The central ballot inspection board shall: 1. Receive the ballots in sealed containers. 2. Inspect the containers, record the number indicated on each container and its seal pursuant to [statute] and remove the ballots or storage devices which store the ballots voted on mechanical recording devices which directly record votes electronically. 3. Register the numbers of ballots by precinct. 4. Deliver any damaged ballots to the ballot duplicating board, if the ballots were voted by punching a card. 5. Receive duplicates of damaged ballots from the ballot duplicating board and place the duplicates with the voted ballots of the appropriate precinct, if the ballots were voted by punching a card. 6. Place each damaged original ballot in a separate envelope and note on the outside of the envelope the appropriate number of the precinct, if the ballot was voted by punching a card. 7. Reject any ballot that has been marked in a way that identifies the voter. 8. Place each rejected ballot in a separate envelope and note on the outside of the envelope the appropriate number of the precinct and the reason for the board's rejection of the ballot, if the ballot was voted by punching a card." Nev. Rev. Stat. §293B.365.
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The central ballot inspection board shall: 1. Receive the ballots in sealed containers. 2. Inspect the containers, record the number indicated on each container and its seal pursuant to [statute] and remove the ballots or storage devices which store the ballots voted on mechanical recording devices which directly record votes electronically. 3. Register the numbers of ballots by precinct. 4. Deliver any damaged ballots to the ballot duplicating board, if the ballots were voted by punching a card. 5. Receive duplicates of damaged ballots from the ballot duplicating board and place the duplicates with the voted ballots of the appropriate precinct, if the ballots were voted by punching a card. 6. Place each damaged original ballot in a separate envelope and note on the outside of the envelope the appropriate number of the precinct, if the ballot was voted by punching a card. 7. Reject any ballot that has been marked in a way that identifies the voter. 8. Place each rejected ballot in a separate envelope and note on the outside of the envelope the appropriate number of the precinct and the reason for the board's rejection of the ballot, if the ballot was voted by punching a card." Nev. Rev. Stat. §293B.365.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Central Ballot Inspection Board. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/central-ballot-inspection-board
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