1. If a county clerk intends to conduct a
hand count pursuant to section 2 of LCB File No. R200-22, the county clerk
shall submit to the Secretary of State, not later than 90 days before the date
of the 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 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 4 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 county and, if not, the date by which any
such items will be obtained by the county; and
(2) The estimated cost to the county 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
293.387;
(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.
2. If no changes are being made to
the plan required by this section, the county clerk may resubmit the plan for a
subsequent election. If the county clerk resubmits the plan, the county clerk
must indicate that fact on a form prescribed by the Secretary of
State.
3. The Secretary of State
will review each plan submitted pursuant to this section and, not later than 15
days after the plan is submitted, notify the county clerk whether the plan
complies with the requirements of this section.
Added
to NAC by Sec'y of State by
R200-22A,
eff. 9/18/2023; A by
R106-23A,
eff. 2/20/2024
NRS
293.124,
293.247,
293.3677,
293.404, as amended by section
2.7 of Assembly Bill. No. 192,
chapter 511, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
3306
