WASHOE COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS OFFICE
DANIEL G. BURK, C.E.R.A., REGISTRAR
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| JUDICIAL CANDIDATE FILING DATES FOR 2012 - JANUARY 3RD THRU JANUARY 13TH (District Court Judges and Justices of the Peace only) ALL OTHER CANDIDATE FILING DATES FOR 2012 - MARCH 5TH THRU MARCH 16TH |
| Voter Registration Reports Updated information as of January 12, 2012 |
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The Elections and Voter Registration Center for Washoe County
is located at 1001 E Ninth St, Room A135, Reno NV 89512.
Mailing Address: P O Box 11130, Reno NV 89520.
e-mail: electionsdepartment@washoecounty.us
Phone (775) 328-3670
Fax (775) 328-3747
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Election Administration - The Office of the Registrar of Voters conducts regular federal, state, county, city and district elections, as well as recalls and special elections. We accept candidate filings, create and print ballots, prepare and operate approximately 100 polling polling places, hire and train over 1000 election board officers and print and mail sample ballots.
Voter Information - Voters may register in our office, at the Department of Motor Vehicles or by picking up a mail-in application form at many convenient locations throughout the County, including post offices, libraries, senior citizen centers, public agencies and union halls. Field Registrars make registration available at malls, grocery stores and even go door-to-door to assist citizens who wish to register to vote.
Precinct/Map Update - Washoe County's 230,000 + registered voters are assigned to 600 + precincts. The continual growth of the urban areas of the County creates a need for us to frequently divide our precincts and update our precinct and district maps.
Signature Verification - The Office of the Registrar of Voters verifies signatures on a variety of types of petitions; individuals or political parties which wish to gain access to a ballot, initiatives, referenda and recalls. Scanned signatures are retrieved digitally for efficient verification.
NOTE: In order to register to vote, under Federal Law, every applicant will need to provide his/her drivers license number. In the event that the applicat does not have a drivers license number to provide, (s)he will be required to provide the last four digits of his/her Social Security Number. If the applicant has neither of these numbers, a unique number will be assigned to that person - but only after signing an affidavit stating, under penalty of law, that he/she does not possess either a drivers license or Social Security number.
While your FPCA registration form is valid until cancelled, the absent ballot request is good for only the calendar year in which it is submitted and must be renewed before each year`s elections. This can be done by simply writing a letter requesting an absentee ballot for all elections in that particular calendar year. The FPCA is available from the Voting Office at each military base and at all U.S. Embassies or Consulates.
Remember, in a General Election, all voters are eligible to vote on all candidates, races and questions that appear on their ballot, regardless of their or a candidate`s party affiliation.
The Green Party, Independent American Party, Libertarian Party, Natural Law Party and Reform Party are MINOR Political Parties. While members of these Minor Political Parties are still eligible to vote for nonpartisan offices on their ballots in a Primary Election, they nominate their candidates for office by conducting statewide conventions for their party members only.