Nevada City, CA · Daily edition

Nevada City news for Tuesday, November 3, 2026

2 stories from Nevada City and Nevada County, in about three minutes.

Community News · Nevada County

15 Nevada County Students Serve as Poll Workers on Nov. 3 Election Day

Fifteen Nevada County high school students aged 16 and older will serve as paid poll workers at vote centers throughout the county on General Election Day, Nov. 3, 2026. Eligibility requires U.S. citizenship or legal permanent residency, a minimum 2.5 GPA, parental permission, and enrollment in a public or private high school. Eight Nevada County vote centers operate 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily through Nov. 2; nine centers will be open 7 a.m.–8 p.m. on Election Day. Students from Grass Valley, Truckee, and Nevada City are among those participating.

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Local Politics · Nevada County

Nevada County Processes 29K Ballots as Early Voting Turnout Runs High

As of Monday around 9 a.m., Nevada County's elections office was working to process approximately 29,000 ballots, according to Assistant Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters Corey O'Hayre. By noon, nearly all were expected to be accepted or rejected based on signature verification, with additional ballots collected throughout the day. About 40% of Nevada County's mail-in ballots had been returned at the time of reporting. O'Hayre described early voting turnout as very high, noting that Nevada County continues to rank among the highest early voter percentages in California.

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