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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.180 - Applicability of provisions governing mechanical voting systems and paper ballots.

The laws relating to mechanical voting systems and paper ballots generally, so far as applicable, apply respectively to that part voted upon mechanical recording devices and that part voted upon paper.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1524; A 1985, 1102)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.185 - Procedure to be followed if ballot larger than capacity of mechanical recording device.

If the ballot is larger than the mechanical recording device can accommodate, the county or city clerk may place it upon more than one device or place part of it upon the recording device and the remainder upon paper.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1524; A 1985, 1102; 1987, 358)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.190 - Primary and presidential preference primary elections: Partisan and nonpartisan arrangement of list of candidates and measures to be voted on at election.

When used in primary elections or presidential preference primary elections, the list of offices and candidates and the statements of measures to be voted on for each mechanical recording device, except those devices intended solely for nonpartisan voters, must be so arranged that it contains a page or pages setting forth the ballot of one major political party only. For a primary election, the page or pages setting forth the ballot of one major political party must be followed by a page or pages setting forth the nonpartisan ballot and so that the voter may cast partisan and nonpartisan votes on a single ballot but may not cast partisan votes for a candidate of another major political party.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1524; A 1985, 1102; 1989, 229; 2021, 3898)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.205 - Sample ballots: Availability at polling place; form.

The officers charged with the duty of providing ballots for any polling place shall provide the polling place with two sample ballots, which must be arranged in the form of:
1. A booklet or full sheet of paper printed to display a facsimile of the page or several pages which constitute the list of offices and candidates and the statements of measures to be voted on which will be in use at that election; or
2. A diagram showing that part of the face of the mechanical recording device which will be used at that election containing the list of offices and candidates and the statements of measures to be voted on.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1524; A 1985, 1102; 1987, 111; 1989, 399; 1997, 765)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.220 - Preparation of mechanical recording devices for use in voting.

The county or city clerk shall place the proper lists of offices and candidates and the statements of measures to be voted on on the mechanical recording devices, corresponding with the sample ballots provided for in this chapter, and shall put the devices in order, ready for use in voting.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1526; A 1985, 1103; 1987, 358)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.225 - Employment of competent persons by clerk; oaths.

To prepare the mechanical recording device for an election, the county or city clerk shall employ competent persons who must be sworn to perform their duties honestly and faithfully.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1526; A 1985, 1103; 1987, 358)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.230 - Employment of qualified persons only.

The county or city clerk shall not appoint any person to prepare any mechanical recording device for an election unless the person is fully qualified to perform his or her duties in connection with the complete preparation of the devices for the election and the instruction of the election officers and voters.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1526; A 1985, 1103; 1987, 358)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.235 - Duties of assistants before opening polls.

The assistants referred to in NRS 293B.225 and 293B.230 shall, under the direction of the county or city clerk, prepare the mechanical recording devices for the election and provide for the delivery of the devices to the polling places of the election district in which the election is to be held, or to the custody of the chair of the election board, together with all furniture and appliances necessary for the proper conduct of the election.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1527; A 1985, 1103; 1987, 359)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.240 - Testing of mechanical recording device by clerk.

In preparing a mechanical recording device for an election, the county or city clerk shall, according to the printed directions furnished, thoroughly test the device and arrange it so that it will in every particular meet with the requirements for voting and counting at the election.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1527; A 1985, 1103; 1987, 359)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.245 - Examination of mechanical recording devices by representatives of political parties before election.

Before preparing mechanical recording devices for any election, the county clerk shall mail written notices to the chairs of the county central committees of at least two of the principal political parties, stating the time and place where the devices will be prepared. At the specified time, one representative of each such political party must be afforded an opportunity to see that the devices are in proper condition for use in the election. The representatives shall not interfere with the persons assigned to prepare the devices or assume any of their duties.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1527; A 1985, 1103; 1987, 359)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.250 - Light in voting booth.

If the voting booth in which a mechanical recording device is to be installed is not equipped with a light, the county or city clerk may provide a light and direct that it be affixed to the booth or to the device.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1527; A 1985, 1104; 1987, 359)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.255 - Booth must conceal mechanical recording device.

The booth in which a mechanical recording device is installed must be so constructed that the rear and sides of the booth in combination with the person of the voter hide the device from the view of persons other than the voter.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1527; A 1985, 1104)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.260 - Instruction of members of election board before election.

Within a reasonable time before each election, the county or city clerk shall instruct the members of the election board in the use of the mechanical voting system and in their duties in connection therewith.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1527; A 1985, 1104; 1987, 359)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.265 - Uninstructed members not to serve; exception.

1. A member of an election board shall not serve in any election at which a mechanical voting system is used unless the member has received instruction and is fully qualified to perform his or her duties in connection with the system.
2. NRS 293B.220 to 293B.283, inclusive, do not prevent the appointment and service of a member of an election board to fill a vacancy in an emergency.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1527, 1528; A 1985, 1104; 2003, 1658)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.270 - Meetings for instruction; duty to attend.

To give instruction in the mechanical voting system, the county or city clerk shall call any meeting of the election board which may be necessary. The members of the election board of each election precinct in which such a voting system is used shall attend any meeting called for the purpose of receiving instruction concerning their duties and necessary for the proper conduct of the election.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1527; A 1985, 1104; 1987, 359)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.275 - Record of attendance at instructional meetings: Certification; effect.

The county or city clerk shall keep a record of attendance of those election officers receiving instruction in their duties in connection with the mechanical voting system. The clerk shall certify that the record is a list of election officers who have been instructed pursuant to NRS 293B.260. The list, when so certified, is prima facie evidence that the election officers have been properly instructed in their duties.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1527; A 1985, 1104; 1987, 359)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.283 - Election board to ensure ballots previously voted on mechanical voting system not recorded as voted on that day.

At each polling place where a mechanical voting system is used whereby votes are directly recorded electronically, the election board shall, before the polls are open for the election, ensure that each mechanical recording device will not register any ballots which were previously voted on the device as having been voted on that day.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2786)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.285 - Visibility and placement of mechanical recording devices.

The open part of the booth containing the mechanical recording device and every part of the polling place must be in plain view of the election officers and watchers. The booth must be placed at least 4 feet from the poll clerk’s table.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1528; A 1985, 1105)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.290 - Periodic inspection of mechanical recording devices.

The election officers shall inspect each mechanical recording device periodically during the day to see that the list of offices and candidates and the statements of measures to be voted on is intact, and that the device is otherwise in good working order.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1528; A 1985, 1105)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.295 - Exclusion of voter until right to vote ascertained.

After the opening of the polls, a member of the election board shall not issue any voter a ballot nor allow the voter to enter the booth until they ascertain that the voter is entitled to vote.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1528; A 1985, 1105)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.300 - Primary and presidential preference primary elections: Issuance of partisan ballot; directions to voter.

1. In a primary election or presidential preference primary election, a member of the election board for a precinct shall issue each partisan voter a ballot which contains a distinctive code associated with the major political party of the voter and on which is clearly printed the name of the party.
2. If a mechanical voting system is used in a primary election or presidential preference primary election whereby votes are directly recorded electronically, a member of the election board shall, if the clerk uses voting receipts, in addition to the ballot described in subsection 1, issue each partisan voter a voting receipt on which is clearly printed the name of the major political party of the voter.
3. The member of the election board shall direct the partisan voter to a mechanical recording device containing the list of offices and candidates arranged for the voter’s major political party in the manner provided in NRS 293B.190.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1525; A 1985, 1105; 1989, 229; 1995, 2789; 1997, 2786; 2007, 2607; 2021, 3899)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.305 - Primary elections: Issuance of nonpartisan ballot; alternative directions to voter.

Unless a major political party allows a nonpartisan voter to vote for its candidates:
1. In a primary election, a member of the election board for a precinct shall issue each nonpartisan voter a ballot with a distinctive code and printed designation identifying it as a nonpartisan ballot.
2. If a mechanical voting system is used in a primary election whereby votes are directly recorded electronically, a member of the election board shall, if the clerk uses voting receipts, in addition to the ballot described in subsection 1, issue the nonpartisan voter a voting receipt with a printed designation identifying it as a nonpartisan ballot.
3. The member of the election board shall:
(a) Direct the nonpartisan voter to a mechanical recording device containing a list of offices and candidates setting forth only the nonpartisan ballot; or
(b) Direct the nonpartisan voter to a mechanical recording device containing a list of offices and candidates arranged for a partisan ballot, instruct the voter to vote only the nonpartisan section of the list and advise the voter that any votes the voter may cast in the partisan section will not be counted.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1525; A 1985, 1105; 1987, 360, 1373; 1989, 230; 1995, 2789; 1997, 2787; 2007, 1168, 2607)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.310 - Primary elections: Optional manner of voting when party comprises less than 5 percent of voters.

In a primary election, the county clerk may require those partisan voters in a precinct or district whose political parties each comprise less than 5 percent of the registered voters for that precinct or district to vote in the manner prescribed for nonpartisan voters in NRS 293B.305.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1525; A 1987, 360)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.315 - Information concerning operation of mechanical recording device to be given to voter before entering booth; subsequent information.

Before each voter enters the voting booth, a member of the election board shall, so far as possible, inform the voter how to operate the mechanical recording device and illustrate its operation upon the demonstration model of the device. If any voter, after entering the voting booth, asks for information, a member of the election board shall give the voter the necessary information.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1528; A 1985, 1106)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.330 - Duties of election board upon and after closing of polls; public may observe handling of ballots.

1. Upon closing of the polls, the election board shall:
(a) Secure all mechanical recording devices against further voting.
(b) If a mechanical voting system is used whereby votes are directly recorded electronically:
(1) Ensure that each mechanical recording device:
(I) Provides a record printed on paper of the total number of votes recorded on the device for each candidate and for or against each measure; and
(II) Transfers the ballots voted on that device to the storage device required pursuant to NRS 293B.084.
(2) Count the number of ballots voted at the polling place.
(3) Account for all ballots on the statement of ballots.
(4) Place all records printed on paper provided by the mechanical recording devices, all storage devices which store the ballots voted on the mechanical recording devices, and any other records, reports and materials as directed by the county clerk into the container provided by the county clerk to transport those items to a central counting place and seal the container.
(c) Record the number of voters on a form provided by the county clerk.
2. If a difference exists between the number of voters and the number of ballots voted, the election board shall report the difference and any known reasons for the difference, in writing, to the county clerk.
3. After closing the polls, the election board shall:
(a) Compare the quantity of the supplies furnished by the county clerk with the inventory of those supplies; and
(b) Note any shortages.
4. The county clerk shall allow members of the general public to observe the handling of the ballots pursuant to subsection 1 if those members do not interfere with the handling of the ballots.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1528; A 1985, 1106; 1987, 360; 1991, 2226; 1995, 2790; 1997, 3470; 2001, 1951; 2007, 1168, 2607)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.335 - Delivery of ballots and election materials to receiving center or counting place; disposition of other materials; members of general public allowed to observe delivery.

1. At least two members of the election board shall deliver the sealed container to a receiving center or to the central counting place, as directed by the county clerk. If practicable, the members must be of different political parties.
2. At least two members of the election board shall provide for the transportation or other disposition of all other supplies and election materials as directed by the county clerk.
3. Any member of the general public may observe the delivery of a sealed container to a receiving center or to the central counting place if he or she does not interfere with the delivery of the sealed container.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1528; A 1987, 360; 1995, 2790; 1997, 3471; 2015, 3166)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.340 - Intermediate point may be designated as receiving center; handling procedures.

The county or city clerk may provide that an intermediate point other than the central counting place be designated as a receiving center for ballots in transit. In that case, he or she shall appoint officers to inspect seals, issue receipts, maintain logs and effect the final transportation of ballots to the central counting place.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1528; A 1987, 361)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.345 - Board relieved of responsibility after delivery and receipt.

The election board has no further responsibility for the care, custody, security, tabulation or counting of ballots after the official ballots have been delivered to a receiving center or to the central counting place and a receipt has been issued for such ballots.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1528)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.353 - Clerk to allow members of general public to observe counting of ballots at central counting place; members of general public allowed to photograph or otherwise record counting of ballots; request for photograph or recording of counting of ballots.

1. The county or city clerk shall allow members of the general public to observe the counting of the ballots at the central counting place if those members do not interfere with the counting of the ballots.
2. The county or city clerk may photograph or record or cause to be photographed or recorded on audiotape or any other means of sound or video reproduction the counting of the ballots at the central counting place.
3. A registered voter may submit a written request to the county or city clerk for any photograph or recording of the counting of the ballots prepared pursuant to subsection 2. The county or city clerk shall, upon receipt of the request, provide the photograph or recording to the registered voter at no charge.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2785)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.354 - Clerk to submit plans to Secretary of State for accommodation of members of general public who observe delivery, counting, handling and processing of ballots.

1. The county clerk shall, not later than April 15 of each year in which a general election is held, submit to the Secretary of State for approval a written plan for the accommodation of members of the general public who observe the delivery, counting, handling and processing of ballots at a polling place, receiving center or central counting place.
2. The city clerk shall, not later than April 15 of each year in which a general city election is held, submit to the Secretary of State for approval a written plan for the accommodation of members of the general public who observe the delivery, counting, handling and processing of the ballots at a polling place, receiving center or central counting place.
3. Each plan must include:
(a) The location of the central counting place and of each polling place and receiving center;
(b) A procedure for the establishment of areas within each polling place and receiving center and the central counting place from which members of the general public may observe the activities set forth in subsections 1 and 2;
(c) The requirements concerning the conduct of the members of the general public who observe the activities set forth in subsections 1 and 2; and
(d) Any other provisions relating to the accommodation of members of the general public who observe the activities set forth in subsections 1 and 2 which the county or city clerk considers appropriate.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2786; A 2005, 1438; 2009, 1272; 2019, 3534)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.355 - Responsibility for proper operation and use of computer or counting device owned or leased by State.

When a computer or counting device owned or leased by the State of Nevada is used to count ballots, the county or city clerk and computer facility manager shall determine that such use complies with the provisions of this chapter. The clerk shall exercise his or her authority in a manner consistent with established procedures for the operation and use of the computer, so far as is practicable.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1529; A 1987, 361)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.360 - Creation of special election boards; appointment of members to boards.

1. To facilitate the processing and computation of votes cast at any election conducted under a mechanical voting system, the county clerk shall create a computer program and processing accuracy board, and may create:
(a) A central ballot inspection board;
(b) A mail ballot inspection board;
(c) A ballot duplicating board;
(d) A ballot processing and packaging board; and
(e) Such additional boards or appoint such officers as the county clerk deems necessary for the expeditious processing of ballots.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the county clerk may determine the number of members to constitute any board. The county clerk shall make any appointments from among competent persons who are registered voters in this State. The members of each board must represent all political parties as equally as possible. The same person may be appointed to more than one board but must meet the particular qualifications for each board to which he or she is appointed.
3. If the county clerk creates a ballot duplicating board, the county clerk shall appoint to the board at least two members. The members of the ballot duplicating board must not all be of the same political party.
4. All persons appointed pursuant to this section serve at the pleasure of the county clerk.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1529; A 1981, 1701; 1985, 1106; 2001, 2033; 2021, 1242)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.365 - Duties of central ballot inspection board.

The central ballot inspection board shall:
1. Receive the ballots in sealed containers.
2. Inspect the containers, record the number indicated on each container and its seal pursuant to NRS 293.462 and remove the storage devices which store the ballots voted on mechanical recording devices which directly record votes electronically.
3. Register the numbers of ballots by precinct.
4. Deliver any damaged paper ballots to the ballot duplicating board.
5. Receive duplicates of damaged paper ballots from the ballot duplicating board and place the duplicates with the voted ballots of the appropriate precinct.
6. Place each damaged original paper ballot in a separate envelope and note on the outside of the envelope the appropriate number of the precinct.
7. Reject any paper ballot that has been marked in a way that identifies the voter.
8. Place each rejected paper ballot in a separate envelope and note on the outside of the envelope the appropriate number of the precinct and the reason for the board’s rejection of the ballot.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1529; A 1985, 1107; 1995, 2791; 2007, 1169, 2608)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.375 - Duties of ballot duplicating board.

The ballot duplicating board shall:
1. Receive damaged ballots pursuant to NRS 293B.365, including ballots which have been torn, bent or mutilated.
2. Prepare on a distinctly colored, serially numbered ballot marked "duplicate" an exact copy of each damaged ballot.
3. Record the serial number of the duplicate ballot on the damaged original ballot and return the damaged and duplicate ballots to the appropriate ballot inspection board.
4. Hold aside the duplicated ballots for counting after all other ballots are counted if this procedure is directed by the county clerk.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1529; A 1981, 1702; 1985, 1107; 1995, 2791; 2001, 2034; 2007, 1169, 2609)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.380 - Ballot processing and packaging board: Composition; duties.

1. The ballot processing and packaging board must be composed of persons who are qualified in the use of the data processing equipment to be operated for the voting count.
2. The board shall:
(a) Allow members of the general public to observe the counting area where the computers are located during the period when ballots are being processed if those members do not interfere with the processing of the ballots.
(b) Receive ballots and maintain groupings of them by precinct.
(c) Before each counting of the ballots or computer run begins, validate the testing material with the counting program.
(d) Maintain a log showing the sequence in which the ballots of each precinct are processed, as a measure to ensure that the ballots of all precincts are processed.
(e) After each counting of the ballots, again verify the testing material with the counting program to substantiate that there has been no substitution or irregularity.
(f) Record an explanation of any irregularity that occurs in the processing.
(g) If the election is:
(1) A primary election held in an even-numbered year; or
(2) A general election,
ensure that a list is compiled indicating the total votes, other than mail ballots, which each candidate accumulated in each precinct.
(h) Collect all returns, programs, testing materials, ballots and other items used in the election at the computer center and package and deliver the items to the county clerk for sealing and storage.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1530; A 1979, 1305; 1985, 1107; 1995, 2633, 2791; 1997, 668, 671, 1608; 2021, 1243)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.385 - Computer program and processing accuracy board: Appointment; duties.

1. The county clerk shall appoint the members of the computer program and processing accuracy board no later than 7 days before the election in which they will serve.
2. The board shall verify that:
(a) Any invalid voting of a ballot will cause it to be rejected.
(b) Votes can be counted for each candidate and proposition.
(c) Any overvote for an office or proposition will cause a rejection of the vote for that office or proposition.
(d) Where multiple votes may be cast, the maximum number of votes permitted a voter cannot be exceeded without rejecting the vote for that selection, but any undervote will be counted.
(e) Neither a voter’s omission to vote nor the voter’s irregular vote on any particular office or proposition will prevent the counting of his or her vote as to any other office or proposition on the ballot.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1530; A 1981, 1702; 1985, 1108)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.390 - Additional duties of accuracy certification board.

In addition to the duties prescribed in NRS 293B.145, 293B.155, 293B.165 and 293C.615, the accuracy certification board shall certify as to whether in their judgment the ballots were accurately counted. If they determine an inaccuracy exists, they shall furnish a written explanation for their determination.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1531; A 1985, 1108; 1997, 3471)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems or Devices › NRS 293B.400 - Paper record required in event of recount or contest of election; duty of clerk to collect and deposit paper records.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a recount is demanded pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.403 or 293.424 or if an election is contested pursuant to NRS 293.407 or 293.424, the county or city clerk shall ensure that each mechanical recording device which directly recorded votes electronically for the applicable election provides a record printed on paper of each ballot voted on that device.
2. In carrying out the requirements of this section, the county or city clerk shall:
(a) Print only the records required for the recount or contest; and
(b) Collect those records and deposit them in the vaults of the county or city clerk pursuant to NRS 293.391 or 293C.390.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2786; A 2003, 1658; 2023, 3310)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293C - City Elections › NRS 293C.110 - Conduct of city election controlled by governing body.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.5817 and 293C.263 to 293C.26337, inclusive, the conduct of any city election is under the control of the governing body of the city, and it shall, by ordinance, provide for the holding of the election, appoint the necessary election officers and election boards and do all other things required to carry the election into effect.
2. The governing body of the city may provide for the conduct of early voting by personal appearance in a city election pursuant to NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, and 293C.355 to 293C.361, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3424; A 1997, 2795; 1999, 267; 2009, 517; 2019, 4105; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 50; 2021, 1250)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293C - City Elections › NRS 293C.112 - Governing body authorized to conduct city election by mail under certain circumstances.

1. The governing body of a city may conduct a city election in which all ballots must be cast by mail in accordance with the provisions of NRS 293C.263 to 293C.26337, inclusive, if:
(a) The election is a special election; or
(b) The election is a primary city election or general city election in which the ballot includes only:
(1) Offices and ballot questions that may be voted on by the registered voters of only one ward; or
(2) One office or ballot question.
2. The provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive, 293C.265 to 293C.302, inclusive, and 293C.355 to 293C.361, inclusive, do not apply to an election conducted pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 517; A 2017, 3823; 2019, 4105; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 51; 2021, 1251)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293C - City Elections › NRS 293C.115 - Governing body of general law city required to set dates for primary and general city elections in accordance with this chapter.

The governing body of a city incorporated pursuant to general law shall by ordinance provide for a primary city election and a general city election on the dates set forth for primary city elections and general city elections pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 674; A 2013, 1180, 2378; 2019, 3535)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293C - City Elections › NRS 293C.140 - Date of general city election in cities of population categories one and two; candidates to be voted upon by electors at large; terms of council members.

1. A general city election must be held in each city of population categories one and two on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the first even-numbered year after incorporation, and at each successive interval of 2 years, at which time there must be elected the elective city officers, the offices of which are required next to be filled by election. All candidates, except as otherwise provided in NRS 266.220, at the general city election must be voted upon by the electors of the city at large.
2. The terms of office of the council members are 4 years, which terms must be staggered. The council members elected to office immediately after incorporation shall decide, by lot, among themselves which of their offices expire at the next general city election, and thereafter the terms of office must be 4 years.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3421; A 2001, 634; 2003, 674; 2015, 1878; 2019, 3535)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293C - City Elections › NRS 293C.145 - Date of general city election in cities of population category three; number of council members; terms of mayor and council members; procedure for filing declaration of candidacy; candidates for mayor to be voted upon by electors at large; candidates for city council to be voted upon by electors of ward or electors at large.

1. A general city election must be held in each city of population category three on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the first even-numbered year after incorporation, and at each successive interval of 2 years.
2. There must be one mayor and three or five council members, as the city council shall provide by ordinance, for each city of population category three. The terms of office of the mayor and the council members are 4 years, which terms must be staggered. The mayor and council members elected to office immediately after incorporation shall decide, by lot, among themselves which two of their offices expire at the next general city election, and thereafter the terms of office must be 4 years. If a city council thereafter increases the number of council members, it shall, by lot, stagger the initial terms of the additional members.
3. A candidate for an office to be voted for at the general city election must file a declaration of candidacy with the city clerk not earlier than:
(a) For the office of judge of a municipal court, the first Monday in January of the year in which the applicable election is to be held and not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in January.
(b) For any other office, the first Monday in March of the year in which the applicable election is to be held and not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in March.
4. At the time that a candidate files a declaration of candidacy, the city clerk shall charge and collect from the candidate, and the candidate must pay to the city clerk, a filing fee in an amount fixed by the city council by ordinance or resolution.
5. Candidates for mayor must be voted upon by the electors of the city at large. Candidates for the city council must be voted upon by the electors of their respective wards to represent the wards in which they reside or by the electors of the city at large in accordance with the provisions of chapter 266 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3421; A 1997, 2795; 1999, 268; 2001, 634; 2003, 675; 2015, 1879; 2019, 3536; 3537; 2021, 33rd Special Session, 84)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293C - City Elections › NRS 293C.175 - Date of primary city election for certain cities; procedure for filing declaration of candidacy; candidates to be voted upon by electors at large; certain candidates declared elected at primary city election; placement of names of candidates on ballot for general city election.

1. A primary city election must be held in each city of population category one, and in each city of population category two that has so provided by ordinance, on the second Tuesday in June of each even-numbered year, at which time there must be nominated candidates for offices to be voted for at the next general city election.
2. A candidate for an office to be voted for at the primary or general city election must file a declaration of candidacy with the city clerk not earlier than:
(a) For the office of judge of a municipal court, the first Monday in January of the year in which the applicable election is to be held and not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in January.
(b) For any other office, the first Monday in March of the year in which the applicable election is to be held and not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in March.
3. At the time that a candidate files a declaration of candidacy, the city clerk shall charge and collect from the candidate, and the candidate must pay to the city clerk, a filing fee in an amount fixed by the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution. The filing fees collected by the city clerk must be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the city.
4. All candidates, except as otherwise provided in NRS 266.220, must be voted upon by the electors of the city at large.
5. If, in a primary city election held in a city of population category one or two, one candidate receives a majority of votes cast in that election for the office for which he or she is a candidate, the candidate must be declared elected to the office and the candidate’s name must not be placed on the ballot for the general city election. If, in the primary city election, no candidate receives a majority of votes cast in that election for the office for which he or she is a candidate, the names of the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes must be placed on the ballot for the general city election.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3420; A 1997, 2794; 1999, 268, 3555; 2001, 634; 2003, 675; 2009, 518; 2015, 1481; 2019, 3538; 3539; 2021, 33rd Special Session, 85)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293C - City Elections › NRS 293C.180 - Declaration of nominees: Unopposed candidate declared elected without holding election; omission and appearance of names on primary and general ballot; exceptions.

1. If at 5 p.m. on the last day for filing a declaration of candidacy, there is only one candidate who has filed for nomination for an office, that candidate must be declared elected and no election may be held for that office.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, if not more than twice the number of candidates to be elected have filed for nomination for an office, the names of those candidates must be omitted from all ballots for a primary city election and placed on all ballots for a general city election.
3. If more than twice the number of candidates to be elected have filed for nomination for an office, the names of the candidates must appear on the ballot for a primary city election. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.400 and subsection 5 of NRS 293C.175, those candidates who receive the highest number of votes at that election, not to exceed twice the number to be elected, must be declared nominees for the office.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3421; A 2019, 3394, 3539)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293C - City Elections › NRS 293C.1855 - Questionnaire for candidates for municipal judge; filing officers required to post questionnaires on Internet.

1. A candidate for the office of municipal judge who is not the incumbent shall complete and file with the city clerk, along with the declaration of candidacy for that office, a questionnaire prescribed by the Nevada Supreme Court. The questionnaire must include, without limitation, information on:
(a) The education of the candidate; and
(b) The qualifications possessed by the candidate which are relevant to the office of municipal judge.
2. A candidate for the office of municipal judge who is the incumbent may complete and file with the city clerk the questionnaire described in subsection 1 within the time period prescribed by NRS 293C.175 for a candidate for the office of municipal judge to file a declaration of candidacy.
3. Upon receipt of the questionnaire completed and filed pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, the city clerk shall post the questionnaire on the Internet website of the city clerk.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1108)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293C - City Elections › NRS 293C.186 - Written challenges concerning qualifications of candidates; enforcement in preelection actions.

1. After a person files a declaration of candidacy to be a candidate for an office, and not later than 5 days after the last day the person may withdraw his or her candidacy pursuant to NRS 293C.195, an elector may file with the city clerk a written challenge of the person on the grounds that the person fails to meet any qualification required for the office pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this State. Before accepting the challenge from the elector, the filing officer shall notify the elector that if the challenge is found by a court to be frivolous, the elector may be required to pay the reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs of the person who is being challenged.
2. A challenge filed pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Indicate each qualification the person fails to meet;
(b) Have attached all documentation and evidence supporting the challenge; and
(c) Be in the form of an affidavit, signed by the elector under penalty of perjury.
3. Upon receipt of a challenge pursuant to subsection 1, the city clerk shall immediately transmit the challenge to the city attorney.
4. If the city attorney determines that probable cause exists to support the challenge, the city attorney shall, not later than 5 working days after receiving the challenge, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to order the person to appear before the court. Upon receipt of such a petition, the court shall enter an order directing the person to appear before the court at a hearing, at a time and place to be fixed by the court in the order, to show cause why the challenge is not valid. A certified copy of the order must be served upon the person. The court shall give priority to such proceedings over all other matters pending with the court, except for criminal proceedings.
5. If, at the hearing, the court determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the challenge is valid or that the person otherwise fails to meet any qualification required for the office pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this State, or if the person fails to appear at the hearing, the person is subject to the provisions of NRS 293.2045.
6. If, at the hearing, the court determines that the challenge is frivolous, the court may order the elector who filed the challenge to pay the reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs of the person who was challenged.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 675; A 2017, 3305; 2019, 3397)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293C - City Elections › NRS 293C.1865 - Remedies for candidates who unlawfully make certain false statements; disqualification from taking office; removal from ballot or notification to voters at polling places; enforcement in preelection actions.

1. In addition to any other remedy or penalty provided by law, if a person knowingly and willfully files a declaration of candidacy which contains a false statement:
(a) The name of the person must not appear on any ballot for the election for which the person filed the declaration of candidacy, except that if the statutory deadline for making changes to the ballot has passed, the provisions of subsection 2 apply; and
(b) The person is disqualified from entering upon the duties of the office for which the person filed the declaration of candidacy.
2. If the name of a person who is disqualified from entering upon the duties of an office pursuant to subsection 1 appears on a ballot for the election because the statutory deadline for making changes to the ballot has passed, the appropriate election officers shall post a sign at each polling place where the person’s name will appear on the ballot informing voters that the person is disqualified from entering upon the duties of the office.
3. The provisions of this section may be enforced in any preelection action to which the provisions of NRS 293.2045 apply.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 676; A 2011, 3285; 2017, 3306; 2019, 3398)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293C - City Elections › NRS 293C.187 - Contents and publication of notice of primary or general city election.

Not later than 30 days before the primary city election and the general city election, the city clerk shall cause to be published a notice of the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the city once a week for 2 successive weeks. If a newspaper of general circulation is not published in the city, the publication may be made in a newspaper of general circulation published within the county in which the city is located. If a newspaper of general circulation is not published in that county, the publication may be made in a newspaper of general circulation published in the nearest Nevada county. The notice must contain:
1. The date of the election.
2. The location of the polling places.
3. The hours during which the polling places will be open for voting.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 265; A 2019, 4108)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293C - City Elections › NRS 293C.190 - Procedure for filling vacancy in nomination.

1. A vacancy occurring in a nomination for a city office before 5 p.m. of the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general city election is held must be filled by the person who received the next highest vote for the nomination in the primary city election if a primary city election was held for that city office. If no primary city election was held for that city office or if there was not more than one person who was seeking the nomination in the primary city election, a person may become a candidate for the city office at the general city election if the person files a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pays the filing fee established by the governing body of the city before 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July.
2. No change may be made on the ballot for the general city election after 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general city election is held. If, after that time and date:
(a) A nominee dies or is adjudicated insane or mentally incompetent; or
(b) A vacancy in the nomination is otherwise created,
the nominee’s name must remain on the ballot for the general city election and, if elected, a vacancy exists.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3423; A 1999, 3555; 2003, 677, 1709; 2019, 3398, 3424, 3542)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293C - City Elections › NRS 293C.195 - Procedure for withdrawing candidacy.

A withdrawal of candidacy for a city office must be in writing and presented to the city clerk by the candidate in person within 2 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the last day for filing a declaration of candidacy.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3423; A 1999, 3556; 2019, 3399)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293C - City Elections › NRS 293C.200 - Residency requirements for candidates; unlawful for candidates to make certain false statements.

1. In addition to any other requirement provided by law, no person may be a candidate for a city office unless, for at least the 30 days immediately preceding the date of the close of filing of declarations of candidacy for the office that the person seeks, the person has in accordance with NRS 281.050, actually, as opposed to constructively, resided in the city or other area prescribed by law to which the office pertains and, if elected, over which he or she will have jurisdiction or which he or she will represent.
2. Any person who knowingly and willfully files a declaration of candidacy which contains a false statement regarding the person’s residency in violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3423; A 1999, 2164; 2001, 678; 2017, 3306; 2019, 3399)