The secretary of state’s office wants to transition from a county-led to a state-led top-down voter registration system that could speed up the time-consuming process of verifying that people who take advantage of a new same-day voter registration law haven’t already voted in the same election.
A special report by Reuters looks at pro-Trump conspiracy theorists who are hounding elections officials out of office. The report says Trump allies are trying to gain control of voting administration by replacing county government leaders with election conspiracy theorists.
Deanna Spikula s past year as Washoe County registrar of voters has been marked by national media appearances, stress from short staffing and personal attacks.