<div><p>CARSON CITY, Nev.-- In an effort to strengthen the voice of Nevada voters, <a href="https://nevadansforelectionreform.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nevadans for Election Reform</a>&nbsp;filed the “Greater Choice – Greater Voice” initiative with the secretary of state. The initiative seeks 

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<div><p>Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 2013 that struck&nbsp;down pre-clearance requirements from the Voting Rights Act, Republican-controlled state legislatures jumped at the opportunity to impose restrictions on who could register and vote.</p><p>Laws implemented in Wisconsin, Nort

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<div><p>“It’s not.” “We don’t think it’s worth a hearing. Next question.”</p><p>With those two short phrases in answer to a reporter’s question, Nevada State Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford (D-Las Vegas) announced the end of the road for a bill that would have replaced Nevada’s closed primary syst

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<div><p>We hear it all the time. It is probably one of the most discussed issues in American politics -- money and its influence.</p><p>Why does money have such power in our electoral and governing processes? (According to a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/06/01/us/politics/10000000

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<div>1 = 499. This is not a true or false math quiz. It is a statement of fact.<p>One person not associated with any special interest group, dedicated to the idea of election reform, willing to expend the time and effort to get something done rather than waiting for someone else to act equals <a hre

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<div><p>As an early Baby Boomer, I feel more than qualified to write about this. My Gen X son never moved back in. Back-up. I just learned he technically did for 5 years.</p><p>According to an article by <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/07/everybody-freaking-out-about-millen

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<div><p>The choice is theirs to make. If state legislators make the right choice between now and the start of the next legislative session in February 2015 and then follow through during the session, Nevada will have the most inclusive voting process in the nation.</p><p>Since September of last year

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Doug Goodman

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