N.R.S. 293C.245 – Appointment and number of officers on absent ballot central counting board; appointment of law enforcement officers; absent ballot central counting board under direction of city clerk
Overview of Statute
This section provides rules and regulations pertaining to an absent ballot central counting board.
Statute
1. An absent ballot central counting board consists of election board officers appointed in such numbers as the city clerk determines to be required by the volume of absent ballots requested.
2. The city clerk’s deputies who perform duties in connection with elections shall be deemed officers of the absent ballot central counting board.
3. When requested by the city clerk, the chief law enforcement officer of the city shall appoint an officer to keep order during the counting of the absent ballot votes by the absent ballot central counting board.
4. The absent ballot central counting board is under the direction of the city clerk.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3425)
1. Definition for Absent ballot
A ballot voted by a person who expects to be or is absent from the polling place for his or her precinct or district on election day.
See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.013.
2. Definition for Election board
The persons appointed by each county or city clerk to assist in the conduct of an election.
See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293B.027.
3. Definition for Election board officer
A person appointed to assist in the conduct of an election.
See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.050.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.