LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Voting rights organizations held a press conference Thursday to share information about early voting, mail ballots and Nevada’s nonpartisan election protection program ahead of early voting beginning this weekend.
Representatives from Silver State Voices, All Voting is Local, the ACLU of Nevada and the Nevada Immigrant Coalition spoke at the event, hosted by the Institute for a Progressive Nevada at the Silver State Voices office in Las Vegas.
Early voting runs from Saturday, Oct. 17 through Friday, Oct. 30. Election Day is Nov. 3, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting options and deadlines
Nevada voters can cast ballots in person during early voting, by mail, or in person on Election Day.
Voters who choose to vote by mail can return their ballots via USPS or drop them off at a designated dropbox. Organizers recommend mailing ballots no later than Oct. 27. After that date, they recommend dropping ballots off at a dropbox by the end of Election Day.
Misinformation concerns
Shelbie Swartz, executive director of the Institute for a Progressive Nevada, said misinformation and disinformation are forms of election interference.
“When voters are misled about their rights or the election process, it can prevent them from participating altogether,” Swartz said. “And we need to be very clear. Misinformation and disinformation are forms of election interference. And when they are used to confuse, intimidate, or discourage eligible voters from casting their ballots, we have to take every stand that we can against that.”
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Election protection program
Kerry Durmick, Nevada state director for All Voting is Local, encouraged voters to join Nevada’s nonpartisan election protection program to help others navigate issues they may encounter while voting. More information is available at epnv.org .
Athar Haseebullah, executive director of the ACLU of Nevada, said the organization has heard concerns from community members about potential threats to the election, including possible activity by federal immigration agents near polling sites, federal troops seizing ballots, and interference with the U.S. Postal Service.
Haseebullah said the ACLU of Nevada and partner organizations are prepared to litigate claims of intimidation if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is deployed to a polling site, which he said would be a violation of federal law. He said the organization plans to have a larger observer presence this year, with the goal of having an observer at every polling site in Nevada on Election Day.
Haseebullah said observers will not ask voters who they are voting for.
Message to immigrant voters
A representative from the Nevada Immigrant Coalition, who identified himself as Noe, said the organization wants eligible voters to know they belong at the ballot box regardless of immigration-related fears.
Noe said the Nevada Immigrant Coalition operates a text line, 638-232, and that the hotline monitored by LV Defensa is 702-850-1161.
Noe said naturalized citizens have the same voting rights as U.S.-born citizens. He also cited MIT’s Election Performance Index, which he said ranks Nevada second in the nation for election administration.
Voters who encounter problems can also contact the nonpartisan Election Protection program at 866-OUR-VOTE.
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