Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 293B - Mechanical Voting Systems
Section 293B.022 - Maintenance of documentary record for mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device and other voting equipment; inspection; seals

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 293B.022

Current through December 12, 2024

1. For any mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device and other voting equipment in the custody of a county or city, including, without limitation, central counting equipment, precinct scanners, electronic rosters, direct recording equipment, voting machines and ballot marking devices, each county clerk and city clerk shall maintain in permanent ink a written documentary record of:

(a) Any transport of a mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device or other voting equipment between parties, including, without limitation, documentation of seals, chain-of-custody access logs and any other related information;

(b) The uninterrupted chain of custody of each mechanical voting system and mechanical voting device and all other voting equipment in the custody of the county or city, which must span the entire time the mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device or voting equipment has been in the custody of the county or city, as applicable; and

(c) The serial numbers of each mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device and other voting equipment that is repaired or replaced, including, without limitation:
(1) The date the mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device or other voting equipment was sent for repairs or replacement; and

(2) A description of the repairs or the serial number of the replacement mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device or other voting equipment, as applicable.

2. All records maintained pursuant to subsection 1 are subject to inspection by the Secretary of State.

3. All mechanical voting systems, mechanical voting devices and other voting equipment must have seals that are tamper-evident and identified by a serial number. The county or city clerk shall record the serial number of each seal on the records of chain of custody required by subsection 1 for any mechanical voting system, mechanical voting device or other voting equipment that is transported to or from a polling place. The entry of the serial number of the seal in the records of chain of custody required by subsection 1 must be verified by two people who must:

(a) Confirm that the serial number in the records matches the serial number of the seal; and

(b) Sign and date the entry in the records.

4. If a seal required by subsection 3 is changed or replaced, the records of chain of custody must include the reason for the replacement, the date of the replacement and the signatures of two persons who have verified that the serial number of the replacement matches the number entered in the record.

Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by R091-21A, eff. 2/28/2022; A by R012-23A, eff. 9/18/2023

NRS 293.124, 293.247

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