§ NRS § 293C.3606Returns; secrecy of ballots; disseminating information about count of returns before polls close prohibited; penalty

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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 may 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 city 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.

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