The Yomba Shoshone Tribe had difficulty getting an in-person polling location for the 2022 midterms. Tribes across Nevada and Indian Country face barriers in accessing the voting booth.
2022 election
The Nevada Republican Party did not have a “red wave.” Why? Election deniers on the ticket and division within the party, in part.
The Nevada Supreme Court turned away the ACLU of Nevada, which sought to stop the post-election hand counting of Nye County ballots.
In early returns Thursday, state voters were supporting all three statewide ballot questions, including one to overhaul Nevada’s partisan primary system. But the majority of Nye County voters cast choices against them.
Nye Sheriff’s Deputy Joe McGill leads incumbent Sharon Wehrly with 63 percent of the votes so far. Wehrly’s two terms have been marred by several controversies revealed by the media.
Results will likely be delayed because of mail ballots, hand counting
Nye County officials vowed to reshape their plan and seek another go-ahead from the state Supreme Court after justices ruled that counting methods used violated rules they set.
Campaign finance reports show Democrats also outspent Republicans, but it’s not clear if fundraising prowess will mean success at the ballot box.
The largest teachers union in Nevada announced that it would not make an endorsement in the gubernatorial race between Gov. Steve Sisolak and Sheriff Joe Lombardo.
Republicans who oppose abortion vow they would nonetheless protect Nevada’s statute guaranteeing abortion rights if faced with a federal bill to ban the practice nationwide.
The state’s casino industry has donated money to both Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak and his Republican challenger Joe Lombardo, although some have preferred one over the other.
Seven of Nevada’s 17 rural counties are exploring to returning to the days of hand-counted paper ballots because of fears of election fraud stemming from the 2020 election.
Republicans Adam Laxalt and Sam Brown traded barbs during a debate on “Nevada Newsmakers” as they compete to see who will challenge incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto.
Army veteran Sam Brown has joined the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, where he will face at least four challengers, including ex-AG Adam Laxalt.
Bill Hockstedler said his decision to run for U.S. Senate had nothing to do with the outcome of the 2020 election. It had to do with a shift in his own party.
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