Nevada’s second vote-by-mail main election is simply across the nook, with Washoe County residents set to obtain pattern ballots within the mail beginning subsequent week.
Officers on Wednesday confirmed Washoe is on monitor to ship the observe ballots on Could 16, two days earlier than they start mailing official voting slips to the county’s 311,000 registered residents.
Regardless of ongoing outcry from the GOP, Nevada’s Democratic-led Legislature final yr handed a legislation guaranteeing all energetic registered voters mechanically obtain a mail-in poll earlier than early voting begins on Could 28.
Extra:First listening to set to debate Democrats’ invoice to make mail-in voting everlasting in Nevada
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That measure completely expanded “emergency” vote-by-mail provisions first adopted forward of the state’s pandemic-plagued presidential race in 2020, when election staff struggled with printing delays and lengthy strains for in-person voting.
Two years later, Washoe anticipates a a lot smoother roll-out.
“In talking with the staff on the (Registrar of Voters) workplace, they shared that elections are ever-evolving as legal guidelines change they usually adapt their processes accordingly,” stated Candee Ramos, the county’s group outreach coordinator. “They’re ready to run a safe, clear and environment friendly election.”
3 methods to mess up your mail-in poll in Washoe County — and the best way to repair a mistake
The June 14 main will see tons of of candidates vying for greater than 5 dozen workplaces in Nevada’s final remaining swing county, the place voters will assist settle every little thing from a nationally watched U.S. Senate race to a no-holds-barred battle for Reno mayor.
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Washoe expects most residents will obtain a poll by Could 25, besides for brand new voters and people with a lately up to date handle. Officers have till Could 30 to achieve these residents.
An extra 1,500 county voters opted out of receiving a mail-in poll, although they will nonetheless vote in particular person in the course of the two-week early voting interval or on Election Day. The deadline to refuse a mail-in poll handed on April 15.
Dozens of drop-off places and polling locations will nonetheless be made accessible to Reno-area residents preferring to place their vote in a poll field. Ballots should be hand-delivered or postmarked by 5 p.m. on Election Day with a view to be counted.
Extra:The deadline to choose out of mail-in poll for main election is Friday
Ballots obtained greater than seven days after the election is not going to be counted, nor will these that may’t be matched to a voter signature on file on the county clerk’s workplace.
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Voters have six days to clear up signature mismatch points both by mail or through the Nevada Secretary of State’s web site.
All ballots should be tallied inside 9 days of Election Day.
Beneath Nevada’s closed main system, solely voters registered with one of many state’s two main political events can weigh in on partisan races in June’s main election. Ballots solid by unaffiliated and third celebration voters, who now make up an unprecedented 35% of energetic Washoe voters, might be counted in native nonpartisan races.
Nevada election officers intention to satisfy printed poll demand
Major candidates who don’t draw a challenger mechanically advance to the overall election on Nov. 8. Campaigners for nonpartisan workplaces are mechanically elected if unchallenged within the main.
Residents not but registered to vote can accomplish that on Election Day, or anytime earlier than, at registertovote.nv.gov.
Extra info on upcoming elections is obtainable from the Secretary of State’s workplace or at washoecounty.gov/voters.
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James DeHaven is the politics reporter for the Reno Gazette Journal. He covers campaigns, the Nevada Legislature and every little thing in between. Help his work by subscribing to RGJ.com proper right here.
San Jose State Spartans (7-6) at Nevada Wolf Pack (5-8)
Reno, Nevada; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: San Jose State visits Nevada after Sofia Kelemeni scored 27 points in San Jose State’s 100-44 win against the Bethesda (CA) Flames.
The Wolf Pack have gone 4-3 in home games. Nevada is seventh in the MWC in rebounding with 32.2 rebounds. Lexie Givens paces the Wolf Pack with 6.2 boards.
The Spartans are 1-2 on the road. San Jose State is 1-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.
Nevada’s average of 6.2 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.1 fewer made shots on average than the 6.3 per game San Jose State gives up. San Jose State’s 40.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.7 percentage points lower than Nevada has allowed to its opponents (43.4%).
The Wolf Pack and Spartans meet Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Dymonique Maxie is averaging 6.6 points and 1.8 steals for the Wolf Pack.
Rylei Waugh is averaging 7.2 points for the Spartans.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wolf Pack: 4-6, averaging 68.5 points, 34.3 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 7.6 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 38.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.5 points per game.
Spartans: 5-5, averaging 64.4 points, 34.1 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – The report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found that nationally, more than 770,000 people were experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2024.
Among the most concerning trends was a nearly 40% rise in family homelessness.
Here in Nevada more than 10,000 homeless people were counted, which is an increase from 8,600 last year.
“It’s very terrifying,” says Marie Baxter, CEO of Catholic Charities.
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“On a daily basis we can see upwards of 100 individuals, seniors, families, people who are coming in and most often what they’re asking for is some form of rental assistance,” says Baxter. “They’re facing eviction, their rents have gone up, or they’ve had a change in their circumstances.”
Baxter says that they have seen an increase in homeless grandparents, who are stepping up to take care of their grandchildren:
“A lot of grandparents are raising their grandchildren and they’re on a fixed income to start… They were barely getting by as it was, but now their food bills have gone up because they’re feeding their grandchildren, or their nieces or their nephews,” says Baxter.
HUD reports also look to blame soaring rents, and the end of pandemic assistance and officials also say the Maui fires and other natural disasters contributed to the rise.
However, homelessness among veterans dropped nearly 8% nationwide to an all-time low.
Las Vegas Hells Angels motorcycle club members accused of targeting a rival club in a Henderson highway shooting can be prosecuted as gang members under state law, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
The 2022 Memorial Day shooting on Interstate 11 — which Clark County prosecutors alleged targeted Vagos Motorcycle Club members — injured seven people.
Addressing that case, the higher court ruled that there was enough probable cause to classify the Hells Angels as a criminal gang.
Indicted Hells Angels members included local chapter President Richard Devries.
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District Court Judge Tierra Jones in 2023 dismissed some of the charges the suspects were facing, including racketeering, gang enhancements and 20 of 25 shooting-related counts.
Jones had sided with defense attorneys who had argued that the indictment failed to properly specify which defendants engaged in alleged racketeering activities.
Police told a grand jury that investigators recovered 25 spent bullets on the highway.
Jones noted that prosecutors only presented evidence from a witness who testified that one of the suspects fired five rounds.
Defense attorneys countered that the state failed to consider exculpatory evidence that some of the Vagos members had guns and that one of the indicted suspects, Rayann Mollasgo, had also been shot.
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‘Criminal gang’
“We conclude that this was an error because the State presented at least slight or marginal evidence to support a reasonable inference that Hells Angels members commonly engage in felony-level violence directed at rival motorcycle clubs, such that that group constitutes a criminal gang,” Supreme Court justices wrote in their ruling.
Added the higher court: “Because the District Court substantially erred in dismissing the gang enhancement, we reverse and remand.”
The other Hells Angels members indicted were Stephen Alo, Russell Smith, Aaron Chun, Cameron Treich and Taylor Rodriguez.
After Jones’ ruling, they still were facing 17 charges, including attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Roneric Padilla, who also was indicted, was charged with accessory to commit a felony.
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The Vagos group was returning to Las Vegas from Hoover Dam in a ride commemorating the holiday when Hells Angels motorcyclists rode behind the victims, according to prosecutors, who allege the Vagos were ambushed.
The suspects broke up the victims’ group and then shot at individual riders, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors alleged that the shooting might have been in retaliation for a California shooting that killed a Hells Angels motorcyclist, an accusation challenged by Vagos members during a grand jury hearing.
Nsc Hells Angels Decision by Las Vegas Review-Journal on Scribd
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Contact Ricardo Torres-Cortez at rtorres@reviewjournal.com.
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