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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS › Section 293C.275 - Procedures if recall or special election will not be held on same day as primary or general election

Current through June 11, 2024
If a recall or other special city election is called in a city
				and will not be held on the same day as the primary city election or general
				city election:
1. The city clerk must,
			 as soon as practicable, notify the Secretary of State of the election on the
			 form and in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of State; and
2. The Secretary of State will confer with
			 the city clerk regarding, if applicable:
(a)
			 The use of the system of approved electronic transmission established pursuant
			 to NRS
			 293D.200;
(b) The locations of polling places,
			 including, without limitation, polling places for early voting by personal
			 appearance and vote centers;
(c)
			 The locations of ballot drop boxes for mail ballots;
(d) A plan for the security of ballots for
			 early voting;
(e) A plan for
			 allowing members of the general public to observe the conduct of voting at a
			 polling place; and
(f) A 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.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › POLLING PLACES USING MECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEM › Section 293C.300 - Applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
The provisions of NAC 293C.300 to 293C.340, inclusive, apply
				only to polling places in which a mechanical voting system is used.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98
NRS
				  293.124,
				  293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › POLLING PLACES USING MECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEM › Section 293C.305 - Vote adjudication board: Authorized creation; members; duties

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The city clerk may create a vote
			 adjudication board and appoint its members. If practicable, the members must be
			 of different political parties. The same person may be appointed to more than
			 one board or perform additional functions as an election board officer.
2. A vote adjudication board shall
			 resolve the intent of a voter in casting his or her ballot if the voter's
			 selection in relation to a particular race or ballot question cannot be
			 determined using a mechanical device or other electronic means.
Added to NAC by
				Sec'y of State by R096-21, eff. 2/28/2022
NRS 293.124,
				  293.247,
				  293.3677,
				  293C.640
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › POLLING PLACES USING MECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEM › Section 293C.307 - Ballot duplicating board: Authorized creation; members; duties

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The city clerk may create a ballot
			 duplicating board and appoint its members. If practicable, the members must be
			 of different political parties. The same person may be appointed to more than
			 one board or perform additional functions as an election board
			 officer.
2. If a ballot is damaged
			 or defective such that it cannot be read by a mechanical device or other
			 electronic means, the ballot duplicating board must duplicate the ballot and
			 the duplicate ballot must be counted in place of the damaged ballot.
3. The ballot duplicating board shall:
(a) Ensure that the correct precinct and
			 ballot style is used to create the duplicate ballot;
(b) Mark the duplicate ballot so that the
			 duplicate is identical to the original ballot;
(c) After finishing marking the duplicate
			 ballot, verify that the duplicate ballot is identical to the original ballot,
			 including, without limitation, any overvotes or undervotes;
(d) Log the duplicate ballot and the serial
			 number of the duplicate ballot in the ballot duplication log; and
(e) If any errors are made while marking the
			 duplicate ballot, mark the duplicate ballot as "SPOILED" and repeat the
			 procedures set forth in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, to create a new
			 duplicate ballot.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › POLLING PLACES USING MECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEM › Section 293C.310 - Supplies and equipment

Current through June 11, 2024
1. At least 2 days
			 before any election, the city clerk shall prepare the following supplies for
			 each polling place:
(a) The
			 register;
(b) Copies of the roster
			 in such a quantity and form as the city clerk determines appropriate;
(c) A quantity of mechanical voting devices
			 that ensures an efficient flow of voters;
(d) A container for transporting ballots that
			 is equipped with a lock and key, numbered seal or other device that prevents
			 unauthorized entry;
(e) If the
			 polling place:
(1) Is a vote center, a means
			 to print each sample ballot which pertains to the election upon request;
			 or
(2) Is not a vote center, at
			 least three copies of each sample ballot that pertains to the
			 election;
(f) A
			 procedural checklist for election boards; and
(g) One list of the inventory of the supplies
			 provided to the election board, including a notation whether the supplies have
			 been inserted into the container for transporting ballots.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › POLLING PLACES USING MECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEM › Section 293C.320 - Duties of election board before voting

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each member
			 of the election board must be present in the polling place where the member is
			 to serve at least 45 minutes before the time the polling place is to
			 open.
2. The election board shall
			 set up the vote recording devices in a manner that creates the most efficient
			 flow of voters.
3. The election
			 board shall, if applicable, ensure that the correct ballot page assemblies have
			 been properly inserted into the vote recording devices. As a check, the boards
			 shall compare a sample ballot for the particular precinct with the official
			 ballot page assemblies being inserted into the recording devices to assure that
			 they contain the same candidates and questions.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98; A by R092-09,
				10-27-2009
NRS
				  293.124,
				  293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › POLLING PLACES USING MECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEM › Section 293C.330 - Procedures regarding voting; examination of voting booths; notification to city clerk of certain violations

Current through June 11, 2024
1. After a person
			 is identified as being a registered voter and has signed the roster, a member
			 of the election board:
(a) May issue the voter
			 a receipt.
(b) Shall ask the voter
			 if the voter needs assistance in casting a ballot.
(c) Shall make the following statement to the
			 voter:
If you have any questions or concerns about the mechanical
				voting device, please stop voting immediately and bring your question or
				concern to the attention of a member of the election board. Once you have cast
				your ballot, you will not be able to have your question or concern addressed by
				the election board.
(d)
			 Shall direct the voter to a voting booth equipped to handle the voter's
			 ballot.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › POLLING PLACES USING MECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEM › Section 293C.335 - Procedures after voting during period for early voting

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 After the close of voting on each day during the period for early voting, the
			 election officer in charge of a polling place for early voting must determine
			 the total number of:
(a) Persons who applied
			 to vote and voted in person at the polling place on that day; and
(b) Ballots cast at the polling place on that
			 day.
If a difference exists between the numbers determined pursuant
				to paragraphs (a) and (b), the difference must be reported in writing to the
				city clerk, together with any known reasons for the difference.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › POLLING PLACES USING MECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEM › Section 293C.340 - Procedures after voting

Current through June 11, 2024
1. After the close
			 of polls on the day of the election, the election board must determine the
			 total number of:
(a) Persons who applied to
			 vote and voted in person at the polling place; and
(b) Ballots cast at the polling place.
If a difference exists between the numbers determined pursuant
				to paragraphs (a) and (b), the difference must be reported in writing to the
				city clerk, together with any known reasons for the difference.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › POLLING PLACES NOT USING MECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEM › Section 293C.350 - Applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
The provisions of NAC 293C.350 to 293C.400, inclusive, do not
				apply to polling places in which a mechanical voting system is used.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98
NRS
				  293.124,
				  293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › POLLING PLACES NOT USING MECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEM › Section 293C.360 - Printing of ballots generally

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The city clerk
			 shall provide official printed ballots to be used at an election. The ballot
			 stock must be ordered by the city clerk within 2 days after the date set for
			 closing of registration for the election.
2. As used in this section, "ballot stock"
			 means:
(a) The paper upon which a ballot is
			 printed on which a voter directly indicates his or her vote; and
(b) The materials included with a mail
			 ballot, including, without limitation, the mail ballot, return envelope,
			 envelope or sleeve into which the mail ballot is inserted to ensure its secrecy
			 and voter instructions.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › POLLING PLACES NOT USING MECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEM › Section 293C.370 - Size of ballots

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Official ballots
			 for elections must be wide enough to comply with the provisions of the election
			 laws, and must be at least 12 inches wide, including the numbered stub and the
			 numbered perforated strip.
2.
			 Official ballots for elections must be of a length that permits the proper
			 placement of the required captions, headings, designations of political
			 parties, directions to voters and names of candidates.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98
NRS
				  293.124,
				  293.247,
				  293.250
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › POLLING PLACES NOT USING MECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEM › Section 293C.380 - Form of ballots for special elections

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each ballot
			 for a special election must have a perforated line extending from top to bottom
			 1/2 inch from the right-hand side of the ballot. No writing or printing, except
			 the number of the ballot, may be made upon the 1/2-inch strip formed by the
			 perforated line.
2. The words "Yes"
			 and "No," separated by a light-faced line, must be printed on the ballot after
			 each question. To the right of each word must be printed a light square at
			 least three-eighths of an inch on each side.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98
NRS
				  293.124,
				  293.247,
				  293.250
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › POLLING PLACES NOT USING MECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEM › Section 293C.390 - Supplies and equipment

Current through June 11, 2024
1. There must be an
			 adequate supply, as determined by the city clerk, of voting booths for each
			 polling place.
2. The city clerk
			 shall, at least 2 days before the day of any election, prepare the following
			 supplies for each polling place:
(a) The
			 roster;
(b) Copies of the roster in
			 such a quantity and form as the city clerk determines appropriate;
(c) A container for transporting ballots that
			 is equipped with a lock and key, numbered seal or other device that prevents
			 unauthorized entry;
(d) If the
			 polling place:
(1) Is a vote center, a means
			 to print each sample ballot which pertains to the election upon request;
			 or
(2) Is not a vote center, at
			 least three copies of each sample ballot that pertains to the election;
			 and
(e) Such other
			 supplies as are necessary for conducting the election.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › POLLING PLACES NOT USING MECHANICAL VOTING SYSTEM › Section 293C.400 - Procedures after voting

Current through June 11, 2024
1. After all
			 eligible voters have cast their votes, the election board shall, in the
			 following manner, count the number of official ballots it received:
(a) The board shall total the number of
			 voters' signatures recorded in the roster book and enter that number on the
			 ballot statement provided by the city clerk.
(b) The board shall then unlock or unseal the
			 ballot box and count the number of official ballots, comparing this number with
			 the number of signatures recorded on the ballot statement.
(c) The numbers of signatures and ballots
			 should be the same. If they are not, the board shall recount the number of
			 signatures and the number of ballots. If a discrepancy still exists, the board
			 shall make a notation to that effect on the ballot statement.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › MAIL BALLOT VOTING › Section 293C.500 - Duties of mail ballot central counting board; city clerk required to post public notice; general public authorized to observe handling of mail ballots

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The city clerk shall, not earlier than 15
			 days before the day of the election, deliver the mail ballots to the mail
			 ballot central counting board. When the mail ballots are received, the mail
			 ballot central counting board shall, in addition to the requirements of
			 NRS
			 293C.26331,
			 293C.26333 and
			 293C.26335:
(a) Sort the mail ballots by precinct or, for
			 those precincts that have been consolidated into a single voting district, by
			 voting district, unless the system for counting the mail ballots produces an
			 accounting of the mail ballots by precinct or voting district;
(b) Count the number of mail ballots by
			 precinct or, for those precincts that have been consolidated into a single
			 voting district, by voting district;
(c) Account for all mail ballots on the
			 record of mail ballots; and
(d)
			 Place all the mail ballots and the record of mail ballots into the container
			 provided by the city clerk to transport those items to a central counting place
			 and seal the container.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › MAIL BALLOT VOTING › Section 293C.505 - Extension of deadline for receipt of mail ballot or confirmation of signature for mail ballot when deadline is on legal holiday

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the deadline for:
(a) The city clerk to receive a mail ballot
			 that has been mailed to the city clerk; or
(b) A registered voter to provide to the city
			 clerk a signature on a mail ballot or a confirmation that the signature used
			 for a mail ballot belongs to the voter, as applicable,
is a legal holiday, such deadline is extended until 5 p.m. on
				the next working day.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › MAIL BALLOT VOTING › Section 293C.510 - Receipt, recording and verification of signature of mail ballot; procedure for rejected mail ballot; records of chain of custody

Current through June 11, 2024
1. When a mail ballot is returned to the city
			 clerk, the city clerk shall record the receipt of the mail ballot in the mail
			 ballot record and check the signature on the return envelope in accordance with
			 the requirements of NRS 293C.26327.
2. The city clerk shall place any rejected
			 mail ballot in a separate envelope and note on the outside of the envelope the
			 appropriate number of the precinct and the reason for the rejection of the mail
			 ballot.
3. Each city clerk must
			 keep records of the chain of custody for all mail ballots, including, without
			 limitation, the mailing of mail ballots, reissued mail ballots, rejected mail
			 ballots, verified mail ballots, duplicated mail ballots and tabulated mail
			 ballots.
Added
				to NAC by Sec'y of State by
				R090-21A,
				eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
				293.124,
				293.247,
				293C.26327
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › MAIL BALLOT VOTING › Section 293C.515 - Compliance with procedures for checking signatures; periodic audits of certain employees in city clerk's office; testing of electronic device used to sort ballots or capture voter's signature

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The city clerk
			 or an employee in the office of the city clerk shall check the signature on the
			 return envelope of a mail ballot in accordance with the provisions of
			 NRS
			 293C.26327.
2. The city clerk shall perform periodic
			 audits of each employee in the office of the city clerk whose regular duties
			 include checking the signatures on mail ballots. If the city clerk finds that
			 an employee has an irregular acceptance or rejection rate, the city clerk must
			 retrain the employee or prohibit the employee from checking signatures on mail
			 ballots.
3. If the city clerk uses
			 an electronic device to:
(a) Sort mail
			 ballots, the city clerk must test the electronic device before it is so used to
			 ensure that the electronic device properly sorts mail ballots.
(b) Capture the digital image of a voter's
			 signature on a mail ballot, the city clerk must test the electronic device
			 before it is so used to ensure that the electronic device is able to clearly
			 and accurately capture the digital image of a signature on a mail
			 ballot.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › MAIL BALLOT VOTING › Section 293C.520 - Electronic device used to verify signatures

Current through June 11, 2024
An electronic device that is used to verify signatures on mail
				ballots may only be connected to a computer network for maintenance and
				support. When connected to the computer network, the electronic device must be
				operated on a closed, secure network behind a firewall.
The city clerk shall keep maintenance logs documenting:
1. The name of any person who provides
			 maintenance or support to the electronic device;
2. The time and date the electronic device
			 was accessed; and
3. The reason for
			 accessing the electronic device.
Added to NAC by
				Sec'y of State by R095-21, eff. 2/28/2022
NRS 293.124,
				  293.247,
				  293C.269937
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › MAIL BALLOT VOTING › Section 293C.525 - Requirements for daily audit of electronic device used to verify signatures

Current through June 11, 2024
The daily audit of an electronic device used to verify
				signatures on mail ballots that is required pursuant to
				NRS
				293C.26337, must comply with the following
				requirements:
1. The city clerk shall
			 select a random sample of 1 percent of the mail ballots received before 3:00
			 p.m. from the previous 24-hour period for which the electronic device has
			 verified the signatures.
2. A team
			 of bipartisan election board officers appointed by the city clerk shall
			 manually review the signatures selected in accordance with the procedures set
			 forth in NRS
			 293C.26327.
3. The election board officers shall sign and
			 date the daily audit report. The audit report must be deposited in the vaults
			 of the city clerk pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293C.390.
4. If the team of election board officers
			 rejects a signature that the electronic device verified, then the electronic
			 device fails the audit and the city clerk shall:
(a) Immediately stop using the electronic
			 device;
(b) Notify the Secretary of
			 State in writing within 48 hours after the electronic device has failed the
			 audit; and
(c) Work with the
			 Secretary of State to identify the issue and implement a solution.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › MAIL BALLOT VOTING › Section 293C.530 - Duties of city clerk relating to mail ballots beginning on first day of period for early voting by personal appearance; procedure if clerk receives return envelope for different city

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Beginning on the
			 first day of the period for early voting by personal appearance, the city clerk
			 shall:
(a) Count all return envelopes
			 received by mail, in person at the clerk's office or deposited in a ballot drop
			 box;
(b) Batch the return
			 envelopes; and
(c) Record the total
			 number of return envelopes received.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › MAIL BALLOT VOTING › Section 293C.535 - Clerks required to electronically report to Secretary of State certain information concerning status of process

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Beginning the
			 45th day before an election and through the 7th day following the election,
			 each city clerk shall, at least once each business day, inform the Secretary of
			 State of:
(a) Each registered voter to whom
			 the city clerk sent a mail ballot for the election;
(b) Each registered voter whose mail ballot
			 has been received by the city clerk; and
(c) For each registered voter whose mail
			 ballot has been received by the city clerk, an indication of whether the
			 process set forth in NRS 293C.26327 has been
			 completed.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › BALLOT DROP BOXES › Section 293C.565 - Submission of list to Secretary of State of information for each ballot drop box; submission of amended list under certain circumstances

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Not later than 45 days before each
			 election, the city clerk shall submit to the Secretary of State a list
			 containing the following information for each ballot drop box established in
			 the city:
(a) The unique identifier of the
			 ballot drop box as described by NAC
			 293C.560;
(b) The location of the ballot drop box;
			 and
(c) The dates and times during
			 which the ballot drop box will be unlocked and accessible to persons for the
			 submission of mail ballots.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › BALLOT DROP BOXES › Section 293C.570 - Requirements for security and accessibility

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If
			 a ballot drop box is located outdoors and the city clerk or an employee of the
			 city clerk is not constantly present at the location of the ballot drop box,
			 the ballot drop box must be securely fastened in a manner that prevents it from
			 being tampered with or moved.
2. In
			 addition to any requirement set forth in subsection 1, if the city clerk or an
			 employee of the city clerk is not constantly present at the location of a
			 ballot drop box, the city clerk:
(a) Shall
			 ensure that the ballot drop box is locked at all times that a person is not
			 authorized by law to submit a mail ballot; and
(b) May surveil the ballot drop box for its
			 security, including, without limitation, by taking any of the following
			 measures:
(1) Video recording the ballot drop
			 box; or
(2) Partnering with a law
			 enforcement agency or similar entity to patrol the ballot drop box.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › BALLOT DROP BOXES › Section 293C.575 - Submission of plan to Secretary of State relating to ballot drop boxes that are tampered with or rendered inaccessible

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Not later than
			 90 days before each election, the city clerk shall develop and submit a plan to
			 the Secretary of State for approval relating to ballot drop boxes established
			 in the city that are tampered with or rendered inaccessible during early voting
			 or on election day. The plan must include, without limitation:
(a) Provision for the replacement of a ballot
			 drop box that is tampered with or rendered inaccessible during early voting or
			 on election day;
(b) The method
			 that the city clerk will use to notify the public if a ballot drop box is
			 tampered with or rendered inaccessible; and
(c) The location of the nearest ballot drop
			 box to the ballot drop box that is tampered with or rendered
			 inaccessible.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › BALLOT DROP BOXES › Section 293C.580 - Establishment and duties of retrieval team to collect and transport mail ballots to receiving center or central counting place

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
			 city clerk shall establish and use a retrieval team to collect and transport
			 mail ballots from the ballot drop boxes established in the city to the
			 receiving center or to the central counting place, as directed by the city
			 clerk. If necessary, the city clerk may use multiple retrieval teams to collect
			 and transport the mail ballots.
2.
			 A retrieval team shall be composed of not less than two persons. If a ballot
			 drop box is established within a polling place, the retrieval team must, if
			 practicable, be composed of two members of the election board who are of
			 differing political parties.
3. A
			 retrieval team must frequently collect mail ballots from the ballot drop boxes
			 established in the city beginning on the date that the mail ballots are issued
			 and ending at the close of the polls on election day and as prescribed by
			 subsection 4 or 5.
4. If there is a
			 line of persons waiting to submit a mail ballot to the ballot drop box at the
			 close of the polls on election day, a retrieval team shall:
(a) Hand the last person in line at the close
			 of the polls a card prepared by the city clerk that states "Last Person in
			 Line"; and
(b) Refrain from
			 collecting and transporting the mail ballots in the ballot drop box until the
			 time that the person holding the card described in paragraph (a) has submitted
			 the mail ballot.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › BALLOT DROP BOXES › Section 293C.585 - Report to Secretary of State concerning certain costs associated with ballot drop boxes and retrieval teams

Current through June 11, 2024
The city clerk shall, not later than 45 days after each general
				election, report to the Secretary of State:
1. The cost of purchasing, installing and
			 performing maintenance on the ballot drop boxes established in the city;
			 and
2. Any costs associated with
			 the retrieval teams described in NAC
			 293C.580, including, without
			 limitation, the costs of hiring, training and paying the retrieval
			 teams.
Added to NAC by
				Sec'y of State by R093-21, eff. 2/28/2022
NRS 293.124,
				  293C.26321
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › BALLOT DROP BOXES › Section 293C.590 - Request by Indian tribe for establishment or removal of ballot drop box

Current through June 11, 2024
A request by an Indian tribe for the establishment or removal
				of a ballot drop box pursuant to
				NRS
				293C.2675 must be submitted to the city clerk
				on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State.
Added to NAC by
				Sec'y of State by R093-21, eff. 2/28/2022
NRS 293.124,
				  293C.2675
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293D - Uniformed Military and Overseas Absentee Voters › Section 293D.Sec. 26 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Upon receipt of a federal postcard
		  application, as prescribed under section 101(b)(2) of the Uniformed and
		  Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act,
		  52 U.S.C. §
								20301(b)(2), or the
		  application's electronic equivalent, the local elections official shall:
(a) Affix, mark or otherwise acknowledge
		  receipt of the federal postcard application by means of a time stamp on the
		  application; and
(b) Record the
		  receipt of the federal postcard application and the type of military-overseas
		  ballot requested, which must be reported to the Secretary of State.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293D - Uniformed Military and Overseas Absentee Voters › Section 293D.010 - Application to request military-overseas ballot; provision of instructions for completing and returning military-overseas ballot

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
		  covered voter who applies for a military-overseas ballot shall indicate on the
		  application:
(a) Whether the local elections
		  official must send the military-overseas ballot to the covered voter by mail or
		  approved electronic transmission; and
(b) Whether the covered voter will return the
		  military-overseas ballot to the local elections official by mail or approved
		  electronic transmission.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293D - Uniformed Military and Overseas Absentee Voters › Section 293D.030 - Duties of county clerk, registrar of voters and city clerk

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A county clerk
		  or registrar of voters who receives an application for a military-overseas
		  ballot from a covered voter shall forward the application to the city clerk of
		  the city where the covered voter is registered to vote, if any.
2. A city clerk who receives an application
		  for a military-overseas ballot from a covered voter shall forward the
		  application to the county clerk or registrar of voters of the county, as
		  applicable.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R111-11, eff. 12-30-2011
NRS
				293D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293D - Uniformed Military and Overseas Absentee Voters › Section 293D.040 - Use of Electronic Transmission Service

Current through June 11, 2024
A local elections official may use the Electronic Transmission
			 Service that is available through the Federal Voting Assistance Program of the
			 United States Department of Defense to send a military-overseas ballot to a
			 covered voter who requests a military-overseas ballot pursuant to this chapter
			 and chapter 293D of NRS.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R111-11, eff. 12-30-2011
NRS
				293D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293D - Uniformed Military and Overseas Absentee Voters › Section 293D.050 - Counting of military-overseas ballots

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A local
		  elections official shall count a military-overseas ballot signed by a covered
		  voter using a digital signature or electronic signature unless the local
		  elections official reasonably believes that someone other than the covered
		  voter signed the ballot.
2. If a
		  covered voter attempts to submit a military-overseas ballot by approved
		  electronic transmission and inadvertently submits more than one
		  military-overseas ballot, only the first military-overseas ballot received by
		  the local elections official may be counted.
3. Nothing in this section authorizes:
(a) A covered voter to cast more than one
		  military-overseas ballot; or
(b) A
		  local elections official to count more than one ballot received from a covered
		  voter.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 294A.010 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
				requires:
1. "Campaign expenses" has
			 the meaning ascribed to it in
			 NRS
			 294A.0035.
2. "Candidate" has the meaning ascribed to it
			 in
			 NRS
			 294A.005.
3. "Contribution" has the meaning ascribed to
			 it in
			 NRS
			 294A.007.
4. "Expenditures" has the meaning ascribed to
			 it in
			 NRS
			 294A.0075.
Sec'y of State, Election
				Campaign Practices Reg. §§ 2.1, 5.1 & 8.1, eff. 12-28-79-NAC A by
				R111-11, 12-30-2011
NRS
				  293.124,
				  294A.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 294A.020 - Construction of chapter

Current through June 11, 2024
The provisions of this chapter will be liberally construed to
				carry out the purposes of chapter 294A of NRS on election campaign
				practices.
Sec'y of State, Election
				Campaign Practices Reg. § 1.2, eff. 12-28-79
NRS
				  293.124,
				  294A.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 294A.030 - Severability

Current through June 11, 2024
If any of the provisions of this chapter or any applications
				thereof to any person, thing, or circumstance is held invalid, it is intended
				that such invalidity not affect the remaining provisions, or their application,
				that can be given effect without the invalid provision or
				application.
Sec'y of State, Election
				Campaign Practices Reg. § 1.3, eff. 12-28-79
NRS
				  293.124,
				  294A.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAMPAIGN EXPENSES › Section 294A.040 - General reporting requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any contribution
			 received or campaign expense incurred or paid on a candidate's behalf by his or
			 her campaign committee, by his or her personal representative, or by any other
			 authorized person during a period for which a report is required must be
			 reported as the candidate's contribution or campaign expense.
2. Reporting requirements are not removed by
			 special circumstances.
Sec'y of State, Election
				Campaign Practices Reg. §§ 2.2, 2.3 & 8.2, eff. 12-28-79-NAC A by
				R072-06, 7-14-2006; R130-13, 2-26-2014
NRS
				  293.124,
				  294A.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAMPAIGN EXPENSES › Section 294A.0405 - Signature requirement for reports

Current through June 11, 2024
A candidate must personally sign any report that he or she is
				required to submit pursuant to chapter 294A of NRS.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R130-13, eff. 2-26-2014
NRS
				  293.124,
				  294A.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAMPAIGN EXPENSES › Section 294A.041 - Use of personal funds of candidate; contributions from members of family of candidate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The use of
			 personal funds of a candidate for campaign expenses shall be deemed
			 contributions to his or her campaign that:
(a)
			 Are not subject to any limits; and
(b) Must be properly reported.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAMPAIGN EXPENSES › Section 294A.043 - Report of contributions made in form of services provided in kind

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person who makes a contribution in the
			 form of services provided in kind for which money would have otherwise been
			 paid to a:
(a) Candidate;
(b) Committee for political action, political
			 party or committee sponsored by a political party;
(c) Person who makes an independent
			 expenditure; or
(d) Committee for
			 the recall of a public officer,
ÃS shall, within 30 days after the time he or she
				furnishes those services, provide to the recipient a statement signed by him or
				her that sets forth the actual cost of those services or, if that amount cannot
				be determined, the fair market value of those services.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAMPAIGN EXPENSES › Section 294A.050 - Distribution of copies of chapter

Current through June 11, 2024
The Secretary of State will distribute copies of this chapter
				to county clerks, city clerks and registrars of voters.
Sec'y of State, Election
				Campaign Practices Reg. § 9.1, eff. 12-28-79-NAC A by R111-11,
				12-30-2011
NRS
				  293.124,
				  294A.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAMPAIGN EXPENSES › Section 294A.075 - Form of report of campaign expenses: Required information

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The form of a report of campaign expenses
			 required to be filed pursuant to chapter 294A of NRS must include:
(a) For each expenditure of more than $100:
(1) The category of the expenditure as
			 described in subsection 2 of
			 NRS
			 294A.365;
(2) Except as otherwise provided in
			 subsection 3, the name and address of the person who received payment for the
			 expenditure; and
(3) The amount and
			 date of the payment for the expenditure.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAMPAIGN EXPENSES › Section 294A.080 - Form of report of contributions: Series of contributions

Current through June 11, 2024
On the form of a report of contributions required to be filed
				pursuant to chapter 294A of NRS, if a candidate has received a series of
				contributions from any natural person or other entity during a reporting period
				and the contributions total over $100, the series must be treated as a single
				contribution and be separately identified on the candidate's report, with the
				name and address of the contributor and the date of each contribution in the
				series.
Sec'y of State, Election
				Campaign Practices Reg. § 5.2, eff. 12-28-79-NAC A 3-22-94; R217-97,
				5-26-98; R013-00, 4-4-2000; R072-06, 7-14-2006; R130-13,
				2-26-2014
NRS
				  293.124,
				  294A.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAMPAIGN EXPENSES › Section 294A.089 - Return of contributions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 3, any:
(a)
			 Candidate;
(b) Representative of a
			 committee for political action, committee sponsored by a political party or
			 political party;
(c) Person who
			 makes an independent expenditure; or
(d) Representative of a committee for the
			 recall of a public officer,
who returns a contribution within 14 days after he or she or
				any person who is authorized to receive contributions on his or her behalf
				receives the contribution, is not required to report that contribution pursuant
				to the provisions of chapter 294A of NRS.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAMPAIGN EXPENSES › Section 294A.091 - Determination of period for which contribution must be reported

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purpose of determining the period for which a
				contribution must be reported pursuant to the provisions of chapter 294A of
				NRS, a contribution shall be deemed to have been received 14 days after a
				person described in subsection 1 of NAC 294A.089 or any person who is
				authorized to accept contributions on behalf of that person has knowledge of
				and actual physical possession of the contribution. The date on a check or
				other negotiable instrument is not conclusive evidence of the date of the
				receipt of a contribution.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98; A by R111-11, 12-30-2011; R130-13,
				2-26-2014
NRS
				  293.124,
				  294A.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAMPAIGN EXPENSES › Section 294A.097 - Waiver or reduction of civil penalty for good cause

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Secretary of State may waive a civil
			 penalty for good cause pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 294A.420, if the person,
			 committee for political action or entity that is subject to a civil penalty
			 pursuant to NRS 294A.420:
(a) Files a written
			 request for a waiver setting forth the basis for the waiver; and
(b) Properly files the appropriate report
			 pursuant to the applicable provisions of chapter 294A of NRS.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAMPAIGN EXPENSES › Section 294A.098 - Use of contributions to satisfy civil or criminal penalty prohibited; liability of officers of committee for political action

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A candidate shall not use contributions to
			 satisfy a civil penalty or criminal penalty imposed by law.
2. A committee for political action shall not
			 use contributions to satisfy a civil penalty or criminal penalty imposed by
			 law.
3. Each officer of a committee
			 for political action is jointly and severally liable for any civil penalty or
			 criminal penalty imposed on the committee for political action.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R183-01, eff. 5-10-2002; A by R072-06, 7-14-2006; R111-11, 12-30-2011;
				R130-13, 2-26-2014
NRS
				  293.124,
				  294A.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 294A.120 - Notification of candidate of alleged violation of chapter 294A of NRS

Current through June 11, 2024
If the Secretary of State receives written notice that a
				candidate or public officer is alleged to have violated a provision of chapter
				294A of NRS, the Secretary of State will notify the candidate or public officer
				of the alleged violation by certified mail.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State, eff. 3-15-96; A by R013-00, 4-4-2000; R183-01,
				5-10-2002
NRS
				  293.124,
				  294A.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 294A.130 - Creation of implication of nonincumbency in office

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of
				NRS
				294A.340, the use of the term "elect" or
				"for" in any material, statement or publication supporting the election of a
				candidate creates the implication of nonincumbency in office.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R183-01, eff. 5-10-2002
NRS
				  293.124,
				  294A.340,
				  294A.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 294A.135 - Factors for determining whether statement or communication "advocates expressly" or "expressly advocates"

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of chapter 294A of NRS, in determining whether
				a statement or communication "advocates expressly" or "expressly advocates" for
				or against a clearly identified candidate, group of candidates, question or
				group of questions on the ballot at a primary election, general election or
				special election, the Secretary of State will consider, without limitation, the
				relation in time of the statement or communication to:
1. The primary election, general election or
			 special election, as applicable, in which the candidate, group of candidates,
			 question or group of questions will appear on the ballot; or
2. A regular or special session of the
			 Legislature.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R130-13, eff. 2-26-2014
NRS
				  293.124,
				  294A.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 294A.145 - Factors for determining whether candidate, group of candidates, question or group of questions is "clearly identified" in statement or communication

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of chapter 294A of NRS, in determining whether
				a candidate, group of candidates, question or group of questions is "clearly
				identified" in a statement or communication, the Secretary of State will
				consider whether the statement or communication includes any name, nickname,
				title, image, photograph, phrase or other description of the candidate, group
				of candidates, question or group of questions, as applicable.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R130-13, eff. 2-26-2014
NRS
				  293.124,
				  294A.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS › Section 294A.200 - Registration requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
The registration requirements for a nonprofit corporation set
				forth in
				NRS
				294A.225 are in addition to the registration
				requirements for a nonprofit corporation set forth in
				NRS
				82.081 and
				82.523.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R124-11, eff. 12-30-2011
NRS
				  293.124,
				  293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › COMMITTEES FOR POLITICAL ACTION › Section 294A.250 - Execution of amended form for registration and annual form for registration; inactivity; deletion of name from list of active committees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An amended form for registration required
			 pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 4 of
			 NRS
			 294A.230 must be signed by an officer of the
			 committee for political action filing the form or the registered agent of the
			 committee for political action.
2.
			 The annual form for registration required pursuant to paragraph (b) of
			 subsection 4 of
			 NRS
			 294A.230 must be signed by an officer of the
			 committee for political action filing the form or the registered agent of the
			 committee for political action.
3.
			 A committee for political action becomes inactive when:
(a) An officer or the registered agent of the
			 committee for political action files with the Secretary of State a written
			 notice that the committee for political action has ceased to engage in
			 political activities in this State;
(b) The Secretary of State receives mail
			 stamped by the postal service and returned from the address of record of the
			 committee for political action on the most recent registration form on file in
			 the Office of the Secretary of State stating that the addressee has moved and
			 did not leave a forwarding address;
(c) The committee for political action does
			 not file the annual form for registration required pursuant to paragraph (b) of
			 subsection 4 of
			 NRS
			 294A.230; or
(d) If the committee for political action is
			 subject to the provisions of
			 NRS
			 294A.150 or
			 294A.220:
(1) When the final vote is cast in the
			 election in which the question or group of questions for which the committee
			 for political action is advocating the passage or defeat appears on the ballot;
			 or
(2) If the election in which the
			 question or group of questions for which the committee for political action is
			 advocating the passage or defeat appears on the ballot is the subject of a
			 challenge or recount, when the challenge or recount is completed.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › COMMITTEES FOR POLITICAL ACTION › Section 294A.260 - Affiliation with another organization

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in
				NRS
				294A.230, a committee for political action is
				affiliated with another organization if:
1. The committee for political action and the
			 organization have the same officers, directors or registered agents;
			 or
2. The same persons have
			 authority or influence over decision making within the committee for political
			 action and the organization.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R111-11, eff. 12-30-2011
NRS
				  293.124,
				  294A.230,
				  294A.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › COMMITTEES FOR POLITICAL ACTION › Section 294A.270 - Reporting of certain information concerning compensation of persons to circulate petitions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each committee
			 for political action that advocates the passage or defeat of a constitutional
			 amendment or statewide measure proposed by an initiative or referendum and that
			 provides compensation to persons to circulate petitions shall report to the
			 Secretary of State:
(a) The number of persons
			 to whom such compensation is provided;
(b) The least amount of such compensation
			 that is provided and the greatest amount of such compensation that is provided;
			 and
(c) The total amount of
			 compensation provided.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 294A - Campaign Practices › COMMITTEE FOR THE RECALL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER › Section 294A.300 - Deadline for registration

Current through June 11, 2024
A committee for the recall of a public officer that files a
				notice of intent to circulate a petition to recall a public officer pursuant to
				NRS
				306.015 shall register with the Secretary of
				State pursuant to NRS 294A.250 not later than 10
				days after the date on which the notice of intent was filed.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R084-21, eff. 2/28/2022
NRS 293.124,
				  294A.250,
				  294A.380,
				  306.011