Barbara Cegavske Archives

Nevada Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Stop Hand Count in Nye County

November 15, 2022 1:15 pm

As reported by the Globe, numerous progressive organizations have attempted to stop hand counting in Nye County with the latest challenge filed yesterday by the ACLU of Nevada and the Brennan Center for Justice. They requested an immediate ruling and the ruling was issued last night. As reported by KSNV:...

Centene Entities Maxed Donations to Sisolak After Medicaid Contract Approval

November 4, 2022 12:10 pmNovember 7, 2022 2:37 pm

On October 22, 2021, the state of Nevada, led by Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak, announced Medicaid plans, which can be lucrative to the providers with SilverSummit Healthplan as an option. SilverSummit Healthplan is the Nevada entity of Centene. Centene is the nation’s largest private managed-care provider for Medicaid, the government...

ACLU Sues Nye County Over Hand Counting Process

October 5, 2022 11:27 amNovember 15, 2022 1:16 pm

The ACLU’s Nevada chapter has filed a lawsuit against Nye County , a Republican stronghold, and its interim clerk to stop the implementation of Nye’s new hand-counting process, which was approved and authorized by Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske. The process entails hand-counting all paper ballots alongside a machine tabulator....

Judge Rules Ineligible AG Candidate Will Remain On Ballot

September 7, 2022 12:09 pmSeptember 14, 2022 11:40 am

On August 26th, Libertarian candidate for Nevada attorney general John T. Kennedy withdrew his candidacy for the race after learning he was ineligible due to the fact that he is not a lawyer. In 2021, the Nevada statute was revised and required attorney general candidates to be in good standing...

Amid Election Integrity Concerns, Nevada SOS Approves Hand Counting

August 29, 2022 12:56 pmAugust 30, 2022 11:57 am

As reported by The Independent Tribune: The Nevada secretary of state’s office on Friday approved regulations for counties to hand count votes starting as soon as this fall’s midterm elections. But the revised regulations will no longer apply to the one county that has been at the forefront of the...

SCOOP: Sigal Chattah Sues SOS Cegavske And Libertarian Challenger

August 25, 2022 4:34 pmSeptember 6, 2022 8:17 am

The Globe has received a scoop that GOP nominee for Nevada Attorney General, Sigal Chattah, has filed a lawsuit against Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske and Libertarian contender John T. Kennedy. The lawsuit was recorded yesterday. (see below) Chattah, represented by Reno Attorney Joey Gilbert, alleges that Kennedy, when...

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 than GOP nominee Joe Lombardo in the June gubernatorial primary....