The county’s counter

Election officials ran tests on the DS450 ballot counting machine, which is not connected to the internet and is sealed during counting. Blue ballot boxes will start coming into election HQ in Virginia City after the polls close at 8 p.m., when counting begins. 

Election judge Kari Reintsma said four years ago, the ballot counting crew worked until 3 a.m. That helped motivate the county to upgrade. Reintsma predicted the counting will wrap up around midnight tonight.