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Date Created: 2022-10-31 00:06:41.935553+00
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Case Information: 85507

Short Caption:AM. CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEV. VS. CTY. OF NYE (BALLOT ISSUE)Court:Supreme Court

Lower Court Case(s):Nye Co. - Fifth Judicial DistrictClassification:Original Proceeding - Civil - Mandamus

Disqualifications:Case Status:Writ Issued

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						Party Information
					

RoleParty NameRepresented By

PetitionerAmerican Civil Liberties Union of NevadaChristopher M. Peterson
							(American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada/Las Vegas)
						Sadmira Ramic
							(American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada/Las Vegas)
						Sophia A. Romero
							(American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada/Las Vegas)
						

PetitionerSteven BacusChristopher M. Peterson
							(American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada/Las Vegas)
						Sadmira Ramic
							(American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada/Las Vegas)
						Sophia A. Romero
							(American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada/Las Vegas)
						

RespondentMark KampfHarry L. Arnold
							(Marquis Aurbach Chtd.)
						Brian R. Hardy
							(Marquis Aurbach Chtd.)
						

RespondentNye CountyHarry L. Arnold
							(Marquis Aurbach Chtd.)
						Brian R. Hardy
							(Marquis Aurbach Chtd.)
						

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						Due Items
					

Due DateStatusDue ItemDue From

11/15/2022OpenRemittitur

11/28/2022OpenOriginal Writ

Docket Entries

DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document

10/17/2022Filing FeeFiling Fee due. (SC).

10/17/2022Petition/WritFiled Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (SC)22-32471

10/17/2022AppendixFiled Appendix to Petition for Writ. (SC)22-32472

10/17/2022Filing FeePetition Filing Fee Paid. $250.00 from Chris Peterson.  E-Payment Ref. no. 22101742023423. (SC)

10/17/2022Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Expedited Answer. Respondents' answer due: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 by 12 noon. ). Petitioners shall have until 9 am on Thursday, October 20, 2022, to file and serve any reply.  (SC)22-32660

10/19/2022Petition/WritFiled County of Nye and Mark Kampf's Answer to Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus Pursuant to NRAP 21(a)(6). (SC)22-32889

10/19/2022AppendixFiled Respondents' Appendix. (SC)22-32891

10/20/2022Petition/WritFiled Petitioners' Reply to Response to Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (SC)22-32989

10/21/2022Order/DispositionalFiled Order Granting in Part Petition for Writ of Mandamus. "ORDER the petition GRANTED IN PART AND DIRECT THE CLERK OF THIS COURT TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS instructing Nye County and County Clerk Mark Kampf to (1) refrain from livestreaming the hand-count read-aloud process prior to the close of the polls on November 8, require all observers to certify that they will not prematurely release any information regarding the vote count before then, and ensure public observers do not prematurely learn any election results, and (2) make available to voters of all three of the statutorily established methods for proving voter identity when a signature verification fails.  For the reasons stated herein, we ORDER the petition DENIED with respect to the touchscreen issue."22-33248

10/25/2022WritIssued Writ with letter. Original and two copies of writ and two copies of order mailed to Attorney Sadmira Ramic for service upon Nye County and County Clerk Mark Kampf. (SC)22-33700

10/27/2022MotionFiled Petitioners' Motion Emergency Motion for Clarification Pursuant to NRAP 27. (SC)22-33780

10/27/2022AppendixFiled Petitioners' Appendix to the Emergency Motion Vol. 2. (SC)22-33781

10/27/2022MotionFiled County of Nye and Mark Kampf's Opposition to Emergency Motion for Clarification. (SC)22-33926

10/27/2022Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion for Clarification. Petitioners have now filed an emergency motion for clarification, asserting that respondents have interpreted this language in our order as differentiating between the "vote count process" and "election results," such that respondents believe only the "totality of vote count results" is precluded from premature release. Respondents oppose the motion. Because it appears that respondents over-read our order and clarification is warranted, we grant petitioners' motion and hereby clarify that "any election results," as set forth in the mandate directing respondents to "ensure public observers do not prematurely learn any election results," includes orally pronounced ballot selections and per-room tallies.  As our October 21 order explained, the ability of observers to hear the read-aloud selections on ballots violates NRS 293.269935(3) (prohibiting the early release of "voting results" and criminalizing the dissemination "to the public in any way information pertaining to the count of mail ballots") and NRS 293.3606(5) (barring the premature reporting of "returns for early voting" and criminalizing the public dissemination of "information relating to the count of returns for early voting").  Therefore, observers may not be positioned so as to become privy to the ballot selections and room tallies.  The specifics of the hand-count process and observer positioning so as not to violate this mandate is for respondents and the Nevada Secretary of State to determine. (SC).22-33945

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