Nevada Secretary of State Archives

One Million Voters Switch Party Affiliation to GOP

June 27, 2022 12:33 pmJuly 6, 2022 10:02 am

The Associated Press (AP) reports that more than one million voters switched their party affiliation to Republican with the most notable demographic shift coming from the suburban swing voters who favored Biden in 2020. According to their data analysis, record inflation, gas prices and fears that the country is headed...

Cegavske Paid $1 Million To ‘Connected’ Reno PR Firm for 2020 Mail-In Ballots

March 29, 2022 3:19 pmApril 4, 2022 12:56 pm

In March 2020, Governor Sisolak mandated a statewide lockdown in order to ‘flatten the curve’ of Covid 19 infections and hospitalizations. At that time, Sisolak asked Nevada Secretary of State (NVSOS) Barbara Cegavske to conduct the June 2020 by mail and with mail-in ballots—which was not allowed under Nevada law....

GOPer Kristopher Dahir Runs for Nevada Secretary of State

February 23, 2022 8:41 am

Sparks City Councilman and member of the Washoe County District Board of Health, Kristopher Dahir, is running for Nevada Secretary of State (SOS) with the full support and backing of current SOS Barbara Cegavske. Dahir was first elected to the Sparks City Council in 2014. Termed-out Cegavske has had her...

Crowded Sec’y of State Field Adds Former State Senator Jesse Haw to the Mix

January 24, 2022 2:00 pmJanuary 25, 2022 1:18 pm

Former state senator Jesse Haw (R) announced he is entering the race for Secretary of State (SOS). Haw is a real estate developer in Reno, NV. Haw will be joining a crowded field at a contentious time when politicians and voters are focused on voting laws, ballot access and election...

Mark Meadows Endorses Jim Marchant for Secretary of State

November 10, 2021 4:23 pmNovember 14, 2021 7:25 am

Last night, a fundraiser for former assemblyman and now candidate for Secretary of State Jim Marchant was held at The Dragon Ridge Country Club in Henderson, NV. Chairman Michael McDonald lit up the crowd with a barn burner speech. Similar to his interview with the Nevada Globe, Mcdonald promised to root...