LWVN Legislative Tracking for the Week of Feb. 18, 2019

The League of Women Voters of Nevada is tracking the following bills the week of February 18, 2019.  If you are interested in how we select bills for tracking, please see the LWV US “Impact on Issues 2016-2018,” which details the League’s approved issues and positions.  https://www.lwv.org/league-management/other-issues-tools/impact-issues-2016-2018-online-edition

We are a non-partisan organization that does not promote nor work directly with either political party or candidates, but we do advocate for issues that align with our mission.  Issues and positions are vetted, studied, and approved through a rigorous consensus process.  You can learn more about League here: https://www.lwv.org/  

You can view legislative hearings online and read the content of bills through the legislature’s website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Calendar/A/

For a full review of the Nevada legislative website’s tools and as well as tips for tracking bills and providing testimony, the League of Women Voters of Nevada offers a 2019 Legislative Engagement and Advocacy Guide. https://lwvnvblog.org/civics/

 

Monday, February 18, 2019

The Secretary of State’s Office is presenting their budget, which will include initiatives related to election administration and security and the promotion of voter registration.

8:00 AM

Joint Meeting of the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance

Agenda

  • Room 4100 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4412 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

1050, 1051

 

AB116 authorizes an actuarial study to determine appropriate Medicaid reimbursement rates.

See Agenda

Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services

Agenda

  • Room 3138 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4406 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

AB116

 

SB99: “AN ACT relating to education; creating the Task Force on the Creation of a Career Pathway for Teachers to study certain issues relating to the profession of teaching”

1:30 PM

Senate Committee on Education

Agenda

  • Room 2134 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4412 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

SB99

 

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

The Subcommittees on K-12/Higher Education/CIP will hear the Distributive School Account budget.

8:00 AM

Senate Committee on Finance and Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on K-12/Higher Education/CIP

Agenda

  • Room 3137 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.

2610

 

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

 AB124: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring a hospital or independent center for emergency medical care to adopt a written plan to ensure the performance of certain tasks when treating a female victim of sexual assault; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

See Agenda

Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services

Agenda

  • Room 3138 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4406 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

AB124

 

 SB123: Allows for same-day voter registration

 4:00 PM

Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

Agenda

  • Room 2144 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4412 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

SB123

 

 Thursday, February 21, 2019

 Presentations on marijuana

 8:00 AM

Assembly Committee on Judiciary

Agenda

  • Room 3138 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4401 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

 

Court budgets

8:00 AM

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittees on General Government

Agenda

  • Room 2134 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.

1483, 1484, 1486, 1487, 1489, 1490, 1493, 1494, 1495, 2889

 

LWVN Legislative Bill and Budget Tracking for the Week of Feb. 11, 2019

The League of Women Voters of Nevada is tracking the following bills the week of February 11, 2019.  If you are interested in how we select bills for tracking, please see the LWV US “Impact on Issues 2016-2018,” which details the League’s approved issues and positions.  https://www.lwv.org/league-management/other-issues-tools/impact-issues-2016-2018-online-edition

We are a non-partisan organization that does not promote nor work directly with either political party or candidates, but we do advocate for issues that align with our mission.  Issues and positions are vetted, studied, and approved through a rigorous consensus process.  You can learn more about League here: https://www.lwv.org/  

You can view legislative hearings online and read the content of bills through the legislature’s website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Calendar/A/

For a full review of the Nevada legislative website’s tools and as well as tips for tracking bills and providing testimony, the League of Women Voters of Nevada offers a 2019 Legislative Engagement and Advocacy Guide. https://lwvnvblog.org/civics/

 

Monday February 11, 2019

SB 103 & 104 to improve affordable housing.

1:00 PM

Senate Committee on Government Affairs

Agenda

  • Room 2149 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4404B of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

SB103, SB104

 

The Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services will hear reports on the public behavioral health priorities for the state and of the county health districts.

See Agenda

Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services

Agenda

  • Room 3138 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4406 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

 

SB41 will revise teacher licensing

1:30 PM

Senate Committee on Education

Agenda

  • Room 2134 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4412 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV

SB41

 

The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will hear presentations on the Division of Welfare’s financing and policies.

4:00 PM

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services

Agenda1

  • Room 2149 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4412E of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

 

 

League of Women Voters of Nevada will be speaking in opposition to SB118.  We oppose turning our appointed election officials into elected officers.  See our statement here:

https://lwvnvblog.org/2019/02/08/lwvn-legislative-action-alert-no-on-electing-elections-officials/

4:00 PM

Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

Agenda

  • Room 2144 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4412 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV

SB118

 

Tuesday February 12, 2019

This joint committee hearing will review possible ways to fund the gun background check ballot question that passed in 2016.

8:00 AM

Joint Meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Assembly Committee on Judiciary

Agenda

  • Videoconferenced to Room 4412 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.
  • Room 1214 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.

 

The Secretary of State’s Office will be providing a presentation. 

4:00 PM

Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

Agenda

  • Room 3142 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4406 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

 

Wednesday February 13, 2019

AB14 offers judicial reform to help better protect children and AB17 proposes bail reform.

8:00 AM

Assembly Committee on Judiciary

Agenda

  • Room 3138 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4406 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

AB14, AB17

 

The Subcommittee on Health and Human Services will be hearing presentations from the Department of Health and Human Services on various related budgets.

8:00 AM

Senate Committee on Finance and Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on Human Services

Agenda

  • Room 3137 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.

3101, 3149, 3153, 3213, 3216, 3218, 3220, 3223, 3224

 

The Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services will hear presentations on:

Accessing Health Care: The Role of Health Insurance, Hospitals, and Safety Net Providers

Regional Behavioral Health Policy Boards

See Agenda

Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services

Agenda

  • Room 3138 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4406 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

 

The Senate Committee on Legislative Operations will hear from the county election officials on election administration.

4:00 PM

Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

Agenda

  • Room 2144 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4412 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

 

Thursday February 14, 2019

AB109 revises credits given for good behavior to reduce a prison sentences.

8:00 AM

Assembly Committee on Judiciary

Agenda

  • Room 3138 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4401 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

AB109

 

 

The Subcommittee on Public Safety, Natural Resources, and Transportation will hear presentations on the Division of Environmental Protection budgets.

8:00 AM

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittees on Public Safety, Natural Resources, and Transportation

Agenda

  • Room 2134 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.

 

3173, 3185, 3187, 3188, 3189, 4150, 4151, 4156, 4160, 4204

 

Assembly Legislative Operations will hear the county election officers’ presentations on election administration

4:00 PM

Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

Agenda

  • Room 3142 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4406 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LWVN Legislative Action Alert: No on electing elections officials

LWVN Legislative Action Alert

A bill to change our appointed elections officials into elected officers, SB118, has been scheduled for a hearing on Monday, February 11, at 4:00 pm.  Please contact members of the Senate Legislative Operations Committee to ask that we not change how Nevada administers and manages voter registration and elections.  We need less political influence over voter registration and election administration, not more.  This bill is addressing problems that do not exist and could lead to partisan manipulations we’ve seen in other states appearing in Nevada.

You can read the bill here: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6117/Overview

You can email members of the Legislative Operations Committee

Please request a no vote on SB118 to keep politics out of voter registration and election administration.

If you would like to testify in-person:

4:00 PM

Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

Agenda

  • Room 2144 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Room 4412 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

You can view our Advocacy and Engagement Guide here: https://lwvnvblog.org/2019/01/20/lwvn-2019-legislative-advocacy-guide/

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Election 2018 Carson City, NV: Everything you need to know to vote!

A message from the Carson City Election Department: 

Here’s the printer friendly PDF for the General Election information for display at work or simply at home as a reminder. 

GENERAL ELECTION – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018
POLLS OPEN 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 7:00 P.M. 
COUNTY COURTHOUSE OR CARSON CITY COMMUNITY CENTER

Elections Department is located at 
885 E Musser Street, Ste. 1025 Carson City, NV 89701 
(775) 887-2087 Telephone 
(775) 887-2146 Facsimile 
8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

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Elections buttons

 

Military and Overseas Voters Polling Places and Precincts Candidate Information Absent Ballots Voters with Disabilities: Information for voters with disabilities. Voter Registration Sample Ballots

                 

 The Carson City Clerk’s Office is happy
to provide a demonstration video of
the functionality of the voting equipment
used in Carson City for all elections.

Nevada Secretary of State Press Release regarding voter mailers from unofficial sources

2018 General Election Voter Registration Deadlines

Notice of General Election

Online Voter Registration

Voters’ Bill of Rights

Election 2018 Washoe County, NV: Everything you need to know to vote!

A message from the Washoe County Registrar of Voters: 

2018 GENERAL ELECTION DAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 – POLLS ARE OPEN FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM

CLICK HERE FOR EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS AND SCHEDULE – Early Voting Begins October 20, 2018 and runs through November 2, 2018

CLICK HERE FOR ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATIONS

NEW FOR 2018 – Voting has now become even more convenient in Washoe County!

You can now vote at ANY polling location on election day, just like early voting, regardless of your assigned polling place.

Always remember to bring your sample ballot with you when you go to the polls.  It speeds up the

check in process and makes voting faster for you and everyone else! 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE RTC FREE RIDES TO THE POLLS, CLICK HERE.  Please check ahead as not all polling locations are served by transit.

Electronic Sample Ballots

Would you prefer to “opt-out” of receiving a paper copy of your Sample Ballot through the mail? Now you can. See the form that officially opts you out.

NOTE: This is not a request for an absentee ballot and will NOT be honored as a request for an absentee ballot. If you are interested, see information on absentee voting

Election 2018 Clark County, NV: Everything you need to know to vote!

A message from the Clark County Election Department:

Good morning!

Thank you for all your support in recruiting poll workers for the 2018 General Election.  We now only need a few more bilingual workers for Spanish and Tagalog speakers for Early Voting and Election Day.  If you know anyone interested in supporting their community, please have them call 702-455-2815. 

Statistics

As of this morning, we have 1,077,778 active registered voters in Clark County.  This information is updated hourly and can be found on our website atwww.clarkcountynv.gov/vote.  In the 2014 General Election, there were 822,922 active registered voters and a total of 341,354 registered voters that voted in the election (41.48%). 

Upcoming Deadlines for the 2018 General are listed below:

October 10-16, 2018
Wednesday-Tuesday		 Extended In-Office and Online Registration (7 Days):You may register to vote or update your existing registration ONLY by the following means: (1) In-person at the Election Department offices; or (2) On the Secretary of State’s website.
(NRS 293.560(1)(a)(2))

 

Hours at both Election Department offices for extended, in-person registration will be:

  • Oct. 10-12, Wednesday-Friday: 8am-5pm
  • Oct. 13, Saturday: 8am-7pm
  • Oct. 14, Sunday:   8am-7pm
  • Oct. 15, Monday:   8am-9pm
  • Oct. 16, Tuesday:  8am-9pm          
​October 17-18, 2018
Wednesday-Thursday		 ​Extended Online Registration (2 Days): You may register to vote or update your existing registration ONLY on the Secretary of State’s website. 

The Election Department is NOT legally required to send you a sample ballot for the current election if you register or update your address during these two days.
(NRS 293.560(1)(a)(3) and NRS 293.565(7))
October 20-November 2, 2018
Saturday-Friday		 Early Voting (14 Days): Any voter registered in Clark County may vote at any early voting site within the County. Hours and days vary by location.
(NRS 293.3568)
October 30, 2018
Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.		 Mail/Absentee Ballot Request Deadline: Last day for the Election Department to RECEIVE WRITTEN mail ballot requests.
(NRS 293.315) Voters with disabilities or who are 65 years of age or older may now ​make a special request to permanently and automatically receive mail/absentee ballots, instead of submitting a request each calendar year like everyone else.More Information

NOVEMBER 6, 2018, GENERAL ELECTION (STATE/FEDERAL) 
Vote 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day at any Vote Center (location list attached) of your choice in Clark County,
all voters registered in Clark County

Candidates who receive the most votes in a General Election are elected to office. You may vote for all offices and questions on the ballot for your precinct, regardless of your party affiliation. A General Election must be held throughout the State on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in each even-numbered year. (NRS 293.12755)

 Sample Ballots and E-Sample Ballots

Easier and Faster Voting

Sample Ballots are being mailed prior to the first day of Early Voting, October 20, 2018.  Voting will be EASIER for you and FASTER for everyone if you study, mark, and bring your sample ballot with you when you vote. Do not wait until you are in the voting booth to review the information. Per NRS 293.565 (7), if a person registers to vote less than 20 days before the date of an election, the county clerk is not required to distribute to the person the sample ballot for that election by mail or electronic means.

Go Green with Electronic Sample Ballots
E-sample ballots were emailed and a sample of your ballot is available online through “Registered Voter Services”.  
 

Ballot Questions

Ballot questions for the 2018 General Election are now available on our website at https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/election/Pages/2018_QuestsGen.aspx.  Ballot question language (explanations and arguments) will be included in the sample ballots and the e-sample ballot email in a separate link.  The full-text measure will be included on our website at www.clarkcountynv.gov/vote.   

If you have any questions regarding this information, please feel free in contacting me or any other Administrative staff member at (702) 455-2944.

 

Thank you and have a great day!

Lorena S. Portillo

Assistant Registrar of Voters

Clark County Election Department

Administration Division

965 Trade Drive, Suite A

North Las Vegas, NV 89030

Office:  (702) 455-0136

Fax:     (702) 455-2793

lpo@clarkcountynv.gov

www.clarkcountynv.gov/vote