Nevada § 293C.362 - Preparation by counting board to count ballots; counting must be public and continue until completed; requirements for counting paper ballots; rejection of certain ballots; record of discrepancies

§ 293C.362. Preparation by counting board to count ballots; counting must be public and continue until completed; requirements for counting paper ballots; rejection of certain ballots; record of discrepancies

1. When the polls are closed, the counting board shall prepare to count the ballots

voted. The counting procedure must be public and continue without adjournment until completed. 2. If the ballots are paper ballots, the counting board shall prepare in the following

manner: (a) The container that holds the ballots or the ballot box must be opened and the

ballots contained therein counted by the counting board and opened far enough to determine

whether each ballot is single. If two or more ballots are found folded together to present the appearance of a

single ballot, they must be laid aside until the count of the ballots is completed. If a majority of the inspectors are of the opinion that the ballots folded together

were voted by one person, the ballots must be rejected and placed in an envelope,

upon which must be written the reason for their rejection. The envelope must be signed by the counting board officers and placed in the container

or ballot box after the count is completed. (b) If the ballots in the container or box are found to exceed the number of names

as are indicated on the roster as having voted, the ballots must be replaced in the

container or box and a counting board officer shall, with his or her back turned to

the container or box, draw out a number of ballots equal to the excess. The excess ballots must be marked on the back thereof with the words “Excess ballots

not counted.” The ballots when so marked must be immediately sealed in an envelope and returned

to the city clerk with the other ballots rejected for any cause. (c) When it has been determined that the number of ballots agrees with the number

of names of registered voters shown to have voted, the board shall proceed to count. If there is a discrepancy between the number of ballots and the number of voters,

a record of the discrepancy must be made.