§ NRS § 293C.220Appointment of officers by city clerk; appointment of law enforcement officers for polling places; appointment of trainees

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Appointment of officers by city clerk; appointment of law
enforcement officers for polling places; appointment of trainees.

1.  The city clerk shall appoint and notify
registered voters to act as election board officers for the various polling
places and precincts in the city as provided in NRS 293.225, 293.227, 293C.227, 293C.228 and 293C.26329. No candidate for nomination
or election or a relative of the candidate within the second degree of
consanguinity or affinity may be appointed as an election board officer.
Immediately after election board officers are appointed, if requested by the
city clerk, the chief law enforcement officer of the city shall:

(a) Appoint an officer for each polling place in
the city and for the central election board and the mail ballot central
counting board; or

(b) Deputize, as an officer for the election, an
election board officer for each polling place and for the central election
board and the mail ballot central counting board. The deputized officer may not
receive any additional compensation for the services he or she provides as an
officer during the election for which the officer is deputized.

Ê Officers so
appointed and deputized shall preserve order during hours of voting and attend
the closing of the polls.

2.  The city clerk may appoint a trainee
for the position of election board officer as set forth in NRS 293C.222.

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