Month: February 2017
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Some Interesting Facts
Did you know: Nevada currently uses the top-two primary for non-partisan offices such as city council and judges. Nevada did not require party affiliation on voter registration until 1909 and in the primary elections from 1910 through 1916 all candidates were listed on the same ballot allowing all voters to cast their vote. If automatic…
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SB 103 We Have a Bill
Senator Settelmeyer’s top-two primary bill just had its first reading on the floor of the Nevada Senate. The bill is SB 103. You can read it here. https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/BDR/BDR79_24-0521.pdf
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As Session Sets to Open Major Parties Still Losing Voter Share
The 2017 session of the Nevada Legislature begins in four days and the Voter registration numbers for January, 2017 show no change in the trend. Both major political parties continue to lose voter share while Non-Partisan and total voters not affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican Party grow. According to the secretary of state’s…
Nevadans for Election Reform 