Um, About that Mail-In Election Decision…
March 25, 2020
For the last few days, Democrats in Washington, DC held up a relief bill over a laundry list of liberal policy goals having absolutely nothing to do with the ongoing Chinese coronavirus crisis, including...
“The election law changes Democrats are demanding,” writes Richard Viguerie at ConservativeHQ, “are a death sentence for Republican election prospects, the conservative movement, and constitutional liberty. And they must be opposed with absolutely no compromise by Capitol Hill Republicans.”
Among their election law demands: Mandatory automatic mail-in balloting…
…which the Nevada Secretary of State just ordered for our June 9 primary election late yesterday afternoon.
But before Republicans start hanging SoS Barbara Cegavske in effigy, there’s considerable confusion over the order; admittedly in no small part thanks to her office’s press release on the matter.
“Because of the many uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the immediate need to begin preparations for the 2020 primary election, it became necessary for me to take action regarding how the election will be conducted,” said Cegavske. “Based on extensive conversations with Nevada’s 17 county election officials, we have jointly determined that the best option for the primary election is to conduct an all-mail election.”
But that may not be entirely accurate.
I’m now hearing that all 17 county election officials – 15 of whom are elected and the two in Clark and Washoe who are appointed – sent Cegavske letters demanding that the election be changed to an all-mail election.
And while I still haven’t been able to find it in NRS, I’ve been told that because all 17 counties demanded this step, Cegavske’s hands were tied.
Maybe she was just trying to give them some cover.
Not me.
So here’s the list of county election officials, pulled from the Secretary of State’s website, in case you want to reach out and ask why they submitted their letter demanding an all-mail primary election…
CARSON CITY:
Aubrey Rowlatt, County Clerk
885 East Musser Street Suite 1025
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4475
(775) 887-2087 FAX (775) 887-2146
Email: elections@carson.org
Website: www.carson.org
CHURCHILL COUNTY:
Linda Rothery, County Clerk
155 N Taylor St, Suite 110
Fallon, Nevada 89406-2748
(775) 423-6028 FAX (775) 423-7069
Email: elections@
Website: www.churchillcounty.
CLARK COUNTY Elections Department:
Joe P. Gloria, Registrar of Voters
965 Trade Drive Suite A
North Las Vegas, NV 89030-7802
(702) 455-VOTE (8683) FAX (702) 455-2793
Email: jpg@ClarkCountyNV.gov
Website: www.clarkcountynv.
CLARK COUNTY Elections Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3909
Las Vegas, Nevada 89127-3909
Email: elinfo@ClarkCountyNV.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
Kathy Lewis, County Clerk
1616 8th Street, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 218
Minden, Nevada 89423-0218
(775) 782-9014 FAX (775) 782-9016
Email: klewis@douglasnv.us
Email: election@co.douglas.nv.
Website: cltr.co.douglas.nv.us
ELKO COUNTY:
Kris Jakeman, County Clerk
550 Court St. 3rd Floor
Elko, Nevada 89801-3518
(775) 753-4600 FAX (775) 753-4610
Email: kjakeman@elkocountynv.
Website: www.elkocountynv.net
ESMERALDA COUNTY:
LaCinda "Cindy" Elgan, County Clerk
233 Crook Avenue
P.O. Box 547
Goldfield, Nevada 89013-0547
(775) 485-6367 FAX (775) 485-6376
Email: celgan@
Website: www.accessesmeralda.
EUREKA COUNTY:
Lisa Hoehne, County Clerk
10 South Main Street
P.O. Box 694
Eureka, Nevada 89316-0694
(775) 237-5263 FAX (775) 237-5614
Email: lhoehne@eurekacountynv.
Website: co.eureka.nv.us
HUMBOLDT COUNTY:
Tami Rae Spero, County Clerk
50 W. 5th Street, #207
Winnemucca, Nevada 89445-3199
(775) 623-6343 FAX (775) 623-6309
Email: county.clerk@hcnv.us
Website: www.hcnv.us
LANDER COUNTY:
Sadie Sullivan, County Clerk
50 State Route 305
Battle Mountain, Nevada 89820-9998
(775) 635-5738 FAX (775) 635-0394
Email: landercountyclerk@
Website: www.landercountynv.
LINCOLN COUNTY:
Lisa C. Lloyd, County Clerk
181 North Main Street , Suite 201
P.O. Box 90
Pioche, Nevada 89043-0090
(775) 962-8077 FAX (775) 962-5180
Email: llloyd@lincolnnv.com
Website: www.lincolncountynv.
LYON COUNTY:
Nikki A. Bryan, County Clerk
27 South Main Street
Yerington, Nevada 89447-2571
(775) 463-6501 FAX (775) 463-5305
Email: nbryan@lyon-county.org
Website: www.lyon-county.org
MINERAL COUNTY:
Christopher Nepper, Clerk/Treasurer
105 South "A" Street, Suite 1
P.O. Box 1450
Hawthorne, Nevada 89415-0400
(775) 945-2446 FAX (775) 945-0706
Email: clerk-treasurer@
Website: www.mineralcountynv.
NYE COUNTY:
Sandra L. "Sam" Merlino, County Clerk
101 Radar Road
P.O. Box 1031
Tonopah, Nevada 89049-1031
(775) 482-8127 FAX (775) 482-8133
Email: smerlino@co.nye.nv.us
Website: www.nyecounty.net
PERSHING COUNTY:
Lacey Donaldson, County Clerk
398 Main Street
P.O. Box 820
Lovelock, Nevada 89419-0820
(775) 273-2208 FAX (775) 273-3015
Email: ldonaldson@
Website: www.pershingcounty.
STOREY COUNTY:
Vanessa Stephens, County Clerk
26 S. "B" Street
Drawer "D"
Virginia City, Nevada 89440-0139
(775) 847-0969 FAX (775) 847-0921
Email: clerk@storeycounty.org
Website: www.storeycounty.org
WASHOE COUNTY Elections Department:
Deanna Spikula, Registrar of Voters
1001 E. Ninth Street, Bldg A, Rm 135
Reno, NV 89512-2845
(775) 328-3670 FAX (775) 328-3747
Email: electionsdepartment@
Website: www.washoecounty.us/
WHITE PINE COUNTY:
Nichole Baldwin, County Clerk
801 Clark Street #4
Ely, Nevada 89301-1994
(775) 293-6509 FAX (775) 289-2544
Email: wpclerk@
Website: www.whitepinecounty.
Let me know what you hear.
Now, whether Cegavske was legally required to give in to their demand or not, it appears the only way to un-ring this bell – short of a court-ordered injunction - is for the governor or the Legislature to call a special session and instead DELAY the election for 30, 60 or even 90 days.
Us “old-timers” in Nevada remember when our primary elections were held in the beginning of September. So there’s ample precedent for doing so again under these circumstances.
But don’t hold your breath waiting. Remember, Democrats WANT mandatory mail-in elections. And Democrats control the governor’s office and the Legislature.
So…we’re screwed.
UPDATE: Sisolak’s One-Man Death Panel
Here we go again…
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s ban on prescribing a pair of FDA-approved anti-malarial drugs for the treatment of the China coronavirus was clear and unambiguous yesterday. Here’s what he said in his press release…
“The regulation prohibits the prescribing and dispensing chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for a COVID-19 diagnosis.”
But after getting severe and well-deserved blowback and ridicule – NATIONALLY – he’s now reversed himself. Yet again.
Late this morning Sisolak revised and extended his edict in a tweet…
“This regulation DOES NOT prohibit prescription of these drugs for inpatient treatment. In other words, if a doctor in a hospital or emergency room setting wants to prescribe these drugs to treat a patient diagnosed with COVID-19, he or she is still free to do so.”
Sorry, but that’s not what he said…and this ain’t any better.
Patients suffering from Chinese coronavirus at home – as opposed to taking up a hospital bed – should be allowed to take the drugs under their doctor’s care and order. Period.
It’s impossible to overstate just how badly Gov. Sisolak has bungled this entire situation.
First, he said non-essential business “should” close. Then he reversed himself and said they “must” close. And he’s constantly changing the definition of “essential” and “non-essential” businesses.
For example, initially liquor stores were allowed to remain open. Then he changed his mind and ordered them closed. Yet grocery stores and Costco are allowed to keep selling liquor. Makes no sense.
The ridiculous and totally unnecessary confusion over what the hell is going on is entirely self-inflicted by the governor. Clearly he’s WAY in over his head, getting lousy advice from his staff, and is over-reacting irrationally.
Time for an intervention. Where’s the Legislature?
(Mr. Muth is president of CitizenOutreach.org and publisher of NevadaNewsandViews.com. He blogs at MuthsTruths.com. His views are his own.)
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