Nev. Admin. Code § 293.Sec. 5.4 - NEW
1. Before conducting a hand count of the
ballots voted in an election, the election board officers must prepare to count
the ballots in accordance with the requirements of
NRS
293.363.
2. After the ballots are prepared for
counting, the election board may use an electronic tabulator to calculate the
results of the tally of the votes cast in a contest on the ballot.
3. A hand count of the ballots must be
tallied at least twice by the hand count tally team appointed pursuant to
section 4 for each contest on the ballot that will be hand counted. The results
of each tally of the ballots for each contest must match exactly. If the
results do not match, the hand count must be conducted again until the results
match one of the previous tallies.
4. In addition to the requirements of
NRS
293.367 to
293.370, inclusive, each hand
count tally team shall process the ballots in the following manner:
(a) For a presidential preference primary
election, the ballots must be sorted by each major political party to be
tallied separately, with a tally form for each candidate listed on the ballot
for each respective political party.
(b) For a primary election, the ballots must
be sorted by political party and nonpartisan ballots to be tallied separately,
with a Republican tally form, a Democrat tally form and a nonpartisan tally
form.
(c) The ballots must be
divided into separate stacks containing not more than 25 ballots per stack.
Each stack must be tallied separately.
(d) Each tally clerk shall silently read to
themselves from each ballot the choice of the voter, as indicated by the
writing in the designated space on the ballot that indicates the voter's
intent, including, without limitation, a cross or check. After silently reading
each ballot, the tally clerk shall:
(1) Tally
the vote on the appropriate tally form, depending on whether the ballot has
been cast in a presidential preference primary, primary or general election. If
the election is a presidential preference primary election, the tallied votes
should be noted on the form for the applicable candidate for the applicable
political party. If the election is a primary election, the tallied votes
should be noted on the tally form for the applicable political party or the
nonpartisan tally form.
(2) Place a
short perpendicular hash mark on the tally form opposite the name of the
candidate or ballot question voted for the first through fourth vote for the
same candidate or ballot question.
(3) For every fifth vote for the same
candidate or ballot question, place a horizontal hash mark through the previous
four perpendicular hash marks.
(e) After tallying each ballot, the tally
clerk shall lay the ballot face down on the table to distinguish the counted
ballot from the uncounted ballots. After each stack of ballots is counted, the
tally clerk shall exchange the stack of tabulated ballots with the other tally
clerk on the hand count tally team. Once both tally clerks have counted a stack
of ballots, the reviewing clerk shall ensure the ballots are tied with a string
or bound with a paper clip, binder clip or rubber band in a stack of not more
than 25 ballots.
(f) The
verification clerk shall oversee the work of the two tally clerks to ensure
that the tally count matches the same stack of ballots. If the count of the
tally clerks:
(1) Matches, the tally must
continue.
(2) Does not match, the
reason for the discrepancy must be identified and corrected before the hand
count tally team may continue tallying.
5. The Office of the Secretary of State may
supervise or assist in a hand count of the ballots voted if requested by a
county clerk, but the county clerk is the party responsible for the hand
count.
Notes
NRS 293.124, 293.3677, 298.640, 298.680
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