The R-C Morning Report

Today will be the last day voters will be able to cast early ballots outside of Minden.

Polls will be set up at the Johnson Lane Volunteer Fire Department at 1450 Stephanie Lane 5-6:30 p.m.

Any voter regardless of precinct may vote in Johnson Lane tonight. The satellite polling places have been drawing about 50 voters when ever they are open.

The Minden Inn will be open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Friday for voters of any precinct to cast ballots early.

Once 6 p.m. Friday rolls around, voters will have to go to their precincts to cast a ballot on election day Tuesday.

The Nevada Secretary of State released voter totals for the state which show Democrats pulled about 10,000 voters ahead of Republicans for this primary election.

State figures show that 485,378 Nevadans are Democrats, 475,019 are Republicans and 186,948 are independents. Independent Americans are by far the largest minor party in the state with 41,796 registered voters.

Douglas retains its title as a Republican stronghold with the third largest pool of GOP voters in the state behind Clark and Washoe counties. The final count for the primary is 15,686 Republicans, 7568 Democrats, 3,957 independents, 981 Independent Americans, and a smattering of others.

No reason for Republicans to worry statewide until the general election, because the closed primary system only allows each party to vote on its own candidates and independents.

Today is going to be sunny and warm with a predicted high of 90 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The temperature will be 92, according to the morning report prediction.

It will also be breezy, with winds blowing today and Friday from 17 to 28 mph.