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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.393 - Preparation of abstracts of votes cast at general election or certain other elections; preparation and delivery of certificates of election for certain offices.

1. On or before the 10th day after any general election or any other election at which votes are cast for any United States Senator, Representative in Congress, member of the Legislature or any state officer who is elected statewide, the board of county commissioners shall open the returns of votes cast and make abstracts of the votes.
2. Abstracts of votes must be prepared in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of State by regulation.
3. The county clerk shall make out a certificate of election to each of the persons having the highest number of votes for the district, county and township offices.
4. Each certificate must be delivered to the person elected upon application at the office of the county clerk.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 262; A 1961, 292; 1963, 1375; 1965 Special Session, 4; 1971, 1415; 1987, 350; 1989, 1666; 1997, 3464; 2007, 621; 2019, 4084; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 47; 2021, 1233)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.394 - Risk-limiting audits of election results; regulations; audits by county clerks required.

1. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations for conducting a risk-limiting audit of an election, which may include, without limitation:
(a) Procedures to conduct a risk-limiting audit;
(b) Criteria for which elections must be audited; and
(c) Criteria to determine the scope of the risk-limiting audit.
2. In accordance with the regulations adopted by the Secretary of State pursuant to this section, each county clerk shall conduct a risk-limiting audit of the results of an election.
3. As used in this section, "risk-limiting audit" means an audit protocol that:
(a) Makes use of statistical principles and methods; and
(b) Is designed to limit the risk of certifying an incorrect election outcome.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3370; A 2019, 3371; 2021, 3847; 2023, 3305)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.395 - Transmission of copy of certified abstract of votes and mechanized report to Secretary of State; canvass of vote by justices of Supreme Court; Governor to grant certificates of election and issue proclamations.

1. The board of county commissioners, after making the abstract of votes as provided in NRS 293.393, shall cause the county clerk to certify the abstract and, by an order made and entered in the minutes of its proceedings, to make:
(a) A copy of the certified abstract; and
(b) A mechanized report of that abstract in compliance with regulations adopted by the Secretary of State,
and forthwith transmit them to the Secretary of State.
2. On the fourth Tuesday of November after each general election, the justices of the Supreme Court, or a majority thereof, shall meet with the Secretary of State, and shall open and canvass the vote for the number of presidential electors to which this State may be entitled, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, members of the Legislature, state officers who are elected statewide or by district, district judges, or district officers whose districts include area in more than one county and for and against any question submitted.
3. The Governor shall issue certificates of election to and commission the persons having the highest number of votes and shall issue proclamations declaring the election of those persons.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 262; A 1965 Special Session, 4; 1969, 65; 1971, 1415; 1987, 1371; 1989, 1666; 1991, 1106; 1997, 3465; 2003, 1706)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.397 - Prohibitions against withholding certificate of election or commission.

A certificate of election or commission must not be withheld from the person having the highest number of votes for the office because of any contest of election filed in the election or any defect or informality in the returns of any election, if it can be ascertained with reasonable certainty from the returns what office is intended and who is entitled to the certificate or commission.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 262; A 1961, 293; 1971, 450; 1995, 1660)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.403 - Recount of vote: Demand; advance deposit of costs.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.424, a candidate defeated at any election may demand and receive a recount of the vote for the office for which he or she is a candidate to determine the number of votes received for the candidate and the number of votes received for the person who won the election if, within 3 working days after the canvass of the vote and the certification by the county clerk or city clerk of the abstract of votes, the candidate who demands the recount:
(a) Files in writing a demand with the officer with whom the candidate filed his or her declaration of candidacy; and
(b) Deposits in advance the estimated costs of the recount with that officer.
2. Any voter at an election may demand and receive a recount of the vote for a ballot question if, within 3 working days after the canvass of the vote and the certification by the county clerk or city clerk of the abstract of votes, the voter:
(a) Files in writing a demand with:
(1) The Secretary of State, if the demand is for a recount of a ballot question affecting more than one county; or
(2) The county or city clerk who will conduct the recount, if the demand is for a recount of a ballot question affecting only one county or city; and
(b) Deposits in advance the estimated costs of the recount with the person to whom the demand was made.
3. The estimated costs of the recount must be determined by the person with whom the advance is deposited based on regulations adopted by the Secretary of State defining the term "costs."
4. As used in this section, "canvass" means:
(a) In any primary election, the canvass by the board of county commissioners of the returns for a candidate or ballot question voted for in one county or the canvass by the board of county commissioners last completing its canvass of the returns for a candidate or ballot question voted for in more than one county.
(b) In any primary city election, the canvass by the city council of the returns for a candidate or ballot question voted for in the city.
(c) In any general election:
(1) The canvass by the Supreme Court of the returns for a candidate for a statewide office or a statewide ballot question; or
(2) The canvass of the board of county commissioners of the returns for any other candidate or ballot question, as provided in paragraph (a).
(d) In any general city election, the canvass by the city council of the returns for a candidate or ballot question voted for in the city.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 263; A 1965, 1255; 1975, 940; 1977, 237; 1981, 1700; 1983, 1288; 1987, 350; 1989, 1591, 2167; 1991, 1107; 1995, 2628; 1997, 3465; 2001, 2031; 2019, 3388; 2023, 3306)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.404 - Employment and duties of recount board; persons present; procedures for recount of ballots; regulations.

1. Where a recount is demanded pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.403 or 293.424, the:
(a) County clerk of each county affected by the recount shall employ a recount board to conduct the recount in the county, and shall act as chair of the recount board unless the recount is for the office of county clerk, in which case the registrar of voters of the county, if a registrar of voters has been appointed for the county, shall act as chair of the recount board. If a registrar of voters has not been appointed for the county, the chair of the board of county commissioners, if the chair is not a candidate on the ballot, shall act as chair of the recount board. If the recount is for the office of county clerk, a registrar of voters has not been appointed for the county and the chair of the board of county commissioners is a candidate on the ballot, the chair of the board of county commissioners shall appoint another member of the board of county commissioners who is not a candidate on the ballot to act as chair of the recount board. A member of the board of county commissioners who is a candidate on the ballot may not serve as a member of the recount board.
(b) City clerk shall employ a recount board to conduct the recount in the city, and shall act as chair of the recount board unless the recount is for the office of city clerk, in which case the mayor of the city, if the mayor is not a candidate on the ballot, shall act as chair of the recount board. If the recount is for the office of city clerk and the mayor of the city is a candidate on the ballot, the mayor of the city shall appoint another member of the city council who is not a candidate on the ballot to act as chair of the recount board. A member of the city council who is a candidate on the ballot may not serve as a member of the recount board.
2. Each candidate for the office affected by the recount and the voter who demanded the recount, if any, may be present in person or by an authorized representative, but may not be a member of the recount board.
3. The recount must include a count and inspection of all ballots, including rejected ballots, and must determine whether all ballots are marked as required by law. All ballots must be recounted in the same manner in which the ballots were originally tabulated.
4. The county or city clerk shall unseal and give to the recount board all ballots to be counted.
5. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 1382; A 1975, 941; 1979, 267; 1985, 1097; 1987, 351; 1989, 1592; 1995, 2629; 1999, 2160; 2001, 2032; 2003, 1651; 2011, 3282; 2017, 2169; 2023, 3306)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.405 - Costs of recount; commencement and completion of recount; limitation on additional recount.

1. If the person who demanded the recount does not prevail, and it is found that the sum deposited was less than the cost of the recount, the person shall, upon demand, pay the deficiency to the county clerk, city clerk or Secretary of State, as the case may be. If the sum deposited is in excess of the cost, the excess must be refunded to the person.
2. If the person who demanded the recount prevails, the sum deposited with the Secretary of State, county clerk or city clerk must be refunded to the person and the cost of the recount must be paid as follows:
(a) If the recount concerns an office or ballot question for which voting is not statewide, the cost must be borne by the county or city which conducted the recount.
(b) If the recount concerns an office or ballot question for which voting is statewide, the clerk of each county shall submit a statement of its costs in the recount to the Secretary of State for review and approval. The Secretary of State shall submit the statements to the State Board of Examiners, which shall repay the allowable costs from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account to the respective counties.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.424, each recount must be commenced within 5 days after demand, and must be completed within 5 days after it is begun.
4. After the recount of a precinct is completed, that precinct must not be subject to another recount for the same office or ballot question at the same election.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 263; A 1965, 1255; 1977, 237; 1981, 1700; 1987, 351; 1989, 1592; 1991, 1761; 2003, 1706; 2023, 3307)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.407 - Filing of written statement of contest with clerk of district court; verification; notification.

1. A candidate at any election, or any registered voter of the appropriate political subdivision, may contest the election of any candidate, except for the office of United States Senator or Representative in Congress.
2. Except where the contest involves the general election for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Assemblyman, Assemblywoman, State Senator, justice of the Supreme Court or judge of the Court of Appeals, a candidate or voter who wishes to contest an election, including election to the office of presidential elector, must, within the time prescribed in NRS 293.413 or 293.424, file with the clerk of the district court a written statement of contest, setting forth:
(a) The name of the contestant and that the contestant is a registered voter of the political subdivision in which the election to be contested or part of it was held;
(b) The name of the defendant;
(c) The office to which the defendant was declared elected;
(d) The particular grounds of contest and the section of Nevada Revised Statutes pursuant to which the statement is filed; and
(e) The date of the declaration of the result of the election and the body or board which canvassed the returns thereof.
3. The contestant shall verify the statement of contest in the manner provided for the verification of pleadings in civil actions.
4. All material regarding a contest filed by a contestant with the clerk of the district court must be filed in triplicate.
5. The contestant must notify the defendant that a statement of contest has been filed pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 263; A 1965, 1230; 1981, 1741; 2013, 1778; 2021, 566; 2023, 3308)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.410 - Statement of contest must not be dismissed for deficiencies of form; grounds for contest.

1. A statement of contest shall not be dismissed by any court for want of form if the grounds of contest are alleged with sufficient certainty to inform the defendant of the charges the defendant is required to meet.
2. An election may be contested upon any of the following grounds:
(a) That the election board or any member thereof was guilty of malfeasance.
(b) That a person who has been declared elected to an office was not at the time of election eligible to that office.
(c) That:
(1) Illegal or improper votes were cast and counted;
(2) Legal and proper votes were not counted; or
(3) A combination of the circumstances described in subparagraphs (1) and (2) occurred,
in an amount that is equal to or greater than the margin between the contestant and the defendant, or otherwise in an amount sufficient to raise reasonable doubt as to the outcome of the election.
(d) That the election board, in conducting the election or in canvassing the returns, made errors sufficient to change the result of the election as to any person who has been declared elected.
(e) That the defendant or any person acting, either directly or indirectly, on behalf of the defendant has given, or offered to give, to any person anything of value for the purpose of manipulating or altering the outcome of the election.
(f) That there was a malfunction of any voting device or electronic tabulator, counting device or computer in a manner sufficient to raise reasonable doubt as to the outcome of the election.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 264; A 1961, 293; 1971, 446; 1977, 246; 2017, 2171)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.413 - Time for filing statement of contest; precedence of election contest; referral to special master.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.424, the statement of contest provided for in NRS 293.407 shall be filed with the clerk of the district court no later than 5 days after a recount is completed, and no later than 14 days after the election if no recount is demanded. The parties to a contest shall be denominated contestant and defendant.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.424, the court shall set the matter for hearing not less than 5 days nor more than 10 days after the filing of the statement of contest. Election contests shall take precedence over all regular business of the court in order that results of elections shall be determined as soon as practicable.
3. The court may refer the contest to a special master in the manner provided by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, and such special master shall have all powers necessary for a proper determination of the contest.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 264; A 1967, 850; 2023, 3308)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.417 - Judgment of court in election contest.

1. If, in any contest, the court finds from the evidence that a person other than the defendant received the greatest number of legal votes, the court, as a part of the judgment, shall declare that person elected or nominated.
2. The person declared nominated or elected by the court is entitled to a certificate of nomination or election. If a certificate has not been issued to that person, the county clerk, city clerk or Secretary of State shall execute and deliver to the person a certificate of election or a certificate of nomination.
3. If a certificate of election or nomination to the same office has been issued to any person other than the one declared elected by the court, that certificate must be annulled by the judgment of the court.
4. Whenever an election is annulled or set aside by the court, and the court does not declare some candidate elected, the certificate of election or the commission, if any has been issued, is void and the office is vacant.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 264; A 1987, 352)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.420 - Court costs.

1. If a contest proceeding is dismissed for insufficiency of the statement of contest or for want of prosecution, or if the district court confirms the election, judgment shall be rendered for costs in favor of the defendant and against the contestant.
2. If an election is annulled or set aside for errors or malfeasance of any election official in the conduct of the election or in canvassing the returns, the costs shall be a charge against the state or political subdivision in which the election was held.
3. When an election is annulled or set aside on any other ground, judgment for costs shall be given in favor of the contestant and against the defendant.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 265; A 1967, 850)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.424 - Requirements applicable to recount and contest of election to office of presidential elector.

For the purposes of an election to the office of presidential elector:
1. The following requirements apply to a demand for a recount:
(a) A candidate for the office of presidential elector may demand and receive a recount of the vote to determine the number of votes received for the candidate and the number of votes received for the person who won the election if, on or before the 13th day following the election, the candidate who demands the recount:
(1) Files in writing a demand with the Secretary of State; and
(2) Deposits in advance the estimated costs of the recount with the Secretary of State, as determined by the Secretary of State, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Secretary of State defining the term "costs."
(b) A recount conducted pursuant to this subsection must be commenced within 1 day after the demand is filed and must be completed within 5 days after the recount is begun.
2. The following requirements apply to a contest of an election:
(a) A candidate for the office of presidential elector or any registered voter of this State may contest the election of a candidate to the office of presidential elector. To contest the election, the candidate or registered voter, as applicable, must file with the clerk of the district court a written statement of contest not more than 2 working days after the canvass of the returns by the Supreme Court.
(b) The statement of contest must be prepared in accordance with NRS 293.407.
(c) The court shall set the matter for a hearing not more than 5 days after the filing of the statement of contest and must determine the results of the contest before the deadline to issue and submit the certificate of ascertainment pursuant to 3 U.S.C. § 5. Election contests take precedence over all regular business of the court in order that results of elections shall be determined as soon as practicable.
(d) The court may refer the contest to a special master in the manner provided by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, and such special master shall have all powers necessary for a proper determination of the contest.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3303)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.425 - Contest of general election for office of State Legislator: Statement of contest and other documents and materials to be filed with Secretary of State; notification of defendant; ability of contestant to amend statement of contest; list of witnesses; depositions, investigation and presentation of evidence.

1. If the contest is of the general election for the office of Assemblyman, Assemblywoman or Senator, a statement of contest, prepared as provided in NRS 293.407, and all depositions, ballots and other documents relating to the contest must be filed with the Secretary of State within the time provided for the filing of statements of contests with the clerk of the district court. The parties to such a contest shall be designated contestant and defendant. The contestant and the Secretary of State shall notify the defendant that a statement of contest and documents have been filed by the contestant pursuant to this section.
2. On or before December 15 of the year immediately preceding a regular legislative session:
(a) The contestant in a contest of a general election for the office of Assemblyman, Assemblywoman or Senator may amend the statement of contest filed pursuant to this section by filing an amended statement of contest and any relevant depositions, ballots and other documents relating to the contest with the Secretary of State; and
(b) Each party in a contest of a general election for the office of Assemblyman, Assemblywoman or Senator shall provide the Secretary of State with a list of the witnesses the party intends to present at the hearing of the contest.
3. Each party in a contest of a general election for the office of Assemblyman, Assemblywoman or Senator may:
(a) Before the hearing of the contest:
(1) Take the deposition of any witness in the manner prescribed by rule of court for taking depositions in civil actions in the district courts; and
(2) Investigate issues relating to the contest; and
(b) At the hearing of the contest, present any relevant depositions and other evidence obtained as a result of such investigation at the hearing of the contest, including, without limitation, evidence obtained after the date for filing an amended statement of contest. If a party obtains evidence after such date, the evidence may not be included in the statement of contest or amended statement of contest.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 265; A 1967, 850; 1971, 450; 1977, 246; 1981, 1742; 1995, 1660; 2003, 1699; 2021, 567)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.427 - Contest of general election for office of State Legislator: Seating of candidate with highest number of votes; withdrawal of statement of contest; hearing and deciding of contest by appropriate house of Legislature; certificates of election; remedy.

1. The Secretary of State shall deliver the statement of contest filed pursuant to NRS 293.425 and all other documents, including any amendments to the statement, to the presiding officer of the appropriate house of the Legislature on the day of the organization of the Legislature.
2. Until the contest has been decided, the candidate who received the highest number of votes for the office in the contested election must be seated as a member of the appropriate house.
3. If, before the contest has been decided, a contestant gives written notice to the Secretary of State that the contestant wishes to withdraw his or her statement of contest, the Secretary of State shall dismiss the contest.
4. The contest, if not dismissed, must be heard and decided as prescribed by the standing or special rules of the house in which the contest is to be tried. If after hearing the contest, the house decides to declare the contestant elected, the Governor shall execute a certificate of election and deliver it to the contestant. The certificate of election issued to the other candidate is thereafter void.
5. In a contest of a general election for the office of Assemblyman, Assemblywoman or Senator, the house in which a contest was tried or was to be tried shall determine the remedy, if any, to be awarded to a party to such a contest. The remedy may include, without limitation, any costs incurred by a party in connection with the contest.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 265; A 1971, 450; 1981, 1742; 1995, 1661; 2003, 1700)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.430 - Contest of general election for office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, justice of Supreme Court or judge of Court of Appeals: Filing of documents and other evidence with Secretary of State; notification of defendant; seating of candidate; duties of Secretary of State and Legislature; withdrawal of contest.

1. If the contest is of the general election for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, justice of the Supreme Court or judge of the Court of Appeals, the statement of contest and all depositions, ballots and other documents relating to the contest must be filed with the Secretary of State within the time provided for filing statements of contests with the clerk of the district court. The contestant and Secretary of State shall notify the defendant that the statement of contest and documents have been filed by the contestant pursuant to this section.
2. Until the contest is decided, the candidate who received the highest number of votes for the office in the contested election must be seated and commence the duties of the office.
3. The Secretary of State shall deliver the statement of contest and all other papers and documents to the speaker of the assembly on the day of the organization of the Legislature.
4. A joint session of both houses must be convened as soon thereafter as the business of both houses permits, but not later than 10 days after receipt of statement of contest.
5. If, before the contest has been decided, a contestant gives written notice to the Secretary of State that the contestant wishes to withdraw his or her statement of contest, the Secretary of State shall dismiss the contest.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 265; A 1961, 293; 1967, 850; 1977, 247; 1981, 1742; 1995, 1661; 2013, 1779; 2021, 567)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.433 - Decision of contest for office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor or justice of Supreme Court by Senate and Assembly in joint session.

1. The Senate and Assembly meeting in joint session shall proceed to decide the contest.
2. The Speaker of the Assembly shall preside at such joint session, and the session shall be conducted under the joint standing rules or joint special rules adopted for the occasion.
3. The contest shall be decided by a majority vote of the elected membership of both houses not later than 30 days after the contest hearing is begun.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 266)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.435 - Certificate of election delivered after decision.

1. After both houses sitting in joint session have decided an election contest, the Secretary of State shall execute and deliver a certificate of election to the person declared elected, unless such a certificate was already issued to that person.
2. If a certificate of election to the same office has been issued to any person other than the one declared to have been elected, that certificate is void.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 266; A 1995, 1661)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.437 - Designation of locations for polling places; payment of expenses for renting privately owned locations; legal rights and remedies of property owners or lessors not affected by presence of polling places at such locations.

1. The county or city clerk may designate any building, public or otherwise, or any portion of a building, as the site for any polling place or any number of polling places for any of the precincts or districts in the county or city.
2. If, in the opinion of the county or city clerk, the convenience and comfort of the voters and election officers will be best served by putting two or more polling places in any such building, or if, in the opinion of the county or city clerk, the expense to the county or city for polling places can be diminished by putting two or more polling places in any such building, the county or city clerk may so provide.
3. In precincts where there are no public buildings or other appropriate locations owned by the State, county, township, city, town or precinct, privately owned locations may be rented at a rate not to exceed $35 for each election if only one precinct is involved and at a rate not to exceed $50 for each election if more than one precinct is involved.
4. The legal rights and remedies which inure to the owner or lessor of private property are not impaired or otherwise affected by the leasing of the property for use as a polling place pursuant to subsection 3, except to the extent necessary to conduct voting at that location.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 266; A 1961, 293; 1975, 941; 1981, 908; 1987, 352; 2019, 3389, 4085)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.442 - Election Account: Creation; deposit of money in Account; disposition of interest and income; authority of Secretary of State to disburse, expend and receive money; payment of claims.

1. As used in this section, "Act" means the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252.
2. The Election Account is hereby created in the State General Fund, to be administered by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall deposit all money received pursuant to the Act and any state appropriation of matching money pursuant to the Act in the Election Account.
3. The interest and income earned on money in the Election Account must be credited to the Account. Any balance of the money that was received pursuant to the Act remaining in the Election Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert and must be carried forward to the next fiscal year and is continuously available to the Secretary of State for expenditure consistent with this section.
4. The Secretary of State may:
(a) Only expend or disburse money in the Election Account in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
(b) Receive and disburse money in the Election Account by electronic transfer.
5. Claims against the Election Account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 353; A 2011, 444)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.443 - Responsibility for payment of election expenses; competitive bidding for printing of ballots; authority to charge for costs of printing certain applications to register to vote.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the expense of providing all ballots, forms and other supplies to be used at any election regulated by this chapter or chapter 293C of NRS and all expenses necessarily incurred in the preparation for, or the conduct of, any such election is a charge upon the municipality, county, district or State, as the case may be.
2. The county or city clerk may submit the printing of ballots for competitive bidding.
3. If a political party or other entity requests more than 50 applications to register to vote by mail in any 12-month period, the clerk or the Secretary of State may assess a charge, not to exceed the cost of printing the applications.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 266; A 1971, 446; 1987, 353; 1993, 2189; 1995, 1647; 1997, 3466; 2007, 2601; 2011, 2089)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.445 - Expenses for assistants to county or city clerk.

The board of county commissioners of each county or city council of each city shall provide the appropriate county or city clerk with sufficient assistants to enable the county or city clerk to perform properly the duties imposed upon him or her by this chapter. Such expense is a charge upon the appropriate county or city.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 267; A 1987, 353)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.446 - Compensation of officer of election board for delivery of election returns to county or city clerk.

1. The election board officer who delivers the package containing the election returns must be paid the amount expended by the officer in paying the postage on the package, and 15 cents per mile for going to and 15 cents per mile for returning from the post office or the office of the county or city clerk, in the same manner and out of the same fund as other election expenses are paid.
2. No mileage may be paid unless the total distance necessarily traveled in going and returning is greater than 2 miles.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 1382; A 1987, 353)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.460 - Compensation of officers of election board, deputy sheriffs and other employees.

The compensation of voting board officers, counting board officers, specially appointed deputy sheriffs, election board officers and other employees must be fixed by county or city ordinance, resolution or order.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 267; A 1961, 294; 1963, 1375; 1969, 1540; 1971, 446; 1973, 895; 1987, 353)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.462 - Construction of containers used to transport official ballots.

1. Each container used to transport official ballots pursuant to NRS 293.304, 293B.330 and 293B.335 must:
(a) Be constructed of metal or any other rigid material; and
(b) Contain a seal which is placed on the container to ensure detection of any opening of the container.
2. The container and seal must be separately numbered for identification.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2772; A 2001, 2033; 2007, 2601; 2021, 1233)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.463 - Employees may absent themselves from employment to vote: Procedure; penalty.

1. Any registered voter may be absent from his or her place of employment at a time to be designated by the employer for a sufficient time to vote, if it is impracticable for the voter to vote before or after his or her hours of employment. A sufficient time to vote shall be determined as follows:
(a) If the distance between the place of such voter’s employment and the polling place where such person votes is 2 miles or less, 1 hour.
(b) If the distance is more than 2 miles but not more than 10 miles, 2 hours.
(c) If the distance is more than 10 miles, 3 hours.
2. Such voter may not, because of such absence, be discharged, disciplined or penalized, nor shall any deduction be made from his or her usual salary or wages by reason of such absence.
3. Application for leave of absence to vote shall be made to the employer or person authorized to grant such leave prior to the day of the election.
4. Any employer or person authorized to grant the leave of absence provided for in subsection 1, who denies any registered voter any right granted under this section, or who otherwise violates the provisions of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 267)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.464 - Court-ordered extension of deadline for voting.

1. If a court of competent jurisdiction orders a county to extend the deadline for voting beyond the statutory deadline in a particular election, the county clerk shall, as soon as practicable after receiving notice of the court’s decision:
(a) Cause notice of the extended deadline to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county; and
(b) Transmit a notice of the extended deadline to each registered voter who received a mail ballot for the election and has not returned the mail ballot before the date on which the notice will be transmitted.
2. The notice required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must be published:
(a) In a county whose population is 52,000 or more, on at least 3 successive days.
(b) In a county whose population is less than 52,000, at least twice in successive issues of the newspaper.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2172; A 2001, 1974; 2011, 1207; 2021, 1233; 2023, 267)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.465 - Loss or destruction of ballots, or other cause, preventing election in precinct or district; new election.

If an election is prevented in any precinct or district by reason of the loss or destruction of the ballots intended for that precinct, or any other cause, the appropriate election officers in that precinct or district shall make an affidavit setting forth that fact and transmit it to the appropriate board of county commissioners. Upon receipt of the affidavit and upon the application of any candidate for any office to be voted for by the registered voters of that precinct or district, the board of county commissioners shall order a new election in that precinct or district.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 268; A 1987, 353; 1999, 264; 2015, 3158)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.468 - Secretary of State to provide election materials in usable format for persons who are elderly or disabled.

Not later than 5 working days after the request of a person who is elderly or disabled, the Secretary of State shall provide to the person, in a format that can be used by the person, any requested material that is:
1. Related to elections; and
2. Made available by the Secretary of State to the public in printed form.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1433)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.4685 - Certain additional duties of Secretary of State; county and city clerks to provide information requested by Secretary of State.

1. The Secretary of State shall:
(a) Provide information regarding voter registration and absentee voting by Armed Forces personnel and overseas voters;
(b) Within 90 days after the date of each general election and general city election in which electors voted for federal offices, submit to the Election Assistance Commission established pursuant to 52 U.S.C. § 20921 a report of the combined number of absentee ballots transmitted to absent Armed Forces personnel and overseas voters for the election and the combined number of such ballots that were returned by such voters and cast in the election;
(c) Make each report submitted pursuant to paragraph (b) available to the public; and
(d) Adopt any regulations which are necessary to comply with the provisions of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, and which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter to the extent the provisions of this chapter are consistent with the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252.
2. Each county and city clerk shall provide such information as is requested by the Secretary of State to comply with the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2173; A 2017, 3331)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.4687 - Website maintained by Secretary of State for public information relating to elections; requirements.

1. The Secretary of State shall maintain a website on the Internet for public information maintained, collected or compiled by the Secretary of State that relates to elections, which must include, without limitation:
(a) The Voters’ Bill of Rights required to be posted on the Secretary of State’s Internet website pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.2549;
(b) The abstract of votes required to be posted on a website pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.388;
(c) A current list of the registered voters in this State that also indicates the petition district in which each registered voter resides;
(d) A map or maps indicating the boundaries of each petition district; and
(e) All reports submitted to the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of chapter 294A of NRS.
2. The abstract of votes required to be maintained on the website pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must be maintained in such a format as to permit the searching of the abstract of votes for specific information.
3. If the information required to be maintained by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 1 may be obtained by the public from a website on the Internet maintained by a county clerk or city clerk, the Secretary of State may provide a hyperlink to that website to comply with the provisions of subsection 1 with regard to that information.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2283; A 2007, 2526, 3368; 2009, 2591; 2011, 2090, 3284; 2013, 1330, 2377, 3834)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.4688 - Access by mobile device to website maintained by Secretary of State; use of mobile device to submit information or forms.

1. The Secretary of State shall ensure that:
(a) All public information that is included on the Internet website required pursuant to NRS 293.4687 is accessible on a mobile device; and
(b) A person may use a mobile device to submit any information or form related to elections that a person may otherwise submit electronically to the Secretary of State, including, without limitation, an application to preregister or register to vote and a request for a military-overseas ballot.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Military-overseas ballot" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 293D.050.
(b) "Mobile device" includes, without limitation, a smartphone or a tablet computer.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3842; A 2021, 1234)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.4689 - Website maintained by county clerk for public information relating to elections; requirements.

1. If a county clerk maintains a website on the Internet for information related to elections, the website must contain public information maintained, collected or compiled by the county clerk that relates to elections, which must include, without limitation:
(a) The locations of polling places for casting a ballot on election day in such a format that a registered voter may search the list to determine the location of the polling place or places at which the registered voter is entitled to cast a ballot; and
(b) The abstract of votes required pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.388.
2. The abstract of votes required to be maintained on the website pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must be maintained in such a format as to permit the searching of the abstract of votes for specific information.
3. If the information required to be maintained by a county clerk pursuant to subsection 1 may be obtained by the public from a website on the Internet maintained by the Secretary of State, another county clerk or a city clerk, the county clerk may provide a hyperlink to that website to comply with the provisions of subsection 1 with regard to that information.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2284; A 2019, 4085)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.469 - County clerks encouraged to provide election information and materials in usable format for persons who are elderly or disabled.

Each county clerk is encouraged to:
1. Not later than the earlier date of the notice provided pursuant to NRS 293.203 or the first notice provided pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 293.560, notify the public, through means designed to reach members of the public who are elderly or disabled, of the provisions of NRS 293.269911, 293.269951, 293.2955 and 293.296.
2. Provide in alternative audio and visual formats information concerning elections, information concerning how to preregister or register to vote and information concerning the manner of voting for use by a person who is elderly or disabled, including, without limitation, providing such information through a telecommunications device that is accessible to a person who is deaf.
3. Not later than 5 working days after receiving the request of a person who is elderly or disabled, provide to the person, in a format that can be used by the person, any requested material that is:
(a) Related to elections; and
(b) Made available by the county clerk to the public in printed form.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1433; A 2003, 1652; 2017, 1364; 2019, 4085; 2021, 1234, 1876)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.480 - Limitation on inspection of ballots after return to county or city clerk.

Until the time for contest of election has expired, the ballots returned to the county or city clerk may not be inspected by any person, except in cases of recount or election contest, and then only by the judge, special master, board or legislative body before whom the election is being contested or who is conducting the recount.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 270; A 1961, 294; 1971, 447; 1977, 247; 1987, 354)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.4815 - Transmission of question to be presented to voters to Secretary of State.

The county clerk, city clerk or other person responsible for preparing the ballot shall transmit any question that will be presented to the voters to the Secretary of State as soon as practicable after determining that the question will be placed on the ballot.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2665)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.484 - Contents of voter registration cards; issuance of card is not prerequisite to vote.

1. A voter registration card must contain:
(a) The name, address, political affiliation and precinct number of the voter;
(b) The date of its issuance; and
(c) The signature of the county clerk.
2. If a voter is qualified to register to vote for an election and has properly completed any method authorized by the provisions of this title to register to vote for the election, the issuance of a voter registration card to the voter is not a prerequisite to vote in the election.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4050)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 293 - Elections › NRS 293.485 - Qualifications to vote: Citizenship; age; residence; registration.

1. Every citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or over, who has continuously resided in this State and in the county 30 days and in the precinct 10 days next preceding the day of the next succeeding:
(a) Primary election;
(b) Primary city election;
(c) Presidential preference primary election;
(d) General election; or
(e) General city election,
and who has registered in the manner provided in this chapter, is entitled to vote at that election.
2. This section does not exclude the registration of eligible persons whose 18th birthday or the date of whose completion of the required residence occurs on or before the next succeeding:
(a) Primary election;
(b) Primary city election;
(c) Presidential preference primary election;
(d) General election;
(e) General city election; or
(f) Any other election.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 271; A 1961, 295; 1967, 851; 1971, 1267; 1973, 27; 1987, 355; 1995, 2630; 2021, 3889)