N.R.S. 293B.365 – Duties of central ballot inspection board
Overview of Statute
This section provides duties for the central ballot inspection board.
Statute
The central ballot inspection board shall:
1. Receive the ballots in sealed containers.
2. Inspect the containers, record the number indicated on each container and its seal pursuant to NRS 293.462 and remove the storage devices which store the ballots voted on mechanical recording devices which directly record votes electronically.
3. Register the numbers of ballots by precinct.
4. Deliver any damaged paper ballots to the ballot duplicating board.
5. Receive duplicates of damaged paper ballots from the ballot duplicating board and place the duplicates with the voted ballots of the appropriate precinct.
6. Place each damaged original paper ballot in a separate envelope and note on the outside of the envelope the appropriate number of the precinct.
7. Reject any paper ballot that has been marked in a way that identifies the voter.
8. Place each rejected paper ballot in a separate envelope and note on the outside of the envelope the appropriate number of the precinct and the reason for the board’s rejection of the ballot.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1529; A 1985, 1107; 1995, 2791; 2007, 1169, 2608)
1. Definition for Mechanical recording device
A device which mechanically or electronically compiles a total of the number of votes cast for each candidate and for or against each measure voted on.
See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.0657.
2. Definition for Board
As used in NRS 295.075 to 295.125, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “board” means the board of county commissioners.
See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 295.075.
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.
4. Definition for Precinct
The smallest voting area in a political subdivision.
See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.077.