Week of July 25, 2024

From the editor’s desk

Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar sent a notice this week with a couple of important details for voters. 

First, as part of the routine list maintenance that election officials are conducting ahead of the 2024 general election, clerks and registrars in each of Nevada’s 17 counties recently sent out postcards to some voters—those whose official election mail from one of the last two elections was returned as undeliverable and who did not appear to vote or update their voter record.

The postcards went to 156,996 voters. That’s 7.8% of the active voters in the state. 

“The list maintenance process is an incredibly important part of the electoral process—it ensures all eligible, active registered voters get the most up-to-date election information and critical election mail in a timely manner,” according to the secretary of state’s July 22 press release. It’s also required by law.

If you received a postcard, the deadline to return it with your updated information is Aug. 6. If you don’t return your postcard by Aug. 6, that doesn’t mean you can’t vote. It just means you won’t automatically receive a mail ballot for the general election. 

If snail-mailing a postcard is not your style, you can update your vote record online at registertovote.nv.gov.

Officials also recommend that you update your record if you’ve changed your address, party affiliation or contact information. You can either do that online or at any of these locations: 

• Nevada Department of Motor Vehicle offices
• Your county clerk or registrar of voters office
• Various social service agencies
• College campuses

Your vote counts—especially a swing state like this one. 

Take care,

—Kris Vagner, managing editor