Morning briefing · October 13, 2026

Clark County Mail Ballots: Deadlines, Drop Boxes, Tracking + 4 more Las Vegas stories

• Clark County Mail Ballots: Deadlines, Drop Boxes, Tracking

  Mail ballots are reaching Clark County voters ahead of the Nov. 3 election, with early voting starting Saturday. Here are the key deadlines, return options and steps to fix a signature problem, as reported by the Las Vegas Sun.

• Trump to Rally in Bullhead City, Near Las Vegas, Wednesday

  President Donald Trump plans a Wednesday rally at Laughlin Bullhead International Airport in Arizona, just short of three weeks before Election Day, as Republicans try to hold their majorities in Congress.

• State Orders Nye County Sheriff to Fix Database Policies

  Nevada's Department of Public Safety found 102 database searches by Nye County Sheriff's Office staff lacked documentation and ordered new policies that cover top officials, including Sheriff Joe McGill.

• Complaint Targets Buck's Visit to Henderson Charter School

  A parent says congressional candidate Carrie Buck's August visit with House Speaker Mike Johnson to Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon amounted to campaigning at a nonprofit charter school. The school says it was not campaigning.

• Henderson Justice Court Dept. 4: Allmon vs. Cory

  Henderson Justice of the Peace Department 4 was added to handle a growing caseload. Nevada Current profiled the two first-time candidates on their records, endorsements, fundraising and views on specialty courts.

• Court Orders Narrower Short-Term Rental Injunction

  The 9th Circuit told a Nevada judge to narrow a pause that has left Clark County short-term rentals largely unregulated for nearly a year, which could let the county reopen its licensing process.

• Wikipedia Bans AI-Written Articles as Readership Falls

  A Wired book excerpt says Wikipedia banned writing articles with large language models in March 2026 after AI content kept breaking its core rules, while its audience has dropped sharply since 2022.

• 911 Calls Show Delayed Help After Christa Pike Execution

  Dispatch recordings show about half an hour passed before Tennessee prison officials confirmed a call for medical help was real after Christa Pike survived a lethal injection on Sept. 30.