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Indy Explains: Question 3, open primaries and ranked-choice voting

Indy Explains: Question 3, open primaries and ranked-choice voting

By Tim Lenard, Jackie Valley, Joey Lovato
Question 3 will ask voters whether they want to overhaul the state's election system and fundamentally change the way people cast votes.
81 percent of Nevada Latino voters think abortion should be legal, personal beliefs aside
The same poll found that only 25 percent believed religious leaders should tell their members which candidates and policies to vote for, and the rest opposed that practice.
Nevada vets running for Congress discuss fears of less priority on military
The group touched on mental and physical health concerns, fear of people no longer caring about the military, the country's international ties and allies, culture within the military and depolarizing the force and its issues.
Judge denies lawsuit seeking emails between Lombardo, campaign consultants
In the order, Gall wrote that neither party had addressed the crux of the issue — whether Nevada's public records law applied to records (emails) sent from a government account but that are personal in nature.
After Joey Gilbert election challenge, a potential schism in the state GOP
More than two weeks after a Carson City judge ruled against former Republican gubernatorial candidate and Reno-area lawyer Joey Gilbert in his bid to undo his primary loss to Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, Gilbert has yet to file a promised appeal of the decision to the state Supreme Court as of Monday afternoon.
Email: Laxalt pushed for 2020 election audit in Douglas County after launching Senate bid
Douglas County Clerk-Treasurer Amy Burgans told a top state elections official in a September 2021 email that Laxalt had approached her during a local event with a request for the county to audit ballot signatures.
Indy Explains: What does Question 2 on the 2022 Nevada ballot do about minimum wage?

Indy Explains: What does Question 2 on the 2022 Nevada ballot do about minimum wage?

By Tim Lenard, Kristyn Leonard, Jackie Valley
If voters give the seal of approval to Question 2 on the November ballot, a $12-per-hour minimum wage will be enshrined in the state Constitution.
Indy Explains: What is Question 1 on the 2022 Nevada ballot, or the Equal Rights Amendment?
The first ballot question before Nevada voters in November aims to close the loop on the fight for equal rights that began decades ago.
Fact Check: What Cortez Masto did (and didn't do) on sex trafficking policy
Before and since the passage of Nevada's sex trafficking law, which she spearheaded, Cortez Masto has cast herself as a crusader on the issue of sex trafficking.
State adopts regulation for hand counting ballots, but it won't affect Nye County
Mark Wlaschin, the deputy secretary of state for elections who oversaw the adoption of the regulation, said the amendment essentially establishes requirements only for officials planning to strictly hand count ballots.
On the Record: Republican House candidate April Becker
Throughout her campaign, Becker, a Republican, has railed against Democrats for high inflation, raised the alarm about excessive government spending and often tied Lee to unpopular national Democrats.
On the Record: Democratic House candidate Susie Lee

On the Record: Democratic House candidate Susie Lee

By Humberto Sanchez, Sean Golonka
Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) casts herself as a pragmatic lawmaker who can deliver results as she makes her case to voters for re-election.
Cortez Masto pushes back against Biden student loan forgiveness as other Dems cheer
As Democrats celebrated President Joe Biden's announcement Wednesday of wide-reaching student loan forgiveness, Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto broke party rank, criticizing the president's actions.
Jim Marchant accused of campaign finance violations for second time
Though the new complaint was only filed with the secretary of state Wednesday, state officials are expected to close out their investigation into the first complaint filed by Haw by the end of this week.
Abortion access may play key role in Sisolak, Lombardo contest for governor
For Sisolak and other state Democrats, facing the unfavorable midterm headwinds of President Joe Biden's unpopularity and rising inflation, the issue of abortion access has opened an unexpected political opportunity.
Metro supported criminal justice bills that Lombardo later panned as 'soft on crime'
In a statement, Lombardo's campaign said that Democratic control of the Legislature and governor's office over the last two legislative sessions had "forced law enforcement to minimize the negative impacts of unhelpful legislation."
Schieve and Lorton rematch for Reno mayor; two council members defend seats
It's been an eventful four years for the seven council members. Now, three incumbents are running for re-election in this midterm election cycle.
Fact Check: GOP Spanish-language ad exaggerates number of lenient Cortez Masto pardon votes
A Spanish-language TV ad funded by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) claims Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) is soft on crime and pointed to her stint on the state pardons board.
GOP Super PAC to launch $2 million ad campaign attacking Cortez Masto over IRS expansion
The ad is part of a $2 million buy and will run for two weeks in Las Vegas starting Saturday. It was produced by Club for Growth Action, the Super PAC associated with the conservative Club for Growth. 
Democrat running for Northern Nevada congressional seat has many Vegas ties
The lean-Republican district is a tough one for Democrats; in 2020, Democrat Patricia Ackerman lost to Amodei by about 16 percentage points.