Nevada § 293.404 - Employment and duties of recount board; persons present; procedures for recount of ballots; regulations
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§ 293.404. Employment and duties of recount board; persons present; procedures for recount of ballots; regulations
1. Where a recount is demanded pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.403 or 293.424 , the: (a) County clerk of each county affected by the recount shall employ a recount board
to conduct the recount in the county, and shall act as chair of the recount board
unless the recount is for the office of county clerk, in which case the registrar
of voters of the county, if a registrar of voters has been appointed for the county,
shall act as chair of the recount board. If a registrar of voters has not been appointed for the county, the chair of the
board of county commissioners, if the chair is not a candidate on the ballot, shall
act as chair of the recount board. If the recount is for the office of county clerk, a registrar of voters has not
been appointed for the county and the chair of the board of county commissioners is
a candidate on the ballot, the chair of the board of county commissioners shall appoint
another member of the board of county commissioners who is not a candidate on the
ballot to act as chair of the recount board. A member of the board of county commissioners who is a candidate on the ballot may
not serve as a member of the recount board. (b) City clerk shall employ a recount board to conduct the recount in the city, and
shall act as chair of the recount board unless the recount is for the office of city
clerk, in which case the mayor of the city, if the mayor is not a candidate on the
ballot, shall act as chair of the recount board. If the recount is for the office of city clerk and the mayor of the city is a candidate
on the ballot, the mayor of the city shall appoint another member of the city council
who is not a candidate on the ballot to act as chair of the recount board. A member of the city council who is a candidate on the ballot may not serve as a
member of the recount board. 2. Each candidate for the office affected by the recount and the voter who demanded
the recount, if any, may be present in person or by an authorized representative,
but may not be a member of the recount board. 3. The recount must include a count and inspection of all ballots, including rejected
ballots, and must determine whether all ballots are marked as required by law. All ballots must be recounted in the same manner in which the ballots were originally
tabulated. 4. The county or city clerk shall unseal and give to the recount board all ballots
to be counted. 5. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this
section.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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