Nevada County Pauses Hand Vote Count After Supreme Court Says Process Illegal

Interim Nye County Clerk Mark Kampf works on his phone in an office where early votes are being counted in Pahrump, Nev., on Oct. 26, 2022. John Locher/AP Photo

A Nevada county’s hand count of mail-in ballots was put on pause on Thursday after the state’s Supreme Court ruled the process was illegal, after previously giving it the green light.

Nye County began counting mail-in ballots on Wednesday after the state supreme court last week ruled that it be conducted in a way that prevents the public release of early results before polls close to in-person voting.