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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.030 - Control of access to system

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a county
		  department for data processing, or another agency for data processing which is
		  performing pursuant to a contract with a county, prepares election computer
		  programs and programs for tabulation to be used in the county's mechanical
		  voting system, the head of that department or agency shall:
(a) Prepare a list of the persons authorized
		  to gain access to the programs and tables for counting ballots;
(b) Maintain a log regarding the access of
		  users to those programs; and
(c)
		  Provide the county clerk with a copy of the list and log at least annually, or
		  as often as the county clerk requests.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.040 - Security of ballots, results cartridges and VVPATs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
		  county clerk and city clerk shall:
(a)
		  Maintain a record of the persons who are responsible for transporting the
		  ballots, results cartridges and VVPATs from the polling place to the central
		  counting place;
(b) Store ballots,
		  results cartridges and VVPATs upon receipt in a vault or secure area that is
		  accessible only by the county or city clerk and persons designated by the
		  county or city clerk;
(c) Provide
		  for the security and protection of the stored ballots, results cartridges and
		  VVPATs;
(d) Control access to the
		  stored ballots, results cartridges and VVPATs;
(e) Maintain a record of the persons allowed
		  access to the stored ballots, results cartridges and VVPATs; and
(f) Require that any election board officers
		  allowed access to the stored ballots, results cartridges and VVPATs have sworn
		  under oath to perform their duties honestly and faithfully.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.050 - Security of election computer program

Current through June 11, 2024
1. As used in NRS 293B.135, "election computer program" means the tape, firmware, source code, executable computer code or computer software and the tables created for an election to count correctly votes cast through the use of a mechanical voting system. The source code or executable computer code for an election must remain on file with the Secretary of State until amended.
2. An election computer program or tape must not be copied more than twice and printed out more than once for each election. The original program or tape must be sealed in the manner set forth in NRS 293B.155. A copy of the program or tape must be secured by the county clerk.
3. A copy of the election computer program must be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293B.135. The copy filed with the Secretary of State may serve as a backup in the event that the original election computer program is destroyed or rendered unusable. The copy must be provided by means of a compact disc, digital versatile disc, USB flash drive or thumb drive or a secure file transfer protocol site, which must be, without limitation, password protected.
4. The county clerk and Secretary of State shall provide for the security of an election computer program or tape in his or her possession.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
			 State, eff. 2-28-90; A 3-17-92; 3-22-94; A by
			 R091-21A,
			 eff. 2/28/2022;	A by R012-23A, eff. 9/18/2023
NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293B.135
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.055 - Security of and access to mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device and voting equipment; records of persons who access

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each county clerk and city clerk shall
		  ensure that each mechanical voting system and mechanical voting device and all
		  other voting equipment used by the county or city is secured in a facility with
		  controlled access when not in use. A person shall not access the mechanical
		  voting system, mechanical voting device or voting equipment unless he or she
		  has been given specific written authorization from the county or city clerk.
		  The county or city clerk shall notify the Secretary of State in writing within
		  24 hours if any person accesses a mechanical voting system, a mechanical voting
		  device or any other voting equipment without such authorization.
2. Each county and city clerk shall maintain
		  a record of each person who accesses a mechanical voting system, a mechanical
		  voting device or any other voting equipment pursuant to subsection 1. The
		  record must include the name of the person, the signature of the person and the
		  time and date of the access. If access is controlled using a key card or
		  similar door access system, the system must produce records that meet the
		  requirements of this subsection.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R091-21A,
			 eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.060 - Testing of mechanical voting system

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A ballot used in
		  performing a test of a mechanical voting system must be conspicuously marked
		  "TEST."
2. A county using a
		  mechanical voting system with a multiple ballot reader shall, in addition to
		  its other tests of the system, conduct an independent test of each
		  reader.
3. If the tests conducted
		  pursuant to
		  NRS
		  293B.150 and
		  293B.165
		  detect that the ballots have not been accurately tabulated, the cause of the
		  problem must be determined and corrected, and the ballots must be
		  retabulated.
4. A dedicated or
		  equally secure computer system must be used for all tests conducted before or
		  after an election, and for the tabulation of votes immediately after an
		  election.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
			 State, eff. 2-28-90; A by R072-06, 7-14-2006
NRS
				293.124,
				293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.070 - Equipment for tabulating ballots: Repair or adjustment; failure of system

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If an event occurs during the tabulation
		  of ballots which requires the repair or adjustment of a ballot reader, the
		  reader must be retested for accuracy before it may again be used.
2. If any of the equipment used for the
		  tabulation of ballots fails to function properly as the result of a surge in or
		  failure of power, the prescribed methods for certification of the mechanical
		  voting system must be completed before the system may again be used.
3. A county clerk in a county using a
		  mechanical voting system shall:
(a) Determine
		  the most reasonable and practical method for completing the process of
		  tabulating ballots in the event the existing system fails; and
(b) Develop a plan for the tabulation of
		  ballots in the event that a failure in the existing system precludes the
		  tabulation of ballots at the usual and customary location.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.080 - Test decks

Current through June 11, 2024
A county clerk in a county using a mechanical voting system shall
			 develop a separate test deck for each type of ballot used in the county. Such a
			 test deck must:
1. Contain not less
		  than the same number of ballots as there are valid voting positions for an
		  office in that county; and
2. Allow
		  for the testing of each precinct, including the preparation of a cumulative
		  report of the total votes cast for each voting position and a total count of
		  the number of precincts.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
			 State, eff. 2-28-90; A by R072-06, 7-14-2006
NRS
				293.124,
				293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.090 - Testing of equipment and programs; reporting and correction of certain errors; use of mechanical recording devices which directly record votes electronically

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Not earlier than
		  2 weeks before, and not later than 5 p.m. on the day before, the first day of
		  early voting, and after each election, as provided in
		  NRS
		  293B.140 to
		  293B.170,
		  inclusive, the county clerk in a county using a mechanical voting system shall
		  ensure that each mechanical recording device which directly records votes
		  electronically, each ballot marking device, each VVPAT and the automatic
		  tabulating equipment and programs to be used in the election will accurately
		  mark or record, as applicable, the votes cast for all offices and on all
		  measures by completing the tests required pursuant to this section and chapter
		  293B of NRS.
2. A county clerk
		  shall, in the course of performing the other tests of the system, conduct a
		  test to ascertain that the VVPAT correctly records on the paper record the
		  selection made on the mechanical voting device for all offices and all measures
		  on the ballot. If a county clerk is required to conduct an election in more
		  than one language, the test ballots must be processed in each required
		  language.
3. A county clerk shall
		  conduct the test required pursuant to subsection 2 by:
(a) Processing on a mechanical recording
		  device, during the periods prescribed in
		  NRS
		  293B.150 and
		  293B.165,
		  a group of logic and accuracy test ballots voted so as to record:
(1) A vote for each candidate and a vote for
		  and against each measure on the ballot;
(2) A vote for "None of these candidates" for
		  all statewide contests;
(3) "No
		  selection made" for each contest and ballot measure; and
(4) In all contests in which a voter may vote
		  for more than one candidate, each option available to the voter, from "No
		  selection made" to the total number of candidates a voter may select.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.100 - Use of bar codes to audit paper record printed by VVPAT

Current through June 11, 2024
If a county uses bar codes or QR codes on the paper printed by a VVPAT to verify the ballots on a mechanical recording device, the county clerk shall randomly select two bar codes or QR codes for each paper record printed by the VVPAT to audit the paper record printed by the VVPAT.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
			 State by R163-07, eff. 12-4-2007;	A by R012-23A, eff. 9/18/2023
NRS 293.124, 293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.105 - Prohibition on installing software on mechanical voting system, unless required or approved by Secretary of State

Current through June 11, 2024
A county clerk or city clerk shall not install any software on a
			 mechanical voting system, or component thereof, unless the Secretary of State
			 has approved or required the installation of the software.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R091-21A,
			 eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293B.1045
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.110 - Certification of software and operating systems before each federal election; maintenance of audit trail

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Not earlier than
		  2 weeks before, and not later than 5 p.m. on the day before, the first day of
		  early voting, in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary of
		  State, each county clerk shall certify that:
(a) The software used to tabulate ballots;
		  and
(b) The operating systems,
		  including, without limitation, software and firmware, installed on each
		  mechanical recording device or ballot marking device or ballot marking device,
		  have been certified by the Voting System Testing and Certification Program of
		  the Election Assistance Commission established pursuant to
		  52
		  U.S.C. §
									20921.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.120 - Postelection audit for verification of operating systems

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Not later than 30 days after each election, each county clerk shall conduct a postelection audit of mechanical recording devices randomly selected pursuant to subsection 3 or 4 to verify that the operating systems, including, without limitation, software and firmware, installed on each mechanical recording device used in the election are the operating systems that were certified before the election pursuant to NAC 293B.110.
2. The county clerk shall verify operating systems pursuant to subsection 1 by confirming that each component of such operating systems matches the identity registered with the National Software Reference Library.
3. For the postelection audit conducted pursuant to subsection 1, the county clerk of a county whose population is 100,000 or more shall randomly select a number of mechanical recording devices that is at least 2 percent of the number of mechanical recording devices used in the election, or not less than 20 mechanical recording devices, whichever is greater.
4. For the postelection audit conducted pursuant to subsection 1, the county clerk of a county whose population is less than 100,000 shall randomly select a number of mechanical recording devices that is at least 3 percent of the number of mechanical recording devices, or not less than four mechanical recording devices, whichever is greater.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
			 State by R163-07, eff. 12-4-2007;	A by R012-23A, eff. 9/18/2023
NRS 293.124, 293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.130 - Observation of conduct of certain tests of equipment and programs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Subject to the provisions of subsections
		  2, 3 and 4, any person may observe a test conducted pursuant to
		  NRS
		  293B.155 in an area designated by the county
		  clerk.
2. Before observing a test
		  pursuant to subsection 1, a person must sign a form stating that the person,
		  during the time he or she observes the test:
(a) May not talk to county election
		  personnel;
(b) May not take
		  photographs within the designated area;
(c) May not use a mobile telephone or
		  computer within the designated area;
(d) May not advocate for or against a
		  candidate, political party or ballot question;
(e) May not argue for or against or challenge
		  any decisions of county election personnel;
(f) May not interfere with the test being
		  conducted; and
(g) May be removed
		  from the designated area by the county clerk for violating any provision of
		  title 24 of NRS or any of the provisions of paragraphs (a) to (f),
		  inclusive.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.Sec. 4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
Chapter 293C of NAC is hereby amended by adding thereto the
			 provisions set forth as sections 5 and 6 of this regulation.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R096-21A,
			 eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
			 293.124
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.Sec. 5 - NEW

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
			 R096-21A,
			 eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 293.3677,
			 293C.640
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems › Section 293B.Sec. 6 - NEW

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 › Section 293C.Sec. 9 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each city clerk may, in consultation with
		  the governing body of the city, conduct a hand count of the ballots voted in a
		  city election for:
(a) All contests on the
		  ballot;
(b) A specified number of
		  contests on the ballot, as determined by the city clerk; or
(c) A specified sample of the precincts in
		  the city, as determined by the city clerk.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › Section 293C.Sec. 10 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a city clerk intends to conduct a hand
		  count pursuant to section 9 of LCB File No. 2002, the city clerk shall submit
		  to the Secretary of State, not later than 90 days before the date of the city
		  election, a plan for conducting the hand count. The plan must include, without
		  limitation:
(a) A detailed description of how
		  the hand count will be conducted in order to meet the applicable deadlines set
		  forth in this chapter, chapter 293 of NAC and title 24 of NRS for counting
		  ballots.
(b) The total number of
		  election board officers and hand count tally teams appointed pursuant to
		  section 11 of LCB File No. R200-22 that will be required to complete the hand
		  count.
(c) The work schedule for
		  the hand count, which must not be more than 16 hours in a 24-hour period. There
		  must not be more than two separate 8-hour shifts.
(d) The physical location where the ballots
		  will be hand counted and a scale diagram depicting the planned setup of the
		  location.
(e) An estimated list of
		  any items necessary to conduct the hand count, which must include, without
		  limitation:
(1) Whether all such items are
		  currently in the possession of the city and, if not, the date by which any such
		  items will be obtained by the city; and
(2) The estimated cost to the city to obtain
		  the necessary items.
(f)
		  Any amendment to the plans for the observation of the hand count by members of
		  the general public in accordance with
		  NRS
		  293B.353 and NAC
		  293.356 and the plan submitted
		  pursuant to NRS
		  293B.354.
(g) A plan for ensuring the security of:
(1) The ballots consistent with the plan
		  submitted pursuant to NAC
		  293B.040; and
(2) The election board officers who conduct
		  the hand count.
(h) A
		  list of any outside vendors hired or who may be hired to consult or assist in
		  the preparation or operation of the hand count.
(i) A contingency plan for:
(1) Completing the counting of the ballots in
		  the event that the hand count will not be completed by the date required for
		  the canvass of returns pursuant to
		  NRS
		  293C.387;
(2) Conducting any recount in accordance with
		  NRS
		  293.404, as amended by section
		  2.7 of Assembly Bill No. 192,
		  chapter 511, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 3306, and section
		  1.3 of Assembly Bill No. 192,
		  chapter 511, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 3303; and
(3) Completing any recount by the deadline
		  set forth in NRS
		  293.405, as amended by section
		  2.8 of Assembly Bill No. 192,
		  chapter 511, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 3307.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › Section 293C.Sec. 11 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The city clerk shall establish a
		  sufficient number of hand count tally teams to conduct the hand count. Each
		  hand count tally team must consist of at least four election board officers,
		  who must not all be of the same political party, as follows:
(a) One election board officer, appointed as
		  the reviewing clerk, to review the conduct of the hand count tally
		  team;
(b) One election board
		  officer, appointed as the verification clerk, to ensure that the ballots are
		  tallied correctly; and
(c) Two
		  election board officers, appointed as the tally clerks, to separately record
		  the votes on the appropriate tally form.
To the extent practicable, at least one election board officer on
			 each hand count tally team must be a registered voter whose political
			 affiliation is nonpartisan.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › Section 293C.Sec. 11.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Not sooner than 45 days before each
		  election and not later than the first day the polls are open during the period
		  of early voting, the city clerk shall submit to the Secretary of the State the
		  form prescribed by the Secretary of State to confirm that the applicable
		  requirements of NRS
		  293C.281 will be met at each polling place in
		  the city.
2. If the location of any
		  polling place is changed after the date on which the city clerk submits the
		  form required pursuant to subsection 1, the city clerk shall, not more than 5
		  business days after the location is changed, submit a new form to the Secretary
		  of State confirming that the applicable requirements of
		  NRS
		  293C.281 will be met at the new polling place
		  location.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R106-23A,
			 eff. 2/20/2024
NRS
				293.124,
				294.247,
				293C.281
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › Section 293C.Sec. 12 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Before conducting a hand count of the
		  ballots voted in a city election, the election board officers must prepare to
		  count the ballots in accordance with the requirements of
		  NRS
		  293C.362.
2. After the ballots are prepared for
		  counting, the election board may use an electronic tabulator to calculate the
		  results of the tally of the votes cast in a contest on the ballot.
3. A hand count of the ballots must be
		  tallied at least twice by the hand count tally team appointed pursuant to
		  section 11 for each contest on the ballot that will be hand counted. The
		  results of each tally of the ballots for each contest must match exactly. If
		  the results do not match, the hand count must be conducted again until the
		  results match one of the previous tallies.
4. In addition to the requirements of
		  NRS
		  293C.367 to
		  293C.372, inclusive, each hand
		  count tally team shall process the ballots in the following manner:
(a) The ballots must be divided into separate
		  stacks containing not more than 25 ballots per stack. Each stack must be
		  tallied separately.
(b) Each tally
		  clerk shall silently read to themselves from each ballot the choice of the
		  voter, as indicated by the writing in the designated space on the ballot that
		  indicates the voter's intent, including, without limitation, a cross or check.
		  After silently reading each ballot, the tally clerk shall:
(1) Tally the votes on the tally
		  form.
(2) Place a short
		  perpendicular hash mark on the tally form opposite the name of the candidate or
		  ballot question voted for the first through fourth vote for the same candidate
		  or ballot question.
(3) For every
		  fifth vote for the same candidate or ballot question, place a horizontal hash
		  mark through the previous four perpendicular hash marks.
(c) After tallying each ballot, the tally
		  clerk shall lay the ballot face down on the table to distinguish the counted
		  ballot from the uncounted ballots. After each stack of ballots is counted, the
		  tally clerk shall exchange the stack of tabulated ballots with the other tally
		  clerk on the hand count tally team. Once both tally clerks have counted a stack
		  of ballots, the reviewing clerk shall ensure the ballots are tied with a string
		  or bound with a paper clip, binder clip or rubber band in a stack of not more
		  than 25 ballots.
(d) The
		  verification clerk shall oversee the work of the two tally clerks to ensure
		  that the tally count matches for same stack of ballots. If the count of the
		  tally clerks:
(1) Matches, the tally must
		  continue.
(2) Does not match, the
		  reason for the discrepancy must be identified and corrected before the hand
		  count tally team may continue tallying.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › Section 293C.Sec. 13 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The city clerk shall provide all writing
		  devices to a hand count tally team conducting a hand count. A member of a hand
		  count tally team may not use or bring any other writing device to the physical
		  location where the ballots will be hand counted.
2. The writing devices provided by the city
		  clerk pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Must be
		  uniform in color and style;
(b)
		  Must not write in blue or black ink; and
(c) Must not be pencils.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › Section 293C.Sec. 20 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person may file a declaration of
		  candidacy pursuant to
		  NRS
		  293C.145 or
		  293C.175, as applicable:
(a) By submitting the notarized filing
		  documents by mail;
(b) In person;
		  or
(c) Virtually using a remote
		  technology system if authorized by the city clerk.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › Section 293C.Sec. 21 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of determining whether a candidate received a
			 majority of the votes cast in a primary city election for a nonpartisan office
			 for which voters were authorized to select more than one candidate, each ballot
			 upon which a voter marked a valid choice for one or more candidates for that
			 office shall be deemed to be one vote cast in the primary city election for
			 that office.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R014-23A,
			 eff. 9/18/2023
NRS
				293.124,
				293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › Section 293C.Sec. 22 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a voter applies to vote in person at a
		  polling place and surrenders his or her mail ballot pursuant to subsection 3 of
		  NRS
		  293C.26316, the election board officer shall
		  ask the voter to open the envelope so that the mail ballot may be accessed and
		  marked cancelled pursuant to subsection 2. If the voter has already shredded
		  the mail ballot, the shredded mail ballot must be surrendered and placed into a
		  container labeled "Cancelled ballots."
2. To mark a mail ballot cancelled the
		  election board officer shall:
(a) Use a
		  rubber stamp to stamp the mail ballot or stamp both the mail ballot and the
		  return envelope; or
(b) Write the
		  word "Cancelled" by hand on the mail ballot or on both the mail ballot and the
		  return envelope.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.052 - "Vote center" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, "vote center" means a polling place
				established by the county or city clerk, as applicable, pursuant to the
				provisions of NRS
				293.3072 to
				293.3075, inclusive, or
				293C.3032 to
				293C.3035, inclusive, as
				applicable, where any person entitled to vote by personal appearance in the
				county or city, as applicable, may do so on the day of the
				election.
Added
				to NAC by Sec'y of State by
				R097-21A,
				eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
				293.124,
				293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.055 - "Polling place" interpreted for purposes of prohibition on electioneering

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in
				NRS
				293C.361, the Secretary of State will
				interpret the term "polling place" to mean any place that is designated by the
				city clerk for voting by personal appearance.
Added to NAC by
				Sec'y of State by R093-21, eff. 2/28/2022
NRS 293.124,
				  293C.361
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.060 - Publication of notice designating offices for which candidates are to be nominated or elected

Current through June 11, 2024
The city clerk shall, not later than February 15 of the year in
				which a primary or general city election is held, publish once in a newspaper
				published in his or her city a notice that designates the offices for which
				candidates are to be nominated at the primary city election and the offices for
				which candidates are to be elected at the general city election. If no
				newspaper is published in his or her city, the publication must be made in any
				newspaper of general circulation in the city that is published in his or her
				county or, if none, that is published in the nearest county of this
				State.
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 › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.070 - Certified list of candidates to be provided to Secretary of State

Current through June 11, 2024
Not later than 5 working days after the last day upon which any
				candidate who has filed a declaration or acceptance of candidacy may withdraw
				his or her candidacy pursuant to
				NRS
				293C.195, each city clerk shall send to the
				Secretary of State a list certified by him or her that contains the name and
				mailing address of each person who is a candidate for a city office.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98; A by R086-00,
				8-22-2000
NRS
				  293.124,
				  293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.075 - Required tests of electronic roster before election

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a city clerk uses an electronic roster
			 for a city election, the city clerk shall conduct logic and accuracy tests on
			 the electronic roster and certify to the Secretary of State that the testing
			 was completed in accordance with the requirements of
			 NRS
			 293C.2695.
2. The testing required pursuant to
			 subsection 1 must confirm, without limitation:
(a) That each electronic roster accurately
			 displays:
(1) The date and time;
(2) The date of the city election and the
			 type of city election, including, without limitation, a primary city election,
			 a general city election or a special city election;
(3) The name of the city;
(4) The number of voter files contained in
			 the electronic roster;
(5) The
			 precinct and number of voters in the precinct, if applicable;
(6) The current version of the operating
			 system; and
(7) The signature
			 records of the voters in the city;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.080 - Change of manner in which name of candidate appears on ballot

Current through June 11, 2024
1. For the purposes of
			 NRS
			 293.2565, the surname of the candidate
			 printed on a ballot may be his or her original surname or married surname. A
			 candidate may not request that a new modification or combination of his or her
			 original surname and married surname appear on the ballot.
2. A candidate may change the manner in which
			 his or her name will appear on the ballot by filing a written request to amend
			 his or her declaration of candidacy. The request must be filed by the candidate
			 in person with the filing officer with whom the declaration of candidacy was
			 filed not later than 5 p.m. or close of business on the last day to file the
			 declaration of candidacy.
This subsection does not authorize the amendment of any matter
				contained in a declaration of candidacy other than the manner in which the name
				of the candidate appears.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98; A by
				R014-23A,
				eff. 9/18/2023
NRS 293.124,
				  293.247,
				  293.2565
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.090 - Ballot questions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Preceding every
			 ballot question to be voted upon must be a number, to be assigned by the city
			 clerk, in boldface type.
2. If any
			 question is to be submitted to a vote of the people, it must be printed upon
			 the ballot or ballot page assembly in a manner that enables a voter to vote
			 "Yes" or "No" upon the question submitted.
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,
				  293.250
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.100 - Ballots: Quantity required

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each city clerk
			 shall prepare for each precinct a quantity of ballots at least equal to the
			 number of registered voters in the precinct.
2. For the purposes of this section, to
			 determine the number of registered voters in a precinct for:
(a) A primary election, the city clerk shall
			 use the number of voters who are registered 90 days immediately preceding the
			 date of the primary election.
(b) A
			 general election, the city clerk shall use the number of voters who are
			 registered 90 days immediately preceding the date of the general
			 election.
(c) A recall election,
			 the city clerk shall use the number of voters who are registered on the date
			 the call for the recall election is issued pursuant to
			 NRS
			 306.040.
(d) Any special election other than a recall
			 election, the city clerk shall use the number of voters who are registered 60
			 days before the date of the special election.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.110 - Sample ballots: Primary elections

Current through June 11, 2024
The city clerk shall:
1. Mail a copy of the sample ballot for the
			 primary city election, as provided in
			 NRS
			 293.565, to each candidate.
2. Mail a copy of the sample ballot for the
			 primary city election, as provided in
			 NRS
			 293.565, to each candidate who has been
			 certified to him or her by the Secretary of State.
3. If a candidate's name appears on more than
			 one type of sample ballot, mail a copy of at least one of the sample ballots to
			 the candidate, but the city clerk shall make a copy of each sample ballot
			 available to the candidate upon request.
4. Mail a copy of at least five sample
			 ballots and provide an electronic copy of each sample ballot for a primary city
			 election, as provided in
			 NRS
			 293.565, to the Secretary of State.
5. Post a copy of the sample ballot or a list
			 of candidates in a conspicuous place in the city clerk's office.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98; A by R183-01, 5-10-2002; R072-06,
				7-14-2006
NRS
				  293.124,
				  293.247,
				  293.565
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.120 - Sample ballots: General elections

Current through June 11, 2024
Sample ballots for general city elections must be prepared in
				the same manner, quantity and form as sample ballots for primary city elections
				and must be distributed and posted in the same manner. The city clerk shall
				prepare a sufficient number of explanations of the questions on the ballot so
				that he or she can mail one with each sample ballot, post one in a conspicuous
				place in the city clerk's office and post at least two in each polling
				place.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98; A by
				R097-21A,
				eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
				293.124,
				293.247,
				293.3025,
				293C.530
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.130 - Members of election boards

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If an election
			 board of more than three members is required to accommodate the number of
			 registered voters who may vote at a polling place or in any precinct, the city
			 clerk may appoint as many additional members as he or she believes are
			 necessary or desirable.
2. The city
			 clerk may permit any member of an election board or any other interested person
			 to attend the school described in
			 NRS
			 293.227. The city clerk shall, when possible,
			 give preference to persons who have attended the school when appointing members
			 of election boards.
3. After the
			 city clerk's school for chair has been conducted and before the day of the
			 election, each chair shall instruct the members of his or her election board in
			 the procedures to be followed at the election.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98; A by
				R097-21A,
				eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
				293.124,
				293.227,
				293.247,
				293C.220
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.140 - Procedures regarding election supplies, voting booths and ballot boxes

Current through June 11, 2024
1. At least 2 days before any election, every
			 city clerk shall prepare the following supplies for each polling place:
(a) One flag of the United States.
(b) Any notices or other materials required
			 to be posted at each polling place pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293.184,
			 293.2045,
			 293.2549,
			 293.2955,
			 293.301,
			 293.302,
			 293.3025,
			 293.361,
			 293.740
			 and
			 293.780.
(c) If a procedure for multilingual voting is
			 used in the city, the required notices in the appropriate foreign
			 languages.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.145 - Provision of signatures of registered voters to city clerk by county clerk

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 2, the county clerk shall provide each city clerk of a city contained within
			 the county with a copy of the signature of every registered voter who resides
			 in the city not later than the day before the period for early voting by
			 personal appearance begins pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293C.3568 for the primary city election or
			 general city election, as applicable.
2. A county clerk is not required to provide
			 a city clerk with a copy of the signature of every registered voter who resides
			 in the city if the city holds its primary city election and general city
			 election on the dates set forth for primary elections and general elections
			 pursuant to the provisions of chapter 293 of NRS.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R130-13, eff. 2-26-2014
NRS
				  293.124,
				  293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.150 - Conduct of voting

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The chair of the
			 election board shall designate the officer of the election board who is to make
			 the proclamation required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293.273. That officer shall make the
			 proclamation at the entrance or inside of the polling place.
2. During the time the polls are open, the
			 members of an election board may take time for meals or personal needs, except
			 that only one member may be absent at any time from a polling place where four
			 or fewer members are employed, and only two members may be absent at any time
			 from a polling place where five or more members are employed.
3. The election board shall, to the extent
			 possible, prevent any person who has given assistance in voting to another from
			 disclosing the nature of the assisted person's vote.
4. In polling places in which a mechanical
			 voting system is not used:
(a) The number of
			 replacement ballots that may be issued to a voter who spoils his or her ballot
			 may be decided, in good faith, by the election board.
(b) The chair of the election board shall
			 make a record of the cancelled ballots. The envelope in which cancelled ballots
			 are placed must be marked with the words "cancelled ballots."
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.165 - Absent ballot: Form to request; voting at polling place after receipt (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R013-00, eff. 4-4-2000; A by R092-09, 10-27-2009; R by
				R089-21A,
				eff. 2/22/2022; R
				by
				R015-23A,
				eff. 9/18/2023
NRS 293.124,
				  293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.170 - Request for absent ballot: Verification of voter's address; notification (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98; R by
				R089-21A,
				eff. 2/22/2022; R
				by
				R015-23A,
				eff. 9/18/2023
NRS 293.124,
				  293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.190 - Delivery of absent ballot by mail (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98; R by
				R089-21A,
				eff. 2/22/2022
NRS
				293.124
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.195 - Procedures for handling absent voters' ballots in city with absent ballot central counting board (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R086-00, eff. 8-22-2000; A by R072-06, 7-14-2006; R by
				R089-21A,
				eff. 2/22/2022
NRS
				293.124
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.196 - Absent ballot sent by approved electronic transmission: Recording of absent ballot and maintenance of original ballot card (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R092-09, eff. 10-27-2009; R by
				R089-21A,
				eff. 2/22/2022
NRS
				293.124
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.197 - Absent ballot sent by facsimile: Contents and form (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R092-09, eff. 10-27-2009; A by R111-11, 12-30-2011; R by
				R089-21A,
				eff. 2/22/2022; R
				by
				R015-23A,
				eff. 9/18/2023
NRS 293.124,
				  293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.198 - Absent ballot: Receipt; recording; verification of signature (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R092-09, eff. 10-27-2009; R by
				R089-21A,
				eff. 2/22/2022
NRS
				293.124
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.199 - Absent ballot: Reporting requirements after election (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R092-09, eff. 10-27-2009; R by
				R089-21A,
				eff. 2/22/2022
NRS
				293.124
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.200 - Challenged voters: Counts of votes cast (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98; R by
				R089-21A,
				eff. 2/22/2022
NRS
				293.124
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.230 - Provision of aids for voting; notice of availability

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each city clerk shall provide to persons
			 with disabilities and persons 65 years of age or older aids for voting,
			 including:
(a) Instructions that are printed
			 in large type and are conspicuously displayed at each polling place;
			 and
(b) Information through
			 telecommunication devices for persons who are deaf.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.240 - Reporting of returns from early voting and absent ballots in combination with regular votes of precinct

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a precinct
			 has fewer than 10 returns from early voting:
(a) The reporting of those returns separately
			 from the regular votes of the precinct shall be deemed, for the purposes of
			 NRS
			 293C.3606, to violate the secrecy of those
			 voters' ballots; and
(b) Those
			 returns must be reported in combination with the regular votes of the
			 precinct.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.250 - City abstract: Contents; combining of precincts

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A city abstract must contain:
(a) The name of the city.
(b) The title of the election.
(c) The date of the election.
(d) The information required by
			 NRS
			 293C.387.
(e) The title of the office.
(f) The name of the candidate as it appeared
			 on the ballot.
(g) The number of
			 registered voters in each precinct.
(h) The number of ballots cast in each
			 precinct.
(i) The number of votes
			 cast for each candidate in each precinct.
(j) The total for all precincts of the items
			 set forth in paragraphs (g), (h) and (i).
(k) The number of each ballot
			 question.
(l) The number of "Yes"
			 votes and "No" votes in each precinct for each ballot question.
(m) The total number of "Yes" votes and "No"
			 votes for each ballot question in all precincts.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 293C.260 - Mechanized report of abstract

Current through June 11, 2024
A mechanized report of an abstract of votes, as required by
				NRS
				293C.387, must be transmitted to the
				Secretary of State. The Secretary of State will, not later than March 1 of each
				year, notify each city clerk of the specifications for the mechanized report of
				the abstract of votes required pursuant to this section.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of
				State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98; A by R013-00,
				4-4-2000
NRS
				  293.124,
				  293.247,
				  293C.387
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293C - City Elections › CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS › Section 293C.270 - City clerks required to submit written contingency plans to Secretary of State; review and update of plans; briefing to staff regarding plans

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each city clerk shall, not later than 60
			 days before the date of the general city election, submit to the Secretary of
			 State for approval a written contingency plan that describes the procedures
			 that will be used in the event that election operations, including, without
			 limitation, mechanical voting systems and any components thereof, are
			 significantly disrupted.
2. The
			 plan required by subsection 1 must, without limitation:
(a) Consider all potential sources of
			 disruption to election operations, including, without limitation:
(1) Systemic equipment failures or
			 malfunctions;
(2) Power
			 outages;
(3) Natural disasters or
			 infrastructure failure;
(4) Threats
			 of terrorism or other civil disturbances; and
(5) Unauthorized access, intrusion or hacking
			 into election facilities or equipment; and