LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — About 4,800 mail ballots in Clark County need to be cured, Registrar Lorena Portillo said Wednesday.
The deadline is Nov. 9 at 5 p.m.
Portillo shared the information after Tuesday’s election. She said there are steps voters who used mail ballots need to take to make sure their ballots are eligible to be counted.
How to respond
Portillo asked voters to check their text messages, email inboxes and voicemail for a message from the Clark County Elections Department. She asked them to respond and call 702-455-CURE (2873).
Ballot counts
As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, the county had processed more than 378,000 mail ballots, Portillo said.
About 78,000 mail ballots were received Tuesday through the post office and vote centers. Election staff are working through about 60,000 of them Wednesday, she said.
Approximately 220,000 people voted in person during early voting, and about 146,000 cast ballots Tuesday at voting sites across the valley, Portillo said.
Lines and wait times
Portillo said Nevada state law required election officials to wait to publish results until everyone in Nevada had voted.
The Nevada Secretary of State’s office said the last voter in Nevada cast a ballot at 11:57 p.m. at Brinley Middle School in Las Vegas. Results were released shortly after that.
“Nevada state law does require us to wait to publish all results until all the polls close statewide,” said Clark County Registrar of Voters Lorena Portillo. “And we receive the Secretary’s green light to make sure to confirm that. Once it is confirmed, we are able to publish our Clark County results.”
FOX5 saw long lines Tuesday night, with reports of some people waiting up to three hours to vote.
Many voters were frustrated to wait all night for results.
Portillo said the Elections Department analyzes its entire process after every election, including equipment analytics and voter sentiment. She said this year will be no different.
“There has been some focus on long lines, and I want to address that directly,” Portillo said. “The lines at some locations this year were unfortunate. However, our voting sites were appropriately resourced through staffing and machines based off turnout numbers at those locations in past elections.”
She said the department will look at whether it can make adjustments or improvements for the next election.
Portillo said staff listen throughout the day at polling sites and did not hear concerns from voters about long lines. She said that does not mean the department will not analyze the issue.
Some large sites, such as Allegiant, did not have long wait times, and the public was encouraged to consider those options, she said.
Portillo said the estimated wait time tool on the county’s website can be improved. She said the department will work on it so voters are informed about where to cast their ballots.
Two-card ballot
Portillo said this year’s two-card ballot had 142 contests and 254 candidates. She said the ballot was unique to Clark County and contributed to the time it took people to make their choices at election sites.
She encouraged the public to use early voting and mail ballots as alternatives to Election Day wait times.
Portillo also thanked election workers, many of whom are Clark County employees, who have worked and are continuing to work to see the election process through.
“I want to express my gratitude for the election workers, all election workers, many of whom are Clark County employees who have worked and are continuing to work tirelessly to see our election process through. We could not do this without you. My heart is full of appreciation. We want you to know that. Thank you so much for your dedication,” said Portillo.
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