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 CHANGING & UPDATING YOUR REGISTRATION 
 
Election Department - Clark County, Nevada

Last updated on March 06, 2008

   

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NO AUTOMATIC CHANGES!
Updating Your DMV or Post Office Records 
Will NOT Also Update Your Voter Registration 


When you change your address, name or political party, be sure to PROPERLY inform the Election Department BEFORE the registration deadline.  Changes made at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or Post Office are not forwarded to the Election Department.

Updating is Important

You are responsible for DIRECTLY INFORMING THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT when you change your residential address, mailing address, name or political party. If your address is not current as of the registration deadline, you will not receive your sample ballot and other omissions may create delays when you vote in-person or by mail.

Click Here TO LOOK UP YOUR CURRENT REGISTRATION DATA.

AddresS CHANGEs

When you move or change your mailing address, properly notify the Election Department in writing as soon as possible before the registration deadline.

If your address is not current, your registration will be placed on INACTIVE status.  You will NOT receive your sample ballot, Voter Registration Card, important election related materials and notifications.  You also will be asked to confirm your address when you vote.

Your handwritten signature is always required.  Proper notifications include:

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Change of Address Notice:
You may print a Change of Address Notice from the Internet or you may also call 702-455-VOTE (8683).  Click Here for a Change of Address Notice.

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Your Voter Registration Card:
Fully complete the back and submit it to the Election Department.

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Voter Registration Application:
You may request a Voter Registration Application on the Internet or by calling 702- 455-VOTE (8683).  CLICK HERE TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION.

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Several people in a household may use a single letter, but they must all provide the information below and personally sign it.  A letter must include your:

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Full name

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Date of birth

 

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Old Clark County residential and/or mailing address

 

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New Clark County residential and/or mailing address

 

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Daytime phone number in case we have any questions (optional)

 

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Nevada Voter Registration Number from your Voter Registration Card (optional)

 

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Current Date

 

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Signature

NamE CHANGES

When you change your name by marriage or other legal means, properly complete, in its entirety, a Voter Registration Application and include your new name and handwritten signature.  No proof of the change is required.  Make sure you submit it before the registration deadline.

If your name is not current, you must sign with your old name when you vote. You will also be given a Voter Registration Application to make the name change for the next election.

CLICK HERE TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION.

Party CHANGES

When you change your political party affiliation, properly complete, in its entirety, a Voter Registration Application and indicate your new party affiliation.  Make sure you submit it prior to the registration deadline, especially the deadline for the federal/state primary election.

If your political party affiliation preference is not current, in a federal/state primary election you may only vote the ballot corresponding to the last party affiliation you submitted to the Election Department.

CLICK HERE TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION.


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