§ NRS § 293C.390Disposition and inspection of ballots, lists, audits, stubs and records of voted ballots after canvass by governing body of city

Disposition and inspection of ballots, lists, audits, stubs and
records of voted ballots after canvass by governing body of city.

1.  The voted ballots, rejected ballots,
spoiled ballots, challenge lists, records printed on paper of voted ballots
collected pursuant to NRS 293B.400,
reports prepared pursuant to NRS
293C.26337 and stubs of the ballots used, enclosed and sealed, must, after
canvass of the votes by the governing body of the city, be deposited in the
vaults of the city clerk. The records of voted ballots that are maintained in
electronic form must, after canvass of the votes by the governing body of the
city, be sealed and deposited in the vaults of the city clerk. The tally lists
collected pursuant to this title must, after canvass of the votes by the
governing body of the city, be deposited in the vaults of the city clerk
without being sealed. All materials described by this subsection must be
preserved for at least 22 months, and all such sealed materials must be
destroyed immediately after that period. A notice of the destruction must be
published by the city clerk in at least one newspaper of general circulation in
the city or, if no newspaper is of general circulation in that city, in a
newspaper of general circulation in the nearest city, not less than 2 weeks
before the destruction of the materials.

2.  Unused ballots, enclosed and sealed,
must, after canvass of the votes by the governing body of the city, be
deposited in the vaults of the city clerk and preserved for at least the period
during which the election may be contested and adjudicated, after which the
unused ballots may be destroyed.

3.  The rosters containing the signatures
of those persons who voted in the election and the tally lists deposited with
the governing body of the city are subject to the inspection of any elector who
may wish to examine them at any time after their deposit with the city clerk.

4.  A contestant of an election may inspect
all of the material relating to that election which is preserved pursuant to
subsection 1 or 2, except the voted ballots and records printed on paper of
voted ballots collected pursuant to NRS
293B.400 which are deposited with the city clerk.

5.  The voted ballots and records printed
on paper of voted ballots collected pursuant to NRS 293B.400 which are deposited with the
city clerk are not subject to the inspection of any person, except in cases of
a contested election, and only by the judge, body or board before whom the
election is being contested, or by the parties to the contest, jointly,
pursuant to an order of the judge, body or board.

6.  As used in this section, “vaults of the
city clerk” means any place of secure storage designated by the city clerk.