Nevada
Lawsuits challenging Nevada’s voter rolls dropped ahead of 2024 election
A conservative organization dropped legal challenges it had filed attempting to force four Nevada counties to address its claims that voter rolls in those counties may have included thousands who had moved out of the area.
Citizen Outreach Foundation filed lawsuits last month in Carson City, Clark, Storey and Washoe counties asking the courts to order the counties to process the group’s challenges of suspected ineligible voters.
On Friday, Chuck Muth, president of the Citizen Outreach Foundation dropped the suits after what he called “nitpicking” objections over certain wording and on whether the group’s challenges needed to be notarized.
The lawsuits were among several filed against Nevada in the lead-up to the November 2024 election. The Republican National Committee and other Republican groups have also filed lawsuits challenging the state’s election laws, from its mail ballot processes to its voter roll cleanup procedures. Other lawsuits so far haven’t had success, though none of the cases have officially closed yet. Some are in administrative steps with the court before final dismissal or are waiting appeal.
‘Pigpen Project’
Muth and his group sent multiple citizen-based challenges to counties across the state as part of its “Pigpen Project” that launched in January 2023 with the goal of identifying ineligible voters on Nevada’s voter rolls and working with counties to remove them. The group cross-referenced U.S. Postal Service change of address data and found registrations of people the group thinks has moved away.
Muth said there was no way the issue in his group’s lawsuits could have been resolved before people started sending back their mail ballots, which has already begun. Muth refiled new challenges to the Clark County clerk alleging that ineligible voters remain on the voter rolls, and he said he plans to push for changes to the laws during the next legislative session.
Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar called the voluntary dismissal a “victory for Nevada.” He described the lawsuits as “meritless challenges to our voter rolls” that affected military members and their families who are overseas.
“No eligible voter should be subject to suspicion or confusion about their voter status,” Aguilar said in a statement. “That’s especially true when the challenges do not meet the standards of either Nevada or federal law.”
Muth said the state raised technical issues with the challenges he filed, and he criticized the secretary of state for calling them meritless.
“For him to say they were meritless challenges is pure BS,” he said. “There is merit to them, and if he wanted to work with us, we could have had this cleaned up a long time ago.”
New challenges filed
Under a new section of the law, Muth refiled new challenges that will address the objections the state made. They will also screen out any addresses of potential voters who could be overseas from their list of challenges, which Muth said made up about a dozen of 30,000 challenges.
The state had said the challenges needed to be notarized. Muth does not know if that’s necessary, but he may have the challenges notarized this time.
Aguilar said there are multiple systems in place to ensure every eligible Nevada voter, and only eligible voters, can cast a ballot.
“I want all Nevadans to rest assured that our elections remain accurate and secure, and that every eligible voter’s voice will be heard,” Aguilar said.
Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford said in a statement he is pleased the lawsuits were voluntarily dismissed.
“These frivolous lawsuits are both a waste of time and an assault on Nevadans’ democratic rights,” Ford said. “State and federal law prevent vigilante voter roll maintenance this close to Election Day.”
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Nevada
Nevada Attorney Gen. Aaron Ford responds to what he calls President Trump’s ‘misleading speech on elections’
CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) – On Thursday, July 16, Nevada Attorney Gen. Aaron Ford responded to President Trump’s “misleading speech on elections.”
“You just watched President Trump attempt to revive conspiracy theories about the 2020 election that have repeatedly been debunked and dismissed by the legal system, independent analyses and state elections officials across the country,” Ford said. “My office fought against these lies from day one, and we successfully defended Nevada’s elections from this ridiculous misinformation.”
Ford said that Trump is trying to bring this topic back to life.
“He does not care that Americans are tired,” Ford said. “He does not care that Nevadans are more concerned with the economic impacts of his illegal tariffs and his disastrous foreign policy. He does not care that Nevadans are worried about his unchecked and dangerous immigration enforcement strategies. He does not care that Nevadans are upset about his attempts to abuse taxpayer dollars to create a personal slush fund through the IRS.”
Ford said Trump is trying to lay the groundwork to make a case to allow federal interference in Nevada’s elections.
“Trump has attempted to illegally interfere with the rights of states to conduct their elections, a right, to be clear, that is enshrined in the Constitution,“ Ford said. ”It is the sovereign right of Nevada and all other states to run their elections. Full stop.”
Ford said his office has always acted swiftly to investigate any allegations of voter fraud.
“Our elections have systems in place to ensure that only eligible people vote and attempts to vote fraudulently can be detected and prosecuted,” Ford said. “Since my time as attorney general, the system has worked, and we’ve prosecuted cases of voter fraud.”
Contrary to the lies that Trump continues to peddle, Ford said, the only threat to our elections is his inability to accept his loss.
“He’s still shopping around for someone, anyone, to tell him he won,” Ford said. “His inability to accept the results of past elections and his fragile ego are driving his desire to seize control of future elections. Our country deserves better.”
Ford said Nevadans are not going to stand idly by while Trump attempts to sow doubt, lies, and confusion about the midterm election. He added that the Secretary of State’s office does an impeccable job at administering Nevada’s elections.
“I will continue to use all of my office’s power to stand up against President Trump’s attempts to illegally expand federal power and interfere with states’ rights,” Ford said. “Nevada’s elections are safe and secure.”
Copyright 2026 KOLO. All rights reserved.
Video: How to make Cold Stone Creamery’s Strawberry Blonde ice cream
Chris Reynolds, franchisee of Cold Stone Creamery’s Reno locations, shows how to make the Strawberry Blonde ice cream.
When foodies think of the best ice cream in Nevada, their minds might immediately go to the world-class eateries in Las Vegas or the independent dessert shops in Reno. As it turns out (or at least according to Yelp) the best ice cream isn’t in either of Nevada’s most urban areas.
Last year, Yelp released its list of 100 best U.S. ice cream shops ahead of National Ice Cream Day on July 20, naming one rural spot as the best place to get a frozen treat in the entire state.
Luckily for Renoites, the best ice cream spot in Nevada isn’t far away. Here’s a look at the only Silver State location that made the list.
What is the best ice cream shop in Nevada?
Steve’s Homemade Ice Cream in Fernley was the only Nevada location to make Yelp’s best ice cream spots list. Steve’s is at 1360 US Hwy. 95A N., Suite 5, or just off the second highway exit going into Fernley from Reno, in the outdoor mall across the street from the Starbucks.
Yelp reviewers appreciated Steve’s variety of homemade ice cream flavors, the shop’s cleanliness and aesthetic appeal, and the owner’s friendliness.
How did Yelp make its Top 100 Best Ice Cream Shops list?
Yelp used the reviews of businesses in the ice cream category, then used factors such as the total volume of ratings and reviews to create its “all-time list of the Top 100 Ice Cream Spots in the U.S..”
When is National Ice Cream Day 2026?
Sunday, July 19, 2026, is National Ice Cream Day.
SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) – From Friday, July 17, at 10 a.m. through 6 a.m. Monday, July 20, Southbound Pyramid Way will be closed from Oddie Boulevard to C Street in Sparks for repaving and reconstruction work, according to a Wednesday, July 15, Nevada Department of Transportation news release.
• Southbound vehicles will be detoured via McCarran Boulevard
• Business access will remain available via side streets and marked with signs
• Westbound and eastbound Prater Way will remain open during the closures
• Drivers are asked to leave extra time to detour around the closures
The $14 million improvement project will improve Pyramid Way for bout 28,000 drivers who use it daily, the release said.
In 2010, the road was fully repaved, with minor resurfacing in some areas more recently.
Copyright 2026 KOLO. All rights reserved.
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