Nevada Governor Sisolak nixes popular vote bill

By NCN staff and releases
By ● Civics, Elections, Nevada Legislature, News ●
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Carson City – Today, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak vetoed AB186, a measure that would have added Nevada to the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.

The National Popular Vote bill has been adopted by 15 jurisdictions representing 189 electoral votes. The Agreement is intended to ensure that the the person elected President of the United States also received the most popular votes across all 50 states.

Governor Steve Sisolak issued the following statement:

Veto message for AB186 by Brian Bahouth on Scribd

Author

Brian has been a public media producer for the better part of 25 years. He has been news director at three public radio stations, KRZA serving Alamosa, Colorado and Taos, New Mexico, KUNR in Reno, KVMR in Nevada City, California, and Brian was a co-founder of KNVC community radio in Carson City, 95.1 FM. He has reported for Capital Public Radio, Nevada Public Radio, and has filed numerous reports for the Pacifica Network News and National Public Radio. He holds a BA in English from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York, and an MA in English from the University of Nevada Reno. Brian is a veteran of the sea-going US Navy, ‘79-’85. He and his wife have lived in Reno since 1999.

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