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A few changes will be made when voters go to the polls to vote on election day, Nov. 4.

Nye County Clerk Sam Merlino said voters will sign in at the polls by alphabetical order instead of by precinct.

"It allowed us to cut back on a total of 30 election workers which will save us some money. It also will give us better use of the voting machines," Merlino told county commissioners Oct. 7.

"You can vote on any machine in the polling place. It won't be separated by precinct," Merlino said.

To that, Nye County Commissioner Joni Eastley joked, "that's great because I can't always remember my precinct but I can always remember my last name."

The procedures will be the same for early voting which starts Saturday. The hours of early voting will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily at the Pahrump Justice Complex, 1520 E. Basin Ave. Early voting in Pahrump ends Oct. 29.

In Tonopah, early voting will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, then from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays at the Nye County Clerk's Office, 101 Radar Road. Offices there will be closed on Sundays, but early voting in Tonopah will last through Oct. 31.

Nye County Commissioner Roberta "Midge" Carver said she received e-mails from constituents complaining Pahrump residents won't be voting on Nevada Day. Merlino said both Pahrump and Tonopah will have 12 days of early voting.

Early voting ends the Wednesday before the election in Pahrump, giving election crews time to get the voting machines packed up and ready to go out to the polls on Monday, Nov. 3, Merlino said.

Nevada Deputy Secretary of State for Elections Matt Griffin said voters who have changed their address or their name from what is listed on the voters registration list will have to show proof of identification. That could include things like a driver's license, utility bill or a wide variety of ID, he said.