Last week, the Trump campaign challenged a Nevada law allowing elections officials to accept mail ballots for up to 4 business days after Election Day.

I got curious, and records from @NVSOS show that mail after Election Day was 5% of all ballots in Clark and 2.9% in Washoe.

Read more about the lawsuit here:

thenevadaindependent.com/article/trump-…

Happy Valentine's Day.

Feeling a bit sentimental? Here are some fun facts about Reno's divorce industry, which led the city to hold the title of Divorce Capital of the World for more than 60 years.

(1/11) In 1931, the Legislature tried to spur the economy after the Great Depression by passing the “Wide-open Gambling Act” which re-legalized gambling, lowered the divorce residence period to 6 weeks (the shortest in the country), and broadened the grounds for divorce.

(2/11)

I’m getting a lot of questions (and seeing a lot of memes) about why it’s taking so long to get results in Nevada's Senate race.

This thread is by no means comprehensive, but here are some details about why the count is taking a while: First, delays in election results are expected. Counting mail ballots takes time, and ballots are still arriving through Saturday. There are also specific processes and deadlines required by law.

You can see some of the deadlines in this timeline:

I see some more #nvleg race calls:

Senate:

#SD8 - @MelanieScheible (D)
#SD12 - @pazina_julie (D)

thenevadaindependent.com/elections/2022… @MelanieScheible @pazina_julie Assembly:

#AD5 - @BrittMiller4AD5 (D)
#AD9 - @SteveYeagerNV (D)
#AD16 - @CeceliaGNV (D)
#AD29 - @Cohen4AD29 (D)
#AD41 - @sandra4nv (D)

New results in Clark County mean that it's time for an update on what's happening in #nvleg races:

Overall, we're seeing Democrats increasing their leads in these races, including:

#SD8, where @donderoloopnv has pulled ahead of @paulos4nevada by 325 votes @donderoloopnv @paulos4nevada Other remaining Senate races:

#SD9, where @MelanieScheible has increased her lead over Tina Brown to 2,453 votes (about 6 pts)

#SD12, where @pazina_julie has increased her lead over Cherlyn Arrington to 1,970 votes (about 4 pts)

Follow this thread from @csauvageau_1998 for election updates from Washoe County:

https://twitter.com/csauvageau_1998/status/1590447125728743424

@csauvageau_1998 You can also watch live here: mynews4.com/watch

We will hear an update on the election process from Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria shortly.

@s_golonka is on the ground, and I'm tuning in via livestream. Follow this thread for updates, or watch the livestream here:

https://twitter.com/ClarkCountyNV/status/1590429365363703808?s=20&t=PhlGXFBE5hh6oj3zPf7hRA

@s_golonka Gloria starts off by saying the county election department is making an effort today to try to get as much information out as it can.

Here is a thread featuring some of the #nvleg highlights from Washoe County (so far)... In #AD25, Democrat Selena La Rue Hatch is leading her opponent Republican Sam Kumar. This is a lean-blue district, formally held by Republican Jill Tolles.

If you're watching #nvleg races, here's a quick thread with some of the initial Clark County results: In Senate District 2, it looks like Democrat Edgar Flores is leading his Republican opponent Leo Henderson (it's a solidly blue district):

I'm about to join a Washoe County Election media briefing. I'll update this thread with any important details and relevant information. Officials say that polls will be closing soon, but people are in line at all of the County's voting locations, so none of the polls in the county are closed.

Remember all of the 2020 election memes asking Nevada to hurry up and finish counting all the votes?

Will we be in for round two as we head into the final stretch of Election Day? Check out this full thread for details about when we can start expecting results. 🧵
(1/10)

https://twitter.com/MissGFYCuffy/status/1324199497388482560

Mail-in ballots may be a source of the vote-counting delay.

Mail ballots delivered to drop boxes by the close of polls or postmarked on Election Day must be delivered by 5 p.m. Saturday (11/12) to be counted. Voters have until Monday to address any signature issues. (2/10)

Heads up, if you were vaccinated in Nevada, you can now access (and download) your COVID-19 vaccination records through the state's SMART Health QR Code.

Follow this tweet thread for a choose-your-own-adventure-style walkthrough of how to get your records. To get ahold of your record, head to Nevada WebIZ (the state's immunization information system linked below) and sign into the system. (NOTE, if you, like me, do not have your contact information attached to your immunization record go to next tweet)

izrecord.nv.gov/public/Applica…

Nevada COVID-19 updates for 2/2:

🧪 Test positivity (note, w/ 7-day lag) is down: 31.15% (-0.88%)
🏥 Hospitalizations are down: 1,583 (-44)
😷 Cases are down: 3,177 (-406) Clark vs. Washoe breakdowns:

🎰 Clark County cases are down: 2,047 (-192)
🏔 Washoe County cases are down: 669 (-5)

Nevada COVID-19 updates for 2/1:

🧪 Test positivity (note, w/ 7-day lag) is down: 32.04% (-0.79%)
🏥 Hospitalizations are down: 1,627 (-23)
😷 Cases are down: 3,583 (-211) Clark vs. Washoe breakdowns:

🎰 Clark County cases are decreasing: 2,239 (-300)
🏔 Washoe County cases are down: 674 (-93)

Nevada COVID-19 updates for 1/31:

🧪 Test positivity (note, w/ 7-day lag) is down: 32.84% (-0.39%)
🏥 No hospitalization numbers (the state hasn't updated the data and I'm still waiting on a request to figure out what's going on)
😷 Cases are down: 3,794 (-762) Clark vs. Washoe breakdowns:

🎰 Clark County cases are decreasing: 2,539 (-377)
🏔 Washoe County cases are down: 767 (-177)

I'll be tuning into Nevada's COVID-19 call at noon. Will drop highlights in this thread. Officials say that as the weather changes and people begin to gather indoors, hospitals might be under more stress.

I'll be tuning into Battle Born Progress's Facebook Live at 10:30 with AG @AaronDFordNV who will speak about how the Nevada election results will be certified, the ballot curing process, and what to expect in the next few days as all votes are counted.

Will drop highlights here . @AaronDFordNV is in LasVegas today and said he's proud of Nevada's elections officials who have conducted a fair and safe election during a pandemic. "We knew the process would take time, but we know it's working"

Unofficial results for Washoe County (so far):

In the District 1 Commissioner race, Hill holds 56.09% of the votes whereas Berkbigler has 43.91%

For the District 4 Commissioner race, Hartung has 57.21% of the votes and Baker has 42.79% In the Reno City Council races (so far):

Ward 1 - Brekhus has 50.88% of the vote, Drakulich 49.12%
Ward 3 - Delgado has 62.22% of the votes, Leon 37.78%
Ward 5 - Jardon has 54.09% of the votes, Fink 45.91%
At-large - Reese has 56.02% and Lorton 43.98%

Tuning into Washoe County Registrar's update on the election at 7:30, and placing meeting highlights in this thread.

As always, reach out if you have any questions. Deanna Spikula says she is still waiting to declare all polls closed in Washoe, but there are no significant lines to speak of right now.

I'm about to tune into Washoe County Registrar's update on the election at 3:30 and will drop highlights here. There is also going to be another update at 7:30, which I will also attend.

As always, reach out if you have any questions. Washoe County Registrar of Voters, Deanna Spikula, says that everything has been going "smoothly" and "great." Along with the 14,000 people who have voted today, and the mail-in ballots, etc., the county has a 76% turnout right now as well as a record number of registered voters.

I'm on my way to Minden, NV to cover the Trump rally for @TheNVIndy. Stay tuned for live tweets with updates, photos and other details. Sky and clouds are smokey and the air quality is less than ideal. Plenty of traffic on the way over as well and lots of Trump and Pence bumper stickers and flags...