Cari Ann Burgess Archives

Washoe County Commissioner Mike Clark Cites Conflict of Interest, Abstains From Certifying 2024 Election

November 15, 2024 3:59 pmNovember 18, 2024 3:19 pm

The majority of Washoe County commissioners certified the 2024 election in a 3-1 vote, with Commissioner Mike Clark citing a conflict of interest as reason he would abstain from voting. He was not present when the vote was taken after a brief recess for legal counsel to review Clark’s conflict...

Photo ID Required To Access Mail Ballot at Cares Campus in Reno

November 1, 2024 8:39 pmNovember 2, 2024 1:41 am

An article from the Reno Gazette Journal reveals that a photo ID is required to access a mail ballot at the Cares Campus in Reno: Question: What happens to ballots that are delivered to the Cares Campus? Short answer: All ballots delivered to the Cares Campus are secured behind a...

Washoe County Manager Takes Month-Long Medical Leave During National Election

October 28, 2024 5:50 pmNovember 1, 2024 9:33 pm

Starting today, Washoe County Manager Eric Brown is on a month-long, planned medical leave through November 29. His absence follows the forced medical leave of interim Registrar of Voters Cari Ann Burgess. The Globe has learned that Burgess is expected to file a lawsuit against the county this week. https://twitter.com/OurTownReno/status/1851047516185509933...

BREAKING: Washoe County Manager Recommends Registrar Take a Leave of Absence Due to ‘Recent Stress Issues’

September 25, 2024 8:00 amSeptember 26, 2024 12:20 pm

With only 24 days until early voting and 41 days until election day, The Globe has scooped that Washoe County interim Registrar of Voters (ROV) Cari-Ann Burgess has been recommended by County Manager Eric Brown to take a leave of absence to address “self-identified personal stress.” The email to the...

Bipartisan Effort Stops USPS transfer of Reno Mail Processing Facility to Sacramento

August 27, 2024 4:36 pmSeptember 4, 2024 1:33 pm

Back in February, Congressional representatives Mark Amodei, Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez-Masto sent a letter of opposition to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy highlighting their concerns over USPS’s proposed transfer of the Reno mail processing center to Sacramento, CA. In their letter, the bipartisan delegation stressed “the potential impact of such...

Election Integrity Group Announces Clark County Has Removed Commercial Addresses From Voter Rolls

August 26, 2024 8:15 amAugust 27, 2024 4:37 pm

This article has been updated to reflect a recent statement from PILF. Last June, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed a petition of mandamus to compel Clark County election officials, specifically Registrar Lorena Portillo, to investigate and fix commercial addresses on the county’s voter roll. Prior to the writ...

NV Judge Rules Mail Ballots Without A Postmark Can Be Counted After ‘Election Day’

August 7, 2024 3:31 pmAugust 15, 2024 9:38 am

Last Friday, Carson City District Judge James Russell denied a motion to prohibit the counting of mail ballots which lack a postmark and are received by county clerks after “Election Day.” The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee, Nevada GOP, and the Trump campaign last...