Morning briefing · October 23, 2026

Nevada Voting Explained: Mail Ballots, Polls and Counting + 4 more Las Vegas stories

• Nevada Voting Explained: Mail Ballots, Polls and Counting

  Tens of thousands of Nevadans have already voted. The Nevada Independent explains signature checks, postmark rules, provisional ballots and why results are not final until a canvass within 10 days.

• ACLU, Metro Police Spar in Court Over Records Fees

  The ACLU argued Thursday that Las Vegas Metro police charge inconsistent rates and illegally require deposits for public records like body camera video. A judge has not ruled, and the fight could reach the Nevada Supreme Court.

• Reid Airport Fire Station Groundbreaking, NLV Plan Survey

  Reid airport begins work Tuesday on a replacement fire station backed by $23.1 million in federal money, while North Las Vegas seeks resident input on a 2055 Master Plan and cities host free fall events.

• Nevada Launches VIVID Election Data Dashboard

  Nevada's new VIVID dashboard shows mail ballots sent, returned and needing signature fixes, plus turnout by county and party. It gives voters a public view of the count as early voting runs through Oct. 30.

• Nevada Licenses Sons of Circus Circus, MGM Gaming Leaders

  Christopher Ruffin and Sean Lanni won unanimous licensing approval as key executives, the Review-Journal reported. Ruffin is staying in Kansas for now, while Lanni adds Park MGM to his MGM duties.

• Lake Las Vegas Waterfront Estate Sells for $6.4 Million

  A 9,781-square-foot waterfront home in guard-gated SouthShore at Lake Las Vegas sold Sept. 17 for $6.4 million, just $100,000 under its asking price, and ranked third among September sales, the Review-Journal reported.

• Judge Keeps NAACP Data Center Pollution Suit Alive

  A judge refused to let the Trump administration end an NAACP lawsuit over gas turbines powering Elon Musk's Colossus data center in Memphis, Ars Technica reported. The pollution case stays in court.

• Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Ban Student IDs for Voting

  The justices granted a Republican-backed emergency appeal Thursday, letting New Hampshire block student IDs as backup voter identification less than two weeks before a closely contested U.S. Senate race.