Barbara Cegavske Archives

Judge Dismisses Joey Gilbert Election Contest Lawsuit

August 11, 2022 10:42 amAugust 11, 2022 1:46 pm

Yesterday, District Judge James Wilson granted a motion for summary judgment and dismissed the election contest lawsuit filed by Joey Gilbert on July 15th. Judge Wilson said that Gilbert failed to present “any competent evidence” that he received more votes...

Open Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting Make November Ballot

July 22, 2022 11:19 amJuly 29, 2022 12:38 pm

News 3 Las Vegas reports that the ballot initiative to bring open primaries and ranked choice voting was approved by the Secretary of State, Barbara Cegavske, and will appear on the November 2022 ballot. Currently, Alaska and Maine are the...

Joey Gilbert Files Lawsuit Contesting NV Gubernatorial Primary Election

July 18, 2022 12:12 pmJuly 19, 2022 8:57 am

Last Friday, candidate for Nevada Governor Joey Gilbert, represented by attorney Craig Mueller, filed a lawsuit contesting the Nevada gubernatorial primary election. The defendants named in the suit are Governor Steve Sisolak, Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, Sheriff Joe Lombardo,...

Washoe County Registrar Submits Resignation

June 28, 2022 12:28 pm

As reported by The Globe, Washoe County Registrar Deanna Spikula has been on an extended, paid leave of absence with no announced date of return. Spikula’s last public appearance as registrar was at a March 8 Board of Commissioners meeting...

One Million Voters Switch Party Affiliation to GOP

June 27, 2022 12:33 pmJuly 6, 2022 10:02 am

The Associated Press (AP) reports that more than one million voters switched their party affiliation to Republican with the most notable demographic shift coming from the suburban swing voters who favored Biden in 2020. According to their data analysis, record...

Drew Johnson, CCRP Challenge DeRiso’s Appointment To Election Board

May 27, 2022 11:30 amMay 31, 2022 10:08 am

The Globe has obtained paperwork filed by the Clark County Republican Party (CCRP) and Drew Johnson, candidate for Clark County Commissioner District F, challenging Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria’s appointment of Political Consultant Lisa Mayo DeRiso to the Clark County...

Cegavske Paid $1 Million To ‘Connected’ Reno PR Firm for 2020 Mail-In Ballots

March 29, 2022 3:19 pmApril 4, 2022 12:56 pm

In March 2020, Governor Sisolak mandated a statewide lockdown in order to ‘flatten the curve’ of Covid 19 infections and hospitalizations. At that time, Sisolak asked Nevada Secretary of State (NVSOS) Barbara Cegavske to conduct the June 2020 by mail...