The Scolari's on Disc Drive had a line that wound out the door and around the building starting at 10:15 Friday morning, poll manager Norm Schiff said.
The wait at Alf Sorensen community center on Baring Boulevard was about 30 minutes Friday afternoon and had been that long since the polls opened that morning.
The wait at the Sparks library on 12th Street was about 30 minutes according to the poll manager there.
However, at the Washoe County Complex on Ninth Street in Reno, the wait was about 10 minutes Friday afternoon. The polling location at the University of Nevada, Reno had a similar story.
As of 2:15 p.m., 500 people had voted at the Scolari's store, which has 10 machines available. The total number of voters at that location through poll closing Thursday night was 8,935.
The Alf Sorensen community center ordered two additional machines Friday afternoon to accommodate the rush of early voters there. That location had served about 300 voters as of 1 p.m.
The Sparks library had a total of nine machines available.
No locations reported any techinical problems with thier machines as of Friday afternoon.
Early voting closes at 6 p.m. at Alf Sorensen, UNR, the Sparks library and the County offices. Bartley Ranch is also offering early voting on Nevada Day and it closes at 6 p.m. as well. All Scolari's locations as well as Shoppers Square in Reno close their polls at 7 p.m. Anyone who is still in line as of closing time will be able to cast their votes even after the 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. deadlines.
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