Clark County, Nevada, says 22,000 mail-in ballots being counted, results expected Saturday evening - Fox News

Election officials successful Clark County, Nevada, said connected Saturday day that 22,000 mail-in ballots are presently being counted and volition beryllium reported connected aboriginal successful the day.

In a property conference, Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria said helium expects to study Saturday evening connected 22,000 mail-in ballots that are presently being counted by his office, adding that 7,100 ballots inactive request to beryllium cured, a fig that is down 2,500 from yesterday.

Gloria said that 268 caller mail-in ballots were received connected Saturday.

"As acold arsenic the ballots that are being processed today, we won't halt contiguous until sometime successful the precocious afternoon, aboriginal evening," Gloria said.

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The Nevada U.S. Senate contention betwixt Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican Adam Laxalt is inactive undecided. (Associated Press)

Gloria has said antecedently that 5,555 provisional ballots inactive stay to beryllium counted.

Republican Adam Laxalt and Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto are presently locked successful a choky Senate contention that could find the equilibrium of powerfulness successful the United States Senate with Laxalt presently holding a constrictive pb that has grown progressively smaller each time pursuing Election Day.

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Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria speaks astatine a quality league providing an update connected the ongoing predetermination process astatine the Clark County Election Department connected Nov. 10, 2022. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Laxalt presently leads 48.5% to 48.41% by a borderline of 862 votes with astir 40,000-50,000 ballots near to number crossed the state, chiefly successful Clark County and Washoe County wherever Cortez Masto has continued to summation ground.

The authorities of Nevada has nary automatic recount provision, which means that successful bid for determination to beryllium a recount, 1 broadside needs to petition 1 and wage for it themselves.

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Elko County, Nevada, Clerk Kris Jakeman examines ballots pulled from an authoritative dropbox. (Elko Daily Free Press via AP)

Gloria said his bureau volition not beryllium holding a property league time and told a newsman helium has not been made alert by either run of immoderate concerns astir immoderate "allegations of immoderate wrongdoing."