Long lines at polling places in Clark County on the final day of early voting

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) – Early voting has come and gone in Clark County, but not without a last-minute rush to the polls on the final day.

“It’s an honor to be able to vote early,” said early voter Karen Finley. “A lot of my ancestors died so I could vote, so that’s why I’m here.”

Finley voted with Jody Rose at the polling place at the Thunderbird Family Sports Complex near 215 and Durango in the Northwest Valley. She said she has voted early in every election since she became a Nevada resident four years ago, but she and Rose usually make it to the polls a little earlier than the last day.

“Obviously to beat the crowds a little bit today, and unfortunately I’m getting off work a little late, so we came at the end of the work week,” Rose said.

Early voter Isaiah Lawson found himself in the same situation.

“I just postponed it for the most part, and I saw on the news that early voting ends tomorrow, I thought, yeah, let me hurry up and get up because Tuesday is probably going to be even more hectic because it’s an election.” day,” Lawson said.

As of 8 a.m. Friday, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office said 945,436 voters cast their votes in person or by mailaccounting for 46.5% of eligible registered voters statewide.

We spoke with “Q” in downtown Las Vegas who said he’s part of the 53.5% of voters who haven’t cast a ballot yet, but he says he still plans to get his ballot in by next Tuesday to send in.

“Definitely sooner,” said Q. “We’re going to make our voices heard, because that’s our right, you feel me?”

Isaac De La Cruz is visiting Las Vegas from Wisconsin and said he plans to vote as soon as he gets home.

“If you want something, you have to vote for it. It’s not just the next four years, it’s the future,” De La Cruz said.

He said his work schedule has interfered with voting so far.

“I worked 14 hours before I came out here, kind of like that,” De La Cruz said. “But as soon as I get back, I plan to.”

But other early voters, like Heather Osipowicz, say they took time off work to vote with her three-year-old daughter on Friday, and find the turnout so far encouraging.

“I also got to go with my parents when I was young, and I’m glad she can see what the process here in the U.S. is like and what her future looks like,” Osipowicz said.

If you haven’t cast your vote before the end of early voting, you still have time to make your voice heard: polling stations open at 7 a.m. on Election Day Tuesday.

For a complete list of polling stations and to find the nearest one near you, click here.