Groups Sue to Force Nevada County to Remove Illegal Registrations From Voter Rolls

Published on May 30, 2024

When the Nevada legislature mandated in 2021 that every active registered voter in the state would be mailed a ballot, the new law immediately provoked concern from election integrity advocates. As the 2024 presidential election approaches, that concern has turned into legal action. After several years of urging Nevada election officials to remove questionable commercial addresses from the voter rolls, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), along with a Nevada registered voter, on May 10 petitioned the state’s Second Judicial District Court to compel Washoe County to investigate and remove all illegal registrations. Nevada law forbids applicants for voter registration to list a business as their address unless they actually live there. The use of post office boxes for purposes of voter registration is also prohibited....