Nevada Regulations § 293C.525 Requirements for daily audit of electronic device used to verify signatures
Regulation Text
The daily audit of an electronic device used to verify signatures on mail ballots that is required pursuant to
NRS
293C.26337
, must comply with the following requirements:
1.
The city clerk shall select a random sample of 1 percent of the mail ballots received before 3:00 p.m. from the previous 24-hour period for which the electronic device has verified the signatures.
2.
A team of bipartisan election board officers appointed by the city clerk shall manually review the signatures selected in accordance with the procedures set forth in
NRS
293C.26327
.
3.
The election board officers shall sign and date the daily audit report. The audit report must be deposited in the vaults of the city clerk pursuant to
NRS
293C.390
.
4.
If the team of election board officers rejects a signature that the electronic device verified, then the electronic device fails the audit and the city clerk shall:
(a)
Immediately stop using the electronic device;
(b)
Notify the Secretary of State in writing within 48 hours after the electronic device has failed the audit; and
(c)
Work with the Secretary of State to identify the issue and implement a solution.
Source
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by R095-21, eff. 2/28/2022