elections

A report released Thursday by the nonpartisan election organization FairVote, which has been a proponent for ranked choice voting, showed Nevada congressional and statewide candidates in five Republican primaries and one Democratic primary were decided by less than 50% of the votes

Now that Cortez Masto’s opponent in November has been decided, her supporters are wasting no time turning up the heat on Laxalt.  

A new election poll released this week by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno released shows some candidates in the upcoming primary election may have a strong lead over their rivals.

Amy Vilela, a former state co-chair for the 2020 presidential campaign for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is challenging Titus in the Democratic primary for CD1, agrees it would be a challenge for the five-term incumbent to win the seat.

A coalition of community groups calling itself “Let Nevada Vote” is speaking out against a proposed ballot initiative that would require the state to adopt ranked-choice voting.

Former President Donald Trump, whose endorsement has been coveted by Nevada Republicans throughout the state including those running for governor, backed Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo Wednesday night. 

Good-government groups are calling on county clerks across Nevada to resist calls to dump voting machines for upcoming elections.

Many fellow conspiro-trash peddlers seeking public office have endorsed Marchant’s candidacy in the Republican primary, because of course they have.

Advocates championing a ballot initiative to change Nevada’s election system to include open primaries and ranked choice voting in the general election are celebrating a $2 million milestone this month. 

The Democracy Initiative Education Fund, a coalition of organizations working to support and sustain the democratic process, last week released a report giving Nevada high marks for its elections.