Today is Election Day, and Nevada voters have one last chance to make their voices heard this cycle.
More than 730,000 voters across the state had returned their mail ballots or participated in the two weeks of early, in-person voting, Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar said Monday.
The state’s chief election officer gave last-minute voting information from a morning news conference with Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley.
In-person voting locations include community centers, government centers and even Allegiant Stadium.
“Counties across this state, all 17 county clerks and recorders, and city clerks, have been working to prepare for tomorrow since the Wednesday after the ’24 election,” Aguilar said. “They know what they need to do. The Constitution is very clear that states run elections, not the federal government.”
Voters this cycle will elect a governor and other statewide officials, representatives for Congress and the Nevada Legislature, as well as local officials and judges. They will decide if they want to enshrine abortion rights into the state Constitution or implement voter ID for future elections through Question 6 and Question 7, respectively.
36 percent participation rate
Just over 2 million ballots went out to registered voters across Nevada.
The number of recorded ballots had increased to about 752,000 by Monday afternoon, including 444,136 people who returned them, and 308,025 who showed up to early voting.
That increased the participation rate to about 36 percent.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
People in line before closing time will be allowed to vote.
Mailing ballots back now could be cutting it short. Nevada allows ballots postmarked on or before Election Day to be accepted for up to four days after the election. Mail returned without a legible postmark is accepted for up to three days.
However, voters can just return them Tuesday at polling locations or drop boxes posted throughout the valley.
“Voting is a sacred right, but it’s also a responsibility that we all have as American citizens to participate in our government and choose who our leaders will be,” Berkley said.
About 5,700 returned mail ballots require signature verification, or curing, because signatures on returned envelopes didn’t match the ones on record, or were missing, according to the state’s real-time dashboard, nvsos.gov/vivid. Voters can track their ballots at myballot.nv.gov.
Clark County has an outreach system for those voters, who can take action through Nov. 9.
Not registered to vote? No problem.
Nevada offers same-day, in-person registration, which requires a state identification card. Those with IDs lacking a current address should bring proof of residence. Acceptable forms include military and tribal identification cards, utility bills, a bank statement, a paycheck or tax documents.
Voters seeking additional information on every candidate can visit the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s voter guide at reviewjournal.com/voter-guide-2026.
“We’re going to encourage everyone,” Berkley said Monday. “If you haven’t already voted by mail, if you haven’t already early voted, then make sure you show up to the polls tomorrow to make your vote, your decision count, and that’s what we get to do as American citizens.”
