Las Vegas Elections Chief Says Counting Going ‘as Quickly as We Can’

A sign reading "Vote Here Today" sways in the wind outside a polling station at sunset on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 7, 2022. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images

A top election official in Clark County, Nevada, asserted that workers are counting ballots “as quickly as we can” following widespread criticism over the pace.

“I can tell you with a great deal of confidence that everything we are doing here in Clark County is moving those ballots as quickly as we can,“ Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria told reporters in North Las Vegas on Thursday. ”But I have to caution you in saying we don’t want to move too fast. We want to make sure we’re accurate, validating the signatures and the identity of these folks.”