Voted

[kevin_standlee]

The Nevada Secretary of State's office advised me that my vote-by-mail ballot was received for the state's primary election. It was not a very long ballot: the statewide race for US senator and two nominally non-partisan election boards whose candidates appeared to be all Republicans, at least one of whom also appears to be an anti-vaxxer. At least none of them were calling for the immediate imprisonment and execution of all LGBTQ+ people. The area in which I live is so deeply Republican that the state Democratic party didn't even bother to field any candidates, I guess, which is sort of understandable as it would be a waste of resources to run candidates in an area where it appears that a significant number of people criticize the Republican party for being too soft and liberal.

Comments

[scott_sanford]

I am a little surprised that the Nevada Democratic Party doesn't bother to run anyone at all, considering the multi-candidate pile up for the relatively minor fire position you were after in 2018.

Given the population, they might not have any good candidates.

[kevin_standlee]

The seven candidates for three positions a few years ago was something of a fluke, based on some hot-button issues on the Fire Board that year. This year, there wasn't even an election because there were only as many candidates as seats. Also, the fire board, because it doesn't pay anything, costs nothing to file for. The seats with salaries cost money. And on top of that, they know their candidates have little chance of winning, so it's investing money in a hopeless cause.