Following the chaos and frustration associated with party-run caucuses during the 2020 election, lawmakers in Nevada approved a bipartisan measure requiring the state to hold a Presidential Preference Primary if more than two candidates file to run.
However, leaders of the Nevada Republican Party decided last year that the state GOP would step in and determine its own nomination process, opting for a caucus instead. GOP leaders also put into place rules barring any candidate running in the primary from participating in the party’s caucus.
In that vein, candidates looking to secure delegates from Nevada ahead of this summer’s Republican National Convention chose to participate in the caucus. That includes former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
That means a vote in the state-run Republican primary, like those for former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, won’t count in the nomination process.
If you want to participate in the state’s Republican primary, mail-in ballots are starting to hit to mail boxes now. Early voting begins Jan. 27 and the primary is Feb. 6.
The party-run caucus is on Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. Voters can learn more on how they can participate and where to caucus at the NevadaGOP.org.
