Motor Voter 

• General Information
• Deadlines
• Qualifications

• Nevada Secretary of State
• Clark County Election Department
• Washoe County Registrar of Voters
• Other Counties
• Driver License Home Page
• Change of Address

  General Information

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DMV gives you the opportunity to register to vote. Qualified voters can request the registration form from the Department at any time.  When you apply for a driver license, ID Card, License Renewal or Change of Address, we will ask whether you wish to register or update your registration and give you the correct form. This "Motor Voter" procedure was established by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and Nevada law.

You may complete the form in person at a DMV office and submit it to us. We will forward it to your County Clerk or Registrar of Voters. You may also take the form and mail it or deliver it yourself. 

If you are changing your address with the DMV by mail, you may request the voter registration form by checking the appropriate box on the Change of Address Application. We will mail the form to you. It is then your responsibility to complete and submit the form to your county Clerk or Registrar.

Important: Updating your address with DMV does not automatically update your voter registration. DMV does not enter voter information into any computer system. The County Registrar/Clerk must receive the paper form for your registration or change to be valid.

  Deadlines

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The close of registration to vote is 30 days prior to the election. Applications must be date stamped or postmarked by the 30th day. Any applications dated after the 30th day will not be entitled to vote in the upcoming election, but are held for the next election.

  Qualifications

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To register to vote you must:

• Be a U. S. citizen;
• Be at least 18 years of age on or before the date of an election;
• Be a Nevada resident for at least 30 days and a resident of your precinct for at least 10 days before the date of an election;
• Not currently be laboring under any felony conviction or other loss of civil rights that would make it unlawful to vote. (Exception: Convicted felons who have had their civil rights restored by a court of law are eligible to register to vote);
• Not have been declared mentally incompetent by a court of law; and
• Not claim any other place as your legal residence.

Customers who want to register to vote on an absentee ballot must also register in person at the County Clerk's or Registrar's Office.