Washoe County offices closed for Veterans Day

Most Washoe County offices will be closed Monday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. It is celebrated on November 11 to commemorate the armistice of WWI, which went into effect “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” in 1918.  

Election Day wraps up in Washoe County 

Election Day concludes in Washoe County with initial results posted to the county’s website. The results include all in-person voting during early voting and Election Day, as well as all mail-in ballots received and processed up to Election Day.   Mail-in ballots...

Washoe County sees 59 percent turnout before Election Day

Early voting ended in Washoe County on Friday evening, with an in-person turnout of 90,712 voters and just over 105,000 mail-in ballots totaling around 59 percent of registered voters.    Those who still plan to vote in person can do so on Election Day at one of the 55 Vote Centers around the county. Vote Centers open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m., and every voter in line by closing time will be allowed to vote. 

Statement on Manager Brown’s medical leave

County Manager Eric Brown will be on medical leave through November 29. He did not originally plan to be out of the office over the General Election, and had scheduled a medical procedure for later in November. However, last week he contracted pneumonia and was...

Washoe County offices closed for Nevada Day

Most Washoe County offices will be closed Friday, October 25, in observance of Nevada Day, the celebration of statehood. County buildings that serve as vote centers will remain open for voting only.  

Photo of people voting at vote machines

Early Voting begins Saturday in Washoe County

Vote Centers around Washoe County will open at 10 a.m. Saturday, kicking off two weeks of Early Voting for the General Election. Mail-in ballots can be filled out and returned through the mail or dropped off at any of the county’s Vote Centers during Early Voting. Those who wish to vote in person can do so during Early Voting, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., October 19 through November 1 or on Election Day, November 5.