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NV Supremes Narrowly Rule State Government Employees Cannot Serve As State Legislators

November 1, 2024 1:27 pmNovember 6, 2024 12:03 pm

Late yesterday, the Nevada Supreme Court narrowly ruled that state government employees are no longer allowed to serve as state legislators. (see below) The ruling comes in response to Nevada Policy’s Separation of Powers lawsuit, which was first filed in July 2020. The lawsuit is Nevada Policy’s third—and now final—attempt...

Nevada Supreme Court Rules Mail Ballots Without Postmarks Shall Be Counted Days After ‘Election Day’

October 28, 2024 2:24 pmOctober 30, 2024 2:19 pm

In an incredulous interpretation of a questionable election statute (see below), the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that mail ballots without a postmark shall be counted for up to three days after “Election Day.” According to state law, passed unilaterally by the Democrat majority during the pandemic, a mail ballot received...

NV Supreme Court Rules Green Party Removed From Presidential Ballot

September 6, 2024 7:03 pmSeptember 13, 2024 3:06 pm

Nevada Democrats have been working on “saving democracy” by filing lawsuits to kick potential challengers to Kamala Harris off the presidential ballot. Last month, facing a Democrat-led lawsuit, RFK Jr. opted to remove his independent candidacy from the ballot after reaching an agreement with state Democrats. Today, state Democrats were...