2026Election Stories

Amid a turbulent few months for the governing board of the state's higher education system, multiple candidates have filed to run in every one of the open seats on the Board of Regents.

Amid shifting demographics and a move to the Republican Party in states such as Florida and Texas, Latino voters and their political preferences are less predictable than ever before.

A proposed Nevada ballot initiative filed this month by an organization called Common Sense for Uniting America (CSUA) aims to "close the great American divide" by adopting a star rating system for voting. 

Nye County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend the county clerk ditch electronic voting machines and move to all-paper, hand-counted elections for both the 2022 primary and general elections. 

According to the unsealed indictment, Muraviev allegedly conspired with Florida-based businessmen Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who were associates of Donald Trump's private lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. 

Often overlooked compared with some of its neighbors, North Las Vegas — Nevada's fourth-largest city — is home to a lively 2022 mayoral race that's likely to give the city its first Black mayor.

CCEA members filed the lawsuit in late December, asking the court to block Cegavske's proposed actions and asserting that she had "no discretion under law to refuse to permit Petitioners to withdraw their respective initiative petitions."

The pair of 30-second spots home in on aid packages that targeted Nevada's hospitality and tourism sectors — both pillars of the state economy ravaged by the early restrictions used to mitigate the spread of COVID in 2020. 

The filing period, which runs until March 18, is a major step for candidates to make their bids official, even though many already have announced intentions to run, started fundraising and held public events.

The lawsuits filed in district court in Carson City last month both allege that the descriptions of the ballot measures proposed by "Repair the Vote" PAC are argumentative, confusing and misleading, and therefore, violate Nevada law.

The statement is a recognition of a right that advocates note could be a harbinger for more resources dedicated to solving the affordability crisis and increased accountability measures surrounding evictions.

After weeks of military buildup exploded into a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, a U.S. Senate race so far focused on COVID and economic issues has taken a sharp turn toward foreign policy. 

But not every regulation made it through the process unscathed. Two were held up after the commission deadlocked on votes, with Democrats in support and Republicans in opposition. 

The parental notification initiative would address a 1985 state law that required parental notification, but was never enforced after being enjoined by a federal court.

Hicks noted that Herman's request for the resolution "did not go through the customary agenda review process."

Leaders with the NALEO Education Fund projected an increase in Latino voter turnout in 2022 in three states, including Nevada.

A Republican Washoe County commissioner is proposing sweeping changes to the election system for the state's second-largest county, including ensuring that almost all ballots are paper.

"The decision was really based on where I could be providing the most value to the state and where I could provide the most value to the governor," Spiegel told The Nevada Independent in an interview.

In debates and forums this month, six of the seven candidates vying to replace Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske made it clear that the trajectory of the office will change after the 2022 elections.

The additional funding comes on top of $12.2 million already allocated by lawmakers last year as part of AB321, the bill implementing the move to permanent, expanded mail voting.