Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 293.500 Definitions. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.4685) As used in NAC 293.500 to 293.560, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 293.505 and 293.510 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Sec’y of St…

NAC 293.505 “Complainant” defined. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.4685) “Complainant” means a person who files a complaint with the Secretary of State pursuant to NAC 293.515 or 293.517, as applicable. (Added to NAC by Sec’y of State by R077-03, eff. 12-4-2003; A by R031-25, 2-27-202…

NAC 293.510 “Respondent” defined. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.4685) “Respondent” means a state or local election official, candidate, employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State or other person or group of persons against whom a complaint is filed pursuant to NAC…

NAC 293.515 Complaint alleging violation of Title III of Help America Vote Act of 2002: Filing; form; mailing or delivery of copy to respondents. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.4685) 1. A person who believes that a violation of Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public L…

NAC 293.517 Complaint alleging violation of certain laws enforced by Secretary of State: Filing; form; mailing or delivery of copy to respondents. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. Unless a procedure for a complaint or challenge is otherwise provided by state or federal law, a person who…

NAC 293.520 Review; dismissal and refiling. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.4685) 1. The Secretary of State or a designee thereof will review each complaint filed pursuant to NAC 293.515 or 293.517 to determine whether the complaint: (a) If the complaint is filed pursuant to NAC 293.5…

NAC 293.525 Consolidation; official record. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.4685) 1. The Secretary of State may consolidate complaints filed pursuant to NAC 293.515 or 293.517 if the complaints relate to the same action or event or raise a common question of law or fact. The Secretary…

NAC 293.530 Hearing on complaint alleging violation of Title III of Help America Vote Act of 2002: Request; date; notice; nature. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.4685) 1. A complainant may request in a complaint filed pursuant to NAC 293.515 that the Secretary of State hold a hearing …

NAC 293.535 Hearing on complaint alleging violation of Title III of Help America Vote Act of 2002: Hearing officer; conduct of proceedings; determination. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.4685) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Secretary of State or a designee the…

NAC 293.540 Review and determination when no hearing requested or required; investigation; representation. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.4685) 1. If a complainant has filed a complaint pursuant to NAC 293.517 or has not requested a hearing on a complaint filed pursuant to NAC 293.51…

NAC 293.545 Remedial action or dismissal; issuance of final determination; objection authorized in certain circumstances. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.4685) 1. If the Secretary of State or a designee thereof, whether acting as a hearing officer pursuant to NAC 293.535 or reviewing …

NAC 293.550 Proceedings for alternative dispute resolution if final determination not rendered on complaint alleging violation of Title III of Help America Vote Act of 2002. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.4685) 1. If the Secretary of State or a designee thereof does not render a fina…

NAC 293.555 Final determination or resolution not subject to appeal; exception. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.4685) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a final determination of the Secretary of State or a designee thereof pursuant to NAC 293.535, 293.540 or 293.545 or t…

NAC 293.560 Assistance in using procedures. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.4685) The Secretary of State will make reasonable accommodations to assist persons in using the procedures set forth in NAC 293.500 to 293.560, inclusive. (Added to NAC by Sec’y of State by R077-03, eff. 12-4-…

NAC 293B.010 Definitions. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.3677, 293B.105) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Ballot marking device” means a device which allows a registered voter to mark a paper ballot which is subsequently counted on an electronic tab…

NAC 293B.012 Provision of report from Secretary of State setting forth official title for each race; required use of official title. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.250, 293B.105) 1. Not later than 180 days before each election, the Secretary of State will prepare and send to each cou…

NAC 293B.015 Vote adjudication board: Authorized creation; members; duties. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.3677, 293B.360) 1. The county clerk may create a vote adjudication board and appoint its members. If practicable, the members must be of different political parties. The same pe…

NAC 293B.017 Ballot duplicating board: Authorized creation; members; duties. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.3677, 293B.360, 293B.375) 1. The county clerk may create a ballot duplicating board and appoint its members. If practicable, the members must be of different political parties.…

NAC 293B.020 Preparation and maintenance of documentary record for mechanical voting system. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. A county using a mechanical voting system shall prepare and maintain a documentary record of each step in the operation of its equipment for processing ballots a…

NAC 293B.022 Maintenance of documentary record for mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device and other voting equipment; inspection; seals. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. For any mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device and other voting equipment in the custody of a…

NAC 293B.030 Control of access to system. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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 us…

NAC 293B.040 Security of ballots, results cartridges, VVPATs, election media cartridges or memory devices, blank ballot stock, chain-of-custody documents and access controls. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 298.640, 298.690) 1. A county clerk and city clerk shall: (a) Maintain a record of…

NAC 293B.050 Security of election computer program. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293B.135) 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 correc…

NAC 293B.055 Security of and access to mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device and voting equipment; records of persons who access. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 1. Each county clerk and city clerk shall ensure that each mechanical voting system and mechanical voting device a…

NAC 293B.060 Testing of mechanical voting system. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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 o…

NAC 293B.070 Equipment for tabulating ballots: Repair or adjustment; failure of system. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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…

NAC 293B.080 Test decks. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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…

NAC 293B.090 Testing of equipment and programs; reporting and correction of certain errors; use of mechanical recording devices which directly record votes electronically. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.3677, 293B.105) 1. Not earlier than 2 weeks before, and not later than 5 p.m. on …

NAC 293B.100 Use of bar codes or QR codes to audit paper record printed by VVPAT. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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 c…

NAC 293B.105 Prohibition on installing software on mechanical voting system, unless required or approved by Secretary of State. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293B.1045) A county clerk or city clerk shall not install any software on a mechanical voting system, or component thereof, unles…

NAC 293B.110 Certification of software and operating systems before first day of early voting; maintenance of audit trail. (NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.3677, 293B.1045, 293B.105) 1. Not earlier than 2 weeks before, and not later than 5 p.m. on the day before, the first day of early…

NAC 293B.120 Postelection audit for verification of operating systems. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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 2 or 3 to ver…

NAC 293B.130 Observation of conduct of certain tests of equipment and programs. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) 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 obs…

NAC 293C.050 Applicability of chapter. (NRS 293.124, 293.247) The provisions of this chapter apply only to city elections. (Added to NAC by Sec’y of State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98)

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 …