Nevada § 293C.3606 - Returns; secrecy of ballots; disseminating information about count of returns before polls close prohibited; penalty
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§ 293C.3606. Returns; secrecy of ballots; disseminating information about count of returns before polls close prohibited; penalty
1. After 8 a.m. on election day, the appropriate board shall count in public the returns
for early voting. 2. The returns for early voting must not be reported until after the polls have closed
on election day. 3. The returns for early voting may be reported separately from the regular votes
of the precinct, unless reporting the returns separately would violate the secrecy
of the voter's ballot. 4. The city clerk shall develop a procedure to ensure that each ballot is kept secret. 5. Any person who disseminates to the public information relating to the count of
returns for early voting before the polls close is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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