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Backers of a historic North Las Vegas ballot initiative seeking rent control are calling for a review of the city clerk's determination that the petition was "insufficient" and, therefore, cannot be placed on the November ballot.

National Democratic Party officials Friday debated the merits of allowing Nevada and New Hampshire to hold primaries on the same day as the party considers changes to the presidential primary calendar.

More than half of legislative primary candidates running on baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election survived the primary. Experts warn their success reflects a growing movement threatening democratic norms.

Lee has, multiple times, tweeted that Becker "will vote for a nationwide abortion ban," though Becker does not appear to have ever said she will. A representative from Becker's campaign said she "does not support a nationwide abortion ban."

A little more than three months before the general election, Democrats running for statewide and legislative offices lead fundraising efforts, but Republicans are not far behind.

Less than four months away from the midterm election in November, the record amounts likely signal the difficult re-election battles each of the Democrats will face over the coming months.

Groups affiliated with Gov. Steve Sisolak and other prominent Nevada Democrats were the financial backers of organizations that spent millions to drag down Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo and other more moderate Republicans ahead of the state's June primary.

Robert Beadles, a cryptocurrency millionaire and activist who funded the recount, wrote on his website that the lawsuit was filed Friday in Carson City District Court and will prove that "Joey Gilbert rightfully won the primary with 100% certainty."

Cortez Masto's campaign also touted significant support from small dollar donors during the second quarter, saying 97 percent of campaign contributions were $100 or less.

Following Horsford's strongest fundraising quarter of the election cycle so far, his campaign announced on Tuesday that it was launching a half-million dollar advertising campaign that will stretch into the fall.

The haul, Lee's highest this cycle, marks a second-quarter record for any congressional candidate in Nevada.

Democratic Party officials are considering adding another meeting before gathering in August to decide which states will be allowed to hold early primaries beginning in the 2024 cycle.

Trump's speech came on the heels of a panel discussion in which Lombardo criticized recent changes in Nevada criminal justice laws under Democratic leadership and Laxalt argued that law enforcement is "beleaguered."

The re-do in Nevada's two most populous counties netted Joey Gilbert fewer than a handful of additional votes in a race that unofficial totals show he lost by about 26,000.

Trump's speech is set for 6 p.m. at the Treasure Island resort on the Las Vegas Strip, according to the former president's Save America PAC.

Entitled "Two Economies," the ad features Sisolak speaking directly on the state's positive macroeconomic trends coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, while acknowledging rising consumer costs for "housing prices, gas, groceries."

Washoe County election officials concluded their recount on Friday and found that "the outcome is the same."

Multiple proposed ballot initiatives met their demise Wednesday, the signature-gathering deadline for measures attempting to amend the Nevada Constitution.

His campaign also requested that all debates be held after Labor Day, "when Nevada voters will be following the election closest, and streamed online to maximize viewership."

Since Becker's victory in the primary election earlier this month, the two candidates have elevated their political attacks on one another in the tight race.