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ELECTION DAY TIPS

June 2, 2009 - 9:00 pm

The municipal general election is today in Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City and Mesquite. Registered voters can cast their ballots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election results will be posted on Clark County's Web site, www.accessclarkcounty.com.

For more information and voting locations, contact your city clerk's office:

LAS VEGAS

lasvegasnevada.gov, 229-6311

HENDERSON

cityofhenderson.com, 267-1400

NORTH LAS VEGAS

cityofnorthlasvegas.com, 633-1030

BOULDER CITY

bcnv.org, 293-9208

MESQUITE

mesquitenv.com, 346-5295

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