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Friday, Nov. 11, 2022

Do delays in releasing election results in Nevada indicate fraud?

Esther Tsvayg, The Nevada Independent
no

Delays in releasing election results are expected, as counting mail ballots is a process that could take several days.

Nevada will continue to process all outstanding mail ballots coming in through Saturday so long as they were postmarked by Election Day, according to the statutory deadline. Election officials in both Clark and Washoe counties, which account for nearly 90% of the state’s voters, announced late Tuesday that they would not begin counting such mail ballots until Wednesday. As election officials process mail ballots, they’re also verifying signatures. Voters whose ballots need signature curing will have through Monday, Nov. 14th, to do so.

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