Gregory Hafen Archives - Nevada Globe

Assm. Gray Introduces Bill Requiring Ballots To Be Received On Election Day

March 1, 2023 3:41 pmMarch 7, 2023 12:23 pm

Today, Republican Assemblyman Ken Gray (AD-39) introduced AB 230, which, if passed, will require that a mail ballot mailed to a county or city clerk be postmarked on or before the last day of the period for early voting and received before the time set for closing of the polls on...

Sen Scheible Sponsors Bill To Put Polling Places in Jails

February 23, 2023 12:26 pm

Democratic State Senator Melanie Scheible (SD-9) has introduced legislation mandating polling places in city and county jails. SB 162 authorizes the county clerk, county sheriff and jail administrator to establish a polling place within the jail and allows same day voting and registration on the day of the election. The law...

Poll: 74 percent of Nevadans Support Voter ID

February 10, 2023 10:49 amFebruary 13, 2023 2:41 pm

A poll conducted by OH Insights for the Nevada Independent reflects that 74 percent of polled Nevadans support Governor Lombardo’s call to require identification to cast a ballot. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Nevada is one of fifteen states that requires no documentation to cast a ballot....

Republican Caucus Of The Assembly Calls For Common-Sense Election Integrity Measures

January 31, 2023 11:18 amFebruary 2, 2023 11:12 am

In an op-ed submitted to the Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ), the leadership of the Republican Caucus of the Assembly, consisting of Jill Dickman, Rich DeLong, Danielle Gallant and P.K. O’Neill, pens a strong case to roll back transformative election laws passed unilaterally by the Democratic majority during the pandemic. The leadership...

A Rat in the Nevada Republican Assembly

January 11, 2023 3:19 pmJanuary 23, 2023 8:48 am

Last Sunday, I was invited to give a presentation to the fourteen members of the Republican Assembly Caucus led by Minority Leader PK O’Neill. It was understood that I was one of many presenters that evening, the meeting would be private, and the information shared would be in confidence. I...

Nye County Votes to Ditch Dominion Voting Machines

March 16, 2022 1:45 pmMarch 17, 2022 6:56 am

In a unanimous vote yesterday, the Nye County Commission officially requested County Clerk Sandra Merlino ditch Dominion voting machines in favor of paper ballots. Since the 2020 election, Dominion voting machines have come under intense scrutiny from Republicans. In 2020, President Trump’s lawyers claimed that the machines were accessible by...

2022: The Year of the Republican Rookie

December 3, 2021 9:35 amDecember 3, 2021 10:34 am

As 2021 comes to an end, so do the Assembly careers of more than two-thirds of elected Nevada Republicans. Many Republicans are running for higher office, including: Tom Roberts running for Clark County Sheriff; Jim Wheeler squaring off against Robin Titus for State Senate; Glenn Levitt is running for State...