Nev. Admin. Code § 293.Sec. 6.2

Current through October 11, 2024
Section 293.Sec. 6.2 - NEW

The daily audit of an electronic device used to verify signatures on mail ballots that is required pursuant to section 65 of Assembly Bill No. 321, chapter 248, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 1250 (NRS 293C.26337), must comply with the following requirements:

1. The city clerk shall select a random sample of 1 percent of the mail ballots received before 3:00 p.m. from the previous 24-hour period for which the electronic device has verified the signatures.
2. A team of bipartisan election board officers appointed by the city clerk shall manually review the signatures selected in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 59 of Assembly Bill No. 321, chapter 248, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 1247 (NRS 293C.26327).
3. The election board officers shall sign and date the daily audit report. The audit report must be deposited in the vaults of the city clerk pursuant to NRS 293C.390, as amended by section 80 of Assembly Bill No. 321, chapter 248, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 1257.
4. If the team of election board officers rejects a signature that the electronic device verified, then the electronic device fails the audit and the city clerk shall:
(a) Immediately stop using the electronic device;
(b) Notify the Secretary of State in writing within 48 hours after the electronic device has failed the audit; and
(c) Work with the Secretary of State to identify the issue and implement a solution.

Nev. Admin. Code § 293.Sec. 6.2

Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by R095-21A, eff. 2/28/2022
NRS 293.124, 293.247, section 65 of Assembly Bill No. 321, chapter 248, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 1250 (NRS 293C.26337) .