43°F
weather icon Clear

It’s voting time

Updated June 1, 2022 - 3:34 pm

Nevada’s 2022 primary election day is just more than two weeks away, but voting has begun. Early voting started Saturday, and mail ballots were sent May 25 to every Nevada active registered voter.

Now the hard part begins: Figuring out for whom you should vote.

Let’s see if we can make it easier.

First, if you’re an active registered voter, you should have received a sample ballot in the mail. This will be your guide to the races you’re able to vote in for the June 14 primary. “Do your homework. Make sure you’re ready to vote,” Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria says. “That’s why we send you the sample ballot.”

Second, the Review-Journal and the Boulder City Review have done plenty of research already. Nearly every reporter in our newsrooms were deployed to interview nearly every candidate on the primary ballot. Those stories have been collected for you in a single place on our websites. Just use the search function to find any race on your sample ballot.

The Review-Journal and Boulder City Review have also invited all of the candidates on the primary ballot to submit their own information to us, including their experience, previous offices held, work experience and a photograph. You can look up the candidates who responded by the office they’re seeking or see the entire ballot in a single place.

And there’s even more information out there. Clark County has an excellent website at which you can see every candidate who filed in every race. Keep in mind that Nevada, for now, is a closed primary state, which means only registered Republicans can vote for Republican candidates, and only Democrats can vote for Democrats.

The secretary of state not only has a list of candidates who filed for statewide office and for offices that spread across more than one county, but also a list of frequently asked questions.

Curious about who’s donating to the people on your TV? You can find out about any donation made to state or local candidates on the secretary of state’s website. You can learn about donations made to federal candidates on the website of the Federal Elections Commission. The good folks over at Open Secrets have done an excellent job compiling campaign finance data, too.

Candidates aren’t shy about putting ads up on TV, and most of what they post on their websites paints them in the best light. But their sites also usually contain their positions on major issues or their plans if elected. (Be sure to take them with a grain of salt; most candidates promise to do things that require cooperation from other lawmakers, or even other branches of government, but nuance does not make for good political advertising.)

There are also groups that do endorsements, everybody from the Vegas Chamber to labor unions to groups dedicated to the environment, low taxes, political or social causes. If you find you line up with a particular group’s outlook, their endorsements are a good guide to candidates you might like.

The point is, as Gloria says, do your homework. It’s not enough for every eligible voter to register, turn out and cast a ballot. The Legislature has done its part, making it as easy and convenient as possible to vote.

But we should all cast informed votes, choosing the best representatives according to our view of how government and the state should run. The information to do that is out there, and some talented people have worked hard to get it for you.

Now comes the hard part, the part that’s up to you.

Contact Steve Sebelius at SSebelius@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0253. Follow @SteveSebelius on Twitter.

MOST READ
THE LATEST
Trash talk isn’t always a bad thing

Allow me to warn you that this month’s Home Matters is filled with all kinds of trash talk. In fact, I’ve been trash talking with the city and BC Wastefree for a few days now. Why all this garbage gab? It’s time to take out the trash, properly.

Legislative season almost here

Ahhh… it is a wonderful time of year. Spring is just around the corner. The sun shines longer, the birds are singing, and plants are blooming. It is a magical time of year!

MY D_Y WITH P_T _ND V_NN_

Last night I caught a few minutes of “Wheel of Fortune” and whenever I do, I can’t help but think back to my time in Hawaii when the show came over to film a few weeks’ worth of episodes at the Hilton Waikoloa Village about 15 years ago.

A little late and clueless but still…

I know, I know, I know. I’m a week late for Valentine’s Day content. But my timing has always sucked. Just ask my wife.

Veteran caregivers hope for financial boost

Much has been spoken and written about in recent months about military and veteran caregivers, and the responsibilities they are charged with.

A penny for your thoughts, compounded daily

When my oldest son, Joseph, turned 18 in 2011, a good family friend gifted him a self-help book by Darren Hardy called “The Compound Effect.” It’s all about achieving success one baby step at a time. My six other children loathed that gift, because my wife, Leslie, then proceeded to preach its principles seemingly ad nauseam over the next five years every opportunity she could find.

We Empower … We Enrich

Empowering our People, Enriching our City: the theme of the State of the City Address.

Getting locked out of house triggers DIY project

Anyone who’s ever accidentally locked themselves out of their house knows that sinking feeling. But locked out while barefoot and in pajamas? That’s the makings of a funny story, however unfunny it appears in the moment.

A look at growth in Boulder City

Due to the Clark County School District’s Change of School Assignment program (COSA) as well as declining resident enrollment, a large percentage of the school’s enrollment comes from outside of Boulder City. For the high school, out of the 618 students, 29%, or 179 kids, come from elsewhere, mostly from Henderson.