Early voting gets under way Saturday

Published Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 | midnight

Updated Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 | 11:14 a.m.

Early voting for the Nov. 4 general election begins Saturday and lasts until Oct. 31.

Clark County has set up 88 early voting sites with 22 open every day during the 14-day early voting period. Nine are permanent and 13 will be mobile sites that spend two or three days in one location.

As many or more people have voted at early voting sites than regular polling places on election day in the past two presidential election years, according to the Clark County Election Department.

County Registrar Larry Lomax expects 300,000 to cast a ballot during the early voting period, up from 271,000 in 2004.

Traditionally, half of all votes are cast early. Ten percent of voters use mail ballots, and the remaining 40 percent vote on election day, Lomax said.

In the Summerlin area, the closest permanent voting sites are:

-- The Meadows Mall, 4300 Meadows Lane. Polls are open 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday.

-- Centennial Center in a trailer across from Circuit City, 7701 W. Tropical Parkway. Polls are open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 9 a.m.-8 p.m. on Oct. 31, the last day of early voting.

-- The Las Vegas Athletic Club in a trailer near the club entrance, 5200 W. Sahara Ave. Polls are open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on Oct. 31.

Other voting sites that will be open for early voting will be at the Boulevard Mall, 3528 S. Maryland Parkway; Blue Diamond Crossing in a trailer near the Target, 4100 Blue Diamond Road; the Las Vegas Outlet Center, 7400 Las Vegas Blvd. South; the Galleria at Sunset, 1300 W. Sunset Road; and Clark County Regional Government Center inside the Regional Transportation Commission council chambers, 600 S. Grand Central Parkway.

For other early voting sites, see www.accessclarkcounty.com and click on the "Ready, Set, Vote" link.

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