TrustVoting Atlas

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

1.  The city 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 city 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 city clerk may only appoint a pupil
as a trainee if:

(a) The pupil is appointed without party
affiliation;

(b) The city 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
assigned school counselor of the pupil receives the city 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 city clerk may assign a trainee such duties as the city clerk
deems appropriate. The city clerk shall not require the trainee to perform
those duties later than 10 p.m., or any applicable curfew, whichever is
earlier.

4.  The city 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.