NRS 293C.267 - Time for opening and closing polls; duties of election board officers; persons permitted inside certain areas of polls. [Effective through December 31, 2019.]

NV Rev Stat § 293C.267 (2019) (N/A)

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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 293C.297, at all elections held pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the polls must open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

2. Whenever at any election all the votes of the polling place, as shown on the roster, have been cast, the election board officers shall close the polls and the counting of votes must begin and continue without unnecessary delay until the count is completed.

3. Upon opening the polls, one of the election board officers shall cause a proclamation to be made so that all present may be aware of the fact that applications of registered voters to vote will be received.

4. No person other than election board officers engaged in receiving, preparing or depositing ballots may be permitted inside the guardrail during the time the polls are open, except by authority of the election board as necessary to keep order and carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 3426; A 2001, 2957; 2015, 3167)

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