1. If a city clerk intends to conduct a hand
count pursuant to section 9 of LCB File No. 2002, the city clerk shall submit
to the Secretary of State, not later than 90 days before the date of the city
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, chapter 293 of NAC 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 11 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 city and, if not, the date by which any such
items will be obtained by the city; and
(2) The estimated cost to the city 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
293C.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 city clerk may resubmit the plan for a
subsequent election. If the city clerk resubmits the plan, the city 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 city 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
