Voter Registration Drive & Field Registrar Training Washoe County Registrar of Voters

overview

• What is a Voter Registration Drive?
• What are the qualifications to Register to Vote?
• How to complete a Voter Registration Application.
• What is appropriate conduct?
• Important Dates to keep in mind.

voter registration eligibility

• Must be a citizen of the United States
• 18 years of age by the next General Election
• Is 17 years of age and wishes to pre-register to vote
• Resident for 30 days in the county
• Resident in the precinct for 10 days
• Not laboring under any loss of civil rights that would make it unlawful to vote, such as a guardianship (individuals with felony convictions are eligible upon release from prison)

important Election dates

Primary Election June 14 2022

May 28, 2022 - June 10, 2022 - Early Voting

General Election November 8, 2022

October 22, 2022 - November 4, 2022 - Early Voting

Mail-in ballots

All active registered voters will automatically receive a mail-in ballot. They have the option to opt-out.

Online voter registration or updates 14 days prior to election day will receive a mail-in ballot. After that time period a voter must appear in person to vote.

Requesting voter registration applications

Any individual or organization requesting 50 or more voter registration applications are required to complete a "Mail-In Distribution Plan" form.

First 50 applications in a calendar year are free then the cost per application is $0.10.

Local County Clerk, Registrar of Voters or Secretary of State's Election Division has voter registration applications.

• Secretary of State has the authority to reclaim voter registration applications if they are being misused.
• Washoe County Registrar of Voters or the issuing County Clerks also has that same authority.
• The issuing entity are the owners and at any time can ask that they be returned.

box 1 - required

• Are you a citizen of the United States?
• Will you be at least 18 years of age on or before election day?
• If you checked "No" to the above question but are at least 17 years of age, do you wish to preregister to vote?

box 3 - required

Residential Address

• Must be home address where applicant claims residency.
• Address must be complete, including apartment numbers if applicable.
• Should not be a business address unless they live there.
• No PO Boxes or Mail Services.

All active registered voters will automatically receive a mail-in ballot for all elections. They may choose to opt-out by completing a form.

address for the unsheltered & homeless

• Residence is required and they can use the four streets surrounding where they stay or the address of the shelter they frequent.
• Mailing address can be General Delivery.

box 5 - required

Date of Birth

• Must be month, day, and year of birth.
• Make sure applicant writes birth year and not current year.

Box 6

Place of Birth

• Place of birth listed as State or Country.

Box 9

Domestic or Overseas Military Status, US Citizens Overseas

• Military members (their spouse and dependents) may include their status for voting purposes.
• US Citizens living or working overseas also use this option.

County Clerk or Registrar's Office will reach out to the applicant and provide additional information specific to their circumstances.

www.fvap.gov

Box 12 - required

Political Party Affiliation

• Applicant may choose only one party.
• Party choice must be very clear.
• All political parties end with the word "party".
• Parties are listed alphabetically.
• Draw a line through incorrect choice, voter initials, then makes new selection if they made a mistake.

Box 14

Applicant's Previous Name & Address

• Partial information is acceptable.
• Previous State/County will be notified.
• Assists our data entry clerks to identify an applicant.

voiding a voter registration application

• Voiding a voter registration application is only done in the presence of the applicant.
• Draw a diagonal line through the application form and briefly state the reason for voiding the application (e.g. lives out of state)
• Have the voter sign their first and last name on the diagonal line.
• If the applicant completes a new voter registration application, keep the voided application with the new application to be turned in together.
• Voided voter registration applications must be turned regardless of the situation.

private property

• First request and secure permission from management.
• Shopping malls and grocery stores are considered private property as well - conducting a voter registration drive on private property without permission may be treated as trespassing.

registration date

When conducting a voter registration drive, the voter is considered registered on the date the completed voter application is received and date stamped by the Registrar of Voters Office.

Pre-Voter Registration (17 years old) are registered the date we receive the application, however not eligible to vote until they turn 18 years of age

Questions?

Call or email.

(775) 328-3670

electionsdepartment@washoecounty.gov

This concludes our Voter Registration Drive training. Next is Field Registrar training.

What is a Field Registrar?

As a Field Registrar you are an agent of the Registrar of Voters

field registrar responsibilities

• Your primary responsibility is to register eligible voters within Washoe County.
• When serving in this capacity, a Field Registrar must remain completely Non-Partisan at all times.
• Wear your Field Registrar badge when registering voters.
• Keep your address and phone number current.

Your appointment can be revoked if......

• You file as a candidate for any office
• Lose or fail to return completed applications within 10 days.
• Fail to turn in completed applications immediately after close of registration.
• Delegate your duties to another person.
• Predate, postdate or change the date of an application.
• Fail to complete the "Notice of Intent" form after close of registration for a General Election.

Notice of intent

It is the Field Registrar's responsibility to complete and return his or her Notice of Intent from to the Election Department in a timely manner.

• The Notice of Intent form is required 5 days after a General Close of Registration.
• All unused applications must be returned.

field registrar must take a non-partisan stance

Never:

• Solicit a vote for or against a particular question or candidate;
• Speak to a voter on the subject of marking his or her ballot for or against a particular question or candidate; or
• Distribute any petition or other material concerning a candidate or question which will be on the ballot for the ensuing election, while registering an elector.

identifying the applicant

ask to see identification

Ask to see a current and valid government issued, picture ID with the applicant's first and last name.

identifying the applicant

if unable to confirm identification.....

• If you are not able to confirm the applicant's ID, check the "Mail" box in the "Official Use Only" gray box area.
• Do NOT put your name in the "Received By" box.
• Marking the "Mail" box and leaving the "Received By" box blank indicates to our office that you have NOT seen identification for the applicant.

if applicant retains the form

If the applicant chooses to keep the form....

• Give application to the applicant with the receipt attached.
• Do NOT put your name anywhere on the application or receipt.
• Document the application number on the Field Registrar Transmittal Sheet as a hand-out.

returning applications to the election department

• DO NOT dispose of or destroy voided applications.
• Document voided applications on the Field Registrar Transmittal sheet and turn it in with the completed applications.
• Applications are checked against the transmittal sheet.
• Transmittal sheets are filed in our Field Registrar folder for retention.
• Applications are then entered and we mail out Voter Notification cards weekly.

questions?