Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 293.35617 Hand count of ballots: Preparation of ballots; method of hand counting; verification of count; supervision or assistance by Secretary of State upon request of county clerk. (NRS 293.124, 293.3677, 298.640, 298.680) 1. Before conducting a hand count of the ballots vo…

NAC 293.35619 Hand count tally team: Writing devices provided by county clerk. (NRS 293.124, 293.3677) 1. The county 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 writ…

NAC 293.357 Reporting of returns from early voting and mail ballots in combination with regular votes of precinct. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.269935, 293.3606, 293.385) 1. If a precinct has fewer than 10 returns from early voting: (a) The reporting of those returns separately fro…

NAC 293.3573 Primary election for nonpartisan offices: Determination of candidate receiving majority of votes. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) For the purposes of determining whether a candidate received a majority of the votes cast in a primary election for a nonpartisan office for which…

NAC 293.358 County abstract: Contents; combining of precincts. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.393) 1. A county abstract must contain: (a) The name of the county. (b) The title of the election. (c) The date of the election. (d) The information required by NRS 293.387, 293.393 and 293.…

NAC 293.359 Mechanized report of abstract. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.387, 293.395) A mechanized report of an abstract of votes, as required by NRS 293.387 and 293.395, must be transmitted to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State will, not later than March 1 of each year…

NAC 293.3593 Certain summaries of votes are public records. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) An electronic summary of votes cast in an election which does not contain personally identifiable information is a public record and subject to inspection upon request. (Added to NAC by Sec’y of St…

NAC 293.3595 Reporting requirements after election. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. Not later than 45 days after the date of an election, each county clerk shall report to the Secretary of State, in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State: (a) The number of surrendered mail ballo…

NAC 293.361 Restrictions on membership of recount board. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.404) 1. A recount board employed pursuant to NRS 293.404 must not consist solely of members of the same political party. 2. No member of a recount board employed pursuant to NRS 293.404 may be a c…

NAC 293.362 Notification of timing and observation of recount. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.404) 1. Not later than 1 day before the start of a recount, the county or city clerk, as applicable, shall post a statement in his or her office that notifies the public of the date the reco…

NAC 293.365 Manner of conducting canvass. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. The results of a recount of any election demanded pursuant to NRS 293.403 must be canvassed within 5 working days after the completion of the recount. 2. If the recount concerns a candidate or ballot question tha…

NAC 293.371 Designation of observer by Secretary of State; withdrawal of demand for recount. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.405) 1. At the request of the city or county clerk, the Secretary of State will designate a representative to observe a recount of votes. 2. A person who demand…

NAC 293.375 Estimation, determination and allocation of cost. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.403, 293.405) 1. Not later than 5 p.m. on the day before the first day of the period for early voting by personal appearance in any election, each county and city clerk shall submit to the Se…

NAC 293.395 “Official identification” interpreted. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.517) For the purposes of NRS 293.517: 1. The Secretary of State interprets “official identification” to mean a government-issued, or otherwise official, article or combination of articles, which establi…

NAC 293.397 Use of tribal identification card or identification card issued by Department of Corrections as proof of identity and residence. (NRS 237.200, 293.124, 293.247) 1. For the purposes of NRS 293.5842 and 293.5847: (a) An elector who is registering to vote may provide his…

NAC 293.405 Registration of person in county where not previously registered. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.517) A county clerk must require a person wishing to register in a county where the person has not previously been registered to comply with the provisions of NRS 293.517, reg…

NAC 293.407 Registration through Department of Motor Vehicles: “Driver’s license” and “identification card” defined. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.5757) As used in NRS 293.5732 to 293.5757, inclusive, the Automatic Voter Registration Initiative, and NAC 293.408: 1. “Driver’s license…

NAC 293.408 Registration through Department of Motor Vehicles: Ineligibility of certain persons to use automatic voter registration system based upon documentation submitted; automatic voter registration system must not transmit information for processing. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, …

NAC 293.409 Registration through Department of Motor Vehicles: Procedures for Department to follow if person ineligible to use automatic voter registration system based upon documentation submitted. (NRS 293.5737, 483.290, 483.850) 1. If an applicant for the issuance or renewal o…

NAC 293.410 Registration by voter registration agency; processing of application for registration. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.504, 293.5727, 293.5757) 1. A voter registration agency shall place in a conspicuous position in each of its offices a sign which indicates that a person …

NAC 293.4105 Designation by voter registration agency of employee to ensure compliance with National Voter Registration Act of 1993; duties of designated employee; provision of training and materials by Secretary of State. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.504, 293.5045, 293.5727, 293.5…

NAC 293.411 Assignment of identification numbers to certain persons. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.507) The Secretary of State will assign to each county a series of numbers that must be used by the county clerk in assigning a unique identification number to a person who does not ha…

NAC 293.412 Inactive voters. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.440, 293.530, 293.557) 1. A county clerk shall: (a) Maintain a separate list of inactive voters or designate inactive voters as such on regular lists of registered voters and election board registers. (b) At the request of t…

NAC 293.4125 County clerk required to mail notice after primary and general election to registered voter for whom ballot was returned as undeliverable; costs. (NRS 293.124, 293.530) 1. For purposes of determining whether a registered voter must be designated as an inactive voter …

NAC 293.413 County clerk required periodically to mail voter registration card to registered voter to confirm address; procedure if card is undeliverable; costs. (NRS 293.124, 293.530) 1. On or before the first business day in August of an odd-numbered year immediately preceding …

NAC 293.4135 Limitation on construction of certain provisions concerning status of voter registration. (NRS 293.124, 293.530) The provisions of NAC 293.4125 and 293.413 shall not be construed to prohibit a county clerk from cancelling the voter registration of a person pursuant t…

NAC 293.414 Person convicted of felony; registration upon release from prison. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.540, 293.543) 1. The Secretary of State will immediately provide the county clerks with any information the Secretary of State receives from the Attorney General of the Unite…

NAC 293.415 Challenges alleging that registered voter is not citizen of United States or has abandoned residence in county: Form of affidavit; determination of eligibility of challenger. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.535) 1. An affidavit filed with a county clerk pursuant to NRS 293…

NAC 293.416 Written challenge authorized by NRS 293.547; oath or affirmation of challenged person. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.303, 293.547) 1. A written challenge authorized by NRS 293.547 must: (a) Be on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State; (b) Be filed with the county c…

NAC 293.418 Written challenge: Notice to person challenged. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.547) The notice required by subsection 5 of NRS 293.547 must include a statement in substantially the following form: Even though your right to vote has been challenged, you are still registere…

NAC 293.419 Form for application for registration to vote by computer: Contents. (NRS 293.124, 293.250, 293.506) The Secretary of State will create a standard form for use by persons who are applying to register to vote by computer in counties that have established a system for u…

NAC 293.420 Paper forms for application for preregistration or registration to vote in person or by mail: Contents; submission; control number; printing. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.4855, 293.507, 293.508, 293.5235) 1. The Secretary of State will create a standard paper form for u…

NAC 293.425 Forms for application for registration: Availability; dissemination by request; request for multiple applications; charges for applications. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.443, 293.509) 1. The county clerk shall make the forms to apply to register available to individual …

NAC 293.430 Forms for application for registration: Dissemination at public locations. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. The county clerk shall, after obtaining written permission from the responsible person, make the forms to apply to register available as appropriate throughout his or …

NAC 293.435 Mailing of application for registration to county clerk. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.5235) 1. An applicant who is registering to vote or his or her assistant, who is acting in accordance with subsection 2 of NAC 293.440, shall pay any postage required to return the app…

NAC 293.440 Restrictions on alteration of application for registration. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. A county clerk, a field registrar, an employee of a voter registration agency, a person assisting an applicant to register to vote or any other person providing a form for the applic…

NAC 293.445 Submission by county clerk of plan for applications for upcoming year. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. On or before December 31 of each year, each county clerk shall submit to the Secretary of State for approval a plan for the upcoming year which indicates the public locati…

NAC 293.450 Notice of incomplete application for registration by mail. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.5235) The notice sent pursuant to NRS 293.5235 to an applicant for registration by mail which informs him or her that the application is incomplete must: 1. Allow the applicant to pr…

NAC 293.456 Duties of county clerk. (NRS 293.124, 293.675) Each county clerk shall: 1. Electronically enter into the database established pursuant to NRS 293.675 all information relating to voter registration obtained by the county clerk at the time the information is provided to…

NAC 293.458 Electronic entry of information to statewide voter registration list; certification; authorized access. (NRS 293.124, 293.675) 1. Each county clerk shall, at least once each business day, electronically enter the information contained in the database established pursu…

NAC 293.462 Verification of information by Secretary of State. (NRS 293.124, 293.675) On each business day, the Secretary of State will check the contents of the statewide voter registration list by: 1. Determining whether any person is included as a registered voter in the state…

NAC 293.464 Comparison to vital statistics records to identify voters indicated as deceased. (NRS 293.124, 293.675) 1. On each business day, the Secretary of State will compare the statewide voter registration list to the vital statistics records maintained by the State Registrar…

NAC 293.466 Correction of inaccurate or duplicative information; casting of provisional ballot in certain circumstances. (NRS 293.124, 293.675) 1. If a county clerk receives notice from the Secretary of State or another county clerk that the statewide voter registration list cont…

NAC 293.468 Recording of cancelled registration of voter. (NRS 293.124, 293.675) If a county clerk is required to cancel the registration of a person, the county clerk shall ensure that the cancellation is recorded in the database established pursuant to NRS 293.675 and in the st…

NAC 293.472 Record of official list of registered voters: Use to determine voter eligibility and validity of any provisional ballots cast; authorized amendments; preparation of registers, rosters and lists used at polling places. (NRS 293.124, 293.675) 1. At the close of business…

NAC 293.474 Voting history: Format and contents. (NRS 293.124, 293.675) Each county clerk shall submit to the Secretary of State, not later than 45 business days after each election, a voting history for each voter in the county who cast a ballot in the election. The voting histo…

NAC 293.476 Exclusion of confidential address; indication of request to withhold voter’s address and telephone number. (NRS 293.124, 293.675) 1. The Secretary of State will not and the county clerks shall not include in the statewide voter registration list the confidential addre…