Early voting for the June 11 primary begins Saturday and ends June 7. Here’s what your ballot might look like if you’re a nonpartisan voter.
Nevada
The Nevada Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of the initiative petition that would require citizens to present photo identification to vote.
Speakers at a Board of Regents meeting expressed disappointment in a lack of response from the board and UNLV leadership on a recent commencement speech.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has an exemption that most other law enforcement does not. That, experts say, prevents transparency and accountability in overseeing the state’s top industry.
The Property and Environment Research Center released a report finding annual adoptions of wild horses and burros have more than doubled since the adoption incentive program began five years ago.
The Nevada secretary of state’s office took an extra step Friday to clarify “ongoing confusion” over the all-vote-by-mail June 9 state primary, seeking to clarify misunderstandings over how mail ballots have been distributed.
Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto announced Thursday she was withdrawing her name for consideration as a running mate for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
Primary election turnout so far in the primary election is about 16 percent of active voters statewide, according to figures from the secretary of state. Average statewide primary turnout in the last 10 elections is 23.74 percent.
Delays in data reporting caused by the coronavirus pandemic is likely to push redistricting in Nevada back and require a special legislative session.
A watchdog group with ties to former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a Republican, has filed a complaint against Rep. Steven Horsford with the Office of Congressional Ethics concerning an extramarital affair.
President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funds from Nevada in retaliation for the state’s decision to mail absentee ballots because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Nevadans have been mailing in their primary ballots, but arguments between the left and right over possible voter fraud and disenfranchisement continue.
A pair of attorneys vying for judgeships in Clark County filed two separate complaints with the state’s judicial review board against seven candidates.
Political opponents of Rep. Steven Horsford called for a House Ethics Committee investigation or even his resignation after he admitted to a long-term affair with a former U.S. Senate intern.
A former U.S. Senate intern claims on a podcast that she had an affair with Nevada Rep. Steven Horsford, and he admits to “a previous relationship outside of my marriage.”