§ NRS § 293.395Transmission of copy of certified abstract of votes and mechanized report to Secretary of State; canvass of vote by justices of Supreme Court; Governor to grant certificates of election and issue proclamations

Transmission of copy of certified abstract of votes and
mechanized report to Secretary of State; canvass of vote by justices of Supreme
Court; Governor to grant certificates of election and issue proclamations.

1.  The board of county commissioners,
after making the abstract of votes as provided in NRS 293.393, shall cause the county clerk
to certify the abstract and, by an order made and entered in the minutes of its
proceedings, to make:

(a) A copy of the certified abstract; and

(b) A mechanized report of that abstract in
compliance with regulations adopted by the Secretary of State,

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forthwith transmit them to the Secretary of State.

2.  On the fourth Tuesday of November after
each general election, the justices of the Supreme Court, or a majority
thereof, shall meet with the Secretary of State, and shall open and canvass the
vote for the number of presidential electors to which this State may be
entitled, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, members of the
Legislature, state officers who are elected statewide or by district, district
judges, or district officers whose districts include area in more than one
county and for and against any question submitted.

3.  The Governor shall issue certificates
of election to and commission the persons having the highest number of votes
and shall issue proclamations declaring the election of those persons.