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A
Here,
thank
you
for
that
with
that.
Just
a
few
housekeeping
items
just
want
to
remind
everyone,
as
we
do
before,
every
hearing
that,
if
you
wish
to
to
register
online
so
that
you
can
testify
on
a
bill,
that's
available
through
the
agenda,
that's
posted
on
nellis
today
for
our
bill
hearing.
We
will
take
up
to
45
minutes
of
testimony
for
all
three
of
our
different
positions,
which
would
be
45
minutes
in
support,
45
minutes
in
opposition
and
45
minutes
in
neutral.
A
Again,
as
you
register,
we
ask
that
you
don't
share
the
links
so
that
we
can
have
an
accurate
recording
of
each
individual
that
is
participating
and,
of
course,
I
will
remind
everyone
once
we
get
to
that
point,
that
we
were
that
everyone
has
up
to
two
minutes
to
for
their
testimony
as
well
as
the
reminder
to
always,
please
state
your
name,
your
first
and
last
name
before
each
time
you
speak
so
that
we
can
have
an
accurate
record
with
and,
of
course,
at
the
end
of
the
agenda,
we
also
have
up
to
30
minutes
of
public
comment.
A
C
Well,
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record.
My
name
is
jason
fryerson
representing
assembly
district
8..
Thank
you
for
your
time
today
in
consideration
of
assembly
bill
321,
which
continues
what
we
accomplished
with
assembly
bill,
4
pastor.
C
In
the
32nd
special
session,
we've
worked
with
county
election
officials
and
the
secretary
of
state's
office
to
build
upon
the
successes
of
ab4
and
the
primary
mail
election
that
the
secretary
of
state
ran
to
develop
a
system
that
continues
to
expand
the
freedoms
of
nevadans
to
vote
briefly,
ab-321
provides
mail
ballots
in
all
elections,
while
strengthening
election
processes
and
aligning
other
election
related
deadlines
and
requirements.
C
I
realize
that
most
of
the
focus
today
will
likely
be
on
the
vote
by
mail
provisions.
C
I
would
like
to
provide
the
committee
with
some
context
and
background
on
this
topic
in
general,
when,
when,
where
and
how
americans
vote
has
evolved
over
the
course
of
the
last
250
years,
when
the
united
states
first
came
into
being,
voters
would
would
voice
their
choices
on
the
courthouse
steps
out
loud
and
very
much
not
in
secret
by
the
end
of
the
19th
century,
a
paper
ballot
became
common
and
it
was
increasingly
cast
in
a
private
neighborhood
polling
place
times
are
changing
again.
C
The
majority
of
states
now
permit
voters
to
cast
ballots
before
election
day,
either
in
person
at
designated
early
voting
sites
or
via
the
ballot
that
has
been
mailed
to
the
voters
home
in
all
states.
Voting
now
takes
place
not
just
on
one
day
during
a
fixed
time
period,
but
over
a
series
of
days
and
weeks
before
the
election.
C
In
the
last
election,
nearly
half
the
nation
voted
by
mail
or
absentee
ballot.
As
you
know,
nevada
responded
to
the
coronavirus
pandemic
and
made
sure
that
all
active
eligible
voters
receive
a
ballot
in
the
mail,
so
they
can
so
they
didn't
have
to
choose
between
their
health
and
their
voice.
In
the
electoral
process,
nevadans
responded
with
record
turnout
with
nearly
half
of
even
our
nevada
voters,
taking
advantage
of
the
opportunity
to
vote
by
mail
or
dropping
off
their
ballot.
C
I
I
want
to
point
out,
you
know
my
perspective
with
respect
to
elections
and
I've
been
passionate
about
expanding
access
to
democracy.
Since
I've
been
in
the
legislature
before
I
was
ever
in
elected
office,
I
worked
at
the
polls.
I
worked
at
the
polls
for
clark,
county
elections
for
several
years
and
I
saw
firsthand
how
hard
our
poll
workers
are
work
and
how
great
our
our
election
officials
are,
and
that
goes
from
every
county
in
our
county
election
officials
all
the
way
up
to
our
secretary
of
state.
C
I
think
that
we
are
the
best
in
the
country
and
we've
done
a
great
job
and
I
saw
it
firsthand
and
that
certainly
contributed
to
my
my
thought
process
in
this
bill,
but
something
else
that
contributed
to
my
thought
process
in
this
bill
is
talking
directly
with
the
election
officials.
I
have
to
implement
these.
We
didn't
pull
these
provisions
out
of
thin
air.
We
talked
with
our
election
officials
and
asked
them
about
their
experiences
on
the
front
line
and
they
take
pride
in
their
work.
C
They
take
pride
in
being
the
face
of
their
office
and
serving
the
community
and
this
bill,
and
some
amendments
conceptually
that
I'm
going
to
discuss,
are
a
direct
reflection,
not
only
of
conversations
we
have
with
our
election
officials
with
our
secretary
of
state's
office,
but
also
across
the
aisle,
there's
a
misconception
that
there
hasn't
been
any
conversations
with
any
of
my
republican
colleagues
and
that's
simply
not
the
case.
C
They're
going
to
be
some
proposed
amendments,
and
even
some
provisions
in
the
bill
itself
that
are
a
direct
reflection
of
conversations
I've
had
across
the
aisle.
I.
I
would
also
like
to
highlight
some
of
the
advantages
of
voting
by
mail.
First,
it
increases
voter
confidence
and
satisfaction.
Citizens
can
review
their
ballots
at
home.
Take
all
the
time
they
need
to
study
the
issues.
Voter's
office
often
express
enthusiasm
for
this
option.
C
In
addition,
reports
indicate
that,
because
of
convenience,
voter
turnout
increases
there's
a
in
2013
there's
a
report
on
all
male
valley,
elections
in
washington
and
a
2018
report
on
all
mail-ballot
elections
in
utah,
both
of
which
reflected
increased
voter
turnout.
Based
on
that
being
an
option.
I
do
understand
the
concerns
of
those
who
wish
to
engage
in
the
civic
tradition
of
voting
with
neighbors
at
traditional
polling
places,
but
ab321
actually
continues
to
provide
that
option.
C
It
doesn't
take
away
your
ability
to
vote
in
person
if
it
maintains
that
right
and
that
option,
as
well
as
other
options
and
against
freedoms,
that
nevadas
have
come
to
value
dearly.
If
a
voter
knows
that
they
want
to
vote
in
person
and
they
didn't
receive
a
ballot
in
the
mail,
they
can
simply
opt
out
of
receiving
a
ballot
in
the
mail.
That's
what
they
want
to
do.
C
These
are
again
freedoms
that
nevadas
have
come
to
cherish
so
I'll
now
go
through
the
sections
of
the
bill
and
also
go
through
some
conceptual
amendments
that
are
the
reflection
of
again
those
conversations
that
I've
had
with
the
folks
that
have
to
implement
this
on
the
front
line.
But
I'd
like
to
go
over
the
major
sections
of
the
bill.
C
C
I'd
like
to
highlight
sections,
3
and
51,
because
that
that
is
a
new
provision
that
I
thought
was
extremely
important
given
concerns
after
last
election
and
what
we
had
to
do
with
assembly
before,
and
that
is
the
opt-out
provisions
that
I
mentioned.
Sections
3
and
51
provide
an
opt
out
provision
for
active
voters
who
prefer
to
not
use
the
mail
ballot
option,
as
I
mentioned
earlier.
C
If
voters
do
not
want
to
receive
a
ballot
by
mail,
they
can
simply
opt
out
sections
8
and
56
alter
the
deadline
for
city
and
county
clerks
to
receive
a
ballot,
reducing
it
from
what
was
seven
days
following
the
election
to
four
days.
This
is
the
epitome
of
compromise
folks
were
concerned
about
delays,
and
so
we
spoke
with
our
clerks.
We
recognized
that
most
of
the
ballots
were
received
within
that
time
frame,
so
we
agreed
to
reduce
it
from
seven
to
four
days.
C
Section
sections,
12
and
60
require
the
appointment
of
a
bipartisan
county
board
and
pursuant
to
section
13
and
61,
the
board
must
complete
the
counts
of
all
mail
ballots
on
or
before
the
seventh
day
following
the
election
manual
or
electronic
verification.
Is
authorized
in
sections
11
and
59
and
procedures
are
set
forth
for
the
process
of
using
electronic
verification
machines.
C
Signature
is
reduced
from
the
current
nine
days
to
the
sixth
day
following
the
election
again
finding
middle
ground
and
trying
to
expedite
the
closure
of
elections
and,
in
addition,
section,
17
and
65
established
standards
for
testing
the
accuracy
of
the
signature
verification
devices
prior
to
an
election
with
daily
audits,
daily
audits,
as
the
ballots
are
processed
audit
reports
are
produced
in
section
34
and
80
require
the
reports
to
be
collected
and
maintained
by
local
election
officials
under
section
16
and
64
every
year,
each
county
and
city
clerk
and
their
election
staff
required
to
complete
a
class
on
forensic
signature
verification
that's
every
year.
C
So
again
we
are
trying
to
increase
accountability,
we're
making
sure
that
our
election
officials
are
trained
in
the
most
recent
technology
and
practices
so
that
our
elections
continue
to
be
safe
and
secure.
C
C
Section
25
clarifies
the
motor
voter
statutes
by
specifying
that
a
voter
who
has
been
registered
to
vote
by
the
department
of
motor
vehicles
or
and
who
produced
the
required
documents
at
that
time,
will
not
be
required
to
show
proof
of
identity
or
residency
when
voting
for
the
first
time
in
federal
in
a
federal
election
sections,
26
28,
70
and
74
extend
the
deadlines
for
requesting
polling
places
at
indian
reservations
or
indian
colonies.
C
The
revised
dates
are
april
1st
for
the
primary
election
and
september
1st
for
the
general
election,
and
this
is
again
designed
to
give
more
time
to
provide
options
for
those
that
are
on
reservations
or
only
on
companies.
Finally,
in
order
to
maintain
an
accurate
voter
registration
list,
the
secretary
of
state
and
the
state
registrar
of
vital
statistics
are
required
under
section
44,
to
enter
into
a
cooperative
agreement
to
do
monthly
comparisons
of
statewide
voter
registration
lists
with
records
concerning
the
deaths
of
residents.
C
C
There
are
some
proposed
amendments
and
and
again
in
discussing
this
bill
with
our
incredible
county
courts
and
registrars
as
well
as
the
secretary
of
state's
office,
I
have
put
together
a
conceptual
amendment
for
the
bill
that
incorporates
their
input.
This
amendment
was
provided
to
you
earlier
today.
I
hope
it
shouldn't
provide
you
earlier
today
and
I'll
summarize
a
few
of
the
larger
changes
here.
C
We
added
a
minimum
number
of
polling
locations
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
see
lines
that
are
long
that
are
hours
long
during
or
early
or
election
day.
Of
course,
this
isn't
costco
voting
is
a
right,
not
a
privilege
and
weighing
in
seven
waiting
line
for
seven
hours
is
just
simply
unacceptable
when
it
comes
to
such
a
valuable
constitutional
right,
we
also
want
to
make
sure
the
ballot
drop
boxes
are
available
at
every
early
vote
and
election
day
polling
location,
thousands
of
nevadans
dropped
off
their
ballot.
C
At
a
dropbox
myself
and
many
of
my
colleagues
on
both
sides
of
the
aisle
included,
voters
can
skip
the
lines
and
drop
off
their
ballot
at
a
convenience
in
a
convenient
and
secure
way.
I've
heard
from
many
constituents
about
how
much
they
enjoyed
dropping
off
their
ballots
at
a
dropbox.
How
easy
it
was,
how
convenient
it
was
and
again
they
were
able
to
avoid
having
to
wait
in
long
lines
to
simply
drop
off
their
their
ballots.
C
Allow
for
online
voter
registration
between
the
final
thursday
of
early
vote
and
election
day.
The
reason
that
the
this
this
was
important-
and
this
was
again
a
reflection
of
input
from
our
election
officials.
Previously
there
was
a
break
in
voter
registration
during
the
time
during
this
period
of
time
and
the
clerks
and
registrars
at
that
time
deemed
that
well
at
that
time,
deemed
it
necessary
for
them
to
get
up
and
get
ready,
but
going
through
this
experience
last
year,
the
clerks
and
registrars
have
deemed
that
break
to
be
unnecessary.
C
C
If
a
voter
doesn't
want
to
receive
a
ballot
in
the
mail,
it's
no
problem,
they
simply
can
opt
out
and
vote
in
person
at
an
early
vote
site
or
on
election
day,
and
the
60-day
time
period
gives
our
election
officials
adequate
time
to
process
that
make
sure
that
they
don't
send
someone
about
it
in
the
mail
who
doesn't
want
it,
align
signature,
verification
requirements
between
mail
and
balance
and
in-person
voting
pursuant
to
nrs
293.285..
C
This
is
already
the
practice
our
clerks
and
our
registrars
use
and
including
it
here
simply
provides
more
transparency
and
how
the
system
already
works.
We
wouldn't
want
a
situation
where
down
the
road.
We
start
to
defer
deviate
from
that
practice,
so
we
put
in
the
statute
as
what
we
believe
and
what
our
election
officials
believe
are
best
practices.
C
Also,
all
other
changes
included
in
the
conceptual
amendment
came
from
discussions
with
our
county
clerks
and
our
registrars
to
streamline
the
process
and
make
sure
they
are
able
to
deliver
an
efficient
election
process
to
nevada
voters.
There's
some
other.
You
know
again
technical
aspects
of
it
that
were
a
reflection
of
of
our
our
local
election
officials,
but
I
also
have
available
a
few
folks
that
can
answer
any
any
technical
questions.
C
That's
sam
oligar
friedman,
friedland,
a
former
trial
attorney
with
the
department
of
justice
voting
rights
division
and
currently,
the
chief
legal
counsel
to
the
center
for
secure
and
modern
elections,
joe
gloria
with
the
clark
county,
registrar
on
voters
and
mark
flashing
with
the
secretary
of
state's
office.
I
like
to
close
on
a
personal
note
and,
and
I
have
to
say
that
I
enjoy
the
experiences
sitting
in
my
kitchen
table
and
taking
time
to
mark
my
nail
and
ballot,
and
I've
heard
that
I'm
not
alone
in
that
feeling.
C
C
The
changes
made
to
ab
321
incorporate
a
proven
system
that
is
convenient
for
voters,
that's
run
by
dedicated
state
and
local
election
officials,
who,
I
know,
are
the
best
in
the
country.
I'm
excited
to
make
these
changes
and
that
will
continue
to
allow
voters
the
freedom
to
choose
how
they
want
to
vote
in
nevada
again.
This
is
not
costco.
Voting
is
a
right,
not
a
privilege,
and
we
should
make
it
as
convenient
and
equitable
for
eligible
nevadans
as
possible.
C
I'm
proud
that
nevada
has
led
the
way
over
the
years
to
expand
the
ways
in
which
people
vote
and
I'm
proud
to
continue
expanding
our
freedoms
with
av
321,
which
reflect
an
expansion
in
nevada,
but
not
a
new
concept
with
several
states
having
had
seamless
and
very
very
successful
election
processes
via
mail,
including
some
states
to
do
only
male
elections.
C
So,
madam
madam
chair,
members
of
the
committee
that
includes
my
my
my
presentation
of
the
bill
itself,
I
I
did
want
to
address
in
addition
to
the
provisions
of
the
bill
and
the
provisions
of
the
conceptual
amendment,
some
concerns
that
some
of
my
colleagues
have
expressed
that
there
was
a
letter
that
was
circulated
that
expressed
some
initial
issues
with
the
language
and
assembly
bill
321.
C
I
will
know
no
one
ever
sent
me
this
letter.
No
one
ever
came
to
me
and
and
said
these
are
issues
that
concern
us.
These
are
things
that,
if
the
dress
we
could
get
on
board,
no
one
ever
said
that
it
was
just
put
out
there
in
the
universe,
but
but
I
want
to
address
them
because
I
think
they
are
important
and
worthwhile
of
discussion.
C
The
the
first
issue
acknowledges
that
there
was
a
proposal
that
was
incorporated
into
the
bill
that
the
secretary
of
state
needs
to
court,
coordinate
with
the
bureau
of
vital
statistics
to
note
that
monthly
again,
that
is
a
reflection
of
me
recognizing
that
my
colleagues
across
the
aisle
included
this
in
one
of
their
proposed
pieces
of
legislation,
and
I
agreed
wholeheartedly
so
I
incorporated
it
in
to
this
bill.
Now.
The
concern
was
in
court,
including
a
mandated
removal
process
from
the
roles
to
fix
the
problem.
C
Again,
I
will
point
out
that
the
language
was
lifted
expressly
from
a
bill
from
a
republican
colleague
of
mine
that
had
an
interest
in
addressing
this,
and
so,
if,
if
it
wasn't
in
that
language,
then
I
I
struggled
to
see
why
it
would
be
here
not
to
mention
the
whole
purpose
of
the
secretary
of
state.
Coordinating
with
the
bureau
of
light
of
statistics
is
so
they
could
have
a
removal
process.
That's
the
whole
point
of
them
coordinating,
and
I
was
proud
to
to
take
that
idea
and
put
it
in
this
bill.
C
The
second
item
was
the
concern
on
in
section
9.1,
on
what
we
refer
to
as
valid
assistance
being
able
to
trans
transport
somebody's
ballot
to
a
dropbox.
C
I
will
point
out
that,
even
with
respect
to
this,
we
we
made
it
a
category
b
felony
to
violate
this
provision
and
not
turn
in
that
ballot
in
less
than
three
days,
and
so
you
know
I
I
do
believe
that
that
was
at
least
to
some
degree
addressed
section
12.
The
concern
was
establishing
a
male
ballot,
counting
board
that
are
exclusively
appointed
by
the
corporal
registrar,
but
does
not
mandate
a
party
split
or
ratio.
It
only
says
that
they
can't
be
the
same
political
party.
C
I
think
that
it's
clear
our
intention
is
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
diverse
and
broad
array
of
folks
that
are
in
these
positions.
So
has
someone
contacted
me?
This
was
not
a
problem,
and
certainly
I
would
be
open
to
addressing
section.
17.2
was
a
concern
there
about
the
election
board
officers,
reviewing
electronic
signatures
being
appointed.
I'm
sorry,
that's
that's
the
same
issue.
That
begin,
I
I
don't
take
issue
with
the
diversity
of
the
folks
that
will
make
up
this
board
section.
C
Eight
8.1
allows
mail-in
dollars
to
be
counted,
it
says
turned
in,
but
counted
up
to
four
days
after
the
election
again
I'll
point
out.
The
very
nature
of
compromise
is
middle
ground.
In
ab4
it
was
seven
days
we
agreed
to
reduce
that
down
to
four
days
to
address
the
concern
to
some
extent
and
expedite
the
ability
to
to
get
closure
in
the
elections.
C
Section
7.1
was
a
concern
about
ballots
being
allowed
to
be
completed
by
other
persons.
C
Now
this
section
is
for
disabled
folks,
folks
that
that
have
difficulty
with
their
vision
or
otherwise
disabled
and
there's
a
concern
about
you
know,
although
this
is
to
help
people
who
who
can't
read
or
write,
there's
no
description
of
how
clerks
and
registrars
must
maintain
these
records
for
these
assisted
ballots
again,
never
brought
up
to
me
before,
and
certainly
something
that
I
will
be
willing
to
take
a
look
at
and
address
in
consultation
with
our
election
officials.
C
C
If
a
signature
does
not
match
the
poll,
workers
are
not
allowed
to
ask
a
voter
for
their
the
birthday.
Actually,
I
think
it
says
section
27.9,
it's
actually
section
27.4
and
it
asks
why
not.
We
actually
addressed
that
in
the
amendment
in
the
proposed
amendment,
in
consultation
with
our
registrars.
C
That
actually
is
returned,
so
they
are
allowed
to
ask
that
if
someone
is
in
person
and
their
signature
doesn't
match,
and
lastly,
section
34.5-
and
I
felt
compelled
to
address
this
because
I
think
it's
important-
that
nevada's
hear
the
truth,
and
that
is
section.
There
was
a
concern
that
section
34.5
eliminates
election
contests
and
it
reflects
that
no
one
can
review,
voted,
ballots
and
records
of
machines
unless
a
judge
orders
it
and
both
parties
agree
and
questions.
Why
would
the
winner
agree?
C
This
has
been
the
battle
law
since
1981
and
was
not
addressed
at
all
in
assembly
bill
4
from
last
special
session,
nor
in
assembly
bill
321.
As
far
back
as
1981,
the
language
in
statute
reflects
that
the
the
actual
ballots
cannot
be
reviewed
and
that's
been
the
law
so
assembly
bill.
321
didn't
change
that
assembly
bill.
C
4,
didn't
change
that
that
has
been
the
law
in
some
way,
shape
or
form
since
1981.,
between
1981
and
today,
rather
than
it
referenced
just
ballots,
because
in
1981
we
didn't
have
the
machines
that
we
have
now
over
the
years,
language
has
been
added
to
take
into
account
the
machines
and
the
paper
rolls
in
the
machines,
but
but
that
was
already
existing
nevada
policy.
So
I
just
think
that
nevadans
deserve
to
know
the
truth
and
that
ab2
321
didn't
have
anything
to
do
with
that
language
whatsoever.
C
That
was
already
existing
well,
and
so
I,
with
that,
madam
chair
again,
I
have
some
folks
that
I
believe
could
contribute
at
least
answering
questions
not
having
their
own
presentations
but
answering
questions
of
a
technical
nature.
To
the
extent
that
members
have
questions-
and
I
would
welcome
that
dialogue
at
this
time.
A
Okay,
thank
you
so
much
for
that.
Mr
speaker,
I
think
what
we'll
go
ahead
and
do
is
members.
Please
address
your
questions
directly
to
speaker,
fryerson,
and
then
he
will
determine
if
it's
a
question
that
he's
choosing
to
respond
to
himself
or
to
call
in
some
of
his
support
to
respond
to
those
those
technical
aspects.
A
Okay-
with
that,
I
know
that
we
do
have
a
number
of
questions,
and
you
know
I
always
go
in
the
order
that
they
come
to
me,
except
for
I
will
make
one
exception
this
time,
because
we
have
a
member
who
is
leaving
to
present
to
bill
in
another
committee,
and
we
all
experience
that
and
understand
what
that's
like,
and
I
don't
want
a
member
to
miss
that
opportunity.
So
after
this
we'll
go
in
the
order
that
they
came,
but
first
I'd
like
to
get
make
that
exception
for
assemblywoman
dickman.
A
F
You
so
much
cheer
miller.
I
really
appreciate
it
and
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
so
I
I've
had
countless
constituents
that
have
reached
out
to
me
since
the
election
expressing
their
distrust
and
uneasiness
with
the
process
of
the
2020
election.
In
fact,
many
have
said
that
they
they're
not
going
to
vote
again.
C
Thank
you
again,
madam
chairman.
I
go
directly
to
members.
Yes,
please
thank
you
and
and
assemblywoman
dickman.
Thank
you
for
that
question,
and-
and
I
really
appreciate
it
being
the
first
question,
because
as
much
as
many
voters
may
disagree,
concerns
about
election
security
are
real
and
should
be
taken
seriously.
No
one
should
disregard
it,
and
I
don't
the
reason
that
I
was
agreeable
to
making
the
changes
from
assembly
bill
4
to
assembly
bill
3
321,
for
it
was
for
that
very
reason.
C
We
were
making
sure
that
that
training
was
incorporated
and
required
by
an
expert,
a
forensic
expert.
We
were
we
incorporated
that
that
the
machines
would
be
audited.
We
incorporated
shorter
amounts
of
time.
I
I
also
think
that
you
know,
of
course
many
states
are.
C
Are
you
know
going
through
some
exercises
in
what
you
know
going
through
some
exercises
in
you
know
what
their
voting
experience
is
going
to
be
like,
but
I
think
what's
important
is
that
we
talk
about
the
truth
that
we
rely
on
our
election
officials
to
tell
the
truth
and
when
our
election
officials
say,
for
example,
there
was
no
systemic
fraud.
C
I
I
think,
regardless
of
what
people
are
saying
on
the
news
in
the
media,
when
the
people
who
are
on
the
front
line
in
both
parties
are
saying
that
there
was
not
systemic
fraud.
I
think
we
can
only
continue
to
hear
from
voters
to
address
their
concerns
best.
We
can,
while
maintaining
access
to
the
polls
and
relying
on
our
election
officials,
who,
I
believe
are
the
best
in
the
country
and
and
they
have
confirmed
that
there
was
no
systemic
fraud.
C
I
think
that
there's
also
a
movement
to
recognize
that
there's
inherent
danger
with
voting
machines
as
well,
and
so
we
have
options.
If
you
don't
trust
the
voting
machines,
then
you
can
have
your
old-fashioned
paper
ballot.
You
can
go
drop
it
off
in
a
mailbox
in
a
in
a
mailbox
or
at
a
dropbox
or
directly
with
a
person.
So
I
say
all
of
that
to
say.
I
do
believe
that
these
are
measures
that
will
make
progress
towards
restoring
that
confidence.
C
I
I
also
think
that
we
need
to
continue
to
educate
the
public
to
to
to
to
point
out
the
facts
and
point
when
I
was
misleading
about
what's
being
narrated
across
the
country.
I
I
will
say
this
and
I
I
believe
that
our
secretary
of
state's
office
and
all
of
our
election
officials
are
interested
in
a
top-down
election
system.
I
also
agree-
I
am
very
interested
and
committed
to
finding
a
way
to
fund
a
top-down
election
system.
C
F
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Madam
chair,
could
I
just
just
a
quick
follow-up
sure.
Thank
you.
This
is
a
little
more,
maybe
technical,
but
but
some
of
those
constituents
that
I've
heard
from
told
me
stories
of
having
gone
to
the
polls
to
vote
and
they
were
asked
for
their
ballot
to
turn
in
and
they
never
got
a
ballot,
and
so
they
were
only
allowed
to
cast
a
provisional
ballot
as
we
know.
So,
I'm
wondering
if
there's
anything
in
this
bill
that
would
address
that
and
make
sure
that
the
correct
ballot
is
actually.
A
C
Well
and
I'll
say
this-
I
I
really
would
prefer
that
maybe
mr
gloria
answered
that
question,
but
they
would
only
be
required.
My
understanding
is
to
cast
a
provisional
ballot
if
they
were
not
registered
previously.
If
you
show
up
and
you're
a
registered
voter
on
election
day,
you
should
be
able
to
vote,
but
but
again
to
the
extent
that
that
mr
gloria
or
or
mr
velasquez
and
answer
that
question,
I
would
well.
F
C
G
Joe
gloria,
a
registrar
voters
in
clark,
county
assemblywoman,
dick
in
clark
county,
the
only
reason
that
somebody
would
have
been
provided
a
provisional
ballot
when
they
showed
up
in
person
would
be
if
they
had
participated,
same-day
registration
or
an
update
or
even
online
registration.
Once
it
entered
into
the
same
day.
Registration
period,
not
surrendering
a
ballot
or
not
having
a
ballot
to
surrender
would
have
would
not
have
forced
you
to
vote
a
provisional
ballot
in
in
clark,
county
and
shouldn't
have
anywhere
in
the
state.
Maybe
mark
would
like
to.
A
Woman,
let's
make
sure
that
our
questions
stay
concise
and
we
wait
for
the
response
and
and
so
again
we're
asking
on
a
technical
point
and
he
had
deferred
it
to
mr
veloson.
G
Hey
manager
mark
velasco
deputy
secretary
of
state
for
elections,
for
the
record,
mr
glory
answered
the
question.
The
only
other
thing
I
would
like
to
add
to
that,
though,
is
again
the
system
that
the
technical
system
that
we
have
set
up,
that
we've
used
in
the
state
for
some
time
now,
even
if
you
do
have
an
absent
ballot
provided
to
an
individual.
G
If
you
show
up
to
the
polls
in
person
and
vote
in
person,
like
mr
gloria
stated
a
minute
ago,
that
absent
ballot
that
you
maybe
left
at
home
or
didn't
have
or
couldn't
find,
or
maybe
if
there
was
a
question
about
your
address,
it's
automatically
cancelled
the
barcode
on
it
is
cancelled
so
that
nobody
can
vote
that
ballot.
I
think
that's
an
important
thing
to
be
mindful
of
as
well.
Does
that
answer
your
question,
something
with
dickman.
F
Actually,
no,
this
is
someone
who
went
to
vote
and
they
were
told
you
already
voted.
We
have
an
absent
a
mail
ballot
that
you
have
voted
and
only
this
person
had
not
voted.
G
At
that
point,
they
would
have
needed
to
contact
our
office
and
we
could
have
looked
into
it
further.
Based
on
that
specific
situation,
however,
in
the
normal
course
of
voting
had
they
been
coming
in
in
person
to
sign
in
to
vote,
they
would
not
have
been
allowed
to
go
through
and
vote,
not
even
provisionally.
A
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
speaker
fryerson.
I
had
a
couple
of
questions
and
I
just
wanted
to
start
with
the
the
opt-out
provisions.
I
know
in
the
bill
it
talks
about
how
the
county
clerks
each
county
clerk
will
set
their
own
provisions
when
it
comes
to
opting
out,
but
that's
already
for
registered
voters
will
there
well
there
is
there
going
to
be
one
too
for
automatic
voter
registration.
C
Again,
I
would
refer
to
jason
with
the
record
I
would
refer
to
mr
vlashin
or
or
mr
gloria
on
the
technical
aspects
of
that.
I
I
will
say
this.
I
thought
of
this
provision
in
response
to
the
voters.
That
said,
I
don't
want
my
ballot
in
the
mail,
and
I
asked
our
elected
officials.
How
difficult
would
it
be
to
allow
an
opt-out
provision,
and
not
only
did
did
our
election
officials
indicate
that
they
could,
but
that
it
will?
C
Ultimately,
you
know,
result
in
some
savings,
because
if
you
don't
want
it
in
the
mail
and
you're
not
going
to
take
advantage
of
that
process,
how
easy
is
it
to
opt
out
again?
We
amended
that
60-day
window
so
that
there's
enough
time
to
take
that
into
consideration.
But
the
again
I
refer
to
either
mr
velasco
or
mr
gloria
on
the
technical
aspects
of
how
that
will
be
accomplished.
G
G
B
Oh,
no,
that
actually,
I
you
completely
answered
my
question,
so
I
was
trying
to
just
get
clarification
as
to
like,
oh
when
somebody
would
opt
out,
but
they
would
opt
out
within
they
have
to
within
that
period,
so
it
would
be
on
like
like
every
election
cycle.
They
would
just
do
that
little
opt-out
and
then
it's
not
something
they
could
like
do
permanently
when
they,
if
someone's
just
turning
18
and
they
register.
B
Okay,
I
do
have
one
more
question
because
I
just
I
want
to
make
sure
we
have
this
on
the
record,
but
holding
locations
aren't
going
to
change
right,
like
people
are
still
going
to
be
have
their
same
traditional
polling
locations,
this
mail
in
provision
isn't
going
to
change
anything.
So
if
someone
does
want
to
go,
they
can
feel
comfortable
knowing
that
their
traditional
polling
locations
are
still
going
to
exist
and
be
there.
C
If
I
came
for
the
record
jason
ryerson,
I
will
say
this:
we
we
put
in
84
a
minimum
number
of
polling
locations
to
make
sure
that
we
have
adequate
locations,
because,
prior
to
that
again,
folks
had
limited
places
that
they
can
go
and
they
were
waiting
in
line
for
hours
on
end,
in
consultation
with
our
our
our
election
officials
and
their
request
to
be
given
flexibility,
we
did
decrease
the
minimum,
the
maximum
of
the
minimum
number
of
polling
locations
per
county
based
on
input
from
our
registrars
and,
quite
frankly,
their
request,
understandably,
to
have
some
flexibility
and
they
could
do
more.
C
But
we
wanted
to
give
our
election
officials
some
flexibility
to
take
into
account.
We
don't
know
what
the
next
election
process
is
going
to
look
like.
There
may
very
well
be
a
lot
of
people
who
are
still
uncomfortable
going
to
a
a
polling
place,
and
there
may
be
folks
that
can't
wait
now
that
you
know
our
numbers
for
covet
are
down,
and
so
we
thought
it
was
worthwhile
to
take
that
request
and
provide
those
electing
officials
with
the
the
flexibility
they
needed
to
to
to
react
to.
C
That
kind
of
voter
turnout,
but
the
the
minimum
numbers
are,
are
significant,
and
so
it
still
allows
for,
I
believe
clark
was
a
hundred
yeah
look
at
it.
Clark,
100
locations,
washoe
25
locations,
all
others
won
for
general
election
for
early
vote,
clark,
25,
washable,
15
and
all
others
won.
B
Chair,
thank
you
and
then
this
is
just
a
technical
question.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I'm
reading
it
right
section,
4,
sub
2,
says
in
sending
a
mail
ballot
to
an
active
registered
voter.
The
county
clerk
shall
use
an
envelope
that
may
not
be
forwarded
to
an
address
of
the
voter
that
is
different
from
the
address
to
which
the
mail
ballot
is
mailed
and
again
just
clarification
that
just
wants
to
that.
C
That's
my
reading
as
well.
Again
again,
I
would
refer
to
election
officials.
If
I
find
me
an
accurate
navigator.
G
B
Okay,
perfect-
and
I
just
I
think
this
is
great,
and
I
just
want
to
say,
because
my
household
is
a
perfect
example
of
how
this
works
for
everyone
during
this
last
election.
I
voted
for
my
couch
and
filled
out
my
ballot
and
then
we
drove
to
the
polling
location
and
I
got
to
walk
in
and
drop
off
my
ballot
and
my
husband
got
to
stand
in
line,
so
we
both
got
to
go
exactly
how
we
wanted
to
which
I
thought
was
great.
So
thank
you
and
madame
jerry.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
just
like
to
thank
the
bill
sponsor
for
addressing
some
of
the
concerns
that
that
some
constituents
had
with
the
process.
G
My
question
is
more
in
regards
to
the
bill,
would
would
would
permanently
legalize
the
practice
commonly
known
as
ballot
harvesting
and
which
provisions
made
that
illegal
and
probably
for
a
good
reason
in
the
past.
So
based
on
your
experience,
what
groups
tend
to
to
participate
in
ballot
harvesting?
G
My
understanding
is
that
they
tend
to
be
people
from
you
know.
State
parties,
party,
activists,
consultants
is
that
is
that
your
experience
or
or
do
you
have
some
other
insights
on
that.
C
Well
and
j
surprising
for
the
record,
I
I
I
would
again
defer
to
our
election
officials
with
their
experience,
but
first
of
all
I
think
ballot
harvesting
is
is
a
misnomer,
and
I
I
think,
when
you're
talking
about
ballot
assistance
when
you're
talking
about
telling
someone
that
hey
assemblyman
levitt,
I'm
going
to
drop
off
on
my
ballot
you're
busy
right
now.
Let
me
drop
off
yours
too,
that
that
I
can,
because
there
are
signature,
verification
procedures
in
place
with
a
sealed
envelope
for
it.
C
For,
for
that
to
be
able
to
happen
securely,
that's
you
know.
I
guess
the
misnomer
to
me
is
when
you
call
it
harvesting,
you
are
making
up
or
growing
a
ballot,
and
that's
just
not
not
not.
I
think,
an
accurate
description
of
what
it
is,
but
in
answering
your
question
it
was
not
illegal,
it
was,
it
did
not
exist.
It
was
not
addressed
at
all
in
nevada
statute
before
84..
So
that's
my
understanding.
C
Anyway
again,
our
elected
officials
can
can
correct
me
if
they're
wrong,
and
they
can
certainly
answer
questions
about
the
the
the
characteristics
of
the
folks.
If
there
is
a
generalization
of
the
folks
that
took
advantage
of
it,
I
I
am
aware
that
there
was
some
political
organizations
that
actively
took
advantage
of
of
ballot
assistance
and,
quite
frankly
my
recollection
was
that
it
was.
C
It
was
actually
the
republican
party,
at
least
in
clark
county,
that
that
really
aggressively
took
advantage
of
of
at
least
on
social
media,
encouraging
folks
to
participate
in
that
regard,
and
you
know
I
I
will
say
this
for
folks-
that
think
that
there's
there's
really
a
some
partisan
motive.
We
had
a
super
majority
before
last
election
and
we
advanced
assembly
bill
4
and
lost
that
super
majority.
C
It
didn't
make
it
the
wrong
thing
to
do,
though,
because
it
increased
participation
and
access
to
the
polls,
which
is
what
ultimately,
the
purpose
was,
and
the
intent
was
regardless
of
who
would
benefit
but
again
with
respect
to,
and
I
you
know
with
respect
to
the
the
if
there
is
a
generalization
of
the
kind
of
people
that
that
took
advantage
of
it.
C
I
don't
know
if
there's
a
way
that
either
secretary
of
state's
office
or
the
registrar
would
would
really
be
able
to
know
that,
but
to
the
extent
that
they
do,
I
would
certainly
defer
to
them.
G
Thank
you,
speaker,
mark
colaston,
secretary
deputy
secretary
of
state
for
elections
for
the
record,
specifically
in
regards
to
the
organizations
that
attempted
ballot
harvesting
over
this
last
election,
that
there
really
wasn't
a
trend.
You
know.
Quite
frankly,
there
was
a
number
of
organizations
that
reached
out
and
were
attempting
to
assist
their
fellow
voters
in
getting
ballots
collected
and
brought
to
the
clerk's
offices
appropriately,
all
of
them
that
we
found
out
about
and
talked
to.
We
may.
G
We
help
make
sure
that
they're
in
compliance
with
the
new
law,
it
was
actually
previously
a
a
felony
to
collect
to
harvest
ballots
if
it
was
outside
of
your
individual
family,
and
I
can't
provide
some
some
of
the
wording.
But
again
that
was
prior
to
ab4.
It
was
a
crime
now,
of
course,
it's
allowed,
though,
but
again
in
regards
to
specific
organizations,
one
side
or
the
other,
not
the
case,
certainly
nothing
that
we
were,
and
we
were
absolutely
keeping
our
eyes
open.
G
Looking
for
that
sort
of
that
issue,
but
there
were
a
number
again
of
organizations,
even
some
that
were
not
politically
related
that
were
out
trying
to
assist
other
voters
in
that
effort.
G
Register
of
voters
could
just
add
to
that.
We
we
worked
closely
with
the
secretary
of
state
and
discussions
on
reports
that
we
would
get
from
various
groups
who
were
trying
to
help
voters
ballots.
I
think
a
lot
of
it
has
to
do
with
voter
education
as
the
mail
ballots
become
more
prevalent
with
the
passage
bill.
If
it
passes
it's
important
that
voters
know
and
we
communicate
when
speaking
over
the
phone.
D
C
Thank
mr
lashon
for
clarifying,
I,
I
believe,
violations
of
nrs
293
were
all
category
e
felonies.
My
point
was:
we
didn't
have
the
the
mail-in
process
that
ab4
created
in
and
and
a
b
a
b
321
continue.
We
didn't
have
absentee
ballots,
but
all
violations
of
nrs
293
and
in
the
form
that
it
existed
before
and
continuing
were
a
category
e
funny,
and
we
make
it
make
sure
that
it's
continuing
in
this
language
to
be
a
category
felony.
With
respect
to
these
provisions
as
well.
G
C
Well
again,
for
the
record
jason
frederickson,
I
I
with
all
due
respect.
I
don't
think
that's
a
question
for
mr
velasco,
who
didn't
write
the
bill
he's
carrying
out
the
provisions
that
we
passed
again
today
is
the
hearing
and
we've
been
talking
about
these
provisions
since
last
special
session,
and
no
one
has
raised
that
concern
or
issue
or
indicated
that
that
would
resolve
their
concerns
before
today.
C
I
am
absolutely
willing,
as
I
always
have
been
in
the
legislature,
to
work
across
the
aisle
hear-
concerns
find
middle
ground
where
we
can
and-
and
so
in
this
regard,
I
would
be
just
as
receptive.
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I,
as
I
believe
many,
if
not
all
of
my
colleagues
have
been
receiving
a
lot
of
calls
and
a
lot
of
emails
about
this
piece
of
legislation
and
oftentimes
when
people
reach
out,
sometimes
they
have
received
misinformation.
A
So,
if
I
can,
mr
speaker,
can
I
just
ask
you
some
questions
just
to
clarify
things.
So
people
get
the
right
information.
A
Thank
you.
So
the
first
thing
is
there
anything
in
assembly
bill
321
that
would
create
one
single
legislative
body.
A
C
No
there's
nothing
in
assembly
but
321
that
advances
that
or
or
permits
that
any
different
than
the
existing
state
of
law.
There
are
people
with
ill
intent
that
that
violate
the
law,
and
you
know
it's
like
the
movie
minority
report.
We
can't
predict
that,
but
assembly
bill
321
does
absolutely
nothing
to
advance
that.
A
C
There's
nothing
in
assembly
bill
321
that
would
advance
a
non-citizen's
ability
to
vote
any
different
than
existing
law.
There
are
requirements
for
voter
registration
and
qualifications
and
assembly
bill
321
incorporates
those
processes
just
like
existing
law
does
just
the
same.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
I
had
responded
to
some
of
them
asking
them
to.
Let
me
know
exactly
where
in
the
bill
that
they
felt
this
information
came
from.
I
did
not
receive
any
answers
and
I
thank
you
so
much
for
putting
that
on
the
record
so
that
it's
my
hope
that
they're
listening
and
their
questions
have
been
answered.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
legislation
and
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
allowing
me
the
questions.
C
Thank
you
so
much
for
gloria
wat
out
as
well.
It's
all
about
voter
education
and
making
sure
that
we
are
providing
accurate
information.
So
that
folks
know
the
truth.
And
so
I
take
it
serious
when
folks
hear
this
from
outside
of
nevada
or
or
through.
You
know,
social,
media
or
national
media
that
it's
important,
that
we
continue
to
work
hard
to
educate
voters
on
what
the
truth
is
and
and
and
there's
nothing
about
those
points
that
you
ask
that
are
embraced
or
advanced
by
assemblyville
321.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
saying
that
I
I
believe,
as
elected
officials,
we
have
a
responsibility
to
make
sure
that
the
information
is
given
is
correct
and
when
we,
when
we're
the
ones
that's
carrying
out
misinformation,
that
truly
is
a
disservice
to
the
constituents
that
we're
supposed
to
represent.
So
thank
you.
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair
good
afternoon,
mr
speaker,
thank
you
for
the
bill
presentation.
A
few
questions
section
17.2
says
that
the
election
board
officers
review
electronic
signatures
were
appointed
by
the
clerk
and
it
can't
be
of
the
same
political
party,
but
this
does
not
mandate
a
party
split
or
ratio.
It
simply
says
they
can't
be
of
the
same
party.
So
presumably
under
that
a
democrat
and
an
independent
or
a
republican,
a
member
of
the
independent
american
party,
that
would
satisfy
the
requirement.
D
So
I
want
to
make
sure
number
one
that's
correct.
I
I
don't
see
that
addressed
or
changed
specifically
by
the
amendment,
but
maybe
I
missed
it
in
your
remarks.
Did
you
say
in
your
in
your
remarks
that
you
intend
to
further
amend
the
bill
to
address
that,
because
I
think
the
question
of
concern
here
would
be
the
lack
of
balance
and
potential
oversight
and
transparency
in
the
process.
Thank
you.
C
C
I
think
the
existing
law
or
the
existing
practice
already
incorporated
the
ability
for
the
clerks
to
put
to
appoint
folks
to
the
board
that
are
not
of
the
same
party,
and
I
think
it's
pretty
clear
that
the
balance
and
for
there
to
be
a
representation
of
the
actual
constituency,
as
I
stated
it
in
the
opening
you
know,
had
somebody
provided
some
proposed
legislation
to
require
that
it
be
reflected
of
a
ratio
that
wouldn't
have
been
a
problem
at
all
or
a
concern
at
all,
and
I
quite
frankly
believe
that
our
election
officials
probably
already
do
that,
and
so
I
don't
want
to
speak
for
them
or
how
many
members
they're
talking
about.
C
But
I
do
believe
that
the
practice
was
all
ready
to
incorporate
that
and
to
the
extent
that
that
needs
to
be
stated.
Wouldn't
offend
me
at
all.
D
Thank
you
another
question
for
you,
mr
speaker.
We
in
nevada,
we
have
no
excuse
absentee
voting
in
this
state,
and
I
know
there
are
a
number
of
bills
actually
moving
during
the
current
session.
That
would
further
enhance
access
to
those
opportunities.
I
support
those
efforts
because
you
know
the
absentee
balloting
process
that
comes
with
strong
measures
to
ensure
security,
so
my
question
would
be:
why
do
we
need
universal
mail
and
voting
when
we
have
in
place
a
strong
and
effective
process
for
voting
absentee
for
those
who
want
to
do
so?
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you
again,
assembler
matthews,
I
I
have
a
simple
answer,
and
that
is
a
record
voter
turnout.
Whatever
we
had
prior
to
ab4
did
not
stand
up
to
ab4
in
the
results
of
the
election,
and
so
when
we're
talking
about
a
constitutional
right,
clearly,
some
something
happened
where
we
had
a
record
turnout
and
nearly
50
percent
of
that
was
through
mail
and
drop-off
voting.
So
we
went
from
absentee
voting
trials
of
10
to
48.
C
I
think
that
that
is
indicative
of
an
interest
in
moving
in
this
direction
and
providing
this
additional
option.
I
I
think
that
there
are
many
people
that
and
in
this
last
election
was
especially
relevant
when
you
had
so
many
judicial
options
and
a
lot
of
folks
that
either
weren't
going
to
vote
or
didn't
decide
exactly
how
they
were
going
to
vote
into
the
last
minute,
and
I
think
drop-off
gave
them
a
an
option
that
was
reflected
in
the
increased
turnout.
C
So
I
I
would
simply
point
to
the
turnout
of
the
folks
that
use
mail-in
ballots
versus
absentee
ballots
prior
as
an
an
indication
of
an
interest
in
the
electorate
to
have
this
as
an
option.
D
Thank
you,
and
if
I
may,
I
wanted
to
ask
you
about
the
the
opt-out
clause,
which
I
know
you
referenced
a
lot
opt-out
clauses
by
their
nature,
of
course,
put
the
burden
on
the
consumer,
in
this
case
the
voter
to
opt
out
rather
than
on
the
distributing
entity.
D
I
think
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
so
many
people
out
in
the
real
world
have
such
a
distaste
for
that
approach
with
the
opt-out
clause,
but
that,
aside
the
most
common
problem
I
heard
in
talking
with
voters
in
the
last
election,
I
talked
with
very
many
of
them.
D
Was
you
know
the
issue
of
ballots
showing
up
at
their
homes
intended
for
people
who
did
not
live
there
and
people
they
had
never
heard
of,
and
I
I
see
no
reason
to
think
that
an
opt-out
clause
or
something
to
opt
out
of
getting
their
own
battle
at
their
home
would
do
anything
at
all
to
remedy
that
problem,
I
mean
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
I
don't
think
it
would.
Thank
you.
C
Well,
thank
you,
assembly,
matthews
and
I'll
start
with
the
last
question,
with
respect
to
ballots
coming
to
your
home,
that
are
not.
You
know,
residents
of
that
home,
but
clearly
that
has
nothing
to
do
with
opt
out
and-
and
I
think,
that's
honestly,
a
separate
question.
But
again
these
are
the
reasons
why
we
included
provisions
that
have
a
secretary
of
state
and
vital
statistics
cleaning
the
rolls
more
frequently.
C
I
believe
that,
as
we
continue
to
to
modernize
our
election
system,
you
know,
I
think
that
we
will
continue
to
see
less
and
less
of
that,
but,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
unless
you
are
at
a
a
signature
expert
and
can
figure
out
somebody
else's
signature,
who
you
don't
even
know,
even
if
it
were
turned
in
it
will
be
invalidated
as
not
matching,
and
so
this
is
why
the
bill
also
incorporates
mandatory
forensic
training
so
that
our
election
officials
are
trained
annually
on
being
able
to
identify
those
and
having
that
election
board.
C
That
is
by
that
is
bipartisan
or
not
composed
of
one
party
to
look
at
it
and
agree
on
signatures
that
don't
match.
So
I
I
think
that
you
know
that
provides
the
security
as
well
as
the
fact
that
our
election
officials
have
reflected
no,
and
our
court
system
has
reflected
no
systemic
fraud.
With
respect
to
a
a
philosophical
discussion
about
opt-in
opt-out,
I
I
think
that
when
it
comes
to
something
as
important
as
as
elections,
we
we
may
have
to
agree
to
disagree
on
that.
C
I
I
don't
think
that
the
folks
who
had
an
issue
with
receiving
about
it
that
they
did
not
request
were
that
inconvenienced
and
emailing.
All
of
us
to
tell
us
that,
and
so
I
thought
that
an
opt-out
option
would
be
a
great
option
for
folks
that
were
that
motivated
to
let
their
election
officials
know
they
didn't
ask
for.
C
Don't
want
it
to
simply
be
able
to
opt
out
and
not
have
that
show
up
at
their
house
and,
quite
frankly,
save
the
county,
some
money
and
not
having
to
send
it
if
they
don't
want
it.
D
A
Assemblyman
assemblyman,
I
I
feel
like
the
bill
sponsor,
has
responded
to
the
question.
So
unless
do
you
have
a
new
specific
technical
question?
I.
A
D
Final,
please
sort
of
a
multi-part
regarding,
I
think
section,
8
2.,
I'm
20,
why
you
believe
it's
good
policy
for
us
to
accept
ballots
where
the
postmark
date
cannot
be
determined,
I'm
wondering
if
we
know
how
often
that
happens
where
a
ballot
comes
back
without
a
postmarked
date.
I
don't
there's
a
subject
matter
expert
who
might
speak
to
that
and
are
there
other
states
that
that
have
provisions
similar
to
this?
Thank
you.
C
Again,
j
jason
for
the
record
again,
I
think
voter
education
is
important.
It's
simply
inaccurate
to
reflect
that
that
there's
not
a
postmark,
because
there
isn't
just.
C
I
think
there
are
a
lot
of
folks
that
objectively
see
a
prepaid
envelope
and
believe
that,
because
of
that,
it
will
not
be
postmarked,
and
I
believe
that
we
may
should
address
that
in
assembly
before,
as
well
as
single
bill
321
in
consultation
with
the
postal
service,
to
to
verify
that
those
would
be
both
marked
and
to
the
extent
that
there
are
envelopes
that
were
not
postmarked
or
the
postmark
was
illegible,
smudges
or
otherwise.
Damage
to
where
it
couldn't
be
read,
I
think,
similar
to
the
postmark
requirement
of
three
days.
C
A
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Not
so
not
a
question
more
a
comment
to
the
the
makers
of
the
bill.
I
appreciate
that
I
I
represent
a
large
constituency
of
seniors
who
can't
often
time
get
out
to
vote
by
themselves.
They
were
very
thankful,
and
I
I
received
calls
thanking
us
for
the
the
decisions
that
we
made
during
the
special
session,
not
only
because
of
covet,
but
because
they
just
didn't
have
the
means
to
get
to
the
polls
and
they
found
this
so
much
more
convenient.
A
I
too,
as
my
colleague
said,
I
I
mailed
in
my
ballot,
but
other
family
members
in
my
household
filled
out
their
mail
and
ballot
and
took
it
in
in
person
and
others
voted
in
person,
giving
our
our
constituents
options
to
participate
in
the
process.
That
is
their
right
to
participate
in,
I
believe,
is
our
responsibility
and
it's
a
responsible
thing
of
this
legislative
body
to
do,
and
it
does
involve
everyone
that
wants
to
be
a
part
of
the
process
who
is
registered
and
eligible
to
vote.
A
A
A
So
I
will
need
to
you
know:
have
people
wrap
it
up
at
two
minutes
and
really
this
is
to
ensure
we
can
get
as
many
people
who
want
to
testify,
regardless
of
their
position,
but
as
many
nevadans
that
are
calling
in
to
have
their
their
voices
and
positions
heard,
we
will
hear
up
to
45
minutes
in
each
position.
So
right
now
I
will
start
at
405.
We
will
start
45
minutes
in
support
of
ab321,
so
broadcasting
when
you're
ready.
E
B
B
Good
afternoon,
chair
miller
and
members
of
the
committee,
I
am
a
community
member
and
advocate
for
my
family
and
we're
a
non-profit
organization
focusing
on
improving
political
efficacy
in
the
latino
community,
and
we
see
members-
and
we
are
members
of
the
led,
nevadans
vote
coalition
today
on
latino
lobby
day.
I
am
calling
the
support
of
ab321
because
I
believe
it
would
work
to
improve
access
to
the
ballot
for
latinos
and
working
families
throughout
nevada.
B
Ab321
allows
your
community
to
choose
a
preferred
method
of
voting,
whether
that
is
in
person
by
mail
or
by
dropping
off
their
ballot.
At
a
secure
election
drop-off
by
having
a
mail
ballot
sent
to
every
active,
registered
voter
in
nevada
paired
the
fish,
this
bill
will
who
may
not
have
the
time
outside
of
work
to
catch
their
ballot
in
person,
ab
321
makes
voting
more
accessible
and
safe,
not
just
during
pandemics
but
permanently,
and
that's
how
voting
should
be
easy,
accessible,
safe
and
secure.
B
Nifa
milabota
is
committing
to
increasing
access
to
the
polls
for
latino
voters,
as
well
as
protecting
the
voting
rights
of
all
nevadans
ap
321
would
work
to
do
just
that
at
the
time
when
voting
rights
are
being
threatened
in
states
like
arizona,
michigan
and
georgia.
This
body
has
the
opportunity
to
do
what
is
right
for
nevadans
I
or
I
urge
you
to
support
ab321.
E
B
B
I
grew
up
in
oregon,
a
state
that
has
been
voting
by
mail
since
1987
and
went
to
graduate
school
in
colorado
where
they've
been
sending
ballots
to
all
registered
voters.
Since
2013.
nevada's
record.
Voter
turnout
in
2020,
despite
a
pandemic,
is
in
line
with
what
these
states
have
shown.
Time
and
time
again.
Vote
by
mail
increases
turnout.
B
This
election
also
highlighted
many
of
the
benefits
of
voting
by
mail.
First,
the
convenience
makes
voting
much
more
accessible.
Voters
do
not
to
take
time
off
work
and
find
child
care
to
wait
in
line
prepaid.
Postage
allows
the
voters
to
turn
their
mailbox
into
a
ballot
box
and
drop
boxes
along
with
ballot
collection
increases
access
to
the
ballot
for
both
busy
urban
workers,
as
well
as
our
rural
and
tribal
communities
where
physical
distance
can
be
a
challenge
to
participation
in
oregon.
B
In
addition,
vote
by
mail
helps
people
be
more
informed
about
their
decisions.
As
a
young
adult,
I
remember,
completing
my
ballot
alongside
my
mother,
where
I
could
ask
questions
about
the
process
and
we
could
even
debate
the
issues
with
a
mail
ballot.
I
always
had
the
opportunity
to
do
my
research
or
even
skip
a
question
and
come
back
to
it
once
I
felt
more
informed,
ab321
will
ensure
that
all
eligible
nevadans
are
able
to
participate
in
our
democratic
system
and
have
their
voices
heard
at
the
ballot
box.
We
urge
your
support.
Thank
you.
E
B
Our
state
was
making
the
best
of
a
bad
situation
when
it
turned
to
mail,
ballots
and
drop
boxes
as
a
way
to
keep
voters
safe
during
the
covet
19
pandemic.
But
the
record-breaking
turnout
we
saw
in
november
shows
that
nevada
voters
appreciated
having
multiple
options.
Indeed,
this
is
not
costco,
and
this
is
not
a
ride.
At
a
theme
park
voting
is
a
fundamental
right.
The
night
of
the
2020
primary
election,
the
last
voter
in
line
cast
their
ballot
at
2
30
in
the
morning.
That
is
entirely
unacceptable.
B
Nevada
is
making
its
democracy
stronger
by
refining
our
election
processes
and
finding
ways
to
make
it
easier
for
eligible
voters
to
participate
in
safe
and
secure
elections.
Nevada
has
some
of
the
best
election
officials
in
the
nation.
We
commend
registrars,
gloria
and
sicula
and
secretary
sagaski
for
the
integrity
with
which
they
administered
the
2020
election.
I
know
firsthand
the
problems
voters
face
in
accessing
the
polls.
I
run
a
non-partisan
voter
protection
program
in
washoe
county,
where
I
assist
voters
of
all
parties
in
all
walks
of
life,
with
understanding
id
requirements,
ballot
box
rules
and
more.
B
E
D
Hi,
my
name
is
ted
papa
george
t
e
e
p,
a
a
greetings
to
madam
chairman,
mr
speaker,
in
the
rest
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
ted
poppingers,
I'm
the
president
of
the
culinary
workers
union,
the
culinary
union
supports
assembly
bill.
D
Last
year,
the
nevada
legislature
passed
ab4,
which
permitted
nevadans
to
vote
safely
in
the
midst
of
a
pandemic
by
automatically
sending
active,
registered
voters
in
a
mail-in
ballot.
As
a
result,
48.46
percent
of
nevadan
voters
chose
to
vote
by
mail
for
the
2020
general
election,
similar
to
ab4
ab321
allows
the
county
board
to
begin
counting
ballots
15
days
prior
to
election
day.
This
ensures
transparency
through
the
process
and
provides
ample
time
for
signature,
curing
and
id
verification
requirements
for
first-time
voters.
Ensuring
all
votes
are
counted.
D
It
is
important
not
to
undermine
the
significance
of
early
vote
sites
and
election
centers,
because
voters
still
need
access
to
input.
Some
voting
in
the
2020
general
election,
the
culinary
union
guest
room
attendant,
went
to
vote
after
her
shift,
and
she
was
the
last
one
in
line
to
cast
her
ballot.
Voting
is
of
a
vital
importance
for
democracy
in
ab321,
expands
voting
rights
and
lose
barriers
to
register
voters
and
participating
in
the
electoral
process.
The
culinary
union
urges
the
nevada
legislature
to
support
and
pass
ab321.
E
B
B
I
was
able
to
vote
by
mail
as
we
were
in
the
middle
of
the
pandemic,
and
I
felt
this
was
the
safest
choice
for
my
family
and
I
I
also
voted
by
mail
in
november
for
the
general
election.
Many
people
in
other
states
do
not
hold
this
privilege
of
always
being
able
to
vote
by
mail.
I
feel
incredibly
grateful
to
have
had
that
option.
B
I
strongly
believe
this
should
continue
to
be
a
guaranteed
option
for
nevada
voters,
since
it
would
increase
access
for
marginalized
communities.
Accessible
voting
should
be
a
right
and
not
a
privilege,
seeing
what
has
happened
in
georgia.
This
past
week
has
drawn
attention
to
the
issue
of
voter
suppression.
That
is
still
very
much
present
in
our
country.
B
B
Ab321
is
a
prime
example
of
quality
legislation
that
will
actually
protect
and
expand
the
right
to
vote
rather
than
limiting
access
to
the
polls.
It
will
build
on
our
current
mail
and
ballot
system
and
strains
in
it.
Voting
is
a
right
and
everyone
should
have
different
choices
available
to
them,
while
casting
their
ballots.
Thank
you,
speaker,
ryerson
majority
leader,
ken
azaro
and
governor
systec,
for
your
continued
efforts
of
making
voting
accessible
to
all
nevadas
and
helping
secure
our
elections.
B
B
E
B
Afternoon,
chairwoman,
miller
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
emily:
persamora
e
m,
I
l
y
p
e
r
s,
a
u
d,
hyphen
z,
a
m
r
and
have
the
privilege
of
serving
as
the
executive
director
of
silver
state
voices.
I'm
calling
on
behalf
of
the
latin
nevadans
vote
coalition,
a
coalition
of
22
organizations
dedicated
to
ensuring
fair
and
equitable
elections
for
all
nevadans.
B
I
stand
in
support
of
ab321
because
it
is
imperative
that
every
nevadan
is
able
to
cast
their
ballot
in
a
manner
that
is
most
convenient
for
them
for
all
elections
to
come,
whether
that
is
in
person
by
mail
or
by
dropping
their
ballot
off
at
a
near
by
ballot.
Dropbox
you're
going
to
hear
many
people
call
in
saying
that
this
is
going
to
promote
voter
fraud.
That
is
nothing
but
fake
news.
Every
day
our
partners
work
with
a
variety
of
diverse
constituencies
such
as
the
aapi
black
latino
native
and
labor
communities
in
2020.
B
We
work
closely
with
these
communities
in
our
get
out
the
vote
and
nonpartisan
election
protection
programs
in
these
programs.
We
viewed
our
electoral
process
from
the
perspective
of
your
constituents.
We
were
able
to
assist
them
throughout
the
whole
process
from
the
time
that
they
registered
to
vote
and
answering
their
questions
before
and
after
they
tested
their
ballot.
In
addition,
we
oversaw
the
866
hour
vote
hotline
from
the
span
of
october
17th
and
november
4th.
B
There
were
1057
unique
tickets,
that's
over
a
thousand
nevadans
who
called
in
to
ask
questions
or
experience
some
type
of
issue
at
the
poll.
Thankfully,
because
of
the
many
provisions
of
ab4,
we
were
able
to
accommodate
these
issues
during
the
2020
general
election,
more
than
48
of
all
nevadans
voted
by
mail.
This
conversation
about
passing
ab
321
should
not
be
about
political
party
beliefs.
It
should
be
about
making
the
total
system
indiana.
E
B
B
The
legislature
rose
to
the
occasion
thanks
to
the
efforts
of
speaker
fryerson,
to
pass
ab4
a
bill
which
gave
voters
options
on
how
to
cast
their
ballot,
whether
it
was
mailing
back
their
ballot
in
its
prepaid
postage
envelope,
dropping
off
their
ballot,
like
I
did,
or
voting
in
person
at
any
of
the
numerous
centers
or
in
their
county.
Nevadans
turned
out
in
record
numbers
more
than
ever
before,
to
make
their
voices
heard.
B
I
had
the
privilege
to
formally
observe
this
process
in
clark
county.
We
cannot
thank
them
enough
for
their
tireless
work.
Ab321
contains
provisions
to
increase
confidence
in
the
process,
while
safeguarding
the
right
to
vote.
It
standardizes
the
rigorous
signature
verification
process
used
for
about
mail
ballots
and
requires
election
staff
to
be
trained
annually
for
signature
verification.
B
B
With
these
upgrades
state
and
local
election
officials
will
have
the
necessary
tools
to
continue
administering
some
of
the
best
elections
in
the
country.
We
thank
jason
speaker,
jason,
fryerson
for
again
being
a
champion
on
voting
rights
and
look
forward
to
his
to
this
body
body
support
for
this
measure.
We
also
look
forward
to
nevada
to
continuing
being
a
leader
in
this
area.
Thank
you.
E
B
B
Now
I
wasn't
able
to
vote
in
the
2020
election
despite
being
a
strong
voting
vice
advocate
for
many
years
now,
and
it
can't
be
overstated
enough.
How
important
abc
221
is,
especially
with
what
we're
seeing
happens
in
georgia
and
multiple
states
around
the
country.
Honestly,
I
don't
know
why
we
haven't
done
this
already.
Foundation
of
this
bill
is
greater
access
to
strengths
and
democracies,
making
voting
by
mail
permanent
so
that
as
many
nevadans
possible
can
participate
in
the
process
of
selecting
our
leaders.
B
We
are
in
an
all
hands
on
deck
moment
where
we
have
to
step
up
and
take
action
for
our
communities
and
the
best
way
to
do
that
is
to
voting.
Furthermore,
ab321
gives
me
comfort
as
an
international
college
student.
This
goal
makes
sure
that
I
get
my
ballot
even
though
I'll
be
several
thousand
miles
away.
Democracy
isn't
promised
to
any
of
us,
and
it's
legislation
like
this
that
ensures
the
voices
of
the
people
are
heard
and
honored.
I
urge
you
to
support
ab321.
E
F
F
Then
I
made
the
most
important
vote
of
my
lifetime
and
I
was
able
to
fulfill
my
duty
as
an
american.
I
felt
so
joyful
to
have
this
ability.
Every
nevada
should
have
this
availability.
I
thank
the
state
of
nevada
for
mail
ballots
and
for
helping
me
be
a
better
citizen
of
nevada
and
america.
Thank
you.
E
D
D
Barriers
from
voting
while
we're
in
support
of
the
whole
bill
itself,
I
wanted
to
speak
in
particular
about
the
provisions
in
the
expanded
voting
options.
The
provisions
of
sending
a
mail
ballot
to
all
active
voters
is
a
great
way
to
allow
for
all
nevadans
who
are
eligible
to
cast
their
vote
once
a
voter
has
received
their
ballot,
it's
as
simple
as
filling
out
the
ballot
signing
it
and
returning
and
mailing
it
back.
The
voter
does
not
want
to
mail
it
back.
D
They
can
always
just
drop
it
off
at
any
of
the
drop
boxes
provided
by
the
county
elections
department.
In
some
instances
they
can
even
drop
it
off
as
they're
shopping
for
groceries.
Ultimately,
if
a
voter
wanted
to
actually
vote
in
person,
they
also
have
that
option
by
surrendering
their
ballot,
a
voter
could
vote
early
or
on
election
day
in
person.
D
In
a
time
where
georgia,
texas
and
other
states
are
looking
to
make
it
harder
for
voters
to
cast
their
ballot,
it's
very
encouraging
to
see
our
state
expanding
its
options
with
av
321.
Even
more
nevadan.
Voters
will
have
their
choice
in
how
they
can
vote
where
they
can
vote
and
when
they
can
vote.
We
urge
your
support
and
passage
of
this
great
piece
of
legislation.
Thank
you.
E
E
E
E
E
B
B
B
E
D
Good
afternoon,
chair
miller
and
committee
members
for
the
record,
my
name
is
leonard
b
jackson.
That's
a
l-e-o-n-a-r-d
k
s
o
n.
I
am
the
director
of
faith,
organized
alliance
and
a
proud
partner
of
letting
dividing
folks.
I
stand
in
support
of
ab321
because
it
is
important
to
ensure
this
body
keeps
the
door
open
and
levels
the
playing
field
for
our
underserved
and
underprivileged
communities.
E
D
D
The
pandemic
also
impacted
the
way
that
we
vote
and
that's
why
we
supported
ab4,
but
the
history
of
disenfranchisement
didn't
start
with
this
pandemic.
We
have
seen
over
the
course
of
history
that
people
that
I
work
for
people
of
color
have
been
disproportionately
served.
It
has
found
it
harder
to
access
the
ballot
box.
We
look
at
history
as
a
way
of
telling
a
story,
but
the
stage
had
already
been
set,
as
states
continue
to
disenfranchise
communities
over
this
past
century.
D
D
B
A
E
B
B
B
Giving
tribes
an
extended
deadline
to
request
a
polling
location
relieves
some
of
the
burdens
placed
upon
tribes
each
election
year.
The
needs
of
every
tribal
community
is
different,
and
this
will
not
only
recognize
that
but
empowers
each
tribal
nation
to
make
decisions
that
are
appropriate
for
their
communities.
Thank
you,
speaker,
fryerson,
for
bringing
forth
this
bill.
Please
vote
to
support
the
increase
of
voting
rights
for
our
native
people.
Thank
you.
Committee.
E
F
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is:
barry
gold,
b-a-r-r-y-g-o-l-d
and
I'm
the
director
of
government
relations
for
aarp
nevada
sounds
like
assemblyman.
Monroe
moreno
may
have
a
few
aarp
members
in
her
family,
but
I
want
to
say
that
aurp
has
been
working
on
what
we
call
voter
engagement,
not
voter
education,
but
voter
engagement
for
quite
a
long
time.
This
last
election
we
worked
to
make
sure
people
knew
how
they
could
vote
safely
and
securely.
However,
they
chose
to
vote,
whether
that
be
by
mail
or
in
person.
What.
F
And
equally,
and
this
bill
puts
in
place
transparent
processes
that
we
can
all
trust
I'd
like
to
quote
an
op-ed
that
was
written
by
steve
sibelius
in
the
las
vegas
review
journal
on
march
25th.
The
last
sentence
of
the
article
says
elections
should
be
run
with
the
idea
that
we
should
make
it
as
easy
as
possible
for
every
single
eligible
voter
to
participate.
F
E
D
B
B
Albany's
local
fights
to
remove
discriminatory
barriers
to
voting
before
the
next
election,
empowering
communities
of
color,
young
people,
low-income
americans
and
voters
with
this
disabilities,
so
that
all
voices
can
be
heard.
We
are
in
full
support
of
ab321
nevada.
Voters
need
multiple
mechanisms
to
participate
in
their
right
to
vote
while
ensuring
the
processes
safe
and
secure,
and
that's
exactly
what
ab321
does
in
2020.
Voting
by
mail
was
the
most
popular
method
of
passing
a
ballot.
B
According
to
the
secretary
of
state's
office
in
nevada,
48
of
nevada
voters
cast
their
ballot
by
mail
up
from
roughly
seven
percent
in
2016.
Ab-321's
provisions
ensure
that
every
active
registered
voter
will
receive
a
mail
ballot
with
prepaid
postage
and
gives
nevada's
voters
something
that
they
are
already
familiar
with.
Nevada
needs
to
ensure
that
they
are
protecting
everyone's
right
and
freedom
to
vote.
B
This
bill
would
give
nevadans
a
variety
of
options
to
make
their
voices
heard
and
cast
their
ballots
in
a
safe
way,
when
voters
have
options
to
vote
in
a
way
that
they
are
most
comfortable
with.
Our
democracy
is
stronger
and
better.
All
voting
is
local.
Ask
this
committee
to
support
ab321.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
time.
E
B
B
We
believe
believe
that
the
long-term
health
of
our
planet
is
linked
to
the
health
of
our
democracy.
Passing
strong
laws
to
protect
our
environment
depend
on
open,
fair
and
secure
elections,
and
ab-321
will
ensure
that
every
nevadan's
voice
is
heard
on
election
day.
It
is
time
for
our
state
to
embrace
vote
by
mail
as
an
option
for
nevadans
who
want
to
cast
their
vote
from
home.
This
legislation
requires
county
clerks
to
repair
and
send
mail
ballots
with
prepaid
postage
to
every
uoca,
va
and
active
voter.
It
also
ensures
security
as
mail
ballots
cannot
be
forwarded.
B
Last
year's
unprecedented
vote
shows
that
this
system
not
only
works
but
results
in
more
participation
among
voters.
Ab-321
would
improve
our
elections
by
making
them
more
secure,
more
resilient
and
more
accessible
to
nevadans.
Every
vote
counts,
and
we
are
grateful
for
voting
right
champions
like
speaker.
Fryerson
for
ensuring
nevada's,
thorough
and
secure
process
for
tabulating
ballots
will
be
codified
into
law.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
E
B
Nevada-
and
I
have
my
daughter
behind
me-
as
I'm
sure
she
can
hear-
I
am
here
in
support
of
ab321-
this
bill
would
ensure
that
our
election
officials
are
properly
trained
and
that
they
are
taking
the
appropriate
steps
to
make
sure
that
every
vote
is
cast
by
an
eligible
voter,
in
that
every
vote
cast
by
an
eligible
voter
in
nevada
is
counted,
as
is
the
case
with
many
new
experiences.
There
is
a
natural
learning
curve
with
the
expansion
of
mail-in
voting
that
goes
for
both
our
community
members,
as
well
as
for
our
elected
officials.
B
A
b
321
would
ensure
that
the
clark
county,
sorry,
that
a
county
clerk
or
registrar
and
their
office
must
complete
a
forensic
signature.
Verification
training,
approved
by
the
secretary
of
state
in
2020,
make
the
road
spoke
to
thousands
of
voters
in
clark
county,
many
of
whom
expressed
confusion
around
how
to
ensure
that
their
mail-in
vote
is
counted.
Ab321
would
address
these
concerns
by
requiring
that
the
election
officials
reach
out
to
a
voter
via
phone
email
or
mail
in
the
case
that
a
voter
sent
in
a
mail
ballot
that
with
a
missing
or
mismatched
signature.
B
This
would
also
improve
the
security
and
veracity
of
our
elections.
Here
in
nevada.
As
a
state,
we
should
be
working
to
ensure
that
all
eligible
voters
are
able
to
feel
secure
and
confident
that
their
voice,
their
vote,
is
being
counted.
Passing
this
bill
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
I
strongly
urge
you
to
support
ab321.
E
F
L
o
e
y,
representing
today
the
ask
me
reach
4041
retirees.
We
are
in
strong
support
of
ab321
and
thank
speaker,
fryerson
and
assemblywoman
benitez
thompson
for
bringing
it
forward.
The
ask
me
retirees
third
highest
legislative
priority,
this
session
right
behind
their
retirements
and
their
health
care,
is
preserving,
protecting
and
facilitating
their
right
to
vote.
F
The
things
contained
in
ab321,
such
as
expanding
pulling
places
voting
by
mails,
drop-off
box
sites
greatly
help
vulnerable
populations
such
as
the
elderly
and
the
disabled.
The
2020
nevada
election
had
historically
high
turnout
from
all
methods
of
voting
despite
the
global
pandemic
and
the
challenges
it
posed
for
vulnerable
citizens
such
as
seniors.
This
bill
expands
on
the
good
work
done
on
ab4
over
the
special
session
last
summer
and
makes
permanent
that
those
provisions
that
enhance
and
facilitate
at
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
state.
F
E
D
Thank
you,
chair
miller
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
is
eric
jang
e-r-I-c-j-e-n-g
supporting
this
bill
on
behalf
of
the
asian
community
development
council.
Right
now
in
nevada,
we
have
more
than
330
000
asian
pacific
islander
americans,
comprising
around
10
percent
of
the
total
population
around
10
percent
of
the
voting
bloc
as
well.
We
amplify
diverse
stories
and
voices
of
our
community
and
focus
the
issues
that
affect
our
livelihood,
especially
voting
rights,
including
language
access.
We
do
non-partisan,
voter
registration,
non-partisan,
voter
education
and
non-partisan
voter
outreach
as
the
fastest
growing
community
in
nevada.
D
We
are
aware
about
the
infrastructure.
That's
supporting
the
community
need
to
catch
up,
including
the
way
we
vote.
We
would
like
to
thank
speaker
fryerson
for
bringing
this
bill
to
ensure
our
community's
voices
are
heard.
We
are
here
because
in
2020
we
saw
unprecedented
voter
turnout
for
our
communities
in
nevada
and
nationwide
from
2010
to
2016
the
number
of
legible
api
voters
grew
35
compared
to
13
statewide,
providing
more
options
for
nevadans
to
access
to
the
polls,
removing
obstacles
to
voter
registration,
including
spelling
out
the
exact
documents,
media
and
not
needed
for
same
day.
D
Voter
registration
and
automatic
voter
registration
is
a
huge
step
for
our
communities.
During
the
2020
election,
we
sent
in-language
mailers
to
household
non-partisan,
telling
people
how
to
vote,
and
we
saw
so
many
first-time
voters.
Even
our
staff
have
reports
that
their
parents
even
grandparents
voting
for
the
first
time.
D
So,
in
the
end,
we
really
we
are
sorry
by
continuing
to
make
voting
safe
and
accessible
to
all
nevadans.
We
are
able
to
allow
more
nevadans
to
participate,
make
their
voices
heard
in
this
election.
It
is
critical
that
ab321
passes
and
protect
access
to
democracy
for
everyone.
Thank
you.
We
ask
for
your
support
for
ab321.
E
D
Hello,
my
name
is
matthew
d,
falco
m-a-t-t-h-e-w
last
name
d
e,
d-e-capital
f-a-l-c-o,
and
I'm
here
in
strong
support
of
assembly
bill
321..
First
of
all,
I'm
here
testifying
as
a
veteran,
not
on
behalf
of
the
state
treasurer's
office,
though
I
do
know
that
the
treasurer
is
in
support
of
this
legislation.
D
Nevadans
want
choices
when
voting,
and
we
proved
that
in
november,
2020
with
record
turnout,
while
states
around
the
country
are
moving
backwards.
On
the
issue
of
voting
rights,
ap,
321
and
other
voting
measures
show
that
nevada
is
a
proud
leader
on
this
issue.
As
somebody
who
served
in
the
military,
I'm
especially
happy
about
how
current
members
of
the
military
will
benefit
from
these
options
to
vote
by
allowing
for
expanded,
mail-in
voting,
same-day
voter
registration
and
more
our
military
families
will
be
able
to
participate
in
our
elections,
no
matter
their
on
behalf
of
military
veterans.
D
D
E
D
D
With
voting
reforms
passed
during
the
special
session,
the
2020
nevada
general
election
was
one
of
our
smoothest
with
very
high
turnout,
even
during
a
global
pandemic.
Ab321
is
the
logical
next
step
from
these
reforms
and
fits
well
in
the
historic
effort
for
greater
democracy
and
participation.
Thank.
E
D
I
would
like
to
speak
in
favor
of
ab321
the
preservation
and
perseverance
of
american
values
and
our
way
of
life,
where
I
exist
for
entering
the
college
of
service
after
9
11.,
the
nation
as
a
whole
seem
under
attack
for
dare
to
exist,
free
and
allowing
these
people,
liberty
and
expression
and
a
voice.
It
pains
me
to
see
that
what
we
gave
for
the
right
to
have
free
and
fair
elections
in
other
countries.
As
a
member
I
received
my
overseas
absentee
ballot
in
germany,
iraq
and
afghanistan.
D
I
recall
for
the
2004
election
we
were
provided
with
voting
assistance
officers
to
hold
our
hands
through
the
process
2008.
I
filled
out
my
ballot
over
dinner
with
all
the
convenience
of
time
and
information
at
my
disposal.
Voting
was
my
right
and
my
country's
democratic
values
would
not
forget
its
responsibility
to
allow
me
that
right,
nevadans
deserve
to
be
able
to
vote
freely
and
ably
right
here
with
as
many
avenues
available
to
them.
D
As
I
had
to
me
overseas,
the
impotent
impediment
of
their
voices
by
obstacles
in
the
name
of
partisanship
and
politics
is
a
betrayal
of
those
american
values.
This
bill.
It
enshrines
and
protects
the
voices
of
nevada
voters.
The
ease
in
access,
the
ease
of
access
and
expanding
of
options
to
cast
a
vote
does
more
than
just
help
repress
communities.
It
allows
all
nevadans
to
participate
and
perpetuate
american
values
with
the
free
and
fair
election.
Please
pass
ad321.
Thank
you.
E
D
D
E
B
Ab-321
is
a
common-sense
bill
that
makes
permanent
many
of
the
policies
nevada
implemented
during
the
2020
election
cycle
that
benefited
all
voters,
regardless
of
party
affiliation.
By
codifying
these
changes,
nevada
supports
and
upholds
its
citizens
rights
to
vote
and
puts
voters
first,
all,
while
ensuring
that
election
officials
can
best
plan
and
allocate
resources
to
support
elections.
B
I
can
personally
speak
to
how
impactful
this
bill
will
be
for
all
voters.
As
the
former
director
of
elections
in
denver.
I
helped
to
design
and
oversee
the
implementation
of
colorado's
election
law
over
eight
years
ago.
Not
only
did
we
execute
safe
and
secure
elections
and
become
a
national
model,
we
also
saw
engagement
increase
and
the
experience
of
voters
improve
just
as
you've
heard
today.
B
Nevada
saw
turnout,
increase
from
2016
to
2020
in
a
substantial
way.
Voting
by
mail
is
not
just
convenient
for
voters,
but
it
provides
benefits
for
election
officials
too.
There
are
cost-saving
components
and
in
processing,
absentee
ballot
requests
and
also
systematic
and
operational
improvements
that
will
happen
over
time.
Additionally,
it
lessens
the
amount
of
voters
who
vote
on
a
singular
day
and
allows
for
a
more
smooth
election
day
during
the
busiest
time
voting
is
a
right
afforded
every
american.
We
applaud
the
thought
and
consideration
put
put
into.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
comments
and
if
you
have
additional
comments,
please
submit
them
in
writing
please,
but
thank
you
for
your
comments.
Broadcasting
with
that.
That
was
our
last
call
and
support,
because
our
45
minutes
is
up
anyone
else.
I
don't
know
if
there
are
still
people
waiting
on
the
line.
If
you
didn't
have
an
opportunity
to
speak
again,
we're
trying
to
be
concise
and
fair.
So
please
submit
your
your
comments
in
writing.
They
will
be
read
and
considered
with
that
broadcasting.
A
E
E
D
My
name
is
bruce
parks
b-r-u-c-e-p-a-r-k-s.
I
would
just
like
for
you
to
know
that
in
2020
my
vote
did
not
count.
I
know
that
because
there
were
over
122
000
incidents,
a
voter
fraud
that
was
delivered
to
the
secretary
of
state's
office,
which
she
refused
to
investigate
this
bill,
does
nothing
to
provide
more
opportunity.
D
What
it
in
fact
does
is
provides
more
opportunity
for
voter
fraud
when
ab4
was
being
considered.
There
were
over
5
000
people
that
wrote
in
on
the
nellis
website.
Against
that
bill
there
were
76
people
that
wrote
in
in
favor,
76
to
5,
000
and
84
was
passed.
This
legislature
does
not
care
what
the
people
of
nevada
think
and
they
clearly
demonstrated
it
when
they
voted
for
ab4.
D
If
you
want
to
secure
the
votes
of
the
voters
of
nevada,
then
establish
voter
id
or
thumb
print
id.
When
people
go
to
vote
on
election
day,
the
only
day
that
you
get
to
vote
you're
presented
with
a
paper
ballot
and
a
number
two
pencil
you
do
away
with
the
counting
machines,
then
I
know
that
my
vote
counts.
D
We
already
have
established
procedures
for
people
to
receive
a
ballot
by
mail.
It's
called
absentee
ballot,
it's
real
simple,
it's
real
easy
and
it's
secure
all
the
other
mail
in
voting
just
facilitates
fraud.
There
are
four
states
that
currently
have
all
male
in
voting
in
every
one
of
those
states.
There's
a
predominant
party
that
dictates
what
happens
in
those
states,
for
instance
in
the
state
of
washington,
a
heavily
democrat
state.
D
A
E
D
D
D
Clearly,
it
is
premature
to
adopt
the
provisions
of
ab321
without
first
completing
the
investigation
of
acknowledged
irregularities
from
the
last
cycle.
There
are
numerous
issues
of
concern
with
this
proposed
bill.
I
encourage
the
members
to
refer
to
the
letter,
nevada
gop
chairman
mcdonald,
submitted
to
the
committee
earlier
today
with
specific
concerns
of
how
ad
321
compromises,
the
electoral
rights
of
nevada,
protect
the
electoral
rights
of
all
the
matter
and
oppose
ab324.
A
Any
additional
comments
in
writing.
Please.
E
D
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
bob
russo
v-o-v-r-u-s-s-o
and
I
strongly
oppose
ab321
one
of
the
most
devastating
effects
of
the
november
election.
Is
that
left
a
considerable
portion
of
the
electorate,
distressing
the
election
process
and
a
huge
scar
on
our
nation,
including
the
state
of
nevada.
This
is
not
a
democrat
versus
republican
issue.
It's
an
election
integrity
issue.
D
Unfortunately,
this
bill
does
absolutely
nothing
to
restore
election
integrity.
It
would
ensure
that
the
voting
irregularities
we
observed
in
the
last
election
under
ab4
continue
indefinitely
on
ballots
would
stand
with
no
changes
to
clean
up
the
voter
rolls
it
establishes
a
mail
ballot
counting
boards
that
are
exclusively
appointed
by
the
clerk
registrar,
raising
questions
of
transparency.
D
D
Mail-In
ballots
are
a
waste
of
money
and
life
for
misuse,
especially
when
the
option
to
request
an
absentee
ballot
is
so
easily
available.
It
should
be
in
the
interest
of
both
parties
to
initiate
practical
election
reform
that
includes
cleaning
up
the
voter
rolls,
so
that
we
are
assured
that
our
votes
will
count
and
not
be
canceled
out
by
someone
trying
to
cheat
the
system.
I
still
prefer
paper
ballots,
accompanied
by
voter
ids,
simple
and
straightforward
again.
This
measure
in
the
measures
in
this
bill
will
not
restore
integrity
and
trust
in
our
election
process.
D
E
B
So
the
issue
in
the
primary
was
that
there
was
only
three
voting
centers
and
that
was
actually
an
upgrade
because
they
initially
wanted
to
only
offer
one
and
as
far
as
the
mail-in
ballots
go,
I
currently
have
seven
in
my
possession
and
those
have
been
reported
to
the
secretary
of
state.
But
I
have
a
concern
that
we
don't
understand
volunteerism
in
nevada,
and
currently
we
are
trying
to
convince
our
legislators
that
an
opt-out
system
isn't
a
good
system
for
organ
donation.
B
E
D
Hi,
if
I'd
like
to
give
my
opinion,
as
far
as
ask
you
to
please
oppose,
I
am
a
disenfranchised
voter.
D
I
saw
how
my
state
handled
voting,
particularly
joe
gloria
here
in
clark
county
over
42
000
people
voted
more
than
once
at
least
1500
dead
people
are
recorded
recorded
as
voting
more
than
19
000
people
voted,
even
though
they
didn't
live
in
nevada
and
the
list
goes
on
and
on
and
on
I'm
a
culinary
union
member
by
the
way,
ted
papa
george
does
not
speak
for
me.
I
don't
agree
at
all
with
his
policy
on
this
and
and
some
other
issues,
but
you
know
it's
it.
D
This
is
a
right,
but
you
shouldn't
have
ballots
just
hanging
out
there.
Their
ballots
were
thrown
away.
They
were
left
laying
there.
Anybody
could
do
anything
they
wanted
to
do
with
it.
Joe
gloria
turned
up
or
turned
down
the
resolution,
so
anything
with
a
inbound
signature
could
not
be
determined
to
be
invalid.
D
That's
because
that's
known
because
people
put
in
fake
names
like
donald
duck
or
something
and
sent
them
in
and
they
were
re
and
they
were
being
found
to
be
valid
so
and
this
is
in
rj.
This
is
not
anything
new.
If
you
know
citizens,
they
can
leave
the
house-
hello,
hello,
okay,
so
citizens.
If
they
can
leave
the
house,
they
can
go
ahead
and
vote.
D
You
know
costco,
the
last
row
of
cars
was
filled
and,
and
there
there's
no
social
businessing
in
there
everybody's
in
there
everybody
was
shopping
and
doing
all
these
things.
If
that
can
happen,
then
everybody
can
get
out
to
vote.
There's
no
reason
why
they
can't
also
military.
I
heard
the
military
people
say
that
they
now
have
a
way
to
vote.
They've
always
had
absentee
ballots.
I
don't
know
what
that's
what
they're
talking
about
with
that.
That's
always
been
the
case
and
also
it's
very
easy
to
vote.
D
E
D
D
My
concern
lays
out
in
a
couple
of
areas
with
the
male
ballots
we've
seen
I
live
in
an
apartment
complex.
I
have
seen
both
in
the
primary
in
the
general
election.
Many
ballots
just
laying
around
and
to
me
gives
the
opportunity
for
mischief
that
we
can
easily
prevent
number
two
when
it
comes
to
a
ballot
being
mailed
to
your
home.
I
think
I
agree
with
the
caller.
D
I
think
a
better
process
if
we're
going
to
do
something
like
that
is
give
the
voter
a
true
choice
and
let
them
opt
in
to
an
absentee
ballot,
even
if
that's
included
on
the
box
and
a
voter
registration.
In
the
same
way
where
I
pick
a
political
party,
I
pick
which
language
I
want
my
validated
or
if
I
want
a
larger
size
font
or
if
I
want
to
sample
that,
I
think
that
would
be
a
good
process.
D
My
concern
as
well
is
I've
been
a
member
of
the
henderson
charter
committee
and
we've
looked
at
mail
ballots,
multiple
times
for
city
election
and
one
of
the
things
that
I've
noticed
is
the
fact
that
counties
don't
have
the
proper
equipment
to
ensure
a
safe
and
secure
election
because
they
don't
have
the
ability
to
process.
So
many
male
ballots,
there's
going
to
be
additional
costs
that
washer
county
has
mentioned
and
in
clark
as
well.
D
We've
also
seen
increases
in
adjudicated
ballots,
which
are
values
that
cannot
be
read
by
the
machines
and
duplicate
ballots,
which
are
ballots
are
recreated
by
election
officials
for
one
reason
or
another.
Those
are
some
instances
that
need
to
be
corrected
in
the
spill
and
in
the
process.
Also,
we've
heard
of
places
where
this
will
help
veterans
and
the
disabled
to
vote.
There's
already
a
process
for
that
with
electronic
ballots,
and
this
committee
has
already
heard
a
bill
to
expand
that
to
disabled
voters.
So
they
have
that
opportunity.
D
E
D
D
I
have
some
major
issues
with
the
bill
if
you
think
that
they're
not
going
to
wind
up
with
absentee
ballots
mail,
ballots
sitting
around
trash,
dumpsters
or
being
delivered
to
mult,
multiple
addresses
or
multiple
people
at
the
same
address,
I
think
you're
highly
mistaken
number
two.
I
think
the
whole
opt
out
thing.
If
somebody
can
opt
out
to
getting
a
mail
mail-in
ballot,
they
can
just
as
easily
opt-in
to
getting
a
mail-in
ballot.
That's
the
process
that
has
always
been
in
place,
and
I
don't
see
why
it
needs
to
change
number
three.
D
I
think
all
ballots
need
to
be
received
by
the
close
of
the
polls
on
election
day,
opening
up
the
opportunity
of
ballots
being
received
from
multiple
days
after
the
election
just
diminishes
the
confidence
that
people
have
in
the
outcome
or
in
the
in
the
reception
of
the
palace
and
the
validity
of
the
ballots.
So
these
are
all
issues
that
I
have.
I
have
a
a
problem
with
with
this
bill.
The
biggest
issue
I
have
is
what
you
euphemistically
are
calling
ballot
assistance,
which
is
basically
ballot
harvesting.
D
D
So
those
are
my
issues
with
this
bill:
you're
changing
things
that
don't
need
to
be
changed
and
we
had
elections
from
2018
to
the
pet
to
the
into
the
past
that
have
had
some
of
the
processes
in
place
that
we
do
that
we
existed
and
people
voted
just
fine
okay.
So
there's
no
need
to
do
this.
Thank
you.
E
D
D
I
agree
that
you
want
to
make
it
easier
to
vote,
but
don't
make
it
easier
to
cheat
at
voting.
I
believe
you're
making
it
too
easy
to
cheat
with
this
bill
for
a
variety
of
reasons
already
mentioned
you're
going
too
far
and
allowing
elections
to
always
be
questioned
with
possible
fraud.
Voting
is
a
right
and
a
responsibility.
D
There
are
rules
to
comply
with
when
you
go
to
vote
in
person
or
drop
off
your
ballot
at
a
secure
ballot
box
and
most
comply
with
the
rules,
but
others
cheat
and
you're
keeping
those
options
open
for
those
to
cheat.
Don't
allow
ballots
to
be
mailed
to
voter
rolls
that
have
not
been
cleaned
up
for
deceased
voters,
undeliverable
addresses
or
inactive
voters.
D
As
a
poll
worker
in
the
past
election,
too
many
voters
brought
in
ballots
to
the
polls
that
were
not
theirs
that
they
had
received
in
the
mail
at
their
house
mandate.
The
voter
rolls
be
cleaned
up
more
than
the
vital
record
match
that
you've
talked
about
again.
Mailing
ballots
without
being
requested,
opens
the
door
to
cheating.
Let
voters
opt
in
rather
than
opt
out.
D
Please
don't
allow
ballots
to
come
in
days
after
and
be
counted
after
election
day,
a
ballot
should
be
dropped
off
prior
to
or
on
election
day
by
the
voter,
and
not
allowing
harvesting
by
others.
A
ballot
should
be
cast
in
person
during
voting
hours.
An
absentee
ballot
should
be
postmarked
no
later
than
election
day
and
be
counted
no
more
than
a
couple
of
days
after
the
election
be
strict
on
the
postmark
rules.
D
D
D
A
E
F
Yes,
hi,
I'm
sorry,
I
didn't
hear
it
the
first
time.
Thank
you
for
listening
to
me.
My
name
is
pam
darr,
I'm
calling
I'm
just
a
regular
person,
I'm
not
with
any
organization,
and
I'm
calling-
and
I
don't
want
to
see
this-
be
passed.
I've
been
here
since
1987..
F
I
worked
a
lot
of
hours
at
my
career
and
I
always
found
time
to
vote
people
that
couldn't
make
it
to
the
polls
had
family
members
and
limited
mail-in.
That
was,
you
know
when
necessary
to
guard
our
elections.
I've
listened
closely
to
this
meeting
and
a
few
things
that
stood
out
as
for
citizens,
non-citizens.
F
F
F
F
Okay,
sorry,
it
was
videotaped
as
proof
of
fake
addresses.
The
dirt
locks
underpasses
lawns
in
front
of
casinos,
where
people
registered
to
vote
vote
should
count
not
get
cancelled.
I
did
submit
in
writing
and
I'll
leave
it
at
this.
I
did
help
my
mom
she
passed
away
last
month
and
that's
why
I
guess
I'm
emotional.
That
was
her
first
vote.
F
F
B
E
F
Okay,
chair
miller
and
committee
members,
for
the
record,
my
name
is
yolanda
kanak,
y-o-l-a-n-d-a
k-n-a-a-k,
I'm
a
resident
of
washoe
county.
My
zip
code
is
89451.
F
Please
vote
no
on
ab321
in
the
last
election
I
was
making
phone
calls
for
a
political
candidate,
and
I
got
a
voter
on
the
phone
and
I
asked
him
if
he
had
received
his
ballot
and
he
said
yes,
I
received
two
ballots
and
I
don't
even
live
in
nevada,
so
voters
should
not
be
receiving
more
than
one
ballot.
Obviously,
and
voters
should
ballots
were
sent
out
of
state.
Unfortunately,
and
then
voters
excuse
me,
ballots
should
only
be
sent
to
those
that
requested
them.
F
Then
I
just
want
you
to
know
that
california
is
well
known
for
voter
fraud
because
of
ballot
harvesting,
and
we
do
not
want
that
here.
Also
ab4
from
last
summer.
You
make
you
make
it
sound
great,
but
unfortunately
you
did
not
even
investigate
reported
fraud,
and
you
know
how
everyone
was
saying:
oh
there's
no
fraud,
but
there
was
no
investigation
of
the
2020
election.
F
E
E
E
E
D
A
D
Continue,
there's
a
lot
that
needs
to
be
done
to
improve
our
election
procedures,
and
but
this
is
hardly
the
correct
bill.
First
of
all,
if
I
recall
correctly,
when
you
had
special
session
last
year,
you
did
not
allow
any
republicans
to
have
any
input
on
four
and
it
was
basically
what
you're
using
to
start
with
two
there's
been
a
lot
of
discussion.
D
It's
been
mentioned
a
lot
that
you
have
the
right
to
vote
and
I
would
certainly
agree
with
that.
I've
been
exercising
my
rights
since
19
well,
anyway,
for
a
long
time
and
but
but
you
with
any
and
all
rights,
come
responsibilities
and
the
responsibilities
to
make
sure
that
you
have
is
to
one
register
make
sure
that
you
are
a
correct
voter
for
the
purple
like.
I
can't
go
over
to
california,
anymore
and
vote
and
they
can't
come
over
there.
So
I
have
to
be
eligible
to
vote.
D
E
D
B-I-L-L-H-A-R-E-N-B-U-R-G
and
I
stand
in
opposition
to
ab321
dave
gibbs
really
did
a
great
job
summarizing
all
the
problems.
With
this,
I
am
a
disenfranchised
voter.
I
have
zero
confidence
in
my
you
being
able
to
count
my
ballot.
I
just
feel
very
emotional
about
this.
I
feel
very
disturbed
that
nevada
can't
provide
a
good
election
for
us.
I
know
everyone
worked
hard.
I
know
all
the
election
people
worked
hard,
but
there
are
just
so
much
room
for
fraud.
D
We
need
voter
id
instead
of
signature
of
our
verification.
We
should
not
do
same
pay
registration,
there's
no
opportunity
to
really
verify
who
that
person
is.
We
should
not
wait
four
days
after,
even
though
it
is
a
negotiated
four
days.
I
appreciate
your
hard
work
and
negotiating,
but
it
should
be
zero
days.
You
should
count
the
ballots
on
the
day
and
that's
it.
So
I
stand
in
opposition
of
ab321
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to.
D
E
D
Good
afternoon
chairwoman
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
mark
karis
k-a-r-r-I-s.
I
am
a
nevada
licensed
attorney,
licensed
both
in
the
state
of
nevada
and
in
the
federal
district
court
of
nevada.
I
stand
in
opposition
to
ab321
for
the
following
reasons:
ab321
arose
from
passed
by
the
legislature
this
past
summer
during
an
emergency
session,
primarily
because
of
the
covenant
19
pandemic.
D
D
I
also
found
it
interesting
that,
during
his
presentation,
speaker
fryerson
noted
that
sitting
at
his
kitchen
table,
he
like
everyone
else
who
voted
via
mail
last
election,
finally
had
the
opportunity
to
in
the
comfort
of
their
home
home
review
the
ballots,
but
as
another
caller
has
already
indicated,
we
receive
sample
ballots
all
the
time
in
which
you
are
able
to
educate
yourself.
Not
only
on
the
candidates
but
the
issues,
I
also
find
that
many
of
the
callers
who
called
in
support
of
ab321
acted
as
if
there
was
no
options
whatsoever
for
voting
clearly
in
nevada.
D
A
A
You
can
submit
the
remainder
of
your
remarks.
E
E
B
T-R-A-C-E-Y-T-H-O-M-A-S,
it
is
abundantly
clear.
The
authors
of
this
bill
have
never
had
to
search
for
john
smith
in
a
database.
Birth
dates
are
absolutely
necessary
for
locating
a
voter
who
hasn't
brought
their
sample
ballot,
can't
remember
their
last
address
and
who
have
common
names
as
a
polling
place
manager
for
20
years.
I
personally
observed
three
couples:
managing
polling
places
in
washoe,
county
and
50
percent
of
the
teams.
Collecting
ballots
from
drop
boxes
were
married
couples.
B
B
Many
of
the
arguments
for
this
bill
have
been
for
the
ability
to
vote
a
paper
ballot
by
mail
like
this
is
a
new
concept
news
flash.
This
is
a
lie.
Voting
by
mail
has
already
been
available
for
nevada
voters
for
decades.
Absentee
ballots
provides
for
exact
every
exact
argument
in
favor
of
this
bill.
Sample
ballots
are
already
mailed
to
every
voter
to
help
prepare
choices.
There
is
no
need
to
recreate
this
wheel.
There
is
nothing
currently
preventing
anyone
from
voting
by
mail.
If
voters
wish
to
vote
by
mail,
they
merely
have
to
request
that
online.
B
It
is
already
provided
for
in
our
and
our
statutes.
Voting
is
not
mandatory
for
u.s
citizens.
This
bill
essentially
mandates
every
registered
voter
as
an
absentee
voter.
The
increase
in
ballot
cast
by
mail
was
due
to
the
lockdown,
not
a
new
concept.
It
is
very
unlikely.
These
numbers
will
be
seen
again
anytime
soon.
It
is
discussing
how
this
legislation
is
deceiving
these
voters
for
political
agendas
and
trying
to
take
credit
for
a
concept
that
has
been
used
for
decades.
B
E
F
Madam
chair,
mr
speaker
and
members
of
the
committee
melissa,
clement
m-e-l-I-s-s-a-c-l-e-m-e-n-t,
representing
myself,
calling
in
opposition
to
ab321
voting,
is
a
family
affair
for
my
family
and
always
has
been
sample.
Ballots
arrive
early
and
we
meet
as
a
multi-generational
group,
from
babies
to
elderly,
to
discuss
each
race
and
each
question.
We
then
go
together
to
vote
followed
by
a
family
meal.
This
is
a
tradition
in
our
family
that
started
when
I
was
a
child
and
one.
I
hope
my
children
continue
with
their
own.
The
november
election
was
hard.
F
My
father
died
in
june
of
this
past
year.
It
was
painful
and
jarring
to
receive
his
ballot
in
the
mail
for
the
general
election.
It
was
painful
for
the
weeks
after
the
election
as
my
brother
and
I
checked
regularly
to
make
sure
that
his
vote
was
not
stolen.
Both
of
us
wondered
why
he
would
receive
a
ballot
given
the
office
from
which
we
picked
up
his
death
certificate
is
across.
The
courtyard
is
across
the
courtyard
from
where
the
voter
registrar
is
ad321.
F
Attempts
to
fix
this
in
section
44
sub
7,
but
it
has
weaknesses.
The
state
registrar
of
vital
statistics
will
only
have
a
partial
list
of
dead
nevada
voters.
In
such
a
highly
transient
state,
like
nevada
registered
voters,
often
die
in
other
states.
What
mechanism
allows
these
dead
voters
to
be
identified
and
removed
from
the
roles?
I
encourage
you
to
change
the
section
to
include
social
security
death
records
to
make
sure
that
dead
people
are
removed
from
the
rule.
F
Also,
in
reading
this
section,
it
does
not
mandate
that
the
dead
are
actually
removed,
just
identified
other
concerns
for
those
who
opt
out
of
the
mail
ballot.
Will
there
still
be
a
sample
ballot
sent.
Your
job
committee
is
to
extend
the
vote
to
all
legal
voters
while
protecting
their
vote
by
making
sure
it
is
not
diluted
by
illegal
votes.
F
Additionally,
the
amended
language
requires
a
minimum
number
of
early
voting
and
election
day
voting
locations,
but
for
a
country
for
a
county
like
nye,
a
minimum
of
one
location
is
particularly
challenging,
given
the
geographical
distance
between,
for
instance,
a
two
hour
and
forty
minute
drive.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Chair
thank.
E
D
B
Oppose
ab321-
and
I
I
want
to
just
begin
by
mentioning
that
I
was
listening.
B
B
And
maybe
for
although
some
hard
to
understand
from
were
just
independent
people,
the
rest.
F
B
F
B
With
it
in
this
pushing
through
a
basically
84
package,
when
there
has
been
a
lot
of
controversy
and
and
yet
not
being
addressed,
another
thing,
if
you
guys
want
to
utilize
the
united
states
postal
service,
put
a
huge
burden
on
it.
When,
if
you
breathe
things
like
the
next
door
app,
there
are
constant
complaints
of
a
misdelivered
mail
by
the
postal
service.
B
B
A
B
E
B
Hello,
my
name
is
elita
benson
a-l-I-d-a
b-e-n-s-o-n
political
director
of
the
nevada
republican
party.
I
am
calling
in
opposition
to
ab321
every
member
of
this
committee
has
doubtless
set
foot
in
a
7-eleven
at
some
point
in
their
lives.
I
bring
this
up
because
the
711
has
better
security
than
our
elections
in
nevada.
A
7-eleven
has
cameras
and
inventory
management.
B
B
This
bill
does
nothing
to
ensure
transparent
elections
and
everything
to
hide
from
observers
and
the
media
how
our
elections
work.
I
ask
every
member
of
this
committee
to
give
the
same
standard
of
care
to
our
ballot
that
our
biggest
industry
gives
to
their
gambling
chips.
This
is
not
an
unreasonable
standard.
Voters
deserve
to
have
a
clear
chain
of
custody
for
ballots
and
the
right
to
meaningfully
observe
at
every
step
of
the
electoral
process.
B
E
D
C-Y-R-U-S-H-O-J-J-A-T-Y
I
used
mailed
in
vote.
My
ballot
was
counted
on
the
seventh.
I
think
that
was
a
little
bit
too
late.
I
think
there
was
a
lot
of
fishy
signs
when
the
counting
was
going
to
be
slowed
two
days
after
the
election.
This
really
raised
a
lot
of
red
flags
and
I
also
think
it's
kind
of
disgusting
how
many
states
are
still
trying
to
change
laws
after
the
election,
not
just
here
but
also
in
georgia,
and
I
think
it's
pretty
obvious.
D
The
fact
that
you
are
trying
to
create
an
outcome
that
is
based
on
your
favoritism
and
the
same
thing
with
georgia,
because
they
have
a
certain
agenda
as
well.
Local
news,
media
channel
a
did
a
lot
of
reports,
how
dead
people
voted
and
even
a
daca
recipient
voted.
And,
of
course,
it's
pretty
obvious
why
these
caravans
that
are
coming
across.
It's
pretty
obvious
that
we
don't
even
know
hasn't
been
told
and
whether
they're
going
to
vote
or
not
and
by
the
way
election
fraud
isn't
just
something
against
one
side.
D
I
believe
that
in
2016,
democratic
primary
bernie
sanders
was
cheated.
It
can
happen
either
side,
and
I
think
it's
pretty
obvious
why
you
guys
are
doing
this
is
because,
as
you
know,
the
culinary
workers
union
is
a
main
driver
force
in
election,
and
we
know
the
hospitality
industry
has
not
come
back.
It's
not
going
to
come
back
to
where
it
was.
So.
What
do
you
guys
have
to
do
in
order
to
fill
the
deficit?
You
have
to
change
the
election
laws
which
will
encourage
the
outcome
that
you
want.
D
Certainly,
there
was
a
lot
of
fishy
things
that
happened
and
honestly,
I
haven't
received
a
lot
of
good
evidence
to
prove
that
this
is
gonna
really
be
a
truthful
election.
Please
do
so
and
by
the
way,
why
don't
we
have
some
print?
Why
can
we
make
it
sure
in
a
way
where
people
will
print
their
thumbs,
make
sure
it
was
the
actual
real
person
and
check
to
make
sure
that
the
vote
was
counted
so
at
least
this
mail-in
system
could
have
some
compromises,
no
counting
the
day
after
election
and
there's
a
thumb
print.
E
D
N
j-I-m-d-e-g-r-a-f-f-e-n-r
e,
I
d,
I'm
the
republican
national
committee,
man
for
the
state
of
nevada.
The
nevada
republican
party
stands
in
strong
opposition
to
this
bill,
as
was
mentioned
earlier
today.
This
bill
is
presented
to
extend
the
provisions
of
ab4
a
bill
that
was
rushed
through
under
cover
of
darkness
90
days
prior
to
the
election
proponents
pretended.
D
This
was
done
to
improve
safety
due
to
the
pandemic,
but
that
was
certainly
not
the
case
because
we
already
had
universal
absentee
balloting
in
nevada,
which
has
allowed
any
voter
without
the
need
to
give
a
reason
to
be
able
to
vote
at
home
if
they
want.
This
bill
does
precisely
nothing
to
make
legitimate
voting
any
easier
or
more
accessible.
D
Many
states
do
offer
universal
mail
in
voting,
but
these
are
states
with
clean
voter
rolls.
By
contrast,
nevada
voter
rolls
are
among
the
most
poorly
maintained
in
the
nation
in
large
part
due
to
our
transient
population
and
cumbersome
procedures
that
make
it
hard
for
clerks
to
maintain
clean
roles.
In
some
cases,
voter
rolls
are
poorly
maintained
by
choice.
Earlier
this
session,
the
clark
county
registrar
admitted
on
record
that
he
had
mailed
tens
of
thousands
of
general
election
ballots
to
known
bad
addresses
through
a
foia
request.
D
We
obtained
a
list
of
81
971
clark,
county
voters
who
were
mailed
ballots,
even
though
their
primary
election
ballot
have
been
returned
as
undeliverable.
Astonishingly
8
529
of
these
ballots
were
returned
and
counted.
This
bill
is
presented
as
a
way
to
increase
voter
turnout,
but
the
facts
show
that
ab4
didn't
increase
turnout
at
77.26
percent
2020
statewide
turnout
was
only
about
one
half
of
one
percent
higher
than
the
2016
election.
Far
from
being
record
turnout,
2020
turnout
was
down
more
than
three
and
a
half
percent.
D
From
the
eighty
point:
seven
seven
percent
in
the
2012
election.
We
cannot
have
fair
elections
when
ballots
are
mailed
to
everyone
on
poorly
maintained
voter
rolls,
particularly
when
signatures
are
only
randomly
spot
checked
when
the
ballots
come
back
and
there
is
no
meaningful
observation
of
ballot
counting
allowed.
As
we
experienced
in
2020.,
we
know
of
more
than
15
000
ballots.
It
should
have
been
undeliverable
for
various
reasons,
yet
we're
somehow
returned
and
counted.
Many
of
these
ballots
were
sent
to
vacant
lots
empty
buildings
non-existent
addresses.
Thank
you
hold.
A
Your
addresses,
thank
you,
sir.
You
can
submit
the
rest
of
your
comments
to
us
and
with
that
broadcasting
that
was
45
minutes,
so
we've
given
equal
time
to
both
the
support
and
the
opposition,
the
the
same
offer
and
procedure
to
those
testifying
in
opposition.
If
there
is
anyone
still
on
the
phone
lines,
please
feel
free
to
submit
your
comments
to
us
in
writing.
A
So
with
that,
we
will
close
the
testimonies
in
opposition
and
broadcasting.
Can
we
open
up
anyone
who
is
interested
in
testifying
in
neutral.
E
D
F
D-E-A-N-N-A-S-P-I-K-U-L-A-
and
I
am
the
washington
county
registrar
of
voters-
and
I
wanted
to
thank
the
speaker
for
meeting
with
local
election
administrators
on
this
bill
earlier
this
week
and
I
prepared
a
written
statement
which
I
have
submitted.
So
I
will
I
will
be
brief
here
in
the
state.
We
have
been
providing
no-fault
mail
and
ballots
securely
and
accurately
for
some
time
and
so
expanding
this
program
area
is
a
matter
of
making
sure.
F
As
well
so
that
we
can
successfully
implement
this
expansion
of
all
mail
and
elections
for
future
elections
again,
I
just
want
to
thank
the
speaker
and,
of
course,
everyone
who's
involved
in
in
working
on
this
bill
and
making
sure
that
we
come
up
with
something
that
can
work
for
all
of
the
election
officials
and
for
our
citizens
that
vote
in
the
state
of
nevada.
Thank
you.
E
B
B
E
E
F
F
There
were
dozens
of
people
of
friends
of
mine
who
tried
to
verify
that
their
billet
had
been
counted,
and
I
had
to
send
many
of
them
to
this
secretary
of
state
website
to
inform
them.
Their
vote
had
been
counted.
There
were
lines
at
the
polling
place
because
they
have
to
sanitize
the
plastic.
The
chairs
depends
everything.
A
Ma'am
the
line
is
open
for
testimonies
in
neutral,
and
this
sounds
as
if
you're
in
opposition.
F
A
F
E
B
E
E
E
E
E
A
Thank
you
for
that.
I
believe
I
see
mr
gloria's
hand
up
were
you
wishing
to
testify
in
neutral.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
joe
gloria
registrar
of
voters,
clark
county,
that's
spelled
j-o-e-g-l-o-r-I-a.
I
am
here
to
testify
neutral
for
clark,
county
nevada,
along
with
the
other
clerks
and
registrars.
I
want
to
thank
the
speaker
for
always
reaching
out,
and
I
was
appreciating
that
we
have
good
input
to
provide
and
taking
that
input
and
implementing
it
into
the
bill
through
his
amendments.
G
I
only
want
to
to
make
clear,
as
I
have
also
submitted
my
statements,
that
there
is
a
substantial
fiscal
note
we
are
prepared
to
serve
according
to
whatever
is
passed
in
the
legislature,
that
it
is
a
big
leap
for
us
to
go
all
male
in
a
short
period
of
time.
So
I
just
want
to
make
clear
that
we
can't
possibly
support
without
the
financial
help
that
we've
outlined
in
all
of
our
fiscal
notes
throughout
the
county,
and
I
know
I'm
not
alone,
there
are
several
officials
who
also
submitted.
G
A
Thank
you,
and
with
that
we
will
close
the
testimonies
for
neutral
speaker
fryerson,
just
wondering
if
you
wanted
to
make
any
final
remarks.
C
Sure,
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
and
members
of
the
committee
again
for
the
record
jason
ryerson.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
your
your
attention
and
for
your
questions
for
important
matters
that
none
of
us
could
or
do
take
lightly,
and
I
I
certainly
appreciate
the
dialogue,
the
issue
that
just
brought
up.
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
acknowledge-
and
this
is
the
conversation
I've
had
both
florian
as
well
as
the
other
clerks.
C
We
have
discussed
this
and
we
recognize,
of
course,
the
fiscal
impact
for
running
elections,
and
I
am
very
committed
to
making
sure
that
I
continue
to
work
with
the
counties
and,
and
my
colleagues
here
in
the
legislature
to
ensure
that
they
have
the
resources
that
they
need
to
carry
out
the
responsibilities
to
increase
access
to
voting
options
for
the
the
handful
of
folks
that
raised
that
in
in
testimony
of
course,
there
is
a
fiscal
impact,
and
that
is
something
that
we
don't
address
in
the
policy
community.
C
So
for
the
for
the
public
certification.
That
is
not
something
that's
being
done
under
the
rug.
That's
something
that
we
have
been
working
diligently
with
our
county
clerks
to
assess
and
make
sure
we
provide
them
with
the
resources.
C
They
need
to
do
the
wonderful
job
that
they
do,
and
we
will
continue
to
be
committed
to
looking
at
that
and
making
sure
that
whatever
this
body
ultimately
puts
in
the
lapse
of
our
our
hard
working
and
great
county
clerks
and
registrars
that
they
have
the
tools
to
do
that
job
and
continue
to
be
the
best
of
the
best.
C
It's
not
lost
on
on
me
that
they
are
the
face
of
elections
in
their
counties
and
that's
why
I
reach
out
to
them
and
and
make
sure
that
we
get
their
input
and
and
we'll
continue
to
do
so
and
be
responsible
with
making
sure
that
we
don't
test
them
with
something
they
don't
have
the
tools
to
be
able
to
accomplish.
C
So
with
that,
I
I
again
thank
the
committee
for
their
attention
and
look
forward
to
continue
to
work
on
the
conceptual
amendments
that
we
discussed
today
and
would
welcome
again.
If
there
are
proposals
that
would
give
some
of
my
colleagues
that
have
concern
less
concern
to
the
extent
that
it
moves
them,
let's
talk
and
I
look
forward
to
that
conversation.
A
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
with
that
I
will
close
the
bill
hearing
on
ab321
last
on
our
agenda.
We
have
public
comment
so
again
we
ask
that
everyone
broadcasting,
please
open
up
the
line
for
public
comment.
Everyone
will
have
up
to
two
minutes
and
we
ask
that
you
keep
it
to
a
topic
or
issue.
That's
within
the
purview
of
this
committee.
E
E
B
Hello,
my
name
is
brittany,
sheehan
v-r-I-t-t-a-n-y-s-h-e-e-h-a-n
and
my
public
comment
is
a
request
of
chairwoman,
brittany
miller,
that
she
might
consider
to
hear
a
bill
in
this
committee
on
the
governor's
powers
and
if
we
can
have
a
discussion
about
these
circumstances
that
we've
been
put
under
and
if
we
can
actually
have
that
for
the
public.
B
I
think
that's
very
helpful
because
we
do
want
to
see
our
legislators
involved
at
some
point,
we're
sort
of
wondering
when
this
emergency
ends
and
who
gets
to
say
when
it
ends
and
what
the
balance
of
powers
are
so
very
much
in
the
idea
of
our
constitution
and
a
balance
of
powers.
We
want
to
engage
the
legislature
at
least
to
have
the
discussion.
So
I
implore
you
to
please
hear
that
bill.
Thank.
E
E
B
Good
evening,
madam
chair
miller,
this
is
dora,
martinez,
d-o-r-a-m-a-r-t-I-n-e-z
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for,
and
the
committee
and
you
and
and
speaker
I'm
not
even
going
to
attempt
to
say
his
last
name
for
sitting
and
being
patient
and
hearing
all
the
comments.
B
E
E
A
Well,
thank
you
for
that.
First.
I
would
just
like
to
thank
all
the
committee
members
for
your
diligence
and
attention
to
you
know,
what's
been
actually
probably
our
longest
hearing
so
far
this
session,
but
it's
just
pretty
much
what
what
we
can
look
forward
to
as
we
move
forward.
So
thank
you
so
much.
Our
next
committee
hearing
will
be
tuesday
april
6
at
4
p.m.
We
have
nothing
left
on
our
agenda
so
with
that
this
meeting
is
adjourned.