Rationales shift as Nevada considers future of vote by-mail

CARSON CITY — Nevada's decision to send all active voters mail-in ballots ahead of the election put the swing state at the center of the nationwide debate over voting procedures.

Nevada Republicans, the Trump campaign and candidates for lower office have challenged the move post-election in multiple lawsuits, alleging problems with signature verification machines, dead people on voter rolls, and, without evidence, widespread fraud.

Though Nevada's vote by mail policy has been a flashpoint in 2020, its effects ended up being different from the expectations of proponents and detractors when the policy was under consideration.

The state was one of four that sent all active voters mail-in ballots amid the pandemic. In each, lawmakers are now evaluating whether the move was a success and deciding whether to join the growing list of states that hold elections predominantly by mail each cycle.

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