TrustVoting Atlas

Appointment of pupil as trainee: Qualifications; requirements;
duties; compensation.

1.  The county clerk may appoint a pupil as
a trainee for the position of election board officer. To qualify for such an
appointment, the pupil must be:

(a) A United States citizen, a resident of Nevada
and a resident of the county in which the pupil serves;

(b) Enrolled in high school; and

(c) At the time of service, at least 16 years of
age.

2.  The county clerk may only appoint a
pupil as a trainee if:

(a) The pupil is appointed without party
affiliation;

(b) The county clerk sends the pupil a
certificate stating the date and hours that the pupil will act as a trainee;

(c) At least 20 days before the election in which
the pupil will act as a trainee, the principal of the high school or the
pupil’s assigned school counselor receives the county clerk’s certificate and a
written request signed by the pupil’s parent or guardian to be excused from
school for the time specified in the certificate;

(d) The principal of the high school or the
assigned school counselor of the pupil approves the pupil’s request; and

(e) The pupil attends the training class required
by NRS 293B.260.

3.  Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the county clerk may assign a trainee such duties as the county
clerk deems appropriate. The county clerk shall not require the trainee to
perform those duties later than 10 p.m. or any applicable curfew, whichever is
earlier.

4.  The county clerk may compensate a
trainee for service at the same rate fixed for election board officers
generally unless the trainee chooses to perform the duties described in this
section as a volunteer who receives no compensation.