N.R.S. 293.274 - Members of general public allowed to observe conduct of voting at polling place; photographing or otherwise recording conduct of voting by members of general public prohibited

Overview of Statute

This section allows the general public to observe the conduct of voting at polling places, and prohibits photographing or recording conduct.

Statute

1. The county clerk shall allow members of the general public to observe the conduct of voting at a polling place.

2. A member of the general public shall not photograph the conduct of voting at a polling place or record the conduct of voting on audiotape or any other means of sound or video reproduction.

3. For the purposes of this section, a member of the general public does not include any person who:

(a) Gathers information for communication to the public;

(b) Is employed or engaged by or has contracted with a newspaper, periodical, press association, or radio or television station; and

(Added to NRS by 1995, 2772; A 1999, 264)

1. Definition for County clerk

Definition [County clerk]

Except as the term is used in NRS 293.393, whenever the term “county clerk” is used in this title it means “registrar of voters” in those counties where such office has been created pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244.164.

See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.044.

2. Definition for Clerk

Definition [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.

3. Definition for Person

Definition [Person]

1. A natural person;

2. Any form of business or social organization;

3. Any nongovernmental legal entity, including, without limitation, a corporation, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, labor union, committee for political action, political party and committee sponsored by a political party; or

4. A government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government.

See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.009.