Churchill County election roundup

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

Filing for justice of the peace for the New River Township Justice Court ended Friday.

Three candidates filed: incumbent Ben Trotter, Brenda Ingram and Dr. Stuart Richardson.

Justice of the Peace is a nonpartisan office. Candidate filing for nonjudicial offices is March 4-15.

Trotter will be seeking his second six-year term for justice of the peace. Prior to the 2018 election, Trotter served two terms as Churchill County sheriff.

Richardson is an optometrist who also holds a law degree. In 2015, he bought the Fallon Theatre. A nonprofit organization later purchase the theater.

Ingram filed late Friday. She is currently director of Churchill County Court Services. No other information was available for the print edition of the LVN. Check the online story for updates.

Two Candidates Nights co-sponsored by the Lahontan Valley News, Fallon Post and Churchill County Republicans will be held in May and October prior to early voting. Candidates seeking local offices, school board, Assembly District 38 and the Board of Regents District 9 will be invited.

CHURCHILL COUNTY CAUCUS

The Republican Party of Nevada will hold its local Presidential Caucus and annual precinct meeting in Fallon on Feb. 8 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Individuals must be registered as Republicans at least 30 days (no later than Jan. 8) prior to the caucus to be qualified to participate; there are no exceptions and no same-day registration.

The Nevada GOP has recently created a process for people with disabilities to obtain an absentee ballot which includes filling out an affidavit with a photo ID. Contact the local Republicans Party for information at 775-250-4296.

Churchill County has one location for caucusing: The Rafter 3C meeting room at 277 Sheckler Road. You may participate in the Presidential Preference Primary conducted Feb. 6 and the Republican caucus Feb. 8. You must have a valid Nevada state ID to participate in the caucus. You may not use a driver privilege ID to vote in the caucus.

NEVADA PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY

• Election Day: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Fallon Convention Center or Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe Community Learning Center.

• Deadline to update existing voter registration: Jan. 10-23 at https://registertovote.nv.gov/.

• Same-day registration is allowed in-person at polling location with a valid Nevada driver’s license or ID card. Complete rules: https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/election-information/same-day-registration.

• Early voting at the Churchill County Commission Chambers: Jan. 27 to Feb. 2. Saturday early voting will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. will also be at the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Community Learning Center. Weekday early voting will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Mail ballots: Ballots must be postmarked on or before Feb. 6 and received at the Churchill County Elections Office no later than four days after election day, which is Feb. 10. Deadline for ballot curing (voters with signature issues will be contacted) is 5 p.m. Feb. 12. Ballots can be dropped off at the Clerk- Treasurer’s Office (155 N. Taylor St.) during polling hours. Other drop-off box locations at the city of Fallon’s clerk’s office, 55 W. Williams St., and the FPST Administration Building. The Clerk-Treasurer will post voter turnout daily, and individual ballot tracking can be set up at https://nevada.ballottrax.net/voter/.

• (Note: If a voter receives a ballot that is not theirs, the Clerk- Treasurer’s Office is asking them to put a line through addressed ballot and mark return to sender or return the ballot in-person to 155 N. Taylor St. Ballots should not be shredded or thrown away).

Democrat candidates appearing on Feb. 6 ballot (some candidates may have dropped out since filing):

• Biden, Jr., Joseph R.

• Cornejo, Gabriel

• Crystalroc, Superpayaseria

• Foutz, Brent

• Haywood, John

• Leon, Stephen Alan

• Lozada, Frank “Frankie”

• Lyons, Stephen

• Palmer, Jason Michael

• Perez-Serrato, Armando “Mando”

• Picard, Donald

• Prascak, Mark

• Williamson, Marianne

• None of these candidates

Republican candidates to appear on Feb. 6 ballot (some candidates may have dropped out since filing):

• Castro, John

• Fulkerson, Heath

• Haley, Nikki R.

• Kjornes, Donald

• Pence, Mike

• Scott, Tim

• Singh, Hirsh V.

• None of these candidates