N.R.S. 293.2696 - General requirements for voting systems; duties of Secretary of State and of county and city clerks
Overview of Statute
This section provides the general requirements for voting systems.
Statute
The Secretary of State and each county and city clerk shall ensure that each voting system used in this State:
1. Secures to each voter privacy and independence in the act of voting, including, without limitation, confidentiality of the ballot of the voter;
2. Allows each voter to verify privately and independently the votes selected by the voter on the ballot before the ballot is cast and counted;
3. Provides each voter with the opportunity, in a private and independent manner, to change the ballot and to correct any error before the ballot is cast and counted, including, without limitation, the opportunity to correct an error through the issuance of a replacement ballot if the voter is otherwise unable to change the ballot or correct the error;
4. Provides a permanent paper record with a manual audit capacity; and
5. Meets or exceeds the standards for voting systems established by the United States Election Assistance Commission, including, without limitation, the error rate standards.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2169; A 2007, 2587; 2019, c.546.)
1. Definition for Clerk
The election board officer designated or assigned to make the record of the election in the roster, tally list and challenge list in the precinct, district or polling place in which such officer is appointed.
See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.040.
2. Definition for State
A state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293D.080.
3. Definition for Ballot
The record of a voter’s preference of candidates and questions voted upon at an election. The term includes, without limitation, any paper given to a voter upon which the voter places his or her vote and any electronic storage tapes.
See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.025.