Nevada US Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto speaks on the Senate floor on providing support for schools and broadband access in August 2020. Cortez Masto, a Democrat, currently trails Republican challenger Adam Laxalt by less than 900 votes, with thousands more left to be counted. (Image: CortezMasto.Senate.Gov)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWith elections officials in Clark and Washoe counties indicating there are about 9,600 ballots with signature issues, Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge said the labor group that represents Nevada casino workers will now work to make sure all those votes are counted.<\/p>\n
Since Wednesday, 200 canvassers have worked to cure ballots that have been contested, Pappageorge said.<\/p>\n
\nCulinary Union is phone banking and canvassing full-time, organizers are also contacting hospitality workers on their lunch breaks in unionized casino resorts\u2019 Employee Dining Rooms on the Las Vegas Strip,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cCulinary Union is working in coalition with labor and community partners to cure ballots and ensure that Nevadans votes are counted. The Culinary Union is doing everything we can to ensure Nevadans voices are heard and their votes are counted.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The deadline to cure ballots and have them counted in this year\u2019s races is 5 p.m. PT Monday.<\/p>\n
Cured Votes Could Decide Key Senate Race<\/h2>\n
The curing effort will not help Gov. Steve Sisolak (D)<\/a>,\u00a0who lost his reelection campaign and officially conceded to Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo on Friday night. However, the Culinary Union\u2019s work may influence which party controls the US Senate starting in January.<\/p>\nAccording to the Nevada Secretary of State\u2019s office, Republican challenger Adam Laxalt leads Democratic US Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto by 862 votes (48.5% to 48.4%) out of more than 965,000 ballots counted.<\/p>\n
However, Jon Ralston of the Nevada Independent<\/a><\/i> reported Saturday morning there are about 23,000 votes left to count in Clark County and 8,000 more in Washoe. Those are the two largest in the state and counties where Cortez Masto has been leading throughout.<\/p>\n