N.R.S. 293B.400 – Paper record required in event of recount or contest of election; duty of clerk to collect and deposit paper records
Overview of Statute
This section provides procedures for the county or city clerk in the case of a recount or contested election.
Statute
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a recount is demanded pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.403 or if an election is contested pursuant to NRS 293.407, the county or city clerk shall ensure that each mechanical recording device which directly recorded votes electronically for the applicable election provides a record printed on paper of each ballot voted on that device.
2. In carrying out the requirements of this section, the county or city clerk shall:
(a) Print only the records required for the recount or contest; and
(b) Collect those records and deposit them in the vaults of the county clerk pursuant to NRS 293.391.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2786; A 2003, 1658)
1. Definition for 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 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Definition for Contest
An adversary proceeding between a candidate for a public office who has received the greatest number of votes and any other candidate for that office or, in certain cases, any registered voter of the appropriate political subdivision, for the purpose of determining the validity of an election.
See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.042.