Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.3606 (2026)

Returns; secrecy of ballots; disseminating information about count of returns before polls close prohibited; penalty

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NRS 293.3606 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 must 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 county 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.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2172; A 1995, 2627, 2781; 1997, 668, 671, 2783; 1999, 695, 3553)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Am. Civil Liberties Union Of Nev. v. Cty. Of Nye (Ballot Issue) (Nev. 2022).

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Am. Civil Liberties Union Of Nev. v. Cty. Of Nye (Ballot Issue) (Nev. 2022). · cites it 5× “on election day, NRS 293.3606(1). The counting of the ballots must be done in public.”

Am. Civil Liberties Union Of Nev. v. Cty. Of Nye (Ballot Issue) (Nev. 2022). · cites it 4× “on election day, NRS 293.3606(1). The counting of the ballots must be done in public.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.3606(1) — 2 cases

Am. Civil Liberties Union Of Nev. v. Cty. Of Nye (Ballot Issue) (Nev. 2022). “on election day, NRS 293.3606(1). The counting of the ballots must be done in public.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.3606(2) — 2 cases

Am. Civil Liberties Union Of Nev. v. Cty. Of Nye (Ballot Issue) (Nev. 2022). “on election day, NRS 293.3606(1). The counting of the ballots must be done in public.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.3606(5) — 1 case

Am. Civil Liberties Union Of Nev. v. Cty. Of Nye (Ballot Issue) (Nev. 2022). “on election day, NRS 293.3606(1). The counting of the ballots must be done in public.”

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