The Daily Rundown: November 3, 2026
🗳️ More than 750,000 voters have already cast a ballot ahead of Election Day today. But election officials say they expect, and are prepared for, hundreds of thousands more votes to pour in over the coming days.
Voters who have not yet voted are encouraged to vote in person at any polling site in the county in which they’re registered. They can also drop off mail ballots at any polling location. If voters return their ballots by mail, they must be postmarked by Nov. 3 to be counted. State law allows those eligible ballots to be received no later than four days after the election.
Nevada also allows for same-day voter registration. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Anyone in line when polls close may vote. While some races may be called by news outlets in the hours after polls close, results will not be made official until they’re certified during the canvass of the votes 10 days after the election.
🏛️ Nevada voters head to the polls weighing a long list of worries. The state’s economy has yet to fully recover from the pandemic, fuel and insurance costs rank among the nation’s highest, and grocery bills run above the national average. Housing prices have outpaced pay for years. Data centers, immigration and the future of American democracy are also on voters’ minds.
KNPR’s State of Nevada sat down with political strategists Keith Schipper and Annette Magnus, and longtime Nevada politics observer Sondra Cosgrove, to talk about what it all means for voters and the candidates trying to earn their votes. Hear the full conversation by KNPR’s Paul Boger here.
🎰 Prediction markets are the biggest disruptor in the gaming industry right now. Online platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket let users wager on everything from football games to election outcomes, and they have stirred controversy for sidestepping state regulations that traditional gaming companies must follow.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board started the state’s ban on those companies, which have appealed. Forty-three other states also have ongoing litigation against them, and the issue is expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court. The prediction markets industry holds its own conference in Las Vegas from Nov. 3 through 5.
Gaming reporter David McKee says federal appeals courts have split. The Ninth Circuit ruled in Nevada’s favor, while the Third Circuit says prediction markets fall under federal regulation. Established gaming companies worry most about sports betting, and about the federal government getting involved in gambling regulation. Hear the full story by KNPR’s Mike Prevatt here.
🚌 The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada unveiled its new dual-direction bus shelter late last week, on Oct. 29. The commission unveiled the first new shelter at the Robert E. Price Recreation Center in northeast Las Vegas.
The new bus shelters were designed based on rider feedback to address commuters’ two biggest concerns: extreme heat and safety. The commission has scheduled the installation of 105 of these new shelters throughout Southern Nevada by summer 2028. Its focus is on busy routes and neighborhoods vulnerable to extreme heat. Nevada’s congressional delegation secured $1.35 million in federal funding for the project.
🌧️ Weekend showers made last month the second-wettest October on record in Las Vegas, according to the National Weather Service. The official measure of 1.31 inches of rain trailed the record set in 2005 with 1.45 inches of rain. Average October rainfall is about one-third of an inch.
Most of the month’s rain fell on the 11th, when the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel dropped just over an inch.
Saturday evening’s trick-or-treaters had to deal with up to a half-inch of rain in parts of the valley, according to the weather service. The National Weather Service confirmed Las Vegas recorded 1.31 inches for the month, making it the second-wettest October on record.
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