Silver State Voices Archives

ACLU of Nevada Files Another Lawsuit To Stop Hand Counting In Nye County

November 14, 2022 11:42 amNovember 15, 2022 1:17 pm

The ACLU of Nevada has filed yet another lawsuit (see below) against Nye County to stop hand counting of ballots in Nye County, a Republican stronghold in Northern Nevada. and is requesting immediate action from the Nevada Supreme Court. The ACLU said in a news release that it partnered with...

ACLU Sues Nye County Over Hand Counting Process

October 5, 2022 11:27 amNovember 15, 2022 1:16 pm

The ACLU’s Nevada chapter has filed a lawsuit against Nye County , a Republican stronghold, and its interim clerk to stop the implementation of Nye’s new hand-counting process, which was approved and authorized by Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske. The process entails hand-counting all paper ballots alongside a machine tabulator....

Clinton Law Firm Files Suits to Stop Election Integrity Ballot Initiatives

March 1, 2022 7:31 amMarch 8, 2022 3:01 pm

On January 28, 2022, David G. Gibbs, Executive Director of the Repair the Vote political action committee, filed two ballot petitions to appear on the ballot in the upcoming November election if enough signatures are collected for qualification. The first petition is a proposed constitutional amendment that will require each person...

CCSD Board of Trustees Fail to Reach Agreement on Process to Select Interim Superintendent

November 5, 2021 2:42 pmNovember 10, 2021 5:23 am

Demonstrating the division of the Board of Trustees for the largest school district in the state, the Board failed to reach an agreement outlining the process by which an interim superintendent would be selected. In a 3-3 vote with one member abstaining, the meeting was abruptly adjourned. Trustees Linda Cavazos,...

Globe Files Open Records Request to Examine Redistricting Ties to Prominent Dem Consultant

October 26, 2021 9:00 amOctober 27, 2021 7:46 am

The Clark County Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 10 am on an ordinance to set new boundary lines for each of the seven Commission districts, a process that takes place every 10 years following the U.S. Census. The ordinance was introduced at the Oct. 19...

Clark County Commissioners Convene October 19th to Review Redistricting Proposal

October 14, 2021 7:25 amOctober 18, 2021 6:04 pm

As reported by The Nevada Globe, the Clark County Commissioners, all Democrats, have commissioned Democrat activist Dave Heller to redraw district maps. This redistricting happens every 10 years in accordance with the census. In a September 1st statement issued by the U.S Department of Justice: “Our goal this redistricting season...

Exclusive: Redistricting Consultant Reveals How Politics and Race Shape District Lines

October 5, 2021 9:03 amApril 3, 2022 7:36 am

Dave Heller is a Redistricting Consultant for a company with the anodyne name Main Street Communications. But the work these guys perform—redrawing the maps that are used to determine who holds power in the state—is anything but innocent. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by...