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Same‑day registration drove kiosk lines; commissioners seek after‑action review
Summary
Clerk Rebecca Plunkett said same‑day registrations increased in 2024 and concentrated waits at check‑in kiosks at the convention center; commissioners urged an after‑action evaluation and suggested process and queueing changes.
Commissioners heard that a surge in same‑day registrations contributed to long waits at the convention center and concentrated queueing at check‑in kiosks, prompting at least one commissioner to call for an after‑action review.
Elko County Clerk Rebecca Plunkett provided comparative figures: "So in 2020, we had 24,952 registered voters. And in 2024, we had 26,392." She said same‑day registrations were 870 in 2020 and about 970 in 2024, and that most of the two‑hour waits observers reported were due to processing at the kiosk rather than the voting machines. A commissioner recommended routing same‑day registrants to a separate table and adding more rope barriers to keep queues inside during bad weather. Plunkett said the county will flag the issue for its next after‑action review.
