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NV SOS Reverses Course, Delays Top-Down Election Management System

March 19, 2024 12:49 pmMarch 25, 2024 1:23 pm

The Nevada Globe first reported on the wide-spread concerns county officials expressed about the “speedy” implementation of the top-down election system (VREMS). These concerns, first shared with the Globe, have now been made official in a request (see below) sent to the Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar by the Nevada...

Sharron Angle Files For State Senate District 15

March 16, 2024 1:05 amMarch 22, 2024 2:28 pm

On last day to file for candidacy with the Secretary of State, Republican Sharron Angle filed for Senate District 15. Angle joins Republicans Michael Ginsburg, Charles Mark Neumann in the GOP primary and will face one-of-three Democratic opponents: Reno Councilwoman Naomi Duerr, Johnny Kerns, and former state Assemblywoman Angie Taylor....

UNR President Sandoval Enters ‘What is a Woman’ Fray

March 14, 2024 3:54 pmMarch 20, 2024 11:20 am

Yesterday, University of Nevada, Reno President Brian Sandoval sent an internal memo (see below) to faculty, students and staff in response to a comment made by Regent Patrick Boylan in relation to trans-women athletes. During a Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents meeting on March 1, Regent Boylan...

Taking Nevada’s Public School System From Worst to First In Four Steps

March 1, 2024 2:30 pmMarch 4, 2024 1:19 pm

When Governor Joe Lombardo was declared the election winner over a year ago, he promised all Nevadans that he would fix our failing public schools that have ranked worst-in-the-nation for over a decade. Ineffective school leaders who said the problem was low funding were rewarded billions more dollars in the...

First Lady To Launch ‘Women For Biden’ in Nevada

February 28, 2024 2:23 pmFebruary 29, 2024 12:55 pm

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden is scheduled to visit Nevada this weekend as part of a swing state tour to encourage women to support the Biden-Harris ticket in November. According to a statement from the campaign, the First Lady will stop in Nevada, Georgia, Arizona, and Wisconsin to meet with...

Washoe County Registrar Raises Mail-In Ballot Concerns For November Election

February 27, 2024 12:25 pmMarch 5, 2024 10:55 am

In an interview with the Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ), Washoe County interim registrar Cari-Ann Burgess admits she is highly concerned about mail-in ballots for the upcoming general election due to the expected move of the Reno mail processing operations to California. “It’s going to be terrible for our elections,” Burgess...

Carson City Judge Rejects Legal Challenge To Voter ID Ballot Initiative

February 26, 2024 3:44 pmMarch 4, 2024 1:21 pm

In Carson City District Court today, Repair the Vote won a legal challenge (see below) against their Voter ID ballot initiative filed to appear on the November 2024 ballot. The challenge was led by Democratic-linked attorneys Bradley Schrager, Scott Gilles, and the Elias Law Group who claimed that the initiative...