RENO -- Washoe County registered more than 7,300 voters in the past week for the November 6th election, and the County continues to add a record number of voters with a current count of 238,713.

The previous record of 231,400 registered voters was for the General Election in 2008.

Registered Republicans outnumber Democrats 91,322 to 89,701, with 57,690 nonpartisan and minor party voters now registered in the County.

Citizens of the County have just one more day to register or make a change to an existing registration in person at the Registrar of Voters office, located at the County Administration complex at the corner of Ninth Street and Wells Avenue. The deadline is October 16th.

The Registrar’s Office has also extended its hours for last minute registration. They will be open today until 9 p.m. and tomorrow, Tuesday, October 16 from 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Other important dates:

• Early voting: October 20 - November 2: www.washoecounty.us/voters/12EVSchedule.htm
• Absentee ballots: October 30 is the last day to request an absentee ballot
• Sample ballots are currently being mailed