Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 293C.052 “Vote center” defined. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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,…

NAC 293C.054 “Clerical errors” interpreted for purposes of canvassing returns. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293C.387) As used in NRS 293C.387, the Secretary of State will interpret the term “clerical errors” to mean: 1. Any error in tabulating the votes cast that occurred before the ca…

NAC 293C.055 “Polling place” interpreted for purposes of prohibition on electioneering. (NRS 293.124, 293C.361) 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 ap…

NAC 293C.060 Publication of notice designating offices for which candidates are to be nominated or elected. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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 publish…

NAC 293C.065 Declaration of candidacy: Methods of filing; correction of errors in filing documents or fee required. (NRS 293.124, 293.177, 293.247, 293C.145, 293C.175) 1. A person may file a declaration of candidacy pursuant to NRS 293C.145 or 293C.175, as applicable: (a) By subm…

NAC 293C.070 Certified list of candidates to be provided to Secretary of State. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) Not later than 5 working days after the last day upon which any candidate who has filed a declaration of candidacy may withdraw his or her candidacy pursuant to NRS 293C.195, ea…

NAC 293C.075 Required tests of electronic roster before election. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293C.2695) 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 Sta…

NAC 293C.080 Name of candidate on ballot: Use of surname; change of manner in which name appears on ballot. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.2565) 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…

NAC 293C.090 Ballot questions. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.250) 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 ball…

NAC 293C.100 Ballots: Quantity required. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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 v…

NAC 293C.110 Availability of copy of sample ballot to candidate; provision of electronic copy of sample ballot to Secretary of State; posting of copy of sample ballot or list of candidates in city clerk’s office. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.565, 293C.530) The city clerk shall: 1. …

NAC 293C.120 Sample ballots: General elections. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.3025, 293.565, 293C.530) 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 …

NAC 293C.130 Members of election boards. (NRS 293.124, 293.227, 293.247, 293C.220) 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 …

NAC 293C.140 Procedures regarding election supplies, voting booths and ballot boxes. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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 …

NAC 293C.145 Provision of signatures of registered voters to city clerk by county clerk. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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 ev…

NAC 293C.150 Conduct of voting. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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 …

NAC 293C.155 Surrender of 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 293C.26316, the election board officer…

NAC 293C.190 Delivery of absent ballot by mail. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293C.322) When a city clerk sends a voter an absent ballot pursuant to NRS 293C.322, the city clerk shall use an envelope that may not be forwarded to an address of the voter that is different from the address…

NAC 293C.195 Procedures for handling absent voters’ ballots in city with absent ballot central counting board. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. In a city in which an absent ballot central counting board has been appointed and the city clerk has posted a statement pursuant to subsection …

NAC 293C.196 Absent ballot sent by approved electronic transmission: Recording of absent ballot and maintenance of original ballot card. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.250) If a city clerk or the authorized representative of a city clerk sends an absent ballot by approved electronic …

NAC 293C.198 Absent ballot: Receipt; recording; verification of signature. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.250, 293.317) 1. To be counted, an absent ballot must be received by the office of the city clerk by 7 p.m. on the day of the election. 2. The city clerk shall place each rejecte…

NAC 293C.199 Absent ballot: Reporting requirements after election. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.250) Not later than 60 days after the date of an election, a city clerk shall report to the election board: 1. The number of absent ballots for that election that the city clerk sent usi…

NAC 293C.200 Challenged voters: Counts of votes cast. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. If an absent ballot central counting board has been established pursuant to NRS 293C.240, ballots cast by voters whose eligibility to vote has been successfully challenged must be counted and recorded…

NAC 293C.230 Provision of aids for voting; notice of availability of voting aids and procedures for voting by mail; notice of availability of procedures for registering and voting by electronic transmission for persons with disabilities. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. Each city clerk …

NAC 293C.235 Confirmation of accessibility of polling places. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293C.281) 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 St…

NAC 293C.240 Reporting of returns from early voting and mail ballots in combination with regular votes of precinct. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293C.26335, 293C.3606, 293C.385) 1. If a precinct has fewer than 10 returns from early voting: (a) The reporting of those returns separately …

NAC 293C.245 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 city election for a nonpartisan office for …

NAC 293C.250 City abstract: Contents; combining of precincts. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293C.387) 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 th…

NAC 293C.260 Mechanized report of abstract. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293C.387) 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…

NAC 293C.270 City clerks required to submit written contingency plans to Secretary of State; review and update of plans; briefing to staff regarding plans. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. Each city clerk shall, not later than 60 days before the date of the general city election, submit…

NAC 293C.275 Procedures if recall or special election will not be held on same day as primary or general election; submission of certain plans. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 306.011) 1. If a recall or other special city election is called in a city and will not be held on the same day a…

NAC 293C.300 Applicability. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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)

NAC 293C.305 Vote adjudication board: Authorized creation; members; duties. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.3677, 293C.640) 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 pers…

NAC 293C.307 Ballot duplicating board: Authorized creation; members; duties. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293C.640, 293C.655) 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 pe…

NAC 293C.310 Supplies and equipment. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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 appr…

NAC 293C.320 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 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 …

NAC 293C.330 Procedures regarding voting; examination of voting booths; notification to city 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 th…

NAC 293C.335 Procedures after voting during period for early voting. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293C.369) 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…

NAC 293C.340 Procedures after voting on election day. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293C.369) 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) …

NAC 293C.350 Applicability. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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)

NAC 293C.360 Printing of ballots generally. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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.…

NAC 293C.370 Size of ballots. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.250) 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 …

NAC 293C.380 Form of ballots for special elections. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.250) 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 bal…

NAC 293C.390 Supplies and equipment. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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 e…

NAC 293C.400 Procedures after voting. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293C.380) 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’ signatur…

NAC 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. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. The city clerk shall, not earlier than 15 days before the day of the election, deliver th…

NAC 293C.505 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, 293C.26321, 293C.26327) 1. If the deadline for: (a) The city clerk to receive a mail ballot that has been …