Last Updated on May 25, 2012 

Who May Vote in the June 12, 2012 Primary Election

What Is a Primary Election
The Primary Election is a nominating election in which each major party (Democrat and Republican) selects, when necessary, the candidate for each office it will send forward to the November General Election. In nonpartisan contests in which more than two candidates filed to run, the two candidates who receive the most votes in the Primary Election go forward to the General Election. Candidates for U.S. President/Vice President and Special District offices only appear in the General Election. 
  
Nevada Is a CLOSED Primary Election State
In Nevada, Federal/State Primary Elections are "CLOSED." That means if you chose Democrat or Republican as your party on your Voter Registration Application, you may vote only for candidates from your own party and you may also vote in nonpartisan contests. If you chose a party affiliation that was anything other than Democrat or Republican, you may vote only in nonpartisan contests. 

Facts, Figures and Data about the June 12, 2012 Primary Election

• Early Voting / In-Office Voting Daily Totals, May 26 - June 8 (total number of voters at each site per day)

• Early Voting Turnout Data (who voted where and when)

• Facts and Figures about the June 12, 2012 Primary Election

• Important Dates

• Mail / Absentee Ballot Request File (Who Requested and Voted a Mail / Absentee Ballot)

Candidates/Contests and Questions

• June 12, 2012 Primary Election Candidates, Contests, and Ballot Questions

  • Primary Election Contests/Candidates on the Ballot (as published in the "Notice of Election")

  • Candidates Not on the Primary Election Ballot

    • Why a Candidate or Office May or May Not Appear on a Federal/State Primary Election Ballot and Other Ballot Information

  • Laughlin Incorporation Question Information

    • Audio Version

• Ballots and Sample Ballots

  • Sample Ballots (general information)

•  All Offices up for Election in 2012 

  • Offices (Non-Judicial) up for Election in 2012 in Clark County, NV

  • Judicial Offices up for Election in 2012 in Clark County, NV

• Types of Elections and Party Affiliation, Including Information on Nevada's Closed Primary Elections

  • How Party Affiliation Affects You in Elections

  • Political Parties with Contact Information

Early Voting, May 26 - June 8, 2012

• Early Voting Daily Totals (total number of voters at each site per day)

• Early Voting Turnout Data (who voted where and when)

• Early Voting Voting Schedule

  • Early Voting Schedule According to Team

• Early Voting Voting Process

• How Early Voting Works and Trends

Election Day Voting for the June 12, 2012 Primary Election
  
The Federal/State Primary Election will be on June 12, 2012. All persons properly registered to vote in Clark County, NV, on or before the applicable deadline may vote early before Election Day at any early voting site, by mail, or on Election Day at their assigned polling place from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Important election and registration related dates for the 2012 Elections are available online.

• Election Day Schedule (when polls open and close, tabulation times, etc.)

• Election Day Voting Process

• Election Day Polling Places and Precincts

Election Night Results and Tabulation for the Municipal General Election 

• Election Night Procedures and Results Reporting

• Map Showing Directions to the Election Center Tabulation Site

• Map of Interior Layout of the Election Warehouse (Tabulation Site)

Mail / Absentee Ballots

• Mail / Absentee Ballot Request File (Who Requested and Voted a Mail / Absentee Ballot)

• How Mail / Absentee Ballot Voting Works (Detailed Information on Mail / Absentee Ballot Voting)

Voting Machines and Systems

• How to Vote on Clark County's Voting Machines

  • Written Instructions

  • Video Instructions

• General Information on Voting Systems (types of voting systems and security measures)

Tips for Easier and Faster Voting

Rules for the Media, Public Observation (Including Pollwatchers),
and Campaigning/Electioneering

• Media Guidelines for Polling Places and Central Tabulation

• Observation of Voting (what observers, pollwatchers and media may and may not do)

• Campaigning / Electioneering (separate rules for early voting and election day)

Past Election Results

Additional Information

• Facts about Clark County and Nevada:

  • Demographic Facts about Clark County - Clark County Comprehensive Planning Dept.

  • Facts about Nevada Elections and Politics - Nevada State Library and Archives (NSLA)
    (a division of the Nevada Department of Museums, Library and Arts):

    • History of Nevada Government

    • Political History of Nevada

    • Women in Nevada History / Politics

• Federal Government Information:

  • Voting / Election Information from FirstGov - U.S. Government's Official Web Portal

  • Voting / Registration Statistics by Gender, Race, Income, etc. - U.S. Census Bureau

• Nonpartisan Organizations:

  • League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley

  • League of Women Voters of Mesquite

  • Project Vote Smart

• Redistricting Information

• Secretary of State's Web Site

• Minority Language Requirements (Spanish and Filipino [Tagalog])

• Term Definitions from the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS)