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NV Rev Stat § 293.393 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.393 - Preparation of abstracts of votes cast at general election or certain other elections; preparation and delivery of certificates of election for certain offices.

  1. On or before the 10th day after any general election or any other election at which votes are cast for any United States Senator, Representative in Congress, member of the Legislature or any state officer who is elected statewide or, if applicable, on or before the 13th day after an affected election that is subject to the provisions of NRS 293.8801 to 293.8887, inclusive, the board of county commissioners shall open the returns of votes cast and make abstracts of the votes.  2. Abstracts of votes must be prepared in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of State by regulation.  3. The county clerk shall make out a certificate of election to each of the persons having the highest number of votes for the district, county and township offices.  4. Each certificate must be delivered to the person elected upon application at the office of the county clerk.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 262; A 1961, 292; 1963, 1375; 1965 Special Session, 4; 1971, 1415; 1987, 350; 1989, 1666; 1997, 3464; 2007, 621; 2019, 4084; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 47)
NV Rev Stat § 293.394 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.394 - Risk-limiting audits of election results; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2021.]

  1. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations for conducting a risk-limiting audit of an election, which may include, without limitation:  (a) Procedures to conduct a risk-limiting audit;  (b) Criteria for which elections must be audited; and  (c) Criteria to determine the scope of the risk-limiting audit.  2. As used in this section, "risk-limiting audit" means an audit protocol that:  (a) Makes use of statistical principles and methods; and  (b) Is designed to limit the risk of certifying an incorrect election outcome.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 3370)
NV Rev Stat § 293.394 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.394 - Risk-limiting audits of election results; regulations; audits required before certification of election results. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

  1. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations for conducting a risk-limiting audit of an election, which may include, without limitation:  (a) Procedures to conduct a risk-limiting audit;  (b) Criteria for which elections must be audited; and  (c) Criteria to determine the scope of the risk-limiting audit.  2. In accordance with the regulations adopted by the Secretary of State pursuant to this section, each county clerk shall conduct a risk-limiting audit of the results of an election prior to the certification of the results of the election pursuant to NRS 293.395.  3. As used in this section, "risk-limiting audit" means an audit protocol that:  (a) Makes use of statistical principles and methods; and  (b) Is designed to limit the risk of certifying an incorrect election outcome.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 3370; A 2019, 3371, effective January 1, 2022)
NV Rev Stat § 293.395 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.395 - Transmission of copy of certified abstract of votes and mechanized report to Secretary of State; canvass of vote by justices of Supreme Court; Governor to grant certificates of election and issue proclamations.

  1. The board of county commissioners, after making the abstract of votes as provided in NRS 293.393, shall cause the county clerk to certify the abstract and, by an order made and entered in the minutes of its proceedings, to make:  (a) A copy of the certified abstract; and  (b) A mechanized report of that abstract in compliance with regulations adopted by the Secretary of State,  and forthwith transmit them to the Secretary of State.  2. On the fourth Tuesday of November after each general election, the justices of the Supreme Court, or a majority thereof, shall meet with the Secretary of State, and shall open and canvass the vote for the number of presidential electors to which this State may be entitled, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, members of the Legislature, state officers who are elected statewide or by district, district judges, or district officers whose districts include area in more than one county and for and against any question submitted.  3. The Governor shall issue certificates of election to and commission the persons having the highest number of votes and shall issue proclamations declaring the election of those persons.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 262; A 1965 Special Session, 4; 1969, 65; 1971, 1415; 1987, 1371; 1989, 1666; 1991, 1106; 1997, 3465; 2003, 1706)
NV Rev Stat § 293.397 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.397 - Prohibitions against withholding certificate of election or commission.

A certificate of election or commission must not be withheld from the person having the highest number of votes for the office because of any contest of election filed in the election or any defect or informality in the returns of any election, if it can be ascertained with reasonable certainty from the returns what office is intended and who is entitled to the certificate or commission.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 262; A 1961, 293; 1971, 450; 1995, 1660)
NV Rev Stat § 293.403 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.403 - Recount of vote: Demand; advance deposit of costs.

  1. A candidate defeated at any election may demand and receive a recount of the vote for the office for which he or she is a candidate to determine the number of votes received for the candidate and the number of votes received for the person who won the election if, within 3 working days after the canvass of the vote and the certification by the county clerk or city clerk of the abstract of votes, the candidate who demands the recount:  (a) Files in writing a demand with the officer with whom the candidate filed his or her declaration of candidacy; and  (b) Deposits in advance the estimated costs of the recount with that officer.  2. Any voter at an election may demand and receive a recount of the vote for a ballot question if, within 3 working days after the canvass of the vote and the certification by the county clerk or city clerk of the abstract of votes, the voter:  (a) Files in writing a demand with:  (1) The Secretary of State, if the demand is for a recount of a ballot question affecting more than one county; or  (2) The county or city clerk who will conduct the recount, if the demand is for a recount of a ballot question affecting only one county or city; and  (b) Deposits in advance the estimated costs of the recount with the person to whom the demand was made.  3. The estimated costs of the recount must be determined by the person with whom the advance is deposited based on regulations adopted by the Secretary of State defining the term "costs."  4. As used in this section, "canvass" means:  (a) In any primary election, the canvass by the board of county commissioners of the returns for a candidate or ballot question voted for in one county or the canvass by the board of county commissioners last completing its canvass of the returns for a candidate or ballot question voted for in more than one county.  (b) In any primary city election, the canvass by the city council of the returns for a candidate or ballot question voted for in the city.  (c) In any general election:  (1) The canvass by the Supreme Court of the returns for a candidate for a statewide office or a statewide ballot question; or  (2) The canvass of the board of county commissioners of the returns for any other candidate or ballot question, as provided in paragraph (a).  (d) In any general city election, the canvass by the city council of the returns for a candidate or ballot question voted for in the city.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 263; A 1965, 1255; 1975, 940; 1977, 237; 1981, 1700; 1983, 1288; 1987, 350; 1989, 1591, 2167; 1991, 1107; 1995, 2628; 1997, 3465; 2001, 2031; 2019, 3388)
NV Rev Stat § 293.404 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.404 - Employment and duties of recount board; persons present; procedures for recount of ballots; regulations.

  1. Where a recount is demanded pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.403, the:  (a) County clerk of each county affected by the recount shall employ a recount board to conduct the recount in the county, and shall act as chair of the recount board unless the recount is for the office of county clerk, in which case the registrar of voters of the county, if a registrar of voters has been appointed for the county, shall act as chair of the recount board. If a registrar of voters has not been appointed for the county, the chair of the board of county commissioners, if the chair is not a candidate on the ballot, shall act as chair of the recount board. If the recount is for the office of county clerk, a registrar of voters has not been appointed for the county and the chair of the board of county commissioners is a candidate on the ballot, the chair of the board of county commissioners shall appoint another member of the board of county commissioners who is not a candidate on the ballot to act as chair of the recount board. A member of the board of county commissioners who is a candidate on the ballot may not serve as a member of the recount board.  (b) City clerk shall employ a recount board to conduct the recount in the city, and shall act as chair of the recount board unless the recount is for the office of city clerk, in which case the mayor of the city, if the mayor is not a candidate on the ballot, shall act as chair of the recount board. If the recount is for the office of city clerk and the mayor of the city is a candidate on the ballot, the mayor of the city shall appoint another member of the city council who is not a candidate on the ballot to act as chair of the recount board. A member of the city council who is a candidate on the ballot may not serve as a member of the recount board.  2. Each candidate for the office affected by the recount and the voter who demanded the recount, if any, may be present in person or by an authorized representative, but may not be a member of the recount board.  3. The recount must include a count and inspection of all ballots, including rejected ballots, and must determine whether all ballots are marked as required by law. All ballots must be recounted in the same manner in which the ballots were originally tabulated.  4. The county or city clerk shall unseal and give to the recount board all ballots to be counted.  5. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.  (Added to NRS by 1963, 1382; A 1975, 941; 1979, 267; 1985, 1097; 1987, 351; 1989, 1592; 1995, 2629; 1999, 2160; 2001, 2032; 2003, 1651; 2011, 3282; 2017, 2169)
NV Rev Stat § 293.405 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.405 - Costs of recount; commencement and completion of recount; limitation on additional recount.

  1. If the person who demanded the recount does not prevail, and it is found that the sum deposited was less than the cost of the recount, the person shall, upon demand, pay the deficiency to the county clerk, city clerk or Secretary of State, as the case may be. If the sum deposited is in excess of the cost, the excess must be refunded to the person.  2. If the person who demanded the recount prevails, the sum deposited with the Secretary of State, county clerk or city clerk must be refunded to the person and the cost of the recount must be paid as follows:  (a) If the recount concerns an office or ballot question for which voting is not statewide, the cost must be borne by the county or city which conducted the recount.  (b) If the recount concerns an office or ballot question for which voting is statewide, the clerk of each county shall submit a statement of its costs in the recount to the Secretary of State for review and approval. The Secretary of State shall submit the statements to the State Board of Examiners, which shall repay the allowable costs from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account to the respective counties.  3. Each recount must be commenced within 5 days after demand, and must be completed within 5 days after it is begun.  4. After the recount of a precinct is completed, that precinct must not be subject to another recount for the same office or ballot question at the same election.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 263; A 1965, 1255; 1977, 237; 1981, 1700; 1987, 351; 1989, 1592; 1991, 1761; 2003, 1706)
NV Rev Stat § 293.407 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.407 - Filing of written statement of contest with clerk of district court; verification.

  1. A candidate at any election, or any registered voter of the appropriate political subdivision, may contest the election of any candidate, except for the office of United States Senator or Representative in Congress.  2. Except where the contest involves the general election for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Assemblyman, Assemblywoman, State Senator, justice of the Supreme Court or judge of the Court of Appeals, a candidate or voter who wishes to contest an election, including election to the office of presidential elector, must, within the time prescribed in NRS 293.413, file with the clerk of the district court a written statement of contest, setting forth:  (a) The name of the contestant and that the contestant is a registered voter of the political subdivision in which the election to be contested or part of it was held;  (b) The name of the defendant;  (c) The office to which the defendant was declared elected;  (d) The particular grounds of contest and the section of Nevada Revised Statutes pursuant to which the statement is filed; and  (e) The date of the declaration of the result of the election and the body or board which canvassed the returns thereof.  3. The contestant shall verify the statement of contest in the manner provided for the verification of pleadings in civil actions.  4. All material regarding a contest filed by a contestant with the clerk of the district court must be filed in triplicate.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 263; A 1965, 1230; 1981, 1741; 2013, 1778)
NV Rev Stat § 293.410 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.410 - Statement of contest must not be dismissed for deficiencies of form; grounds for contest.

  1. A statement of contest shall not be dismissed by any court for want of form if the grounds of contest are alleged with sufficient certainty to inform the defendant of the charges the defendant is required to meet.  2. An election may be contested upon any of the following grounds:  (a) That the election board or any member thereof was guilty of malfeasance.  (b) That a person who has been declared elected to an office was not at the time of election eligible to that office.  (c) That:  (1) Illegal or improper votes were cast and counted;  (2) Legal and proper votes were not counted; or   (3) A combination of the circumstances described in subparagraphs (1) and (2) occurred,   in an amount that is equal to or greater than the margin between the contestant and the defendant, or otherwise in an amount sufficient to raise reasonable doubt as to the outcome of the election.  (d) That the election board, in conducting the election or in canvassing the returns, made errors sufficient to change the result of the election as to any person who has been declared elected.  (e) That the defendant or any person acting, either directly or indirectly, on behalf of the defendant has given, or offered to give, to any person anything of value for the purpose of manipulating or altering the outcome of the election.  (f) That there was a malfunction of any voting device or electronic tabulator, counting device or computer in a manner sufficient to raise reasonable doubt as to the outcome of the election.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 264; A 1961, 293; 1971, 446; 1977, 246; 2017, 2171)
NV Rev Stat § 293.413 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.413 - Time for filing statement of contest; precedence of election contest; referral to special master.

  1. The statement of contest provided for in NRS 293.407 shall be filed with the clerk of the district court no later than 5 days after a recount is completed, and no later than 14 days after the election if no recount is demanded. The parties to a contest shall be denominated contestant and defendant.  2. The court shall set the matter for hearing not less than 5 days nor more than 10 days after the filing of the statement of contest. Election contests shall take precedence over all regular business of the court in order that results of elections shall be determined as soon as practicable.  3. The court may refer the contest to a special master in the manner provided by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, and such special master shall have all powers necessary for a proper determination of the contest.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 264; A 1967, 850)
NV Rev Stat § 293.415 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.415 - Depositions in election contests; trial and submission of matter.

Any party to a contest may take the deposition of any witness. The matter shall be tried and submitted so far as may be possible upon depositions and written or oral argument as the court may order.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 264)
NV Rev Stat § 293.417 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.417 - Judgment of court in election contest.

  1. If, in any contest, the court finds from the evidence that a person other than the defendant received the greatest number of legal votes, the court, as a part of the judgment, shall declare that person elected or nominated.  2. The person declared nominated or elected by the court is entitled to a certificate of nomination or election. If a certificate has not been issued to that person, the county clerk, city clerk or Secretary of State shall execute and deliver to the person a certificate of election or a certificate of nomination.  3. If a certificate of election or nomination to the same office has been issued to any person other than the one declared elected by the court, that certificate must be annulled by the judgment of the court.  4. Whenever an election is annulled or set aside by the court, and the court does not declare some candidate elected, the certificate of election or the commission, if any has been issued, is void and the office is vacant.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 264; A 1987, 352)
NV Rev Stat § 293.420 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.420 - Court costs.

  1. If a contest proceeding is dismissed for insufficiency of the statement of contest or for want of prosecution, or if the district court confirms the election, judgment shall be rendered for costs in favor of the defendant and against the contestant.  2. If an election is annulled or set aside for errors or malfeasance of any election official in the conduct of the election or in canvassing the returns, the costs shall be a charge against the state or political subdivision in which the election was held.  3. When an election is annulled or set aside on any other ground, judgment for costs shall be given in favor of the contestant and against the defendant.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 265; A 1967, 850)
NV Rev Stat § 293.423 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.423 - Recount of ballots at hearing of contest.

At the hearing of any contest, the ballots may be opened and a recount made, in the presence of the parties or their representatives, of the votes cast for the various candidates for the contested office.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 265)
NV Rev Stat § 293.425 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.425 - Contest of general election for office of State Legislator: Statement of contest and other documents and materials to be filed with Secretary of State; ability of contestant to amend statement of contest; list of witnesses; depositions, investigation and presentation of evidence.

  1. If the contest is of the general election for the office of Assemblyman, Assemblywoman or Senator, a statement of contest, prepared as provided in NRS 293.407, and all depositions, ballots and other documents relating to the contest must be filed with the Secretary of State within the time provided for the filing of statements of contests with the clerk of the district court. The parties to such a contest shall be designated contestant and defendant.  2. On or before December 15 of the year immediately preceding a regular legislative session:  (a) The contestant in a contest of a general election for the office of Assemblyman, Assemblywoman or Senator may amend the statement of contest filed pursuant to this section by filing an amended statement of contest and any relevant depositions, ballots and other documents relating to the contest with the Secretary of State; and  (b) Each party in a contest of a general election for the office of Assemblyman, Assemblywoman or Senator shall provide the Secretary of State with a list of the witnesses the party intends to present at the hearing of the contest.  3. Each party in a contest of a general election for the office of Assemblyman, Assemblywoman or Senator may:  (a) Before the hearing of the contest:  (1) Take the deposition of any witness in the manner prescribed by rule of court for taking depositions in civil actions in the district courts; and  (2) Investigate issues relating to the contest; and  (b) At the hearing of the contest, present any relevant depositions and other evidence obtained as a result of such investigation at the hearing of the contest, including, without limitation, evidence obtained after the date for filing an amended statement of contest. If a party obtains evidence after such date, the evidence may not be included in the statement of contest or amended statement of contest.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 265; A 1967, 850; 1971, 450; 1977, 246; 1981, 1742; 1995, 1660; 2003, 1699)
NV Rev Stat § 293.427 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.427 - Contest of general election for office of State Legislator: Seating of candidate with highest number of votes; withdrawal of statement of contest; hearing and deciding of contest by appropriate house of Legislature; certificates of election; remedy.

  1. The Secretary of State shall deliver the statement of contest filed pursuant to NRS 293.425 and all other documents, including any amendments to the statement, to the presiding officer of the appropriate house of the Legislature on the day of the organization of the Legislature.  2. Until the contest has been decided, the candidate who received the highest number of votes for the office in the contested election must be seated as a member of the appropriate house.  3. If, before the contest has been decided, a contestant gives written notice to the Secretary of State that the contestant wishes to withdraw his or her statement of contest, the Secretary of State shall dismiss the contest.  4. The contest, if not dismissed, must be heard and decided as prescribed by the standing or special rules of the house in which the contest is to be tried. If after hearing the contest, the house decides to declare the contestant elected, the Governor shall execute a certificate of election and deliver it to the contestant. The certificate of election issued to the other candidate is thereafter void.  5. In a contest of a general election for the office of Assemblyman, Assemblywoman or Senator, the house in which a contest was tried or was to be tried shall determine the remedy, if any, to be awarded to a party to such a contest. The remedy may include, without limitation, any costs incurred by a party in connection with the contest.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 265; A 1971, 450; 1981, 1742; 1995, 1661; 2003, 1700)