Nevada
InNevada, of the seven counties we analyzed, the counties with the poorest
election performance results were Carson City, Elko, and Clark,
Carson City County performed poorly on four different factors. First, Carson.
City had a very low voter registration rate—the second worst ofthe Nevada
counties that we analyzed. Italso had the worst rate of absentee ballots
rejected—more than double the state average—and the second-worst rate of
voters removed from the voter roll
Elko County stands out for having the worst voter participat
a rates among
the counties examined in the state. It had both the worst voter registration rate
and the worst voter turnout rate.
Finally, Clark County had the second. worst rate of provisional ballots cast in
the state, It also had the third-worst voter registration and voter turnout rates
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2012 Nevada voting law
snapshot
Voter registration:
+ Online registration option: Yes”
+ Same-day registration option:
No™
+ Deadline: The third Tuesday pre-
ceding the election for in-person
registration. The maikin,
online, and registration drive
deadline was the fith Saturday,
before the election
Voting administration: Ne-
vada’ election is governed by the
office of the secretary of tateand
locally by county clerks.
Voter ID/residency require-
‘ments: Other than the standard
HAVA requirements, Nevada did
not have a voter ID requirement."Nevada: Best and worst counties
County ankings fr each factorin parentheses, 1= wost-performing county
Rate of Rate of
Overall Voter provisional provisional Absenteeballot Voter
state Voter registration ballots cast, ballotsrejected, rejection ate, removal
county rank —tumout ate rate, 2012 2012 2012 2012 rate, 2012
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ko 2 SL7%(1) S38) 04285(3) 91380) 1am618) 9516)
hae 3 som) 701%) 3.0582) coaea 139%) 108615)
4 samy Tama) 013856) 10008) as) 118%)
S 6606) Ba) 36486(0) s078(9) 176%) seu)
6 Sass) 79:56) 0.0085 (7) onme(s) 10.9% (4)
7 Row 7465) 040354) a7a6(6) 1769640)
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