Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 293.211 Duty of local elections official if ballot sent pursuant to system of approved electronic transmission. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.250, 293.269951) If a local elections official sends a ballot to a registered voter pursuant to NRS 293.269951, the local elections offic…

NAC 293.2113 Inadvertent submission of multiple ballots. (NRS 293.247, 293.269951) 1. If a registered voter who is authorized to cast a ballot by approved electronic transmission pursuant to NRS 293.269951 attempts to submit a ballot by approved electronic transmission and inadve…

NAC 293.212 Report by local elections official to Secretary of State after election concerning use of system of approved electronic transmission. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.250, 293.269951) Not later than 60 days after the date of an election, each local elections official shall …

NAC 293.215 Notification to Secretary of State of opening and closing of polls and number of persons casting ballots during period for early voting. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.3568) 1. On each voting day during the period for early voting described in NRS 293.3568, the county cle…

NAC 293.217 Notification to Secretary of State of opening and closing of polls on election day; reporting of unofficial election results; approval of plan for opening and closing polls and submitting election results. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. On election day for each election ot…

NAC 293.219 Notification to Secretary of State of voter turnout on election day. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) On election day for each election other than a city election, the county clerk shall notify the Secretary of State of voter turnout in the county not less often than twice duri…

NAC 293.220 Preparation of election supplies and equipment for each polling place. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. At least 2 days before any election, the county clerk shall prepare the following supplies for each polling place: (a) The roster; (b) A quantity of mechanical voting devi…

NAC 293.225 Procedures regarding election supplies and manner of voting for each polling place. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. At least 2 days before any election, every county clerk shall prepare the following supplies for each polling place: (a) One flag of the United States. (b) An…

NAC 293.228 Required tests of electronic roster before election. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.275, 298.640, 298.690) 1. If a county clerk uses an electronic roster for an election, the county clerk must conduct logic and accuracy tests on the electronic roster and certify to the Se…

NAC 293.230 Duties of election board before voting. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. Each member of the election board must be present in the polling place where he or she is to serve at least 45 minutes before the time the polling place is to open. 2. The election board shall set up th…

NAC 293.240 Procedures regarding voting; examination of voting booths; notification to county clerk of certain violations. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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 t…

NAC 293.242 Use of mobile device for interpretive services by registered voter with physical disability. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.296) For purposes of NRS 293.296, a registered voter with a physical disability may use a mobile device to access interpretive services to assist hi…

NAC 293.243 Surrendered mail ballots: Processing; cancellation. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.269917, 293C.26316) 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 293.269917, the election board officer s…

NAC 293.245 Requirements for persons to observe conduct of voting at polling place. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. Subject to the provisions of subsections 2 to 8, inclusive, any person may observe the conduct of voting at a polling place, including, without limitation, a polling plac…

NAC 293.247 Determination of when person is waiting to vote at time polls close. (NRS 293.124, 293.305, 293C.297) 1. As used in NRS 293.305 and 293C.297 and NAC 293.217, a person is waiting to vote at the hour of closing the polls if the person: (a) Is physically in line waiting …

NAC 293.249 Procedures after voting during period for early voting. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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) Perso…

NAC 293.250 Procedures after voting on election day. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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; (b) Ballots cast at…

NAC 293.255 Postelection certification audits of VVPATs. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. After each election, a county clerk shall conduct a postelection certification audit of VVPATs randomly selected pursuant to subsection 3 or 4, as applicable, to ensure that the paper record produc…

NAC 293.265 “Provisional ballot” defined. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) As used in NAC 293.265 to 293.280, inclusive, “provisional ballot” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 293.3078. (Added to NAC by Sec’y of State by R088-21, eff. 2-28-2022)

NAC 293.270 General requirements; voter appearing at incorrect polling place. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. A person who completes the written affirmation required by NRS 293.3082 must be provided with a provisional ballot, regardless of whether the person is at the wrong polling pla…

NAC 293.275 Notification of certain persons of ability to cast provisional ballot and register to vote. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) The county clerk, or a designee thereof, shall inform any person whose name does not appear on a voter registration list as an eligible voter for a polli…

NAC 293.280 Free access system to provide information to voter casting provisional ballot. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.3086) 1. A county clerk, or a designee thereof, shall inform each voter who casts a provisional ballot of the availability of the free access system established i…

NAC 293.305 Delivery of absent ballot by mail. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.323) [Replaced in revision by NAC 293.324.] MAIL BALLOT VOTING

NAC 293.321 Plan for disposition of mail ballots in case of emergency. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. Each county clerk and city clerk shall submit a plan to the Secretary of State for approval setting forth the procedures that the clerk will use for the disposition of mail ballots in…

NAC 293.322 Duties of mail ballot central counting board; county clerk required to post public notice; delivery of mail ballots received by county clerk after delivery to mail ballot central counting board; general public authorized to observe handling of mail ballots. (NRS 293.1…

NAC 293.324 Delivery of mail ballot. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) When a county clerk sends a voter a mail ballot pursuant to NRS 293.269911, the county clerk shall use an envelope that may not be forwarded to an address of the voter that is different from the address to which the mail…

NAC 293.325 Duty of clerk if voter updates mailing address after date on which mail ballot is sent or received. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.269911, 293C.263) 1. If a registered voter updates his or her mailing address in the voter registration information after the date on which h…

NAC 293.3251 Change of legal name or political party affiliation after mail ballot sent. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. If a registered voter submits a new application to register to vote to change his or her legal name after the date on which his or her mail ballot is sent pursuant t…

NAC 293.327 Written notice by registered voter to elect not to receive mail ballot; subsequent written request to receive mail ballot. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.269911, 293C.263) 1. A registered voter may elect not to receive a mail ballot pursuant to NRS 293.269911 or 293C.263,…

NAC 293.329 Provision of instructions for correction of mail ballot; duplication of corrected ballot. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.250) 1. Each county clerk or city clerk shall provide, with each mail ballot, instructions that must include the following: If you make a mistake or ch…

NAC 293.332 Extension of deadline for receipt of mail ballot or confirmation of signature for mail ballot when deadline is on legal holiday. (NRS 236.015, 293.124, 293.247, 293.269921, 293.269927) 1. If the deadline for: (a) The county clerk to receive a mail ballot that has been…

NAC 293.333 Determination of whether mail ballot is postmarked on or before day of election. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.269921) 1. For the purposes of determining whether a mail ballot is postmarked on or before the day of the election, as required pursuant to subparagraph (1) of…

NAC 293.334 Receipt, recording and verification of signature of mail ballot; procedure for rejected mail ballot; records of chain of custody. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.269927) 1. When a mail ballot is returned to the county clerk, the county clerk shall record the receipt of the…

NAC 293.336 Compliance with procedures for checking signatures; periodic audits of certain employees in county clerk’s office; testing of electronic device used to sort mail ballots or capture voter’s signature. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.269927, 293C.26327) 1. The county clerk o…

NAC 293.338 Electronic device used to verify signatures. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.269925) An electronic device that is used to verify signatures on mail ballots may only be connected to a computer network on a closed, secure network behind a firewall. The county clerk shall kee…

NAC 293.339 Requirements for daily audit of electronic device used to verify signatures. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.269937) The daily audit of an electronic device used to verify signatures on mail ballots that is required pursuant to NRS 293.269937 must comply with the following…

NAC 293.342 Duties of county 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 county. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. Beginning on the first day of the period for early vot…

NAC 293.345 Clerks required to electronically report to Secretary of State certain information concerning status of process. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.269911, 293.269927, 293.269931) 1. Beginning the 45th day before an election and through the 7th day following the election, eac…

NAC 293.347 Affixation of unique identifier and county seal or similar design. (NRS 293.124, 293.269921, 293.2733) 1. The county clerk shall affix to each ballot drop box established in the county: (a) A unique identifier composed of: (1) The abbreviation of the county name as pr…

NAC 293.348 Submission to Secretary of State of list of information for each ballot drop box; submission of amended list under certain circumstances. (NRS 293.124, 293.269921, 293.2733) 1. Not later than 45 days before each election, the county clerk shall submit to the Secretary…

NAC 293.349 Requirements for security and accessibility. (NRS 293.124, 293.269921) 1. If a ballot drop box is located outdoors and the county clerk or an employee of the county clerk is not constantly present at the location of the ballot drop box, the ballot drop box must be sec…

NAC 293.351 Submission of plan to Secretary of State relating to ballot drop boxes that are tampered with or rendered inaccessible; review and approval of plan by Secretary of State. (NRS 293.124, 293.269921) 1. Not later than 90 days before each election, the county clerk shall …

NAC 293.352 Establishment and duties of retrieval team to collect and transport mail ballots to receiving center or central counting place. (NRS 293.124, 293.269921) 1. The county clerk shall establish and use a retrieval team to collect and transport mail ballots from the ballot…

NAC 293.353 Report to Secretary of State concerning certain costs associated with ballot drop boxes and retrieval teams. (NRS 293.124, 293.269921, 298.640) The county clerk shall, not later than 45 days after each election, report to the Secretary of State: 1. The cost of purchas…

NAC 293.354 Request by Indian tribe for establishment or removal of ballot drop box. (NRS 293.124, 293.3733) A request by an Indian tribe for the establishment or removal of a ballot drop box pursuant to NRS 293.2733 must be submitted to the county clerk on a form prescribed by t…

NAC 293.3555 Recess of counting procedure. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. The counting board may temporarily recess during the counting procedure. Such a temporary recess is not considered an adjournment of the counting procedures for the purposes of NRS 293.363 and 293C.362. 2. The c…

NAC 293.356 Requirements for persons to observe processing and counting of ballots at central counting place. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293B.353) 1. Subject to the provisions of subsections 2 to 5, inclusive, any person may observe the processing and counting of ballots at the centr…