Las Vegas council approves certification of June 9 municipal primary canvass
June 19, 2026 | Las Vegas , Clark County, Nevada
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The Las Vegas City Council on June 18 approved certification of the canvass for the June 9, 2026, municipal primary election after the city clerk reported audit findings and voting statistics.
Dr. Louann Holmes, the city clerk for the City of Las Vegas, presented the canvass and told the council there were 419,556 active registered voters and 76,856 ballots cast, a turnout she described as 18.32%. "We had a total turnout of 76,856 ballots cast, which results in an 18.32% turnout," Holmes said, and she asked the council to accept and certify the returns.
Holmes gave additional breakdowns: 43,889 people voted by mail, 18,351 voted during early voting and 14,497 used vote centers on election day. She reported the register of voters identified 15 discrepancies in the canvass — three voters who left voting machines before casting their ballots, 10 voters who voted in the wrong precinct and two reactivation errors — and said 128 provisional ballots were cast; 119 provisional ballots were verified and counted and nine were not accepted. She told the council that audits were performed "in accordance with NRS 293B" and attested that the tabulation system (including mail readers, ballot-marking devices and the Agilis mail ballot processing machine) was certified and found to be accurate in tabulation.
Councilmembers asked Holmes to summarize the audit process. Holmes said the accuracy certification board conducts three tests — before early voting, the day before the election and post-election — using dummy data to replicate results, checking equipment integrity and verifying hash calculations to ensure software has not been altered.
Council discussion also touched on the voter experience and outreach. Holmes said new in-person printing of ballots has made the process more transparent for voters and that the city is working with community partners, including UNLV, to improve voter education and turnout.
After the presentation and brief questioning, a councilmember moved to approve certification of the canvass; the mayor called for a vote and announced, "Motion carries." The transcript does not record the mover, seconder or a detailed roll-call tally.
The council opened the citizen participation portion of the agenda and, finding no speakers, adjourned the special meeting.
Dr. Louann Holmes, the city clerk for the City of Las Vegas, presented the canvass and told the council there were 419,556 active registered voters and 76,856 ballots cast, a turnout she described as 18.32%. "We had a total turnout of 76,856 ballots cast, which results in an 18.32% turnout," Holmes said, and she asked the council to accept and certify the returns.
Holmes gave additional breakdowns: 43,889 people voted by mail, 18,351 voted during early voting and 14,497 used vote centers on election day. She reported the register of voters identified 15 discrepancies in the canvass — three voters who left voting machines before casting their ballots, 10 voters who voted in the wrong precinct and two reactivation errors — and said 128 provisional ballots were cast; 119 provisional ballots were verified and counted and nine were not accepted. She told the council that audits were performed "in accordance with NRS 293B" and attested that the tabulation system (including mail readers, ballot-marking devices and the Agilis mail ballot processing machine) was certified and found to be accurate in tabulation.
Councilmembers asked Holmes to summarize the audit process. Holmes said the accuracy certification board conducts three tests — before early voting, the day before the election and post-election — using dummy data to replicate results, checking equipment integrity and verifying hash calculations to ensure software has not been altered.
Council discussion also touched on the voter experience and outreach. Holmes said new in-person printing of ballots has made the process more transparent for voters and that the city is working with community partners, including UNLV, to improve voter education and turnout.
After the presentation and brief questioning, a councilmember moved to approve certification of the canvass; the mayor called for a vote and announced, "Motion carries." The transcript does not record the mover, seconder or a detailed roll-call tally.
The council opened the citizen participation portion of the agenda and, finding no speakers, adjourned the special meeting.
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