It’s that time again when we ask: Why does Nevada elect judges? Fortunately, we have a local expert, Dr. Rebecca Gill, who will join us to review why we elect judges as well as the pros and cons of judicial elections.
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/why-does-nevada-elect-judges
Join the League of Women Voters of Nevada as we welcome Dr. Alex Keena, Political Science Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Keena studies and writes about redistricting and redistricting reform, including an important article on the independent redistricting commission amendment controversy in Virginia.
You can read that article here: On Redistricting, Data, Facts and Evidence Matter
Dr. Keena will join us on April 25, 2020, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., through Zoom.
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/redistricting-reform-stop-gerrymandering-in-nevada/
Join the League of Women Voters of Southern Nevada for our April 18th community meeting in Zoom between 9 and 11 a.m. We’ll have a panel discussion about why mental health care parity is so very important. RSVP: info@lwvsn.org 
Join the League of Voters of Nevada Zoom meeting on March 31st, 6 to 7 pm, with a presentation by Arlene Alvarez, Partner Specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau. We will discuss the ongoing census count process, which has not stopped.
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/census-update-facts-101?source=direct_link
Please find below, a link to the Secretary of State’s Press Release on the decision to move to an all mail-in ballot primary, a one-page summary of the process, and a copy of the Clark County Election Department’s Newsletter.
Press Release: https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/Home/Components/News/News/2823/309?backlist=%2fsos
Clark County Election Department Newsletter PDF Version
2020 Primary Election Instructions
Join the League of Women Voters of Nevada and the Mesquite Club for a meeting on how the June primary will change with all-mail-in-voting. You can RSVP here for our Zoom meeting: https://primaryelections101.eventbrite.com
To ensure our community receives important information on upcoming elections, opportunities to engage in advocacy, and important updates on the current state of emergency, the League of Women Voters of Nevada will be offering a series of virtual meetings individually and through partnerships.
To receive notices about these meetings, please subscribe to this blog.
Our first meeting is this Wednesday, March 25th, from 6 to 7 pm, through Zoom. We will provide information on running virtual voter registration drives, using All-Mail-In-Voting, and using social media for civic engagement. You can RSVP here: https://gettingreadyfortheprimary.eventbrite.com
Despite winning the legal challenge against the Fair Maps Nevada description of effect, the prevailing attorney filed an appeal with the Nevada Supreme Court.
We are asking for the appeal to be dismissed and for sanctions.
You can read the appeal here:
Jackson v. Fair Maps – Case Appeal Statement
You can read our response here:
Motion to Dismiss and for Sanctions- Filed – version 1
You can read all the case pleadings here:
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