Nevada's new early voting rule gives shift workers opportunity to participate

Over 70,000 voters took advantage of the new rule ahead of the Nevada caucuses.

4 days of early voting in Nevada turned out more than 70,000 voters

Many of those members work long shifts, making individual political involvement difficult and, at times, time-consuming, which leaves them looking to the Union to drive political change. Poll workers check voters in during early voting in the Nevada Caucus at Chinatown Plaza Mall February 15, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.ahead of its caucuses, in hopes of allowing for greater participation from voters who otherwise may have been unable to show up.

Ahead of Saturday’s caucuses, more than 70,000 voters lined up at polling locations across the state over the span of four days -- Feb. 15-18. Some of those voting locations were set up along the Las Vegas strip in an effort to cater to the voters who work at those hotels and casinos.As voting lines snaked around the block in many locations, members of the Culinary Workers Union zeroed in on a major priority for their organization -- keeping their hard-fought union health care.

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