Lyon County Board of Commissioners Special Meeting 11.13.2026 - Canvass the Vote

The Lyon County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting on November 13, 2026, to canvass the November 3 general election. The County Clerk/Treasurer presented the official results and described election administration issues, including ballot-scanner threshold settings that led staff to review approximately 80–85% of paper ballots, delays in receiving results from other counties, and 48 ballots that could not be counted because of postmark issues. The board discussed and expressed support for the election team’s work. A motion was made to approve the canvass under NRS 293.387; the transcript does not capture the motion’s second or the vote result.

The presentation also identified prospective cost and equipment concerns, but no procurement action or spending approval was taken. The county mailed 44,825 ballots; the clerk estimated approximately $153,425 in county costs for mailed ballots that were not used. She noted that election equipment is aging and upgrades are due before the next election cycle, and called for further consideration of ballot-mailing practices and voter-list maintenance. Separately, a commissioner mentioned a new BLM planning rule and the possibility of commenting on it, without board action.