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Nevada Association of Counties presents AB14 to require county elected officials to be registered voters
Summary
Jennifer Berthiaume of the Nevada Association of Counties told the Assembly Committee on Government Affairs that AB14 would require county elected officials to be registered voters in Nevada; advocates framed the bill as a technical cleanup to improve consistency across county appointments and boards.
Jennifer Berthiaume, government affairs manager at the Nevada Association of Counties (NACO), presented Assembly Bill 14 to the Assembly Committee on Government Affairs. AB14 would require certain county elected officials to be registered voters in Nevada in addition to existing qualifications.
Berthiaume told the committee the measure covers offices such as county commissioners, clerks, recorders, sheriffs, treasurers, assessors, public administrators, constables and district attorneys (the latter currently have different residency and licensure requirements). “AB 14 would require county elected officials to be registered to vote in the state of Nevada,” she said, describing the proposal as an administrative cleanup intended to create consistency across county offices.
Why it matters: The bill would change candidate qualification language for county offices to add a registration-to-vote requirement. NACO said counties reported inconsistencies in local appointment rules and that over 30 states already require county commissioners to be registered voters.
Scope and examples provided
Berthiaume cited local differences as background: Carson City and Douglas County have application or filing rules that require appointees or certain candidates to be registered voters for some boards, committees or improvement district offices; AB14 would align statutory language for the county-elected-officer list.
Hearing outcome
Committee members asked whether any specific incidents prompted the bill; Berthiaume said the measure arose from administrative cleanup requests from member counties and from guidance from Legislative Counsel Bureau during bill drafting. No testimony for or against AB14 was recorded at the hearing. The committee closed the bill’s hearing without a recorded committee vote during this session.
