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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLegality of NV delay is questionable?
Is the counting 'pause' legal in NV?
Statutes & Regulations - https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/election-resources/statutes-regulations
TITLE 24 - ELECTIONS - https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-293.html
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-293.html#NRS293Sec363
NRS?293.363??Preparation by counting board to count paper ballots.??When the polls are closed, the counting board shall prepare to count the ballots voted. The counting procedure must be public and continue without adjournment until completed.
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-293.html#NRS293Sec333
NRS?293.333??Procedure for depositing absent ballots in ballot box; period for counting of absent ballots. [Effective January 1, 2020.] [snip]
2.??Counting of absent ballots must continue through the seventh day following the election.
2.??Counting of absent ballots must continue through the seventh day following the election.
Hmm.
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Legality of NV delay is questionable? (Original Post)
crickets
Nov 2020
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msongs
(67,405 posts)1. seems like the counting is adjourned and not public, both violations nt
crickets
(25,969 posts)2. Finally found an update of sorts.
Nevada Explains Its Pause on Announcing Further Election Results
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-biden-election-day-2020/card/XvVgnB1xfyekorKGdkCC
A Nevada election official said that county officials need to focus on counting ballots instead of continually publishing updates of results, which is why the state wont release further results until Thursday.
It takes time for county officials to securely send each batch of results to the states election division, Wayne Thorley, Nevada's deputy secretary of state for elections, said in an email. To increase efficiency, state election officials instructed counties to just count all day and not worry about sending us partial results in batches, Mr. Thorley said.
It takes time for county officials to securely send each batch of results to the states election division, Wayne Thorley, Nevada's deputy secretary of state for elections, said in an email. To increase efficiency, state election officials instructed counties to just count all day and not worry about sending us partial results in batches, Mr. Thorley said.
Now they say NV hasn't stopped counting, just announcing results. Still doesn't seem to satisfy the 'public' requirement.
Can't find much on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/search?q=nevada
https://twitter.com/search?q=nevada%20pause
I'm not watching TV coverage, and the lack of online coverage is maddening. Hoping more people will weigh in with opinions & news.