Clark County Election Department May Newsletter; important primary election info. #vote #nvleg #LWVLVV

Please join the League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley for a panel discussion of the integrity of Nevada’s governing systems.  Our panelists are: State Senator Patricia Farley, Associated Press journalist Michelle Rindels, and Las Vegas Review Journal journalist Bethany Barnes. We will look at the Center for Public Integrity’s recent F rating for Nevada state government as well as legislative priorities for modernizing our governing processes.

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Thanks to everyone who attended our March 19th meeting on Sex Trafficking in Clark County.  We had two really great presentations. Sgt. Ericcson from LVMPD offered some sobering details on sex trafficking and Stacey Cramer from the Salvation Army’s Seeds of Hope provided some useful information on how to help sex trafficking victims.

Here is Stacey’s presentation: Recognizing Victims of Human Trafficking

Anyone who is interested in attending the next Nevada Human Trafficking Task Force meeting, it’s on Thursday April 28th from 1pm to 3pm at LVMPD at 400 Martin Luther King Blvd. Building B.

On March 19th please join the League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley to discuss sex trafficking in Clark County.  We will look at the prevalence of sex trafficking as well as ways to eliminate this scourge. In addition to Sgt. Ericcson, the Salvation Army’s Seeds of Hope Program Director Stacey Cramer will provide information on helping trafficking victims.

We are pleased to announce that Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske is also joining us for our February 20th meeting.  Please come discuss elections and the upcoming caucuses.

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We are happy to welcome Clark County GOP Chair Ed Williams to our February meeting for a discussion of the upcoming Republican caucus, his vision for the Clark County GOP, and the pros and cons of moving from a presidential caucus to a primary.  Our own youth member Diana Cecile will be facilitating this meeting.  RSVP for breakfast.

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Nevadans can now go green and opt for an electronic Sample Ballot. Just go to http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/Vote, enter your information under Registered Voter Services, and then select the Email Sample Ballot from the drop down menu at the top of the voter registration page that opens. You will then enter your email address and will receive an email confirmation.

Join the League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley January 16th for our Elections Upgrades meeting. Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria will help us understand election priorities for the 2017 legislative session.  Nevada ranks high on ease and security of voting, so let’s work to not lose this prized distinction!  RSVP at lwv@lasvegasvalley.org

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