What happens if local officials refuse to certify elections? : NPR
3 days ago · More than two dozen local officials in swing states have refused to certify elections in recent years, including after the primary election in Nevada's Washoe County this summer.
Nevada becomes latest to enhance penalties for election worker ...
May 31, 2023 · CARSON CITY, Nev. — Those who harass, intimidate or use force on election workers performing their duties in Nevada could soon face up to four years in prison under a new law signed by...
In Key Nevada County, Harassment of Election Workers Takes a …
Oct 4, 2024 · Republicans this year attempted to block certification of local elections in Washoe, a critical swing county — a worrying sign for what could be ahead, the Democratic secretary of state said.
In battleground Nevada county, a top elections official confronts ... - CNN
May 24, 2024 · Washoe County, Nevada, has grappled with an election worker exodus driven by the complexity of the job as well as by threats and harassment faced by workers.
Nevada election official tells AP she was forced out of her job
Oct 24, 2024 · The top election official in a key swing county in Nevada told the Associated Press Wednesday that she was forced out of her job just weeks before the presidential election.
The top election official in a politically crucial Nevada county says ...
Oct 23, 2024 · The top election official in one of the nation’s most politically important counties said Wednesday she was forced out of her role just weeks before the November presidential election, disputing ...
Top election official in crucial Nevada county says she was forced …
Oct 24, 2024 · The top election official in one of the nation’s most politically important counties says she was forced out of her role just weeks before the November presidential election, disputing an official statement that she asked for a leave after experiencing “stress issues.”
An elections worker wanted to serve her country. A stew of …
Oct 26, 2024 · The Associated Press. RENO, Nev. -- One morning last month, Cari-Ann Burgess did something completely unremarkable: She made a quick stop at a coffee shop on her way to work. For Burgess, the top election official in a northern Nevada county, such outings could be …
Misinformation and vitriol: Inside the life of a Nevada elections ...
Oct 26, 2024 · Across parts of the U.S., local election officials exhausted by the harassment and demands of the job have retired or left the profession entirely. Even Burgess had stopped working in elections after being harassed in public by people upset Trump had lost the 2020 election, even though he had easily won the Minnesota county where she worked at ...
Beadles appeals suit over Nevada election worker protections
May 3, 2024 · After two rejections in federal court, Robert Beadles and three fellow plaintiffs filed an appeal Wednesday to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in their effort to block a Nevada law...