Electin Day Voting

ELECTION DAY
POLLING PLACES AND VOTING PROCEDURES
Election Department - Clark County, Nevada
Last updated on February 01, 2008

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Find the Location of your Polling Place in your Sample Ballot or on the Internet

The Election Department received over 44,500 phone calls on Election Day in the 2004 General Election! If you have questions about whether you are registered to vote or about your polling place, get answers before Election Day. If you are registered, you can find your polling place, precinct and political party in your sample ballot or on the Internet (along with other registration data) at: www.accessclarkcounty.com/election/lookup.asp .

Polling Place Location
Because the locations of polling places periodically change due to population growth and facility availability, check your sample ballot or the Internet, as indicated above, for your official precinct and polling place. Unlike early voting, on Election Day you may only vote a full ballot at your assigned polling place.
Las Vegas Academy, One of Clark County's Polling Places

If You Move
When you move, you should give written notice to the Election Department as soon as possible so the change will apply to the next upcoming election). You must vote at your old polling place if you:
	Moved less than 30 days before an election.
	Moved more than 30 days before an election and never notified the Election Department in writing.
	Notified the Election Department in writing of your new address after the voter registration deadline.

Election Day Voting Process
All Clark County Election Day polling places and early voting sites now exclusively use "Edge" touch-screen voting machines (AVC full-face ballot voting machines are no longer used). These machines include a voter verifiable paper printout of each ballot that stays with the machine. "Edges" also provide both Spanish and English ballots and instructions.
	Go to Precinct Table: Upon arriving at your assigned polling place, an election official will direct you to the correct precinct table.
	Verify Identity: You will give your name to a Clerk at the precinct table. The Clerk will find your name in the Precinct Register and ask you to sign next to your facsimile signature. The Clerk will then verify your identity by comparing your handwritten signature to your facsimile signature. It may be helpful to bring picture identification with you when you vote.
	Receive Receipt: After verifying your identity, the Clerk will give you a voting receipt, showing your precinct and party.
	Receive Activation Card: You will then be directed to an election official who will issue to you a voting machine activation card.
	Vote: You will proceed to an "Edge" (touch-screen) voting machine to vote. You must insert the card into the "Edge" to activate it for your specific precinct and party.
	Return Activation Card: When you are finished, you must immediately return the activation card to an election official.

Important to Remember
	Closed Primary Elections: In Nevada, Federal/State Primaries are "closed" elections. This means you can only vote for candidates from your own party (the one you listed on your Voter Registration Application). However, all registered voters may vote in applicable nonpartisan contests.
	No Write-Ins: Nevada Revised Statute 293.270 prohibits write-in candidates.