A Clark County election board officer waits for voters to arrive at the Paradise Recreation Center Tuesday, June 9, 2020.
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Consider bringing gloves and hand sanitizer to the polls if you’re voting in person Nov. 3. But if you forget any of these, Clark County has you covered.
Voters who choose to cast their ballots in person can expect to be greeted by masked poll workers from the other side of a Plexiglas barrier, county spokesman Dan Kulin said.
It’s one of many COVID-19 safety precautions the county is implementing for residents who opt to cast their ballot in person for the upcoming general election. All residents also have the option to vote by mail, with ballots scheduled to be mailed Oct. 7.
For those opting for in-person, voting machines will be situated throughout the room following socially distancing standards. Hand sanitizer will be available at voting centers as will gloves, which should not impede use of the touch-screen voting machines, Kulin said. Surfaces will be sanitized between voters, he added.
“There’s currently a mask mandate in Nevada and we are expecting voters to follow that, and we will have masks available for anyone who forgets to bring one,” Kulin said.
Nevada voters must sign a roster upon arrival at the polls, so consider borrowing this tip from the Texas secretary of state: Bring your own pen.
Also consider some of these strategies, courtesy of the nonpartisan civic engagement organization Voto Latino:
Beat the crowds if you want to vote in person. There should be lighter crowds during the early voting period, or on Election Day in the early morning or mid-afternoon. In Nevada, the early-voting window is Oct. 17-30. Clark County will have 35 early-voting locations.
Wash your hands before and after voting, and, although poll workers should be attentive, also wipe down any voting equipment you use before and after you use it with anti-bacterial wipes.
Voters concerned about both the speed and security of the postal service and COVID-19 exposure from voting in person can strike a balance by dropping off completed mail ballots at one of the dozens of designated collection sites around Clark County. You can also drop your ballot to an early vote site, where a poll worker will verify it was properly completed.
