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Nevada Supreme Court Set To Weigh In On Special Election In 2nd Congressional District
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Wed, 06/29/2011 - 7:51amCARSON CITY – Attorneys for the state Democrat and Republican parties argued their cases Tuesday before the Nevada Supreme Court over whether they should pick their candidates for the special election to fill the vacant 2nd Congressional District seat, or whether it should be a “ballot royale.”
Transparency Bills Hit Governor’s Desk
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Mon, 06/06/2011 - 10:52pmCARSON CITY – Nevada may finally see greater transparency and accountability in election campaigns due to three landmark bills that arrived on Gov. Sandoval’s desk this week.
Secretary of State Ross Miller unsuccessfully championed the reforms in the two previous legislative sessions. Miller said in testimony before the Legislature in recent months that lawmakers could no longer ignore glaring gaps in the law that were revealed by questionable practices in recent election cycles.
Food Or Other Rewards To Encourage Voter Turnout OK In Nevada If No Intent To Influence Voters
Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 12:32pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – While concerns have emerged elsewhere this campaign season about encouraging people to vote by offering free food, a state election official says Nevada law is not excessively restrictive on the practice.
Debate Held on Ballot Measure to Change How Nevada Judges are Chosen
Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/28/2010 - 2:05amThe chief justice of Texas’ Supreme Court said at a forum last week that he supported a ballot measure before Nevada voters to change the way judges are chosen. A legal scholar from Vanderbilt University argued against the measure at the same forum, held at the Boyd School of Law on the campus of UNLV.
Both brought unique perspectives. Texas is a state that elects its judges who collect campaign donations from those who may appear before them creating bright-line conflicts-of-interest.
Live at 6 p.m.: Candidate forum
Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 3:04pmThis should be an interesting candidate forum tonight at the community center. We will have the live video right here.
Up first will be the candidates for sheriff, which after the postings they made here, should be must-watch TV.
Carson City Board of Supervisors turn down ballot question request
Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 7:48amThe Carson City Board of Supervisors turned down a request by Supervisor Pete Livermore to put a question tied to the Nugget Project on November's ballot.
All of Livermore's fellow supervisors voted against putting an advisory question on the ballot concerning the 1/8th cent sales tax increase that would be needed to fund the yet-to-be-approved Carson City Center/Nugget Project.
Supervisor Molly Walt called the question premature since they will not know if the project is feasible until the project developer comes back with a proposal this summer.
Angle Votes to Raise Legislative Pay Confirmed, Spokesperson Calls Lowden Attack Ad “Desperate”
Submitted by on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 1:39pmCARSON CITY – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sue Lowden has a new ad attacking her GOP rival Sharron Angle over her past votes in the Nevada Legislature to raise lawmaker pay as the June 8 primary draws near and early voting is set to begin tomorrow.
Republican Party to File Ethics Complaints Against Secretary of State Ross Miller and State Treasurer Kate Marshall
Submitted by on Tue, 04/13/2010 - 11:41amThe state Republican party has confirmed it will be filing an ethics complaint against Secretary of State Ross Miller and state Treasurer Kate Marshall alleging the improper use of publicly funded web pages, phone lines and state employees for their respective reelection campaigns.
“The Nevada Republican party is moving forward with an ethics complaint,” confirmed Ciara Turns, Communications Director for the state party. “We look forward to the ethics commission completing an investigation into these improper actions.”
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