Section 293C.515 - Compliance with procedures for checking signatures; periodic audits of certain employees in city clerk's office; testing of electronic device used to sort ballots or capture voter's signature1. The city clerk or an employee in the office of the city clerk shall check the signature on the return envelope of a mail ballot in accordance with the provisions of NRS 293C.26327.2. The city clerk shall perform periodic audits of each employee in the office of the city clerk whose regular duties include checking the signatures on mail ballots. If the city clerk finds that an employee has an irregular acceptance or rejection rate, the city clerk must retrain the employee or prohibit the employee from checking signatures on mail ballots.3. If the city clerk uses an electronic device to:(a) Sort mail ballots, the city clerk must test the electronic device before it is so used to ensure that the electronic device properly sorts mail ballots.(b) Capture the digital image of a voter's signature on a mail ballot, the city clerk must test the electronic device before it is so used to ensure that the electronic device is able to clearly and accurately capture the digital image of a signature on a mail ballot.4. For the purposes of any voter who is required to provide a signature or a confirmation to the city clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the sixth day following the election pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 293C.26327, the city clerk is not required to provide signature verification during any weekend or holiday or any other time in which the offices of the city clerk are closed in the 6 days following the election. The city clerk may, in his or her discretion, provide signature verification during additional days or times outside of normal working hours.Nev. Admin. Code § 293C.515
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by R094-21, eff. 2/28/2022; A by R014-23A, eff. 9/18/2023NRS 293.124, 293.247, 293.269927, 293C.26327