters on the first business day of each month and include voter identification numbers on public lists. Yeager and Bradley Schrager, the sponsor’s counsel, said the list formalizes access that already exists but would make it free and regularly available for download. The proposal preserves existing confidentiality options so individuals may request that certain information be masked.

To reduce envelope errors and improve signature curing, the bill would require mail ballot return envelopes to include the voter's printed name and an optional phone number field so clerks can contact voters quickly when a signature requires verification. A proposed amendment would require clerks to publish daily lists of ballots flagged for curing, the reason for the cure request (to be categorized by the Secretary of State by regulation), and the ballots that have been cured.

County clerks and registrars testified neutral and sought clarifications about terminology, business days versus calendar hours, data sources (for example, how to report ballots currently in custody of U.S. Postal Service), and the mechanics of implementing daily statewide and county reports. Clark County and Washoe County staff said they were working with sponsors and the Secretary of State on technical changes and noted that a top-down statewide data system under development could help produce the required reporting.

Opponents at public comment raised privacy and cost concerns about monthly posting of voter lists and questioned whether monthly publication was necessary outside election periods. Supporters and neutral witnesses emphasized that consistent, daily public data is intended to reduce confusion and improve the ability of campaigns and parties to help voters cure defective signatures promptly.

No formal vote was recorded in committee. Sponsors said they would continue technical negotiations with clerks and may offer amendments to refine reporting definitions and timelines.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","4/8/2025 - Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections","oneSentenceSummary","Assemblymember Steve Yeager told the committee Assembly Bill 496 would require county clerks to post daily data during elections about mail ballots and provisional ballots and to publish a monthly downloadable alphabetical list of registered voters.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NV, Nevada","taxId",78440,"location","Nevada","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6609672,"Panel advances debate on requiring candidates be registered voters in the jurisdiction they seek to represent",1528,2673000,4201000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2906763-925dc6eb39b3ba0bd641cb14a4dfa5e9&start=2673&end=4201","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2906763-925dc6eb39b3ba0bd641cb14a4dfa5e9/thumbnail_2673000.jpg","/articles/6609672/Nevada/Panel-advances-debate-on-requiring-candidates-be-registered-voters-in-the-jurisdiction-they-seek-to-represent","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6609672-45dd11f56349b1116f1ef32bc1f2bc92/orig.mp4?Expires=1771017752&Signature=cqY3BeHtRZFzMJOCLyyUjyFyVFJJjI6HHUcX7kL~hZ~~cvARGGoJQkZXb8neKVX7QKY9~ccJwdn-RgTwslM7gfY7evcgG8~YE1pRHFzIdOMwwFEPfaGWY-0vEiNsvhS7exI~RhslXdmyTBz9jDbQHWtH8gdmBdZF3ljK1lpXzAAUe4TEuU5wSmyaBqKX~MZl05P9iwabi1SocG1elnvOrQc2ybZ5VquVifFMswNZ5V-geEzQ4mwafEAtN9UjT41j8DvW9GQqTgJIfmGRPXOAU-5UVvoHut7DNytve-L46m5as7KlfDHURpjkIfiZQemvkCcni~oZ00Q10u-kNhjZ4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assemblymember Steve Yeager presented Assembly Bill 491 to the Legislative Operations and Elections Committee, describing it as a package of technical changes to election law aimed at improving clarity about qualifications for public office and streamlining data requests by the Secretary of State.

The bill would require that candidates for public office other than federal offices be registered to vote in the jurisdiction where they reside and, if elected, where they would serve. For example, the bill would require statewide candidates to be registered to vote in Nevada and state legislators to be registered to vote in the legislative district they seek to represent. Yeager said the requirement does not apply retroactively to persons holding office on Oct. 1, 2025, and that the change is intended to provide objective, verifiable evidence of residency at the time of filing.

Under the proposal, city and county clerks must respond to a request by the Secretary of State for election-related data or information within 48 hours or provide a written explanation for a delay. The bill would also move the deadline for independent candidates for partisan office to file petitions until the Friday after the primary election, so clerks and the Secretary of State are not handling primary and independent filings simultaneously.

Bradley Schrager, representing the bill sponsors, said the registration requirement creates an \"objectively verifiable\" check on eligibility and could reduce challenges about residency. He recommended that filing officers could immediately verify whether a prospective candidate is already registered in the required jurisdiction. Gabriel de Cara of the Secretary of State's office emphasized the importance of data sharing between clerks and the Secretary of State for oversight and communication.

Committee members pressed on implementation details. Lawmakers asked whether \"48 hours\" meant calendar hours or business days (sponsors said language could be adjusted); whether the rule would require candidates to remain in the district after filing (sponsors noted existing statutes and constitutional rules govern removal or expulsion); whether voters could update registration addresses quickly enough to satisfy the new requirement (sponsors and the Secretary of State's office said online updates are fast and county updates typically flow immediately into the statewide database); and how city charters that require ward residency would interact with the state requirement (sponsors said charters and special acts would remain effective and they would check the language to ensure compatibility with ward-based rules).

Washoe and Clark County representatives testified in neutral about technical implementation, and the Nevada Republican National Committeeman said he supports portions of the bill but opposed the 48-hour deadline for data responses from clerks, calling it potentially burdensome. No formal vote occurred at the hearing. Sponsors indicated they would work with clerks and staff on technical amendments and clarifications before deadlines.","Assembly Bill 491 would require most state and local candidates to be registered voters in the state, district, county or city where they seek office, and would make declarations of candidacy public records. The committee discussed implementation questions including timing, enforcement, and exemptions.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6609675,"Nevada committee hears bill to clarify PAC spending and allow defeated candidates to keep funds for four years",1431,1240000,2671000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2906763-925dc6eb39b3ba0bd641cb14a4dfa5e9&start=1240&end=2671","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2906763-925dc6eb39b3ba0bd641cb14a4dfa5e9/thumbnail_1240000.jpg","/articles/6609675/Nevada/Nevada-committee-hears-bill-to-clarify-PAC-spending-and-allow-defeated-candidates-to-keep-funds-for-four-years","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6609675-e6a6c18c57f8e4862608e20ccee5e4d4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771017752&Signature=mtolz3icfbx9f9J0yT~l3o9XLMZKLvGZAAvXT~bRsiRWayf2V-oXxZGcs7q6iqHwRus8xZJMrS8Bpz8~hgf3RFe4vbXs9FN-i-h92s5YYKaKD2W38i1aPDzfQ-PReCoEpTPNYthFZSJ65V3y9P3i~cF2C9BGGN2fJspyzW-nxuTZlV92bCHlGdoj3y8nScowLHlE5G1GlrTCbpBGdh1-W~Eijr3IC9Qm6ZfniOAQ0ml65nt40hzVHXenh5OOXlhs6FRmmOmlfIrajFSV8sk1QcPlFoAPj9wdn-~CAgb1FNqFg8qSRVbvUK-wya7dAMnjGll3Q1jMbhhOCWQvDFkSOw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assemblymember Steve Yeager opened the hearing on Assembly Bill 497, telling the Legislative Operations and Elections Committee that the bill \"revises provisions relating to campaign finance\" and aims to make the law clearer for PACs and former candidates.

The bill, as presented by Assemblymember Steve Yeager (Assembly District 9), would: (1) enumerate permissible uses of funds deposited in a PAC account—allowing transfers to candidates, legal defense funds, nonprofits, other PACs, recalls, political parties and party committees, and independent expenditures—while leaving existing candidate contribution limits in place; (2) clarify that nonprofit corporations are not automatically treated as PACs under the definition of a committee for political action; and (3) permit defeated candidates to use unspent contributions in a subsequent election if that election occurs within four years, subject to ongoing campaign finance reporting. Yeager framed the measure as a transparency and accountability bill for campaign money.

\"You cannot use your political action committee as a personal slush fund,\" Yeager said, arguing donors do not expect PAC money to be spent on personal items. Bradley Schrager, an elections attorney with the law firm Bravo Schrager, told the committee that the bill replaces a vague regulatory environment with a defined list of lawful PAC expenditures and creates clearer, \"bright-line\" rules about unspent campaign funds.

Gabriel de Cara, chief deputy secretary of state, testified that the Secretary of State's office supports clarification in campaign finance law and that clearer rules would improve oversight.

Committee members asked technical and scope questions about the bill’s provisions. Questions included whether PAC funds could pay for event costs such as venue and food (Schrager said it would depend on characterization as an in-kind contribution or an expenditure under the bill) and whether the new four-year rule would create conflicts for candidates pursuing federal offices with different term lengths (Schrager said certain federal or judicial candidacies raise separate rules and that the bill focuses on state/local offices). Yeager and Schrager confirmed the bill applies to PACs generally and does not change existing limits on candidate-to-candidate contributions.

Yeager said the bill would require defeated candidates who retain funds to continue filing campaign finance reports while holding unspent funds and to dispose of those funds within 15 days after the end of a four-year period if they have not run in a subsequent election. Schrager described the proposal as clearing up a \"thicket\" of confusing statute and case-by-case interpretation that has complicated compliance and enforcement.

No formal motions or votes were recorded in the committee during the hearing. Testimony was limited and no public callers registered support, opposition, or neutral positions during the allotted testimony windows.

The committee hearing record shows questions from legislators including Assemblymember Dickman, Majority Leader Hategui, Assemblymember Cole, and others. Yeager and his counsel indicated they plan to consider and may offer technical amendments before a deadline later in the week.

If enacted as written, the bill would (a) enumerate lawful PAC expenditures, (b) exclude nonprofits from the definition of PACs, and (c) permit defeated candidates to preserve unspent campaign funds for four years while remaining subject to reporting requirements. The measure did not include new appropriations for enforcement or implementation costs during the hearing.","The Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections Committee heard Assembly Bill 497, which would tighten rules on how political action committees (PACs) may spend money, explicitly prohibit personal use, and allow defeated candidates to retain unspent campaign funds for up to four years while remaining subject to reporting requirements.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6609664,"Bill proposing voter portals, DMV data transfers and optional ID fields on mail ballots draws privacy concerns",2209,6056000,8265000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2906763-925dc6eb39b3ba0bd641cb14a4dfa5e9&start=6056&end=8265","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2906763-925dc6eb39b3ba0bd641cb14a4dfa5e9/thumbnail_6056000.jpg","/articles/6609664/Nevada/Bill-proposing-voter-portals-DMV-data-transfers-and-optional-ID-fields-on-mail-ballots-draws-privacy-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6609664-cd7b4220500fd3d2c981da702d3f15ec/orig.mp4?Expires=1771017752&Signature=CRZvUohgg2BQcTuAiUcy9Opo3soFbkYQmmaiTiG~aZhmh1k2NNeZN5Xu79ULbC1CRnefIui6D~ORvS8FrG~mf~WEMaYul8sxj4NHd-RQn9yPSL88xOsvE~O0fS24hdtLfjvJH0FnkuWInYJczAeA30LZW1wZpLSfw53tV-oIl9znBalLjtqZIJU-MFNkn4s7TOUx1nk2kh8z5~hpXlZcRQtqs~3jvgy5tMG7cFXcbsL8JPiSMcRxIMsskp4mgZb3NJqgmrBtztbfWdlrgihPALoVAMfC-2HTjInSNgOHvhudrW~G3qHDa5iNUHdkHqPug6W~RGTo7~R3lsERzIwoaA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assemblymember Steve Yeager presented Assembly Bill 499, describing a package intended to modernize voter services: online voter portals maintained by county clerks, automated data transfers from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to county clerks, QR codes on mail ballot materials that link to an online portal, and voluntary fields on mail ballot envelopes to assist signature verification.

Under the proposal, county voter portals would let registered voters view and print registration forms, find sample ballots, and identify polling places and ballot drop boxes. Yeager said clerks may request assistance from the Secretary of State’s office in building portals. The bill would also allow a voter to include voluntarily the last four digits of a driver’s license, the last four digits of a Social Security number, or their voter identification number on the mail ballot return envelope; if a clerk verifies that information, the bill as drafted would allow the clerk to accept the ballot without a separate signature verification step.

Yeager described the additions as modernization measures: including a QR code on mailed materials \"can be a lot easier for someone to pull out their phone and scan a QR code than to go to their website and have to manually put in an address.\" Counsel Bradley Schrager said portals and clearer identification options could streamline curing, and Gabriel de Cara of the Secretary of State’s office explained the proposal would build on a recently implemented automatic voter registration pipeline from DMV into the statewide voter database.

County officials generally testified neutral and said they were working with sponsors on implementation details. Clark and Washoe County representatives told the committee they support the intent but emphasized technical and security questions; Washoe said a top-down system under development (VRAMs) could make these features easier to implement. The bill contains confidentiality language indicating DMV-supplied information would be treated as confidential and not public record.

Public testimonies included vocal opposition from Republican-aligned organizations and individual callers who raised privacy and fraud concerns. Opponents said the bill would transmit sensitive personal data and criticized provisions that would accept ballots based on optional ID fragments written on the envelope—arguing anyone could write numbers on an envelope and that the rule reduces signature verification standards. Several callers urged rejection, citing risks from transmitting Social Security numbers and other personally identifiable information (PII).

Committee members asked whether the DMV would transmit full Social Security numbers (witnesses said the automatic voter registration pipeline does not transmit full SSNs for all records and that confidentiality controls exist) and whether the bill might inadvertently expose private information on envelopes; sponsors emphasized the fields are voluntary and that the bill preserves confidentiality for DMV-supplied data.

No committee vote took place that day. Sponsors and county officials said they would continue to refine implementation and security details, and the sponsors indicated possible amendments before the legislative deadline.","Assembly Bill 499 would require county voter services portals, regular DMV-to-clerk data transfers, QR codes on ballot envelopes and voluntary ID fields to speed signature verification. County officials expressed conditional support while public commenters raised data‑privacy and fraud concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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