FAQ: Voter Registration Procedure, Security, and List Maintenance

This elections FAQ aims to educate Nevada voters on timely election information and offers a comprehensive overview of Nevada’s voter registration process. It addresses voter eligibility requirements, including citizenship, residency, age, and other considerations, and outlines several methods for registering to vote, including online, by mail, in-person, and through automatic voter registration (AVR) at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). It also explains voter identification requirements and circumstances in which voters may be asked to provide ID, particularly when there is a mismatch in information or if registration data is incomplete.

In this explainer, we also cover how Nevada maintains accurate voter registration lists, including the state’s participation in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) to cross-check voter data with other states, DMV records, and Social Security information, and explain Nevada’s efforts to remove deceased voters from the rolls and update addresses using the National Change of Address (NCOA) system​.

This elections FAQ is part of a series originally produced by the Guinn Center in the fall of 2024 and updated for the current 2026 election cycle. The 2024 briefs were funded, in part, by the Democracy Defense Project.