Approximately 6,000 signatures on mail-in ballots were rejected by Nevada’s Clark County Election Department, according to a recent report. The signatures need to be verified in the coming days for the votes to be counted in the upcoming election.
As of Tuesday, Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, refused to count 5,854 ballots, reported Las Vegas TV station KLAS. Some voters have already rectified the discrepancies, leaving 5,574 voters with questionable signatures.
Election officials determined that these signatures failed to match the signatures already on file with the department. Additionally, 380 Clark County voters who mailed their ballots neglected to sign the form. Of these, 21 have since corrected the issue, but 359 ballots remained unsigned as of Tuesday.
According to protocol, the Election Department will notify voters if their signatures raise issues, but this only applies to those who provided a phone number or email address. Voters have until November 12, a week after Election Day, to confirm their signatures.
To check Election Department data, local voters can visit the county’s official site. Clark County has received and inspected over 365,000 mail-in ballots as of Tuesday. Additionally, 273,000 voters in the county have turned up in person to vote early.
In a tight race, a few thousand votes can significantly impact the result. This is particularly evident in the presidential race, where Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a close contest, according to state polls. As of Tuesday, Trump narrowly leads Harris in a poll of likely Nevada voters released by CNN, showing 48% backing Trump and 47% supporting Harris. The results fall within the poll’s margin of error.
In betting circles, Trump held a 62% chance of winning on Kalshi on Monday and a 66% chance on Polymarket in national predictions.
To sway Nevada voters, Trump is scheduled to appear at Clark County’s Lee’s Family Forum at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Harris will speak in Las Vegas between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. that same day, with Maná, a Mexican pop band, performing and Jennifer Lopez speaking at her rally.
Nevada’s six electoral votes may play a critical role nationally in determining who wins the closely contested race for the White House.
