Jamie Rodriguez Archives

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...

OPINION: Voters Deserve Better Verification of A Candidate’s Credentials And Background

August 8, 2024 3:50 pmAugust 8, 2024 1:52 pm

Running for governor doesn’t require a background check, but working for the governor does. In the past couple of years, I’ve spoken with hundreds of voters in Nevada and more than 90 percent of them believe that background checks are conducted on political candidates. This is not true. Not only...

Washoe County Registrar Jamie Rodriguez Resigns

January 3, 2024 9:24 amJanuary 4, 2024 11:49 am

Washoe County Reigstrar of Voters Jamie Rodriguez resigned yesterday after serving in the position for approximately two years. Rodriguez served in the position prior to the 2022 election after former Registrar Deanna Spikula resigned after an extended leave of absence due to alleged harassment and threats. Despite Spikula’s claims, the...

Washoe County Manager Makes Twice The Salary Of Nevada’s Governor

December 12, 2023 1:01 pmDecember 22, 2023 10:16 am

According to the 2020 census, Nevada is home to approximately 3.1 million people. The two largest counties, Clark and Washoe are home to approximately 2.4 million and 480,000 people, respectively. The current manager of the Silver State is Governor Joe Lombardo who makes $163,474 per year. The current County Manager...

OPINION: The Challenges of Fair Trials and Fair Elections in The Silver State

November 28, 2023 12:26 pmDecember 6, 2023 12:05 pm

In 2020, Judge James Todd Russell dismissed a high-profile election integrity lawsuit challenging the results of the General Election, refusing to hear and acknowledge evidence of election fraud in the State of Nevada. The media, funded by a multitude of far-left organizations, jumped onto the very tired and worn out...

Judge Accuses Robert Beadles Of ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ in Election Lawsuit, Dismisses Case

November 21, 2023 11:35 amNovember 21, 2023 6:55 pm

Carson District Judge James Russell ruled an election lawsuit brought by Reno resident and businessman Robert Beadles was without merit and dismissed the case “with prejudice” preventing subsequent refiling. Judge Russell also dismissed Beadle’s request for a change of venue noting that “he had never met Beadles or the people...

Washoe County Admits Elections Need ‘Major Overhaul’ After Judge Quickly Dismisses Election Lawsuit

October 30, 2023 3:15 pmNovember 21, 2023 11:00 am

In December 2020, The Record Courier published an article regarding the 2020 General Election, after President Trump’s attorney Jesse Binnall filed a lawsuit challenging the results of the 2020 general election in Nevada. The article outlined how District Court Judge James T. Russell dismissed concrete concerns presented in court which...