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Options for voting by mail

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Options for voting by mail
Options for voting by mail
Options for voting by mail, dropping off ballots or in-person.

NOT TO BE COUNTED.DESPITE THE POSTMASTERGENERAL'S CONFIDENCE ALLELECTION MAIL WILL BEELIVEREDON TIME...SOME VOTERS SAY THEY ARELOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS FORTHEIR BALLOTS.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER ASTRIDMENDEZ SHOWS YOU THE DIFFERENTWAYS YOU CAN CAST YOUR VOTETHIS FALL.MAIL IN BALLOTS WILL BE ONE WAYTO CAST YOUR VOTE IN NOVEMBER,BUT SOME WORRY THAT THE U-SPOST OFFICE MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGHRESOURCES TO DEAL WITH THEINFLUX.LIKE MANY OTHERS, SANDRAO'BRIEN USES THE POST OFFICE TOSEND PACKAGES.SHE ALSO USES IT TO VOTE BYABSENTEE BALLOT."IT'S SAFER, IT'S EASIER THAT IKNOW HOW TO DO IT, IT'S A CLEANPROCESS FOR ME, I HAVEEXPERIENCE." BUT SHE SAYSOTHERS MAY BE CONFUSED ON HOWTO VOTE BY MAIL, ESPECIALLY IFIS THEIR FIRST TIME.ALSO, SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT THETHOUSANDS OF BALLOTS THAT WILLBE MAILED OUT CLOSE TO AND ONELECTION DAY."WE'LL GET IT EARLY.I'LL MAIL IT BACK, UNLESS IFEEL THEY'RE GETTINGOVERWHELMED, I MAY BE LISTENINGTO THE NIGHTLY NEWS, LOCAL, NOTNATIONAL AND MAKE A DECISION TOBRING IT AND DROP IT INPERSON."OTHERS ARE STILL UNDECIDEDABOUT WHETHER THEY WILL VOTE BYMAIL--- BECAUSE OF PASTEXPERIENCES WITH DELAYEDPACKAGES."PERSONALLY I WOULDN'T TRUSTTHE MAIL WITH MY BALLOT AND IFI'M GOING TO VOTE THIS YEAR,WHICH I'M GOING TO, I'LLPROBABLY DO IT IN PERSON." THENEVADA ASSOCIATION OF LETTERCARRIERS RECOMMENDS TO THINKABOUT SENDING YOUR MAIL INBALLOT, AS IF THEY WERECHRISTMAS CARDS."DON'T PUT IT IN THE MAILSTREAM IN THE LAST DAY.AS SOON AS YOU GET YOUR BALLOT,FILL IT UP, PUT IN THE MAIL.IT WILL GET COUNTED, IN NEVADAYOU CAN CHECK IT, YOU TRACKYOUR VOTE TO SEE IF IT HAS BEENDELIVERED TO THE COUNTY." THECLARK COUNTY REGISTRAR OFVOTERS BELIEVES THE POST OFFICEIS STILL A RELIABLE WAY TO GETYOUR VOTE COUNTED."WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THEY'LLBE ABLE TO DELIVER.WE ALSO BE PROVIDING MAILDROP-OFF LOCATIONS AT ALL EARLYVOTING SITES IN THE CITY'SCLERK OFFICES AND ALSO ONELECTION DAY THEY WILL BE 44SITES AVAILABLE FOR VOTERS TOPERSONALLY DROP OFF THEIRBALLOTS.""I DIDN'T KNOW THAT, SO THAT'SMAYBE AN EVEN BETTER IDEA."THE DROP IN SITES AND THEVOTING LOCATIONS ARE NOT KNOWNAT THIS TIME.EXPECT AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THECLARK COUNTY REGISTRAR'S OFFICEIN THE NEAR FUTURE.ASTRID MENDEZ, 13 ACTION NEWS.OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS...WE ARE HELPING YOU GET BACK TOBUSINESS IN A OUR SERIES CALLED

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