NRS 293.269933 Process for counting mail ballots; requirements relating to empty envelopes and rejected mail ballots.
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NRS 293.269933 Process for counting mail ballots; requirements relating to empty envelopes and rejected mail ballots. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.200 , each mail ballot central counting board shall process the mail ballots in the following manner:
1. The name of the voter, as shown on the return envelope, must be checked as if the voter were voting in person;
2. An election board officer shall indicate in the roster “Received” by the name of the voter;
3. If the board determines the voter is entitled to cast a mail ballot and all other processing steps have been completed, the return envelope must be opened and the mail ballot counted;
4. An election board officer shall indicate “Voted” by the name of the voter; and
5. When all mail ballots delivered to the board have been voted or rejected, except as otherwise provided in NRS 293D.200 , the empty envelopes and the envelopes containing rejected mail ballots must be returned to the clerk. On all envelopes containing rejected mail ballots, the cause of rejection must be noted and the envelope signed by an election board officer.