Special election set for Fernley City Council Ward 5 and Stagecoach GID Trustee races

Robert Perea, The Fernley Reporter

A special election has been set for two races where errors were printed on the primary election ballot.

The special election will be held July 23 for the Fernley City Council Ward 5 and the Stage General Improvement District Board of Trustees races, with early voting on July 20 and 22. The special election will be only for those two races. All other races on the primary election ballot will proceed as scheduled.

In each case, an error was printed on the ballot instructing voters to vote for two candidates. In the Fernley Ward 5 race, four candidates are running for voters should only vote one candidate. There are four candidates running for the Fernley City Council Ward 5 seat, and the two who receive the most votes advance to the general election in November, unless the winner receives at least one vote more than 50 percent of the total votes.

There are nine candidates running for three seats on the Stagecoach General Improvement District Board of Trustees. Like the Fernley City Council race, the primary election narrows the field for the general election in November.

Because of the errors on the ballot, Lyon County filed an action in Third Judicial District Court on May 31 to void those two races and authorize a special election. Judge John Schlegelmilch issued an order Wednesday voiding the races and ordering the special election in the Stagecoach GID race. However, Nevada Revised Statutes requires the city council to call for the special election, which it did during its meeting Wednesday night.

POLLING LOCATIONS FOR JULY 2024 SPECIAL ELECTION

EARLY VOTING CENTERS (In Person and Ballot Drop)

Yerington – 27 S Main Street (Admin Complex)

July 20, 2024   9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

July 22, 2024   9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Fernley - 595 Silver Lace Blvd      (City Hall)

July 20, 2024   9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

July 22, 2024   9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

NEW POLLING LOCATION SITE:

Stagecoach – 8105 US 50, Silver Springs (Old Fire Station and Community Center)

July 20, 2024   9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

July 22, 2024   9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

ELECTION DAY VOTING CENTERS – 7 AM to 7 PM ON JULY 23, 2024

(In Person and Ballot Drop)

Yerington – 27 S Main Street, Yerington, NV (Admin Complex)

Fernley - 595 Silver Lace Blvd, Fernley, NV (City Hall)

Stagecoach – 8105 US 50, Silver Springs, NV (Old Fire Station and Community Center)

No other races on the 2024 Lyon County Primary Election ballot were affected. Primary Election Day for all other races is June 11, 2024. Further information on Lyon County elections is available on the elections page of the Lyon County website.