Clark County agrees to new polling places, ballots for all registered voters after lawsuit
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Clark County will create two additional polling places and send mail-in ballots to all registered voters for the upcoming June primary election after a lawsuit was filed last month.
Several liberal-leaning groups led by the Democratic National Committee announced Tuesday the county agreed to the concessions and they would drop their legal action.
According to the groups, the Clark County Registrar's office has agreed to send ballots to all voters, including those who are inactive.
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The organizations also say the registrar will make sure each flagged signature is reviewed by at least two reviewers of different parties and will contact a voter within 24 hours if there's an issue.
There will also be a team of 20 people who will act as field registrars to pick up sealed ballots from voters as needed.
The DNC joined the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Nevada State Democratic Party and Priorities USA filed a lawsuit last month over Nevada's move to a mostly-mail primary election amid the coronavirus outbreak.
"Nevada’s other county elections departments should follow Clark County's lead to ensure nobody has to choose between their health and their right to vote," the organizations said in a joint statement.
The groups alleged the Nevada Secretary of State's plan would disenfranchise people by sending ballots only to active voters. They also called for more locations for people to drop off ballots.
With the registrar's decision, the groups say they've filed a notice to withdraw their preliminary injunction.
