AB92 - Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-101)

- 83rd Session (2025) Assembly Bill No. 92–Assemblymembers Dickman, Gray, DeLong and O’Neill Joint Sponsor: Senator Titus CHAPTER.......... AN ACT relating to elections; requiring that rooms or spaces in certain public buildings be provided to certain political parties without charge for certain purposes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel’s Digest: Senate Bill No. 292 of the 2021 Legislative Session repealed a requirement that, upon application by a state or county central committee, rooms or spaces in certain public buildings be made available without charge to state or county central committees of major political parties: (1) in presidential election years for any purpose; and (2) during other years for the purpose of conducting precinct meetings. (Section 15 of chapter 331, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 1980) This bill: (1) reinstates this requirement; and (2) excepts from this requirement any building owned or occupied by any component of the Nevada System of Higher Education. EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 293 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows: 1. If a room or space is available in a building that is open to the general public and occupied by the government of this State or a political subdivision of this State or an agency thereof, except a building that is owned or occupied by any component of the Nevada System of Higher Education, the public officer or employee in control of the room or space shall, upon application by a state or county central committee of a major political party, grant the use of the room or space to the state or county central committee: (a) During a presidential election year, without charge for any purpose; and (b) During any year that is not a presidential election year: (1) Without charge for the purpose of conducting a precinct meeting; and (2) At a rate that must not exceed the rate charged to any other group during this time period for the use of the room or space, for any purpose other than conducting a precinct meeting. – 2 – - 83rd Session (2025) 2. As used in this section, “precinct meeting” means a meeting of the state or central committee of a major political party held to elect delegates and alternates for a state or county convention of a major political party. Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 20 ~~~~~ 25