Impacted advocates and allies lobbied for legislative reforms to increase incarcerated voters' access to the ballot and re-enfranchise formerly incarcerated Nevada citizens who are on probation or parole.

Assembly Bill 431 restored the voting rights of Nevadans who were convicted of a criminal offense but are not currently incarcerated. NEVADANS' RIGHT TO VOTE IS IMMEDIATELY RESTORED WHEN THEY RELEASE FROM PRISON, EVEN IF THEY ARE ON PROBATION OR PAROLE.

Assembly Bill 286 requires local jails to create processes to allow those in local jails to vote. People detained in jails are normally either being held during pre-trial or serving a misdemeanor sentence and have, thus, not lost their right to vote. The ACLU of Nevada has assessed whether jails are in compliance with the bill and worked with lawmakers and other advocates to hold facilities accountable to the Bill’s requirements.

Although Nevada has online and same-day registration for people in the outside community, eligible incarcerated Nevada voters who are registering to vote by mail should allow extra time for processing of their paper registration form. Voters who have recently released from prison may need to re-register. Detailed information is available in the Election Protection Jail & Post-Release Voting Working Group’s Voting Guide for Nevadans impacted by the criminal legal system.

Eligible Nevada voters who are incarcerated in a jail that does not have in-person voting may need to submit a Mail Ballot Request Form to inform the Secretary of State of the facility address to which their ballot should be mailed. This form should be completed as soon as possible to allow time for processing and mailing of the paper ballot.