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NV Rev Stat § 293.333 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.333 - Procedure for depositing absent ballots in ballot box; period for counting of absent ballots.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.200, on the day of an election, the election boards receiving the absent ballots from the county clerk shall, in the presence of a majority of the election board officers, remove the absent ballots from the ballot box and the containers in which the absent ballots were transported pursuant to NRS 293.325 and deposit the absent ballots in the regular ballot box in the following manner:  (a) The name of the voter, as shown on the return envelope or approved electronic transmission, must be checked as if the voter were voting in person;  (b) The signature used for the absent ballot must be checked in accordance with the procedure set forth in NRS 293.325;  (c) If the board determines that the voter is entitled to cast the absent ballot, the return envelope must be opened, the numbers on the absent ballot and return envelope or approved electronic transmission compared, the number strip or stub detached from the absent ballot and, if the numbers are the same, the absent ballot deposited in the regular ballot box; and  (d) The election board officers shall indicate in the roster "Voted" by the name of the voter.  2. The board must complete the count of all absent ballots on or before the seventh day following the election or, if applicable, the ninth day following an affected election that is subject to the provisions of NRS 293.8801 to 293.8887, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 258; A 1987, 344, 695; 1995, 2267, 2625; 1997, 652, 3458; 2001, 2028; 2007, 1158, 2593; 2011, 3281; 2013, 32, 3813; 2015, 3155; 2017, 1363; 2019, 4081; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 42)
NV Rev Stat § 293.335 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.335 - Empty envelopes and rejected absent ballots to be returned to county clerk.

When all absent ballots delivered to the election boards have been voted or rejected, except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.200, the empty envelopes and the envelopes and approved electronic transmissions containing rejected ballots must be returned to the county clerk. On all envelopes and approved electronic transmissions containing rejected ballots the cause of rejection must be noted and the envelope or approved electronic transmission signed by a majority of the election board officers.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 258; A 1987, 345, 713, 740; 1997, 3459; 2013, 32; 2015, 3156; 2017, 1364)
NV Rev Stat § 293.340 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.340 - Duty of county clerk to provide ballot box for each ballot listing if absent ballot central counting board appointed; deposit of voted ballots.

  1. In counties in which an absent ballot central counting board is appointed the county clerk shall provide a ballot box in the county clerk’s office for each different ballot listing in the county.  2. On each such box there must appear a statement indicating the precincts and district for which such box has been designated.  3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.200, each absent ballot voted must be deposited in a ballot box according to the precinct or district of the absent voter voting such ballot.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 258; A 2013, 32)
NV Rev Stat § 293.343 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.343 - Eligibility of certain voters to vote in mailing precincts; effect of county clerk designating precinct as mailing precinct; designation of polling places where voters in mailing precincts may vote in person.

  1. Except as otherwise provided for an affected election that is subject to the provisions of NRS 293.8801 to 293.8887, inclusive, a registered voter who resides in an election precinct in which there were not more than 200 voters registered for the last preceding general election, or in a precinct in which it appears to the satisfaction of the county clerk and Secretary of State that there are not more than 200 registered voters, may vote at any election regulated by this chapter in the manner provided in NRS 293.343 to 293.355, inclusive.  2. Except as otherwise provided for an affected election that is subject to the provisions of NRS 293.8801 to 293.8887, inclusive, whenever the county clerk has designated a precinct as a mailing precinct, registered voters residing in that precinct may vote at any election regulated by this chapter in the manner provided in NRS 293.343 to 293.355, inclusive.  3. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, whenever a registered voter is entitled to vote in a mailing precinct or an absent ballot mailing precinct, the county clerk:  (a) Shall designate at least one polling place in the county as the polling place where such a voter may vote in person, pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.353 or subsection 3 of NRS 293.353, on election day; and  (b) May designate certain polling places for early voting as the polling places where such a voter may vote in person, pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.353 or subsection 3 of NRS 293.353, during the period for early voting, if it is impractical for the county clerk to provide at each polling place for early voting a ballot in every form required in the county.  4. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, whenever a registered voter is entitled to vote in a mailing precinct or an absent ballot mailing precinct, the county clerk:  (a) May designate one or more polling places in the county as the polling place where such a voter may vote in person, pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.353 or subsection 3 of NRS 293.353, on election day; and  (b) May designate certain polling places for early voting as the polling places where such a voter may vote in person, pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.353 or subsection 3 of NRS 293.353, during the period for early voting, if it is impractical for the county clerk to provide at each polling place for early voting a ballot in every form required in the county.  5. Polling places designated pursuant to subsection 3 or 4 may include, without limitation, polling places located as closely as practicable to the mailing precincts.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 258; A 1987, 345; 1997, 3459; 2007, 1261; 2011, 2089; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 42)
NV Rev Stat § 293.345 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.345 - Distribution of mailing ballots; notice of designated polling places where voters in mailing precincts may vote in person; mootness of untimely legal actions which would prevent distribution.

  1. Except as otherwise provided for an affected election that is subject to the provisions of NRS 293.8801 to 293.8887, inclusive, before 5 p.m. on the last business day preceding the first day of the period for early voting for any primary election or general election, the county clerk shall cause to be mailed to each registered voter in each mailing precinct and in each absent ballot mailing precinct a mailing ballot, and accompanying supplies, as specified in NRS 293.350.  2. If the county clerk has designated, pursuant to subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 293.343, one or more polling places where a voter may vote in person, the mailing ballot and the sample ballot must include a notice in bold type informing the voter of the location of the designated polling place or polling places on election day and the polling places during the period for early voting where the voter may vote in person pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.353 or subsection 3 of NRS 293.353.  3. Any untimely legal action which would prevent the mailing ballot from being distributed to any voter pursuant to this section is moot and of no effect.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 258; A 1961, 290; 1983, 1119; 1987, 345; 1989, 1730; 1991, 2221; 1997, 3459; 2005, 1435; 2007, 1262; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 43)
NV Rev Stat § 293.350 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.350 - Enrollment of eligible voter’s name; procedure for mailing of ballot and voting supplies by county clerk.

  1. The county clerk shall:  (a) Make certain of the names and addresses of all voters registered to vote in mailing precincts and absent ballot mailing precincts;  (b) Enroll the name and address of each voter found eligible to vote in those precincts in the mailing precinct record book;  (c) Mark the number of the ballot on the return envelope; and  (d) Mail the ballot to the registered voter.  2. The ballot must be accompanied by:  (a) A return envelope;  (b) An envelope or similar device into which the ballot is inserted to ensure its secrecy;  (c) A sample ballot; and  (d) Instructions regarding the manner of marking and returning the ballot.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 259; A 1961, 290; 1963, 1373; 1975, 1532; 1985, 1095; 1987, 345; 1997, 761, 3459; 2007, 1158, 2593)
NV Rev Stat § 293.352 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.352 - Unlawful to mark and sign mailing ballot on behalf of voter or assist voter to mark and sign mailing ballot; exceptions.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not mark and sign a mailing ballot on behalf of a voter or assist a voter to mark and sign a mailing ballot pursuant to NRS 293.343 to 293.355, inclusive.  2. At the direction of a voter who has a physical disability, is at least 65 years of age or is unable to read or write, a person may mark and sign a mailing ballot on behalf of the voter or assist the voter to mark and sign a mailing ballot pursuant to this section.  3. If a person marks and signs a mailing ballot on behalf of a voter pursuant to this section, the person must:  (a) Indicate next to his or her signature that the mailing ballot has been marked and signed on behalf of the voter; and  (b) Submit a written statement with the mailing ballot that includes the name, address and signature of the person.  4. If a person assists a voter to mark and sign a mailing ballot pursuant to this section, the person or the voter must submit a written statement with the mailing ballot that includes the name, address and signature of the person who provided the assistance.  (Added to NRS by 2020, 32nd Special Session, 34)
NV Rev Stat § 293.355 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.355 - Duties of county clerk upon return or voting in person of mailing ballots; applicability of procedures governing absent ballots.

  1. When a mailing ballot is returned by or on behalf of a registered voter of a mailing precinct or absent ballot mailing precinct, whether through the mail or in person at the office of the county clerk pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.353, the county clerk shall follow the same procedure as in the case of absent ballots.  2. Ballots voted in person at a polling place pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.353 or subsection 3 of NRS 293.353, or at the office of the county clerk pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.353, by registered voters of a mailing precinct or absent ballot mailing precinct must be processed and reported by the appointed election board or county clerk in the same manner as required by law for absent ballots voted in person pursuant to NRS 293.330.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 259; A 1963, 1374; 1987, 346; 1997, 3460; 2007, 1263; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 45)
NV Rev Stat § 293.356 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.356 - Issuance of ballot; location at which ballot must be voted.

If a request is made to vote early by a registered voter in person, the election board shall issue a ballot for early voting to the voter. Such a ballot must be voted on the premises of a polling place for early voting established pursuant to NRS 293.3564 or 293.3572.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2169; A 1995, 2626, 2777; 1997, 668, 671, 2778; 1999, 695; 2003, 1650; 2007, 1159, 2594)
NV Rev Stat § 293.3561 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.3561 - County clerk to establish criteria for selection of permanent and temporary polling places for early voting by personal appearance.

  1. The permanent and temporary polling places for early voting by personal appearance must satisfy the criteria to be used to select permanent and temporary polling places for early voting by personal appearance provided by the county clerk pursuant to subsection 2.  2. The county clerk shall:  (a) Provide by rule or regulation for the criteria to be used to select permanent and temporary polling places for early voting by personal appearance; and  (b) At a meeting of the board of county commissioners, inform the board of the sites selected as permanent and temporary polling places for early voting by personal appearance.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 2283)
NV Rev Stat § 293.3564 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.3564 - Establishment of permanent polling places for early voting; eligible voters may vote by personal appearance at any polling place for early voting.

  1. Each county clerk shall establish at least one permanent polling place for early voting by personal appearance in the county.  2. Any person entitled to vote early by personal appearance may do so at any polling place for early voting.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2169; A 1995, 2626, 2778; 1997, 668, 671, 2778; 1999, 695; 2005, 2287; 2017, 3820)
NV Rev Stat § 293.3568 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.3568 - Period for early voting; days and hours for early voting at permanent polling places.

  1. The period for early voting by personal appearance begins the third Saturday preceding a primary or general election and extends through the Friday before election day, Sundays and federal holidays excepted.  2. The county clerk may:  (a) Include any Sunday or federal holiday that falls within the period for early voting by personal appearance.  (b) Require a permanent polling place for early voting to remain open until 8 p.m. on any Saturday that falls within the period for early voting.  3. A permanent polling place for early voting must remain open:  (a) On Monday through Friday during the period for early voting, for at least 8 hours during such hours as the county clerk may establish.   (b) On any Saturday that falls within the period for early voting, for at least 4 hours during such hours as the county clerk may establish.   (c) If the county clerk includes a Sunday that falls within the period for early voting pursuant to subsection 2, during such hours as the county clerk may establish.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2169; A 1995, 2626, 2778; 1997, 668, 671, 2778; 1999, 695; 2007, 2594; 2011, 3281; 2019, 4081)
NV Rev Stat § 293.3576 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.3576 - Schedule of locations and days and hours for early voting; limitations on establishment of additional locations; extension of hours after publication of schedule.

  1. The county clerk shall publish during the week before the period for early voting and at least once each week during the period for early voting in a newspaper of general circulation a schedule stating:  (a) The location of each permanent and temporary polling place for early voting.   (b) The dates and hours that early voting will be conducted at each location.  2. The county clerk shall post a copy of the schedule on the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the board of county commissioners. The schedule must be posted continuously for a period beginning not later than the fifth day before the first day of the period for early voting by personal appearance and ending on the last day of that period.  3. The county clerk shall make copies of the schedule available to the public in reasonable quantities without charge during the period of posting.  4. No additional polling places for early voting may be established after the schedule is published pursuant to this section.  5. The hours that early voting will be conducted at each polling place for early voting may be extended at the discretion of the county clerk after the schedule is published pursuant to this section.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2170; A 1997, 2779; 1999, 695; 2015, 3156; 2019, 4082)
NV Rev Stat § 293.358 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.358 - Appointment of deputy clerks.

  1. The county clerk shall appoint for each polling place for early voting a deputy clerk for early voting who must serve as the election officer in charge of the polling place.  2. The county clerk may also appoint as many additional deputy clerks as he or she deems necessary for the proper conduct of the election.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2170; A 1997, 2779; 1999, 695)
NV Rev Stat § 293.3583 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.3583 - Mechanical recording devices: Preparation before polls open each day.

If ballots which are voted on a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes electronically are used during the period for early voting by personal appearance, the election board shall, before the polls open on each day during that period:  1. Prepare each mechanical recording device for voting.  2. Ensure that each mechanical recording device will not register any ballots which were previously voted on the mechanical recording device as having been voted on that day.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 2773)
NV Rev Stat § 293.3585 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.3585 - Procedure for early voting.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.283 and 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, upon the appearance of a person to cast a ballot for early voting, an election board officer shall:  (a) Determine that the person is a registered voter in the county.  (b) Instruct the voter to sign the roster for early voting or a signature card.   (c) Verify the signature of the voter in the manner set forth in NRS 293.277.  (d) Verify that the voter has not already voted in that county in the current election.  2. If the signature of the voter does not match, the voter must be identified by:  (a) Answering questions from the election board officer covering the personal data which is reported on the application to register to vote;  (b) Providing the election board officer, orally or in writing, with other personal data which verifies the identity of the voter; or  (c) Providing the election board officer with proof of identification as described in NRS 293.277 other than the voter registration card issued to the voter.  3. If the signature of the voter has changed in comparison to the signature on the application to register to vote, the voter must update his or her signature on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State.  4. The county clerk shall prescribe a procedure, approved by the Secretary of State, to verify that the voter has not already voted in that county in the current election.  5. The roster for early voting or a signature card, as applicable, must contain:  (a) The voter’s name, the address where he or she is registered to vote, his or her voter identification number and a place for the voter’s signature;  (b) The voter’s precinct or voting district number, if that information is available; and  (c) The date of voting early in person.  6. When a voter is entitled to cast a ballot and has identified himself or herself to the satisfaction of the election board officer, the voter is entitled to receive the appropriate ballot or ballots, but only for his or her own use at the polling place for early voting.  7. If the ballot is voted on a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes electronically, the election board officer shall:  (a) Prepare the mechanical recording device for the voter;  (b) Ensure that the voter’s precinct or voting district, if that information is available, and the form of ballot are indicated on the voting receipt, if the county clerk uses voting receipts; and  (c) Allow the voter to cast a vote.  8. A voter applying to vote early by personal appearance may be challenged pursuant to NRS 293.303.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2170; A 1995, 2267, 2627, 2779; 1997, 668, 671, 2780; 1999, 695; 2007, 1159, 2594; 2015, 3156; 2017, 3821, 3847; 2019, 4082)
NV Rev Stat § 293.3594 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.3594 - Security precautions.

  1. A plan for the security of ballots for early voting must be submitted to the Secretary of State for approval no later than 90 days before the election at which early voting is to be conducted.  2. At the close of early voting each day, the deputy clerk for early voting shall secure each voting machine used for early voting in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of State so that its unauthorized operation is prevented.  3. All materials for early voting must be delivered to the county clerk’s office at the close of voting on the last day for voting at the polling place for early voting.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2171; A 1995, 2780; 1997, 2781; 1999, 695)
NV Rev Stat § 293.3604 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 293 - Elections|NRS 293.3604 - Mechanical recording devices: Duties of election board at close of each voting day; duties of ballot board for early voting and county clerk at close of last voting day.

If ballots which are voted on a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes electronically are used during the period for early voting by personal appearance:  1. At the close of each voting day, the election board shall:  (a) Prepare and sign a statement for the polling place. The statement must include:  (1) The title of the election;  (2) The number which identifies the mechanical recording device and the storage device required pursuant to NRS 293B.084;  (3) The number of ballots voted on the mechanical recording device for that day;  (4) The number of signatures in the roster for early voting for that day;  (5) The number of signatures on signature cards for the day; and  (6) The number of signatures in the roster designated for electors who applied to register to vote or applied to vote at the polling place pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive.  (b) Secure:  (1) The ballots pursuant to the plan for security required by NRS 293.3594; and  (2) Each mechanical voting device in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.3594.  2. At the close of the last voting day, the county clerk shall deliver to the ballot board for early voting:  (a) The statements for all polling places for early voting;  (b) The voting rosters used for early voting;  (c) The signature cards used for early voting;  (d) The storage device required pursuant to NRS 293B.084 from each mechanical recording device used during the period for early voting; and  (e) Any other items as determined by the county clerk.  3. Upon receipt of the items set forth in subsection 2 at the close of the last voting day, the ballot board for early voting shall:  (a) Indicate the number of ballots on an official statement of ballots; and  (b) Place the storage devices in the container provided to transport those items to the central counting place and seal the container with a numbered seal. The official statement of ballots must accompany the storage devices to the central counting place.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 2773; A 1997, 2782; 1999, 695; 2007, 2595; 2015, 3157; 2017, 3822, 3848; 2019, 4083)