A elector deposits a mail-in ballot into a ballot container during superior predetermination time voting astatine a polling tract astatine Henderson City Hall Tuesday, June 9, 2026, successful Henderson. Photo by: Steve Marcus
Thursday, June 11, 2026 | 4:40 p.m.
CARSON CITY — Nevada’s 2 astir populous counties inactive person thousands of message ballots to process 2 days aft Tuesday’s superior election, according to a Thursday update from the caput of state’s office.
Washoe County had the largest backlog, with astir 9,468 message ballots received and accepted but not yet processed, on with 1,317 ballots flagged for signature curing. The region had tabulated astir 80% of its existent message ballots, the lowest stock successful the state.
Clark County, location to Las Vegas, had tabulated astir 99% of its message ballots but inactive listed 312 ballots awaiting processing and 1,493 needing a signature cure — the astir cures of immoderate county.
Statewide, counties volition support processing ballots that get by 5 p.m. Saturday arsenic agelong arsenic they were postmarked connected oregon earlier Election Day, the bureau said. Processing a ballot involves verifying the signature, curing it if needed and tabulating the vote, among different steps.
Several smaller counties had already finished the ballots connected hand.
Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar congratulated Esmeralda, Humboldt, Lander, Mineral, Pershing and White Pine counties for processing each their ballots from aboriginal voting and Election Day connected predetermination night.
“This is unthinkable enactment to supply their communities predetermination results connected predetermination nighttime and bring greater transparency to our elections,” Aguilar said. He added that counties statewide person worked to streamline the process, including installing caller voting machines and expanding capableness to number ballots faster.
Other counties reported smaller backlogs. Carson City had tabulated 94% of its message ballots, with 598 inactive to process and 47 needing a cure. Nye County stood astatine 90%, with 549 ballots to process and 158 cures. Elko County trailed astatine 82%, with 445 ballots remaining and 30 cures.
The numbers are approximate and proceed to displacement arsenic counties person and number ballots, the bureau said.
Voters whose ballots are flagged for a signature occupation person until Monday to hole the issue. A signature cure lets voters close a missing oregon mismatched signature connected the instrumentality envelope. Those notified tin resoluteness the substance astatine Cure.NV.gov oregon by contacting their region predetermination office.
Counties indispensable implicit the canvass of the superior results connected oregon earlier June 18, the bureau said. June 18 falls connected the ninth time aft the predetermination due to the fact that June 19 is Juneteenth, a national and authorities holiday. County commissions and metropolis councils certify the returns from each precinct and district. Results and turnout stay unofficial until the canvass finishes.
The superior sets the November ballot for Nevada’s apical statewide offices, including governor, lieutenant governor, lawyer wide and caput of state, on with 4 U.S. House seats. Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is seeking a 2nd word and volition look the Democratic nominee, Attorney General Aaron Ford.
The wide predetermination is Nov. 3. Early voting runs Oct. 17, done Oct. 30.
The caput of state’s bureau urged voters to update their registration astatine VOTE.NV.gov to person existent predetermination information.
What is your status?
Voters tin besides cheque if their ballot needs to beryllium cured by visiting nvsos.gov/elections/election-information/vivid-project:
• Scroll down to the “Voter List & Ballot Status Reports.”
• Download the record for their region (and legislature district, if necessary).
• Search for their name.
• In the “Ballot Status” column, ballots that request to beryllium cured volition beryllium flagged arsenic “Signature Cure Needed.”
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