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Look for Sunny skies with wind gusts today up to 30 mph, a high of 60.
The first day of the last week of filings for office in White Pine County saw no filings for office. So far there are a number of races that have no filings or only single-person races. No one has filed for Ely City Council seat one, with unopposed filings for county clerk, recorder, treasurer, and District Attorney.
Candidate filing for the upcoming election continues through Friday at 5 p.m.
Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar filed for re-election Monday at the State Capitol, launching a campaign focused on improving the state’s business climate and defending Nevada’s election system.
Aguilar says his office fixed more than a thousand problems in the state’s business licensing portal and cut wait times for entrepreneurs from nearly an hour to under five minutes. As chief elections officer, he also rolled out a new statewide election management system and expanded polling access, including voting at Allegiant Stadium.
His campaign begins as Nevada faces federal legal disputes over voter data and the proposed SAVE Act, which Aguilar says could create new barriers for eligible voters.
Nevada’s race for attorney general is shaping up to be the biggest Democratic primary contest on the June ballot.
State Treasurer Zach Conine filed Monday to run for the office, setting up a primary battle with Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro. Conine has served eight years as treasurer and is term-limited.
He says his executive branch experience managing the state’s finances prepares him for the job. Cannizzaro, a former prosecutor, has highlighted her background in criminal and civil law and her leadership of Senate Democrats since 2019.
The seat is open because current Attorney General Aaron Ford is term limited and running for governor.
The White Pine County Commission is expected to tackle a potentially serious financial issue during its meeting Wednesday in Ely.
Along with routine agenda items such as fire district updates, natural resource discussions, grants, and advisory board appointments, commissioners will consider notifying the Nevada Department of Taxation that the county anticipates it may not be able to meet certain financial obligations. County officials say the concern is tied to ongoing staffing shortages and limited administrative capacity. The Commission fired Finance Director Kathy Workman, and Deputy Finance Director Courtney Thornal says she resigned after what she claimed was bullying and intimidation by commissioners. A third individual in the finance department also resigned, leaving one employee and a contractor to run the County’s finances.
The agenda item is already drawing attention beyond the county. Nevada gubernatorial candidate Matthew Rian Winterhawk says he plans to attend the meeting in person, encouraging residents to follow the discussion closely. Several Reno and Elko radio and television stations have written about the story and will likely have a presence at Wednesday’s meeting.
The Commission meeting has been moved from the Library to the courtroom in the old courthouse at 9am. KELY will broadcast the meeting live.