EAdIElection Administration Index
How professionally and independently is election administration codified?
Dimensions
Accountability
50.0% · 1/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| COI.1Conflict-of-interest disclosureAre commissioners and senior election staff required by statute to disclose financial interests (vendor relationships, party positions, candidate connections) publicly? | 0/10.0% | No matching sections in corpus. | no FTS match 2026-06-01 |
| COI.2Judicial review of administrative decisionsIs the right to seek judicial review of election-authority decisions codified, with standing, timeline, and venue defined? | 1/1100.0% | The statute explicitly codifies the right to judicial review of the county clerk's and board's certification decisions, specifies the venue (district court), defines the timeline (hearing within 3 days of filing), and grants standing by allowing any petitioner's committee to challenge an adverse determination. This is a clear statutory accountability mechanism that satisfies COI.2. | § view source 2026-06-01 |
Commission
0.0% · 0/5| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMM.1Statutory grounding of commissionIs the election commission's existence and core mandate set in the constitution (rather than statute alone, regulation, or executive order)? | 0/20.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: NRS § 293.4685 addresses specific duties of the Secretary of State regarding voter registration reporting and HAVA compliance, not the establishment or constitutional grounding of an election commission. It contains no language establishing a commission, defining its mandate, or providing constitutional authority. Nevada's election administration is vested in the Secretary of State and county/city clerks by statute, not in a dedicated independent commission with constitutional grounding. | § view source 2026-06-01 |
| COMM.2Multi-branch appointmentAre commission members appointed by multiple branches (legislature, judiciary, executive) such that no single branch unilaterally controls composition? | 0/10.0% | No matching sections in corpus. | no FTS match 2026-06-01 |
| COMM.3Term protectionAre commissioner terms defined in statute with fixed length, staggered cycles, and statutory grounds for removal? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 293.403 concerns the procedural rules for demanding and conducting election recounts (filing deadlines, cost deposits, canvass definitions). It does not address the structure, appointment, terms, or removal grounds of any election commission. The criterion requires statutory definition of commissioner terms with fixed length, staggered cycles, and removal grounds — none of which appear in this recount statute. | § view source 2026-06-01 |
| COMM.4Political-balance requirementIs the commission's composition required by statute to be politically balanced (party-balanced, supermajority-confirmation, or independent appointment by judiciary)? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses primary election ballot procedures and nonpartisan voter access, not commission composition or political balance. It contains no provisions regarding the appointment, structure, or composition of any election commission. It does not establish, describe, or constrain the institutional independence or balance of decision-making bodies. | § view source 2026-06-01 |
Funding
0.0% · 0/4| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUND.1Independent funding lineIs the election authority's budget a separate statutory line item (not subject to mid-cycle reallocation by the executive branch alone)? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses ballot secrecy, early vote reporting procedures, and penalties for premature dissemination of vote counts. It contains no provisions regarding election authority budgeting, funding mechanisms, or protection from mid-cycle budget reallocation. It is a procedural/administrative provision, not a funding statute. | § view source 2026-06-01 |
| FUND.2Multi-year funding cycleAre election infrastructure budgets set on a multi-year cycle (avoiding annual political renegotiation of election-administration money)? | 0/10.0% | No matching sections in corpus. | no FTS match 2026-06-01 |
| FUND.3Foreign funding prohibitionIs foreign-source funding of the election authority (and election administration vendors, where applicable) prohibited by statute? | 0/20.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: NRS § 294A.325 prohibits foreign nationals from making contributions to candidates, committees, political parties, and certain organizations, but does not address funding of election authorities themselves or election administration vendors. The section governs campaign finance restrictions on political entities, not the institutional funding sources for election administration agencies. It is therefore structurally inapplicable to FUND.3, which concerns the election authority's own budgetary independence from foreign sources. | § view source 2026-06-01 |
Staff Training
33.3% · 1/3| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAFF.1Career professional staffIs the election authority's career staff (professional employees, not political appointees) protected by civil-service or analogous merit-based statute? | 0/10.0% | No matching sections in corpus. | no FTS match 2026-06-01 |
| STAFF.2Mandatory trainingIs training for election officials and poll workers required by statute, with content and frequency defined? | 1/1100.0% | The statute mandates annual training for county clerks and election administration staff, specifies the subject matter (forensic signature verification), and establishes frequency (at least once each year) and oversight (approval by Secretary of State). This clearly satisfies the statutory requirement for mandatory, content-defined, frequency-specified training. | § view source 2026-06-01 |
| STAFF.3Whistleblower protectionAre election-related whistleblower protections (for staff reporting irregularities) codified in statute? | — no data | No rationale recorded. | no FTS match |
Vendor Oversight
33.3% · 1/3| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CERT.1Certification process codifiedIs the voting-equipment certification process (criteria, evaluators, timeline, public-comment period) codified in statute or regulation? | 1/1100.0% | NRS § 293B.1045 codifies the voting equipment certification process in statute, specifying mandatory approval requirements, application procedures, independent examiner qualifications, required examination components, approval criteria, a 120-day timeline, cost allocation, and conflict-of-interest safeguards. The statute establishes clear procedural standards rather than delegating discretion to executive regulations alone. | § view source 2026-06-01 |
| CERT.2Recertification triggersAre recertification triggers (after material updates, after defects discovered, on a fixed schedule) codified? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: NRS § 293.504 addresses voter registration agency duties and procedures for accepting and transmitting voter registration applications. It does not establish or codify any recertification triggers for election equipment, systems, or vendors—whether tied to material updates, discovered defects, or fixed schedules. The section is entirely procedural regarding voter registration administration and contains no language addressing vendor oversight, equipment certification, or recertification mechanisms. | § view source 2026-06-01 |
| CERT.3Decertification grounds & procedureAre the grounds for revoking certification, and the procedure for doing so, defined in statute? | 0/10.0% | No matching sections in corpus. | no FTS match 2026-06-01 |