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Nevada Revisits Mail-In Ballot Debate After 2020 Spotlight

Apr 02, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers are considering sending mail-in ballots to all active voters in future elections after passing a law last summer that directed election officials to do so to prevent the coronavirus from spreading at polling places.

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Trump Campaign, GOP Lose Bid To Stop Las Vegas-Area Ballot Count

Nov 02, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge has denied a courtroom bid by the Trump campaign and state Republicans to stop the count of mail-in ballots in Clark County, the state's most populous and Democratic-leaning county, including Las Vegas.

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Nevada Judge To Decide GOP Bid To Stop Las Vegas Ballot Counting

Oct 29, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge says he'll decide soon whether Las Vegas election officials can continue to process mail-in ballots and use a computer to verify voter signatures.

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Nevada's Early Voting Numbers Suggest Shift To Mail Votes

Oct 20, 2020

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's decision to mail all active voters ballots amid the pandemic has led to historically high return rates and less early voting than in 2016.

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Nevada Voters Receive Election Materials With Minor Errors

Oct 13, 2020

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Two Nevada counties mailed voting materials to all active voters in their jurisdictions that contained errors.

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Mail-in Ballots Being Sent To Registered Voters In Clark County

Oct 08, 2020

Mail-in ballots for the November 3 election will be mailed out this week and next week to registered voters in Clark County.

All active registered voters should receive a mail ballot by Oct. 17. 

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After Delay, Ballots To Be Mailed To Washoe County Next Week

Sep 28, 2020

RENO (AP) — Ballots will not be mailed to Washoe County residents this week because a vendor was unable to print them in time.

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Tribes See Ballot Collection As A Lifeline In Indian Country

Sep 28, 2020

NIXON, Nev. (AP) — Tribes see ballot collection as a critical way to boost historically low Native American turnout, but it's become a flashpoint in the November election.

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Judge Dismisses Trump Challenge To Nevada Mail Voting Law

Sep 21, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from President Donald Trump's reelection campaign challenging Nevada's new vote-by-mail law, saying the campaign failed to show how it could be harmed by the law.

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US Judge Blocks Postal Service Changes That Slowed Mail

Sep 17, 2020

SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide.

The judge called them "a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service" before the November election.

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Clark County Registrar Of Voter To Hold Virtual Town Hall

Sep 16, 2020

Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria is hosting a virtual town hall meeting on Thursday to provide information and answer questions about the November General Election.

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Secretary Of State Corrects Mail-In Ballot Misinformation

Sep 16, 2020

Nevada's Secretary of State mailers is warning of election mailers containing incorrect information about Nevada's new mail-in balloting.

Barbara Cegavske said the mailers sent by the U.S Postal Service offered some incorrect advice. 

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Trump Campaign Asks US Judge To Kill Nevada Vote-By-Mail Law

Sep 10, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Less than eight weeks before the Nov. 3 elections, President Donald Trump's campaign is urging a federal judge in Las Vegas to block a new state law and prevent mail-in ballots from going to all active Nevada voters amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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GOP, Trump Campaign Sue Montana Over All-Mail Voting Option

Sep 02, 2020

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican Party have sued Montana after Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock gave counties the choice to conduct the November election entirely by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sisolak Says In-Person Voting Safe But Wants To Avoid Lines

Aug 31, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak says it will be safe to vote in person this November. But he prefers that people stay home and vote by mail or vote early to avoid big Election Day crowds at polling places.

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Nevada Governor Won't Make 'Ballot Harvesters' Register

Aug 26, 2020

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Democratic Gov.

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John L. Smith On Nevada's Role In Mail-In Voting This November

Aug 24, 2020

This week, Nevada joined a growing list of states suing

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Will Southern Nevada's Minority Voters Turn Out This Fall?

Aug 20, 2020

COVID-19 is hitting some minority groups hard, and the impact the pandemic will have on this year’s election is still very uncertain.

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Nevada Joins 14-State Postal Service Lawsuit Against Trump

Aug 19, 2020

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada has joined 13 other states suing President Donald Trump to block service changes at the U.S. Postal Service, amid fears of problems with mail-in ballots in November.

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Nevada Secretary Of State Seeks Ballot Harvesting Oversight

Aug 19, 2020

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's top election official has requested an emergency regulation adding more oversight to the state's newly passed law allowing ballot harvesting.

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New Voting Laws Revive Fights Over 'Ballot Harvesting'

Aug 17, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's new vote-by-mail law includes provisions allowing anyone to collect and return ballots on a voter's behalf, a practice critics deride as "ballot harvesting" and that President Donald Trump and Republicans are targeting amid a broader fight over voting du

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How Will The Election Go Down In Clark County?

Aug 19, 2020

News about the general election is inescapable, especially regarding how it might play out with COVID-19 still on the ra

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Nevada Asks Judge To Dismiss Trump, GOP Vote-By-Mail Lawsuit

Aug 11, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske asked a judge Monday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump's reelection campaign that challenges a new state law sending ballots to all active voters amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Democrats Seek To Intervene In Nevada Mail-In Voting Lawsuit

Aug 10, 2020

Las Vegas (AP) — National and Nevada Democrats are seeking to join a lawsuit President Donald Trump's reelection campaign filed to challenge a new law sending ballots to all active voters.

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Elections Official Refutes Claim That People Can Vote Twice

Aug 07, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elections officials are refuting a claim by former U.S. Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada that a new state election law makes it possible for people to cast more than one ballot.

Heller is a Republican who once served as the state's top elections official.

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