EARLY VOTING ENDS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31^ST;

LAST DAY TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IS TOMORROW

Reno, Nevada Oct. 27, 2008. Washoe County Registrar of Voters Dan Burk wants to remind voters that they have until Friday, October 31^st to vote early in the 2008 General Election. However, he recommends that voters try to get to an early voting location prior to Nevada Day, October 31^st, as that day will probably be very busy given it is a state holiday.

Registered voters can vote at any early voting site; a listing of locations with hours of operation is located inside sample ballots which were mailed a couple weeks ago. The complete list of early voting sites can also be found by going to www.washoecounty.us/voters. Voters are encouraged to bring their sample ballot with them to make the check-in process go faster, and to bring a photo I.D. with them just in case they are required to show identification.

As of yesterday, October 26^th, 51,209 people had voted early. Registrar Dan Burk had originally predicted that early voters would account for about 24% of total voters (55,000 early voters out of 225,000 registered voters). However, as of yesterday, 51,209 people had voted early, already comprising 22% of the total registered voters (231,470). With 5 more days of early voting, Burk is now predicting that early voters will comprise approximately 30% of total voters.

Absentee Ballot Requests Due Tomorrow. Voters should also be aware that if they want to vote by absentee ballot, their request must physically be in the Registrar of Voters office located in the Washoe County Administrative Complex at Ninth & Wells Streets in Reno, Nevada by 5 p.m., Tuesday, October 28^th. An absentee ballot request form can be found inside the sample ballot or on our website.