What to know about casting and tracking your mail ballot in Clark County

What to know about casting and tracking your mail ballot in Clark County Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 | 2 a.m. Editor's note: This article is translated to Spanish. Election activity is underway in Clark County, with mail ballots arriving and in‑person early voting set to begin Saturday. Here is how Nevada’s mail‑in voting process works. What if I didn’t get a mail ballot? Mail ballots were scheduled to be sent out last week. All active registered voters will receive one unless they have opted out, according to the head of the state’s office. If yours hasn’t arrived, start by confirming that your registration and address are current. State election officials say voters can verify their registration and update contact information at VOTE.NV.gov. Anyone missing a ballot should call the Clark County Election Department at 702‑455‑VOTE. You do not need a mail ballot to cast your vote; you may still vote in person during early voting or on Election Day. Is it too late to register? No, but the deadline depends on how you plan to vote. Oct. 20 is the final day to register or update a registration to receive a ballot by mail, according to the head of the state’s office. After that date you can still register and vote in person. Eligible residents may register or update their registration online at VOTE.NV.gov or in person during early voting and on Election Day, Nov. 3, at any polling location. Early voting runs Saturday through Oct. 30. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. How do I sign my ballot? The signature on the ballot envelope is how election workers verify your identity. Nevada law requires officials to compare it with the signatures on file. Once you sign the outside of the envelope you may return your completed ballot. If you forget to sign, or if your signature does not match records, your ballot is not automatically discarded. Election officials will attempt to contact you so you can correct the issue. How do I return my ballot? You have two options: mail it or drop it off. If you prefer not to mail your completed ballot, you may return it to any official drop box in the county or any polling location, bypassing possible U.S. Postal Service delays, per the state office. If you choose to mail your ballot, officials urge sending it at least one week before Election Day. How can I confirm my ballot was received? Voters can track their ballot after signing up at MyBallot.NV.gov. The service sends updates when your ballot is mailed out and when the county election office receives it. What is the deadline? To be counted, mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by county election officials no later than Nov. 7. If you hand‑deliver your ballot or vote in person, your last opportunity is Election Day before polls close at 7 p.m. What is the latest on the Trump administration’s effort to change mail voting? In March, President Donald Trump signed an executive order attempting to enforce new federal requirements on state‑run elections, including restrictions on mail ballots. It directed the Postal Service to create lists of eligible voters and send mail ballots only to those on the lists. Nevada challenged the order on two legal fronts: • Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar and Attorney General Aaron Ford won a federal court ruling in June blocking key provisions of the executive order. • Ford also co‑led a legal challenge to new Postal Service rules on mail ballots. The U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 14 declined to let those rules take effect for the November election. The ruling leaves in place a lower‑court order blocking national mail‑ballot requirements, including recipient‑list and envelope‑barcode rules, allowing Nevada and Read the full story at Las Vegas Sun →