Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 293 - Elections
Section 293.Sec. 4.2 - NEW

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 293.Sec. 4.2

Current through September 16, 2024

1. The county clerk shall establish a sufficient number of hand count tally teams to conduct the hand count. Each hand count tally team must consist of at least four election board officers, who must not all be of the same political party, as follows:

(a) One election board officer, appointed as the reviewing clerk, to review the conduct of the hand count tally team;

(b) One election board officer, appointed as the verification clerk, to ensure that the ballots are tallied correctly; and

(c) Two election board officers, known as the tally clerks, to separately record the votes on the appropriate tally form.

To the extent practicable, at least one election board officer on each hand count tally team must be a registered voter whose political party affiliation is nonpartisan.

2. In addition to the election board officers appointed to a hand count tally team pursuant to subsection 1, the county clerk may appoint to a hand count tally team:

(a) One election board officer to supervise the overall conduct of the hand count, including, without limitation, tracking the progress of the hand count, ensuring compliance with the requirements of sections 2 to 6, inclusive and reporting any issues or concerns to the county clerk; and

(b) One election board officer to supervise and ensure compliance with the requirements for observation of the hand count by the general public, including, without limitation, ensuring that the general public is able to observe the hand count and ensuring that the general public does not distract or interfere with the hand count tally team.

3. An election board officer appointed to a hand count tally team pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) May not work more than 8 hours in a 24-hour period;

(b) Must wear a short-sleeve shirt or a shirt with sleeves rolled above the elbows so that the arms are bare from the elbow down at all times while working his or her shift; and

(c) Must wear gloves at all times while working his or her shift.

4. Each hand count tally team must be positioned around a single workspace and maintain a distance of not less than 10 feet from the center of the table to the center of any other table containing a hand count tally team to reduce the risk of overhearing the other hand count tally team counting the ballots. Hand count tally teams are allowed to talk, but must not read out loud the votes to be tallied or discuss information concerning the tallied number of votes.

Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by R200-22A, eff. 9/18/2023

NRS 293.124, 293.3677

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