Electioneering / Campaigning

Nevada Revised Statutes sections 293C.3572, 293C.361 and 293.740 govern campaigning and electioneering. The rules differ for early voting and Election Day:  

Early Voting: 

• If the voting site is located on PRIVATE PROPERTY (mall, supermarket, etc.), electioneering is not allowed on the owner’s property without the owner’s permission (NRS 293C.3572).
• If the voting site is located on PUBLIC PROPERTY, electioneering is not allowed within 100 feet of the voting area (NRS 293C.361).
  

Election Day:   
Electioneering is not allowed within 100 feet of the entrance to the building or structure in which a polling place is located (NRS 293.740).

Definition: NRS 293.740 defines electioneering as campaigning for or against a candidate, ballot question or political party by:

• Posting signs.
• Distributing literature.
• Using loudspeakers.
• Buying, selling, wearing or displaying any badge, button or other insignia, except that a person may wear political insignia while voting only if he/she is reasonably unable to cover it.
• Polling or soliciting from a voter information as to how the voter intends to vote or has voted.
• Soliciting signatures of any kind.

Contact Information

City Clerk's Office
City Hall, First Floor
400 Stewart Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89101 (Map)
Phone:(702) 229-6311
TTY: (702) 386-9108

E-mail Election 2009 Department

Related Links
Nevada Revised Statutes (Title 24)