×
Sunday, May 10, 2026

ACLU challenge of Nevada ballot hand-counting dismissed - News10NBC

FILE - People walk along the main drag in the county seat of Nye County on July 18, 2022, in Tonopah, Nev. A Nye County district judge dismissed an emergency petition by the ACLU's Nevada chapter attempting to stop the implementation of the county's new hand-counting process, which was spurred by false claims of election fraud. The process entails hand-counting all paper ballots alongside a machine tabulator. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/John Locher]

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nye County District Court judge on Thursday dismissed an emergency petition by the ACLU’s Nevada chapter attempting to stop the county from its plan to hand-count votes alongside a machine tabulator starting later this month. The plan was spurred by false claims of election fraud.

The case was dismissed mainly on technicalities. Fifth District Court Judge Kimberly Wanker said the ACLU did not provide a recording or transcript of the publicly available Nye County Board of Commissioners meeting referenced in the organization’s petition. The judge said it was unreasonable for the court to access the video and watch a 7-hour, 23-minute video to find a presentation on the plan. She also said there was no certificate of service in the file that indicated the respondents were served with an emergency petition.

The ACLU will file a new petition Friday in the Nevada Supreme Court seeking to block hand-counting, executive director Athar Haseebullah said.

Nye County is one of the first jurisdictions...



Read Full Story: https://www.whec.com/politics-news/aclu-challenge-of-nevada-ballot-hand-count...