NRS293.3604. Mechanical recording devices: Duties of election board at close of each voting day; duties of ballot board for early voting and county clerk at close of last voting day.

  If ballots which are voted on a mechanical recording device which directly records the votes electronically are used during the period for early voting by personal appearance in an election other than a presidential preference primary election:

      1.  At the close of each voting day, the election board shall:

      (a) Prepare and sign a statement for the polling place. The statement must include:

             (1) The title of the election;

             (2) The number of the precinct or voting district;

             (3) The number which identifies the mechanical recording device and the storage device required pursuant to NRS 293B.084;

             (4) The number of ballots voted on the mechanical recording device for that day; and

             (5) The number of signatures in the roster for early voting for that day.

      (b) Secure:

             (1) The ballots pursuant to the plan for security required by NRS 293.3594; and

             (2) Each mechanical voting device in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.3594.

      2.  At the close of the last voting day, the county clerk shall deliver to the ballot board for early voting:

      (a) The statements for all polling places for early voting;

      (b) The voting rosters used for early voting;

      (c) The storage device required pursuant to NRS 293B.084 from each mechanical recording device used during the period for early voting; and

      (d) Any other items as determined by the county clerk.

      3.  Upon receipt of the items set forth in subsection 2 at the close of the last voting day, the ballot board for early voting shall:

      (a) Sort the items by precinct or voting district;

      (b) Count the number of ballots voted by precinct or voting district;

      (c) Account for all ballots on an official statement of ballots; and

      (d) Place the items in the container provided to transport those items to the central counting place and seal the container with a numbered seal. The official statement of ballots must accompany the items to the central counting place.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 2773; A 1997, 2782; 1999, 695; 2007, 2595)