RENO, Nevada (AP) — Dozens of residents urged commissioners in northern Nevada's largest city on Friday not to certify the results of the June 14 primary, repeating many of the false claims and conspiracy theories that nearly derailed the certification process in New Mexico last week.

County commissioners across Nevada were holding public meetings ahead of a midnight deadline to sign off on the results — what has historically been a routine and ministerial task that follows routine checks by local election officials to ensure the accuracy and validity of the vote. By midday, 14 Nevada counties — including Reno's Washoe County — had voted to certify.

Later Friday, commissioners in tiny Esmeralda County planned to hand count all 317 ballots that were cast after residents raised concerns at their certification meeting earlier in the week.

In Reno, commissioners heard from several residents who said they objected to state law sending mail ballots to every registered voter. Some complained of receiving multiple ballots in their name or for people no longer living at their address, arguing this was proof of fraud and the election was corrupt.

But there are multiple checks built into the system, including signature verification and ballot tracking, that ensures that one person can only cast one ballot that is counted. If a person submits multiple ballots or votes more than once, election officials have procedures in place to identify this. They do not count more than one ballot...

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