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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.296 - Assistance to voter who is physically disabled or unable to read or write English.

1. Any registered voter who by reason of a physical disability or an inability to read or write English is unable to mark a ballot or use any voting device without assistance is entitled to assistance from a consenting person of his or her own choice, except:
(a) The voter’s employer or an agent of the voter’s employer; or
(b) An officer or agent of the voter’s labor organization.
2. A person providing assistance pursuant to this section to a voter in casting a vote shall not disclose any information with respect to the casting of that ballot.
3. The right to assistance in casting a ballot may not be denied or impaired when the need for assistance is apparent or is known to the election board or any member thereof or when the registered voter requests such assistance in any manner.
4. In addition to complying with the requirements of this section, the county clerk and election board officer shall, upon the request of a registered voter with a physical disability, make reasonable accommodations to allow the voter to vote at a polling place at which he or she is entitled to vote.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 293; A 1977, 244; 1985, 1093; 1987, 693; 1999, 2156; 2015, 1146; 2019, 4073)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.297 - hange of vote on certain mechanical recording devices.

A mechanical recording device which directly records votes electronically must allow the voter to change his or her vote before the mechanical recording device permanently records that vote.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 254; A 1963, 1373; 1967, 848; 1987, 340, 694; 1995, 2776; 1997, 3455; 2007, 2588)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.301 - Procedure for posting or publishing alphabetical listing of registered voters; tearing or defacing alphabetical listing prohibited; penalty.

1. The county clerk of each county shall:
(a) Require an election board officer to post an alphabetical listing of all registered voters for each precinct in a public area of each polling place in the county; or
(b) Publish on the Internet website of the county clerk an alphabetical listing of all registered voters for each precinct in the county.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5002 and 293.558, the alphabetical listing required by subsection 1 must include the name, precinct and political affiliation of each voter.
3. If the county clerk:
(a) Requires an alphabetical listing to be posted in each polling place pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1:
(1) An election board officer at the polling place shall, not less than four times during the hours in which the polling place is open, identify the name of each voter that voted at the polling place; and
(2) Each page of the alphabetical listing that is posted in a polling place must contain a notice which reads substantially as follows:
It is unlawful for any person to remove, tear, mark or otherwise deface this alphabetical listing of registered voters except an election board officer acting pursuant to NRS 293.301.
(b) Publishes an alphabetical listing pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the county clerk shall, not less than four times during the hours in which polling places in the county are open, identify on the Internet website of the county clerk the name of every voter who has voted at each polling place.
4. Any person who removes, tears, marks or otherwise defaces an alphabetical listing posted pursuant to this section with the intent to falsify or prevent others from readily ascertaining the name, precinct or political affiliation of any voter, or the fact that a voter has or has not voted, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1352; A 1993, 2181; 1995, 2776; 2005, 2287; 2015, 3152)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.302 - Posting of notice of death of candidate at polling place.

1. If a candidate whose name appears on the ballot at a primary election or general election dies after the applicable dates set forth in NRS 293.368 but before the time of the closing of the polls on the day of the election, the county clerk shall post a notice of the candidate’s death at each polling place where the candidate’s name will appear on the ballot for the primary election or general election.
2. If a candidate whose name appears on the ballot at a presidential preference primary election dies before the time of the closing of the polls on the day of the presidential preference primary election, the county clerk shall post a notice of the candidate’s death at each polling place.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1292; A 1999, 702; 2003, 1705; 2021, 3883)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3025 - Posting of copies of certain other information and documents at polling place.

The Secretary of State and each county and city clerk shall ensure that a copy of each of the following is posted in a conspicuous place at each polling place on election day:
1. A sample ballot;
2. Information concerning the date and hours of operation of the polling place;
3. Instructions for voting and casting a ballot, including a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive, or a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive;
4. Instructions concerning the identification required for persons who registered by mail or computer and are first-time voters for federal office in this State;
5. Information concerning the accessibility of polling places to persons with disabilities;
6. General information concerning federal and state laws which prohibit acts of fraud and misrepresentation; and
7. Information concerning the eligibility of a candidate, a ballot question or any other matter appearing on the ballot as a result of a judicial determination or by operation of law, if any.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2173; A 2011, 2088; 2019, 4074)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3035 - Notice of result of challenge.

1. As soon as practicable, but in no case later than 21 calendar days after each election, the county clerk shall mail a notice to each person who is listed on the challenge list as the registered voter who initiated a challenge pursuant to NRS 293.303.
2. The notice mailed pursuant to subsection 1 must indicate:
(a) The name of the person who was challenged, if known; and
(b) The result of the challenge.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1949)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.304 - Voting by person successfully challenged on grounds of residency.

1. If a person is successfully challenged on the ground set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 293.303 or if a person refuses to provide an affirmation pursuant to NRS 293.525, the election board shall instruct the voter that he or she may vote only at the special polling place in the manner set forth in this section.
2. The county clerk of each county shall maintain a special polling place in the county clerk’s office and at such other locations as he or she deems necessary during each election. The ballots voted at the special polling place must be kept separate from the ballots of voters who have not been so challenged or who have provided an affirmation pursuant to NRS 293.525 in a special sealed container if the ballots are ballots which are voted on a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes electronically.
3. A person who votes at a special polling place may vote only for the following offices and questions:
(a) President and Vice President of the United States;
(b) United States Senator;
(c) All state officers for whom all voters in the State may vote;
(d) All officers for whom all voters in the county may vote; and
(e) Questions which have been submitted to all voters of the county or State.
4. The ballots voted at the special polling place must be counted when other ballots are counted and, if the ballots are ballots which are voted on a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes electronically, maintained in a separate sealed container until any contest of election is resolved or the date for filing a contest of election has passed, whichever is later.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1860; A 1987, 694, 1369; 1989, 2165; 1991, 1683, 2219; 1993, 2183; 1995, 2266, 2777; 2007, 1153, 2590)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.305 - Closing of polls; admission of voters and other persons.

1. If at the hour of closing the polls there are any:
(a) Registered voters waiting in line to apply to vote at the polling place; or
(b) Electors waiting in line to apply to register to vote or apply to vote at the polling place pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive,
the doors of the polling place must be closed after all those registered voters and electors have been admitted to the polling place. The registration of those electors and the voting by those registered voters and electors must continue until all such registration and voting has been completed.
2. The deputy sheriff shall allow other persons to enter the polling place after the doors have been closed pursuant to subsection 1 for the purpose of observing or any other legitimate purpose if there is room within the polling place and the admittance of the other persons will not interfere unduly with the registration of the electors and the voting by the registered voters and electors.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 256; A 1987, 341; 2019, 4075)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3072 - Establishment of polling places as vote centers where eligible voters in county may vote on election day.

1. A county clerk:
(a) May establish one or more polling places in the county where any person entitled to vote in the county by personal appearance may do so on the day of the primary election or general election.
(b) Must establish one or more polling places in the county where any person entitled to vote in the county by personal appearance may do so on the day of the presidential preference primary election.
2. Any person entitled to vote in the county by personal appearance may do so at any polling place established pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4050; A 2021, 3884)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3073 - Requirements for providing notice of locations of vote centers; exceptions; limitations on establishing additional vote centers after such notice.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a county clerk establishes one or more polling places pursuant to NRS 293.3072, the county clerk must:
(a) Publish during the week before the election in a newspaper of general circulation a notice of the location of each such polling place.
(b) Post a list of the location of each such polling place on any bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the board of county commissioners. The list must be posted continuously for a period beginning not later than the fifth business day before the election and ending at 7 p.m. on the day of the election. The county clerk shall make copies of the list available to the public during the period of posting in reasonable quantities without charge.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply if every polling place in the county is a polling place where any person entitled to vote in the county by personal appearance may do so on the day of the primary election or general election.
3. No additional polling place may be established pursuant to NRS 293.3072 after the publication pursuant to this section, except in the case of an emergency and if approved by the Secretary of State.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4050)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3074 - Requirements for preparing and delivering rosters for vote centers.

1. For each polling place established pursuant to NRS 293.3072, if any, the county clerk shall prepare a roster that contains, for every registered voter in the county, the voter’s name, the address where he or she is registered to vote, his or her voter identification number, the voter’s precinct or district number and the voter’s signature.
2. The roster must be delivered or caused to be delivered by the county clerk to an election board officer of the proper polling place before the opening of the polls.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4051)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3078 - "Provisional ballot" defined.

As used in NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Provisional ballot" means a provisional ballot cast by a person pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive.
2. The term does not include a provisional ballot cast by a person pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4057)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3079 - Provisional ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures.

If a person casts a provisional ballot pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive, the provisional ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures upon which the person would have been entitled to vote if the person had cast a regular ballot.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4057)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3081 - Casting of provisional ballot: General conditions; declaration or application.

A person at a polling place may cast a provisional ballot in an election pursuant to NRS 293.3078 to 293.3086, inclusive, if the person complies with the applicable provisions of NRS 293.3082 and:
1. Declares that he or she has registered to vote and is eligible to vote at that election in that jurisdiction, but his or her name does not appear on a voter registration list as a voter eligible to vote in that election in that jurisdiction or an election official asserts that the person is not eligible to vote in that election in that jurisdiction;
2. Applies by mail or computer, on or after January 1, 2003, to register to vote and has not previously voted in an election for federal office in this State and fails to provide the identification required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 to the election board officer at the polling place; or
3. Declares that he or she is entitled to vote after the polling place would normally close as a result of a court order or other order extending the time established for the closing of polls pursuant to a law of this State in effect 10 days before the date of the election.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2169; A 2011, 2088; 2019, 4076)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3083 - Casting of ballot by mail; treatment as provisional ballot under certain circumstances.

A person may cast a ballot by mail, which must be treated as a provisional ballot by the county or city clerk if the person:
1. Applies by mail or computer to register to vote and has not previously voted in an election for federal office in this State;
2. Fails to provide the identification required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.2725 to the county or city clerk at the time that the person mails the ballot; and
3. Completes the written affirmation set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 293.3082.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2171; A 2011, 2088; 2019, 4077)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3084 - County and city clerks to establish certain procedures relating to provisional ballots.

Each county and city clerk shall establish procedures to:
1. Keep each provisional ballot cast pursuant to NRS 293.3081 or 293.3083 separate from other ballots until it has been determined whether or not the voter was registered and eligible to vote in the election in that jurisdiction;
2. Keep each provisional ballot cast pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.3081 separate from all other provisional ballots; and
3. Inform a person whose name does not appear on a voter registration list as an eligible voter for a polling place or who an election official asserts is not eligible to vote at the polling place of the ability of the person to cast a provisional ballot.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2172)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3085 - Canvass and counting of provisional ballots.

1. Following each election, a canvass of the provisional ballots cast in the election must be conducted pursuant to NRS 293.387 and, if appropriate, pursuant to NRS 293C.387.
2. The county and city clerk shall not:
(a) Include any provisional ballot in the unofficial results reported on election night; or
(b) Open any envelope containing a provisional ballot before 8 a.m. on the Wednesday following election day.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a provisional ballot must be counted if:
(a) The county or city clerk determines that the person who cast the provisional ballot was registered to vote in the election, eligible to vote in the election and issued the appropriate ballot for the address at which the person resides;
(b) A voter who failed to provide required identification at the polling place or with his or her mailed ballot provides the required identification to the county or city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the Friday following election day; or
(c) A court order has not been issued by 5 p.m. on the Friday following election day directing that provisional ballots cast pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.3081 not be counted, and the provisional ballot was cast pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.3081.
4. A provisional ballot must not be counted if the county or city clerk determines that the person who cast the provisional ballot cast the wrong ballot for the address at which the person resides.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2172)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3086 - Free access system to provide information to voter casting provisional ballot.

1. The Secretary of State shall establish a free access system such as a toll-free telephone number or an Internet website to inform a person who cast a provisional ballot whether the person’s vote was counted and, if the vote was not counted, the reason why the vote was not counted.
2. The free access system must ensure secrecy of the ballot while protecting the confidentiality and integrity of personal information contained therein.
3. Access to information concerning a provisional ballot must be restricted to the person who cast the provisional ballot.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2172)
2023 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, 293.3572, 293.3575 or 298.690.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2169; A 1995, 2626, 2777; 1997, 668, 671, 2778; 1999, 695; 2003, 1650; 2007, 1159, 2594; 2021, 3887)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3575 - Establishment of polling places for early voters.

For a primary election or general election, the county clerk must establish:
1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, at least 25 polling places for early voting by personal appearance, which may be any combination of temporary or permanent polling places for early voting.
2. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, at least 15 polling places for early voting by personal appearance, which may be any combination of temporary or permanent polling places for early voting.
3. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, at least 1 permanent polling place for early voting by personal appearance.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1216)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3606 - Returns; secrecy of ballots; disseminating information about count of returns before polls close prohibited; penalty.

1. After 8 a.m. on election day, the appropriate board shall count in public the returns for early voting.
2. The returns for early voting must not be reported until after the polls have closed on election day.
3. The returns for early voting must be reported separately from the regular votes of the precinct, unless reporting the returns separately would violate the secrecy of the voter’s ballot.
4. The county clerk shall develop a procedure to ensure that each ballot is kept secret.
5. Any person who disseminates to the public information relating to the count of returns for early voting before the polls close is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2172; A 1995, 2627, 2781; 1997, 668, 671, 2783; 1999, 695, 3553)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3608 - County clerk to ensure that mechanical recording devices used for early voting provide record of number of votes; delivery of records and storage devices to central counting place.

On election day, the county clerk shall:
1. Ensure that each mechanical recording device used during the period for early voting provides a record of the total number of votes recorded on the device for each candidate and for or against each measure; and
2. Deliver to the central counting place:
(a) The records provided pursuant to subsection 1; and
(b) The storage device required pursuant to NRS 293B.084 from each mechanical recording device used during the period for early voting.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2774; A 1997, 2783; 1999, 605, 695; 2003, 1650; 2015, 3158)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.361 - Electioneering prohibited near polling place or jail during certain periods; penalty.

1. During the time a polling place for early voting is open for voting, a person may not electioneer for or against any candidate, measure or political party in or within 100 feet from the entrance to the voting area. During the time that a person detained in a county or city jail may vote in the jail, a person may not electioneer for or against any candidate, measure or political party in or within 100 feet from the entrance of the voting area of the jail.
2. During the period of early voting, the county clerk shall keep continuously posted:
(a) At the entrance to the room or area, as applicable, in which the polling place for early voting is located a sign on which is printed in large letters "Polling Place for Early Voting."
(b) At the outer limits of the area within which electioneering is prohibited, at least one sign on which is printed in large letters "Distance Marker: No electioneering between this point and the entrance to the polling place." The county clerk shall ensure that any sign posted pursuant to this paragraph is:
(1) At least 17 inches by 11 inches in size;
(2) Placed on a window or door of the polling place or a freestanding sign; and
(3) Visible to a person approaching the outer limits of the area within which electioneering is prohibited.
3. Ropes or other suitable objects may be used at the polling place to ensure compliance with this section. Persons who are not expressly permitted by law to be in a polling place must be excluded from the polling place to the extent practicable.
4. Any person who willfully violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2172; A 1997, 80, 2783, 2792; 1999, 679, 695; 2023, 2906, 3305)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3625 - Record made by county clerk of receipt at central counting place of sealed container used to transport official ballots.

The county clerk shall make a record of the receipt at the central counting place of each sealed container used to transport official ballots pursuant to NRS 293.304, 293B.330 and 293B.335. The record must include the numbers indicated on the container and its seal pursuant to NRS 293.462.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2772; A 1997, 668, 3460; 2001, 2029; 2007, 2596; 2021, 1231)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.363 - Preparation by counting board to count ballots; counting must be public and continue until completed; requirements for counting paper ballots; rejection of certain ballots; record of discrepancies.

1. When the polls are closed, the counting board shall prepare to count the ballots voted. The counting procedure must be public and continue without adjournment until completed.
2. If the ballots are paper ballots, the counting board shall prepare in the following manner:
(a) The container that holds the ballots or the ballot box must be opened and the ballots contained therein counted by the counting board and opened far enough to ascertain whether each ballot is single. If two or more ballots are found folded together to present the appearance of a single ballot, they must be laid aside until the count of the ballots is completed. If a majority of the inspectors are of the opinion that the ballots folded together were voted by one person, the ballots must be rejected and placed in an envelope, upon which must be written the reason for their rejection. The envelope must be signed by the counting board officers and placed in the container or ballot box after the count is completed.
(b) If the ballots in the container or box are found to exceed in number the number of names as are indicated on the roster as having voted, the ballots must be replaced in the container or box, and a counting board officer, with his or her back turned to the container or box, shall draw out a number of ballots equal to the excess. The excess ballots must be marked on the back thereof with the words "Excess ballots not counted." The ballots when so marked must be immediately sealed in an envelope and returned to the county clerk with the other ballots rejected for any cause.
(c) When it has been ascertained that the number of ballots agrees with the number of names of registered voters shown to have voted, the board shall proceed to count. If there is a discrepancy between the number of ballots and the number of voters, a record of the discrepancy must be made.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 259; A 1961, 290; 1985, 1596; 1987, 346; 1995, 2781; 1997, 3461; 2001, 2029; 2007, 1161, 2596; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 45; 2021, 1231)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.365 - Accounting for all paper ballots before counting of votes begins.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.269931, no counting board in any precinct, district or polling place in which paper ballots are used may commence to count the votes until all ballots used or unused are accounted for.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 260; A 1977, 245; 2015, 3158; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 46; 2021, 1232)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.367 - Standards for rejecting ballots for appearance of tampering; regulations for counting ballots.

1. The basic factor to be considered by an election board when making a determination of whether a particular ballot must be rejected is whether any identifying mark appears on the ballot which, in the opinion of the election board, constitutes an identifying mark such that there is a reasonable belief entertained in good faith that the ballot has been tampered with and, as a result of the tampering, the outcome of the election would be affected.
2. The regulations for counting ballots must include provisions that:
(a) An error in marking one or more votes on a ballot does not invalidate any votes properly marked on that ballot.
(b) A soiled or defaced ballot may not be rejected if it appears that the soiling or defacing was inadvertent and was not done purposely to identify the ballot.
(c) Only devices provided for in this chapter or chapter 293B of NRS may be used in marking ballots.
(d) It is unlawful for any election board officer to place any mark upon any ballot other than a spoiled ballot.
(e) When an election board officer rejects a ballot for any alleged defect or illegality, the officer shall seal the ballot in an envelope and write upon the envelope a statement that it was rejected and the reason for rejecting it. Each election board officer shall sign the envelope.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 260; A 1961, 291; 1967, 849; 1975, 939; 1979, 266; 1985, 1096; 1987, 347; 1995, 2782; 1997, 3461; 2001, 2030; 2007, 1161, 2597)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.3677 - Standards for counting votes; regulations.

1. When counting a vote in an election, if more choices than permitted by the instructions for a ballot are marked for any office or question, the vote for that office or question may not be counted.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, in an election in which a mechanical voting system is used whereby a vote is cast by darkening a designated space on the ballot:
(a) A vote must be counted if the designated space is darkened or there is a writing in the designated space, including, without limitation, a cross or check; and
(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), a writing or other mark on the ballot, including, without limitation, a cross, check, tear or scratch may not be counted as a vote.
3. The Secretary of State:
(a) May adopt regulations establishing additional uniform, statewide standards, not inconsistent with this section, for counting a vote cast by a method of voting described in subsection 2; and
(b) Shall adopt regulations establishing uniform, statewide standards for counting a vote cast by each method of voting used in this State that is not described in subsection 2, including, without limitation, a vote cast on a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes electronically.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2024; A 2007, 1162, 2597)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.368 - Counting of votes cast for deceased candidate.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 293.165, if a candidate on the ballot at a primary election dies after 5 p.m. of the second Tuesday in April, the deceased candidate’s name must remain on the ballot and the votes cast for the deceased candidate must be counted in determining the nomination for the office for which the decedent was a candidate.
2. If the deceased candidate on the ballot at the primary election receives the number of votes required to receive the nomination to the office for which he or she was a candidate, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 293.165, the deceased candidate shall be deemed nominated and the vacancy in the nomination must be filled as provided in NRS 293.165 or 293.166. If the deceased person was a candidate for a nonpartisan office, the nomination must be filled pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 293.165.
3. Whenever a candidate whose name appears upon the ballot at a general election dies after 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general election is held, the votes cast for the deceased candidate must be counted in determining the results of the election for the office for which the decedent was a candidate.
4. If the deceased candidate on the ballot at the general election receives the majority of the votes cast for the office, the deceased candidate shall be deemed elected and the office to which he or she was elected shall be deemed vacant at the beginning of the term for which he or she was elected. The vacancy thus created must be filled in the same manner as if the candidate had died after taking office for that term.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 1382; A 1971, 445; 1987, 347; 1997, 3462; 2003, 1705; 2005, 1435; 2009, 1269; 2011, 3281; 2013, 2376; 2015, 3577)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.370 - Procedure for completion of tally lists.

When all the votes have been counted, the counting board officers shall produce a tally list organized by precinct and ballot type indicating the number of votes that each candidate received. The votes for and against any question submitted to the electors must be entered in the same manner.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 260; A 1979, 1304; 1995, 2627; 1997, 1608; 2007, 2598; 2011, 3071; 2015, 3158)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.373 - Duties of officers of counting board after ballots counted if paper ballots used.

If paper ballots are used:
1. After the ballots have been counted, the voted ballots, rejected ballots, tally lists for regular ballots, tally list for rejected ballots, challenge list, stubs of used ballots, spoiled ballots and unused ballots must be sealed under cover by the counting board officers and addressed to the county clerk.
2. The rosters and tally lists must be returned to the county clerk.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 261; A 1961, 292; 1987, 348; 1989, 1788; 1995, 2782; 1997, 3462; 2001, 2951; 2007, 1163, 2598; 2015, 3158)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.383 - Posting of copies of result of votes cast.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each counting board, before it adjourns, shall post a copy of the voting results in a conspicuous place on the outside of the place where the votes were counted.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, when votes are cast on ballots which are mechanically or electronically tabulated in accordance with the provisions of chapter 293B of NRS, the county clerk shall, as soon as possible, post copies of the tabulated voting results in a conspicuous place on the outside of the counting facility or courthouse.
3. The Secretary of State shall notify each county clerk as soon as is reasonably practicable when every polling place is closed and all votes have been cast. A county clerk shall not post copies of the tabulated voting results for a statewide or multicounty race or ballot question until the county clerk has received notification from the Secretary of State that all polling places are closed and all votes have been cast.
4. Each copy of the voting results posted in accordance with subsections 1, 2 and 3 must set forth the accumulative total of all the votes cast within the county or other political subdivision conducting the election and must be signed by the members of the counting board or the computer program and processing accuracy board.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 261; A 1969, 167; 1975, 1533; 1985, 1096; 1987, 348; 1997, 3463; 2011, 3282)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.387 - Canvass of returns; abstract of votes.

1. As soon as the returns from all the precincts and districts in any county have been received by the board of county commissioners, the board shall meet and canvass the returns. The canvass must be completed on or before the 10th day following the election.
2. In making its canvass, the board shall:
(a) Note separately any clerical errors discovered; and
(b) Take account of the changes resulting from the discovery, so that the result declared represents the true vote cast.
3. The county clerk shall, as soon as the result is declared, enter upon the records of the board an abstract of the result, which must contain the number of votes cast for each candidate. The board, after making the abstract, 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 the abstract in compliance with regulations adopted by the Secretary of State,
and transmit them to the Secretary of State on or before the 10th day following the election.
4. The Secretary of State shall, immediately after any primary election, compile the returns for all candidates voted for in more than one county. The Secretary of State shall make out and file in his or her office an abstract thereof, and shall certify to the county clerk of each county the name of each person nominated, and the name of the office for which the person is nominated.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 261; A 1961, 292; 1963, 1374; 1967, 861; 1969, 786; 1971, 445, 1487; 1977, 245; 1987, 349, 1370; 1989, 1665; 1991, 1106; 1997, 3464; 1999, 3553; 2007, 621; 2019, 4084; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 46; 2021, 1232)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.388 - Abstract of votes: Transmission to public libraries or posting upon website.

The Secretary of State, a board of county commissioners, a county clerk and any other person who prepares an abstract of votes pursuant to this chapter shall:
1. Transmit on paper or by electronic means to each public library in the jurisdiction of that person or entity; or
2. Post on a website maintained by that person or entity on the Internet or its successor, if any,
a copy of each abstract that the person or entity prepares within 30 days after the abstract is prepared.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2256)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.389 - Inclusion of inactive voters in reports of votes prohibited.

The Secretary of State, a board of county commissioners, a county clerk and any other person who prepares an abstract of votes or other report of votes pursuant to this chapter shall not include in that abstract or report a person designated as an inactive voter pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 293.530 when determining the percentage of voters who have voted or the total number of voters.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1389; A 2017, 3849)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.391 - Disposition and inspection of ballots, lists, records and stubs of voted ballots after canvass by county commissioners.

1. The voted ballots, rejected ballots, spoiled ballots, challenge lists, records printed on paper of voted ballots collected pursuant to NRS 293B.400, reports prepared pursuant to NRS 293.269937 and stubs of the ballots used, enclosed and sealed, must, after canvass of the votes by the board of county commissioners, be deposited in the vaults of the county clerk. The records of voted ballots that are maintained in electronic form must, after canvass of the votes by the board of county commissioners, be sealed and deposited in the vaults of the county clerk. The tally lists collected pursuant to this title must, after canvass of the votes by the board of county commissioners, be deposited in the vaults of the county clerk without being sealed. All materials described by this subsection must be preserved for at least 22 months, and all such sealed materials must be destroyed immediately after the preservation period. A notice of the destruction must be published by the clerk in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county not less than 2 weeks before the destruction.
2. Unused ballots, enclosed and sealed, must, after canvass of the votes by the board of county commissioners, be deposited in the vaults of the county clerk and preserved for at least the period during which the election may be contested and adjudicated, after which the unused ballots may be destroyed.
3. The rosters containing the signatures of those persons who voted in the election and the tally lists deposited with the board of county commissioners are subject to the inspection of any elector who may wish to examine them at any time after their deposit with the county clerk.
4. A contestant of an election may inspect all of the material regarding that election which is preserved pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, except the voted ballots and records printed on paper of voted ballots collected pursuant to NRS 293B.400 which are deposited with the county clerk.
5. The voted ballots and records printed on paper of voted ballots collected pursuant to NRS 293B.400 which are deposited with the county clerk are not subject to the inspection of anyone, except in cases of a contested election, and then only by the judge, body or board before whom the election is being contested, or by the parties to the contest, jointly, pursuant to an order of such judge, body or board.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 297; A 1963, 1375; 1975, 940; 1981, 1740; 1989, 1788; 1993, 2187; 1995, 2783; 1999, 2159; 2001, 2952; 2003, 1651; 2007, 2599; 2017, 2168; 2021, 1232)