Voters repealed NRS241.016 2(a) the legislature’s exemption from open meeting law.
Legislature chamber rules could not be suspended.
The Legislative Counsel Bureau (LCB) was required to evaluate each bill draft request (BDR) for duplication then required to notify the legislators involved to reconcile their bills. One bill per topic. A legislator could co-sponsor. Sponsors of duplicate bills would have to provide a reason in writing to the governor justifying duplication.
Single subject rule applied to legislation. No omnibus bills.
Legislation must actually solve a problem, have a formal problem statement / root cause analysis, and a statement of how the legislation solves the root cause.
All meetings started on time and floor sessions were moved to 6:00 PM (last item of the day) as the public does not have input.
Bills to conduct a study had to include a statement clearly describing what the potential problem being investigated is and why the study is necessary.
Bills honoring people, naming a building, naming a state animal, plant, etc could not be heard until action on all other bills is completed.
All bills had to be submitted per statute timeline and emergency bills had to be approved by both the majority and minority leaders of both chambers.
Every bill had to include how the bill would be implemented, how and who was responsible for implementation, and a specific date by which implementation must be complete.
Bills had to be written with enough specifics so legislative intent was clear and not open to different judicial interpretations.
The governor made meeting these standards a criteria for signing or vetoing bills.
The 120-day legislative session is actually 89 days when legislators are in the building. There must be a real discussion about either lengthening the session or going to annual sessions.
The public must demand that legislators collaborate on problems facing the state. They must make this apparent with their votes.
By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform – July 4, 2023
Did the Nevada Legislature’s regular and two special sessions have an impact on voter registration? Difficult to say. However, the June voter registration numbers could allow for a reasonable assumption. Non-Partisan voter share gained almost one-half of one percent on Democratic voter share and is now less than one-quarter of one percent (0.24%) away from over-taking the Democratic Party as the leading group of active voters in the state.
Except in the rural counties, Non-Partisan was the only group to gain share. In the rurals, all parties gained, however, Non-Partisan led the way more than doubling the Republican gain.
State-Wide
Party
Change in # Voters
% Change
% Voter Share
Difference in Voter Share %
D
-779
-0.13%
31.84%
-0.16%
R
278
0.05%
29.12%
-0.09%
NP
7,386
1.25%
31.60%
0.28%
IAP
385
0.47%
4.37%
0.00%
LIB
4
0.02%
0.86%
0.00%
Other
-302
-0.72%
2.20%
-0.02%
Total not D or R
39.04%
0.26%
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.
Clark County
Party
Change in # Voters
% Change
% Voter Share
Difference in Voter Share %
D
-1,113
-0.24%
34.18%
-0.21%
R
-758
-0.22%
25.26%
-0.15%
NP
5,041
1.13%
33.02%
0.25%
IAP
100
0.17%
4.22%
-0.01%
LIB
-14
-0.13%
0.76%
0.00%
Other
-296
-0.89%
2.41%
-0.03%
Total not D or R
40.42%
0.21%
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.
Washoe County
Party
Change in # Voters
% Change
% Voter Share
Difference in Voter Share %
D
213
0.22%
31.17%
-0.10%
R
327
0.33%
32.66%
-0.07%
NP
968
1.12%
28.39%
0.16%
IAP
142
1.01%
4.59%
0.01%
LIB
5
0.14%
1.17%
0.00%
Other
-18
-0.29%
2.02%
-0.01%
Total not D or R
36.17%
0.16
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.
Rural Counties (See rural county table below district tables)
Party
Change in # Voters
% Change
% Voter Share
Difference in Voter Share %
D
121
0.32%
17.87%
0.02%
R
709
0.69%
48.68%
0.24%
NP
1,377
2.43%
27.19%
0.60%
IAP
143
1.37%
4.94%
0.06%
LIB
13
0.56%
1.09%
0.00%
Other
12
0.48%
1.17%
0.00%
Total not D or R
34.39%
0.66%
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.
18 – 34 Year Old
Party
Change in # Voters
% Change
% Voter Share
Difference in Voter Share %
D
-954
-0.60%
29.92%
-0.26%
R
-231
-0.26%
16.91%
-0.09%
NP
2,809
1.20%
44.83%
0.41%
IAP
10
0.04%
4.25%
-0.01%
LIB
-23
-0.33%
1.31%
-0.01%
Other
-200
-1.35%
2.77%
-0.05%
Total not D or R
53.17%
0.34%
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.
55+
Party
Change in # Voters
% Change
% Voter Share
Difference in Voter Share %
D
301
0.12%
34.05%
-0.11%
R
593
0.20%
38.64%
-0.10%
NP
2,333
1.45%
21.27%
0.21%
IAP
270
0.83%
4.25%
0.02%
LIB
11
0.36%
0.40%
0.00%
Other
-48
-0.45%
1.38%
-0.01%
Total not D or R
27.30%
0.22%
Other includes Green Party, Natural Law Party, other or not specified.
By district voter share changes.
Congressional Districts
Party
# Districts Lose Voter Share
# Districts Gain Voter Share
# Districts No Change
Democratic
4
0
0
Republican
4
0
0
NP
0
4
0
IAP
1
2
1
LIB
1
0
3
Other
4
0
0
In all Congressional districts (100 percent of the districts) the number of voters not affiliated with either major party exceeds the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.
In three (75%) of the districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.
NP holds the top share in CD3.
State Senate Districts
Party
# Districts Lose Voter Share
# Districts Gain Voter Share
# Districts No Change
Democratic
21
0
0
Republican
20
1
0
NP
0
21
0
IAP
8
10
3
LIB
9
10
2
Other
20
1
0
In all 21 districts (100%) the number of voters registered as Non-Partisan or the total number not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.
In 15 (71.43%) of the 21 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.
NP holds the top share in SDs 5,9,10,11,12
State Assembly Districts
Party
# Districts Lose Voter Share
# Districts Gain Voter Share
# Districts No Change
Democratic
42
0
0
Republican
42
0
0
NP
1
41
0
IAP
19
18
5
LIB
16
11
15
Other
36
4
2
In all 42 districts (100%) the number of voters registered as Non-Partisan or the total number not affiliated with either major party is greater than or within 5% of the number of voters registered to one of the major parties.
In 29 (69.05%) of the 42 districts the percentage of voters not registered as Democratic or Republican is the leading group of voters.
NP holds the top share in Ads 8,9,15,16,29,35, and 41
Rural Counties
Party
# Counties Lose Voter Share
# Counties Gain Voter Share
# Counties No Change
Democratic
13
1
1
Republican
14
1
0
NP
1
14
0
IAP
5
8
2
LIB
6
5
4
Other
7
3
5
The voter share of those not registered to either the Democratic or Republican Party increased in 14 of the 15 rural counties with an average share of 31.06 percent.
If the trend continues; being a multi-year trend there is no reason to believe it won’t, will the Democratic Party relinquish its voter share lead this month? Will the party fall below 30 percent voter share before next year’s state primary in June?
