Ballot box in Washoe County

Early voting starts on October 17th across Nevada and ends on October 30th.

Nearly 300,000 residents are registered to vote in Washoe County. As of October 15, more than 34,000 ballots have been dropped off or mailed in. Now voters will have two weeks, October 17-30, to vote in person before Election Day, or continue to mail in or drop off their ballots.

There are 15 in-person vote centers throughout the county, and voters can choose any voter center that is convenient to them. Vote centers have digital voting booths as well as ballot drop-boxes for those who have already filled out their mail-in ballot and wish to drop it off. There are also an additional 15 drop-off-only locations around the county.

All vote centers will adhere to COVID-19 safety measures, including sanitization of voting machines between uses, temperature checks, social distancing, and mask requirements. Every vote center is staffed with polling managers who will ensure that the voting process is smooth and safe.

If you plan to vote in person you can still register online until October 29th. You can also register to vote an any polling place during early voting or on Election Day, which is November 3rd.

So far, over 90,000 Nevada voters have returned their mail ballot according to the Nevada Elections official Twitter account. They say this is a new record.

Nevada Elections officials say in 2018 for the general election, 87,658 voters in total voted by absentee or mail-in ballot.

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A break down of the votes that have been received can be seen below:

 

 

 

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