The Franklin Project Archives

Beadles Demands New Primary Election After ROV Recount And AI Analysis

July 8, 2024 6:01 pmJuly 8, 2024 6:04 pm

The June primary election was challenged by three candidates in Washoe County after businessman and outspoken election critic Robert Beadles paid for a recount of their respective races. According to a report by Channel 4 news, Beadles wrote three ~$50,000 checks to the county for the costs associated with the...

Breaking: Joey Gilbert Files Demand for Gubernatorial Recount

June 29, 2022 5:20 pmJune 30, 2022 12:37 pm

Today, The Globe got the early scoop that Joey Gilbert was going to file a demand by 5 PM PST for a recount of the GOP gubernatorial race of the 2022 primary election with the Nevada Secretary of State office (NVSOS). The demand, funded by the Franklin Project PAC, will...

EXCLUSIVE: New IE Group Formed to Support Lucey in Washoe County

April 22, 2022 10:50 amApril 25, 2022 7:40 am

UPDATE (6:30 pm, 4-23-22): This story has been updated to add comment from Randi Thompson. The Globe has been covering the surprisingly nasty Republican primary that’s unfolding in Washoe County’s District 2. Two-term incumbent Bob Lucey is running for re-election as County Commissioner and County Assessor Mike Clark is his...

Franklin Project Mailer Names and Shames Washoe Commissioner Bob Lucey

April 18, 2022 9:57 amApril 29, 2022 4:33 am

If you like your politics nasty and personal, there’s a new Independent Expenditure outfit in town for you. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. The Franklin Project seems to take inspiration for its naming and its in-your-faceness from The Lincoln Project. But unlike...