N.R.S. 293C.655 – Duties of ballot duplicating board
Overview of Statute
This section provides the duties of the ballot duplicating board.
Statute
The ballot duplicating board shall:
1. Receive damaged ballots pursuant to NRS 293C.645, including ballots that have been torn, bent or mutilated.
2. Prepare on a distinctly colored, serially numbered ballot marked “duplicate” an exact copy of each damaged ballot.
3. Record the serial number of the duplicate ballot on the damaged original ballot and return the damaged and duplicate ballots to the appropriate ballot inspection board.
4. Hold aside the duplicated ballots for counting after all other ballots are counted if this procedure is directed by the city clerk.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3445; A 2001, 2041; 2007, 1185, 2622)
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 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.