Cari Ann Burgess Archives

Washoe County Commission Reverses Course, Certifies Primary Recounts

July 17, 2024 10:37 amJuly 17, 2024 2:51 pm

In a 4-1 vote, and after hours of public comment, the Washoe County Commission reversed course and certified two recounts in June’s primary election. Commissioner Jeanne Herman was the sole dissenting vote and the only commissioner who did not change their vote from last week’s meeting that resulted in a...

In a 3-2 Vote, Washoe County Commission Rejects Certification of Primary Election Recounts

July 10, 2024 2:45 pmJuly 10, 2024 3:04 pm

This post has been updated with breaking news. In a politically divided 3-2 vote, the Republican members of the Washoe County Board of Commissioners voted to not certify the two primary recounts conducted by the Washoe County Registrar’s office. The two races were challenged by Washoe County Commissioner District 4...

Election Integrity NonProfit Files Writ To Clean Voter Rolls in Clark County

June 27, 2024 12:51 pmJuly 5, 2024 4:45 pm

The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) has filed a petition for mandamus (see below) to force Clark County election officials, specifically Registrar Lorena Portillo, to investigate and fix commercial addresses on the county’s voter roll. This is the second lawsuit the Foundation has filed in Nevada related to commercial addresses...

Election Integrity NonProfit Files Writ To Clean Voter Rolls in Washoe County, Marc Elias Intervenes

June 20, 2024 1:24 pmJune 28, 2024 11:49 am

The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed a petition for mandamus to force Washoe County, Nevada election officials, specifically interim registrar Cari Ann Burgess, to investigate and fix commercial addresses on the county’s voter roll. According to the complaint, the county, through a “Media Production Specialist” for the Registrar of...

Washoe County DA Files Lawsuit Against USPS

May 29, 2024 9:50 pmMay 30, 2024 2:53 pm

After receiving authorization from the Washoe County Board of Commissioners yesterday, and on the bipartisan heels of Sen. Jacky Rosen (D) and Governor Joe Lombardo’s (R) press conference in front of the United States Postal Service’s processing and distribution center in Reno, Nevada, the Washoe County District Attorney’s office has...

Trump Campaign, RNC, NVGOP File Ballot Deadline Lawsuit in Nevada

May 3, 2024 11:36 amMay 6, 2024 4:55 pm

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a statement from NVGOP attorney Sigal Chattah. The Trump Campaign, the Republican National Committee (RNC), and the Nevada Republican Party (NVGOP) have filed a lawsuit (see below) challenging Nevada’s acceptance of mail ballots up to four days after Election Day, including...

Bipartisan Opposition Fails to Deliver, USPS Announces Move Of Reno Mail Processing To California

April 23, 2024 3:21 pmApril 24, 2024 12:50 pm

This article has been edited to include public comments from Senator Jacky Rosen Despite bipartisan opposition, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced they are transferring Reno’s outgoing mail processing to Sacramento, CA. The Reno processing center will reportedly be modernized as a Local Processing Center (LPC) and will undergo...