Nev. Admin. Code § 293.375

Current through November 8, 2024

Section 293.375 - Determination and allocation of cost

1. In determining the estimated or actual cost of any recount, the county or city clerk or Secretary of State:

(a) May include the cost of:

(1) Utilities used in a public building which is occupied for a recount before or after the normal hours of business;

(2) Rent for the use of a building not owned by the public;

(3) Salaries for overtime work of regularly employed members of the staff who normally handle elections;

(4) Salaries for other employees engaged for the recount;

(5) Services rendered by the personnel of the Division of Enterprise Information Technology Services of the Department of Administration or the agency of the county or city that is charged with the responsibility of administering a telecommunications or computer system for the county or city and the computer time associated with the recount;

(6) Mileage and per diem allowances for county or city clerks who attend meetings at the request of the candidate;

(7) Extra materials ordered for the particular recount, such as tally books; and

(8) Any required support from vendors of equipment or materials used in the recount.

(b) May not include the cost of:

(1) Utilities used during the regular hours of business in a public building which is normally used for the purpose of elections;

(2) Rent in a public building which is normally used for the purpose of elections;

(3) During their normal hours of employment, the salaries of regularly employed members of the staff who normally handle elections; or

(4) Payment for overtime work which is not allowed by the county or city to the county or city clerk for conducting the recount.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, the Secretary of State may charge the candidate for actual expenses incurred in organizing and conducting a statewide recount.

3. When two or more recounts are ordered in any election district in the State, the recounts must be conducted simultaneously. If all of the candidates who requested the recount fail to prevail at the finish of the recount, the cost of the recount must be divided equally among those candidates.

Nev. Admin. Code § 293.375

Sec'y of State, Conduct of Elections Reg. § A-35, eff. 2-28-80-NAC A 7-18-88; R217-97, 5-26-98; R163-07, 12-4-2007

NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.403, 293.405