Lawmaker wants to make universal mail-in voting permanent in Nevada

CARSON CITY — Expanded mail-in voting implemented in Nevada last year — which Democrats and voting rights activists praised and Republicans criticized — could become permanent.

Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson, D-Las Vegas, is expected to introduce a bill similar to a one-time measure passed last year amid the pandemic to send mail-in ballots to all active registered voters. The major difference is the bill would apply to all future elections.

“It wouldn’t be consistent with Nevada’s independent spirit to take that option away from voters,” Frierson said.

The legislation may address the speed at which votes are counted and reported, but specifics are still being ironed out, Frierson said.

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