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WHAT’S ON THE BALLOTThe Associated Press will provide coverage for the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries on Tuesday and the Republican caucuses on Feb. 8. The Republican primary ballot includes Haley, who's a former U.N. ambassador and former South Carolina governor, along with former primary candidates Mike Pence and Tim Scott and four other GOP hopefuls. Republican voters may participate in both the Republican primary and caucuses. DECISION NOTESThe Associated Press will declare winners in both the Democratic and Republican primaries on Tuesday, as well as the Republican caucuses on Feb. 8. As of Wednesday, nearly 124,000 Nevadans had already cast their primary ballots, about 61% in the Democratic primary and 39% in the Republican primary.

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A trio of lawsuits filed in state court in Las Vegas seek unspecified damages from TikTok, Snapchat and Meta Platforms, the owner of Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, on claims including deceptive trade practices and negligence. The lawsuits were filed just ahead of testimony in Congress on Wednesday by top executives of Meta, TikTok, Snap Inc. and other platforms. John Sadler, a spokesperson for Ford, declined to say whether the Nevada lawsuits were timed to coincide with the congressional hearing. But Sadler acknowledged the decision to file the cases in state court instead of joining other states in federal court follows a path the state took in opioid damages claims. “Social media platforms are a bottomless pit where users can spend an infinite amount of their time,” Nevada said in the Snapchat complaint.

Persons: Aaron Ford, Michael Hughes, “, Ashley Adams, ”, Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, Republican Sen, Josh Hawley's, ” Zuckerberg, John Sadler, Sadler, Snapchat, Mike Brooks Organizations: LAS VEGAS, —, Facebook, Meta, Inc, Republican, Ford, Democrat, Little, “ Locations: Las Vegas, TikTok, Nevada, California, Las Vegas , Dallas, Little Rock , Arkansas, ” Nevada

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's attorney general is investigating six Republican electors who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election, a person with knowledge of the case said Wednesday. But the probe adds to official scrutiny of so-called fake electors in several swing states won by President Joe Biden in 2020, including investigations in Georgia, Michigan and Arizona. So-called “fake electors” were charged in Georgia and Michigan, and Trump faces charges both in Georgia and in a federal investigation of his conduct related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. He told the Democratic Attorneys General Association last January he feared that making any comment would be seen as partisan. Efforts by AP to reach the other two fake electors, Durward James “Jim” Hindle III and Eileen Rice in northern Nevada, were not successful.

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That setup has drawn criticism from within the Nevada GOP about potential voter confusion and concerns that the state party is attempting to tilt the scale for Trump. A state-run ballot will be mailed to every resident before the primary; Nevada law requires universal mail ballots for primary and general elections. Political Cartoons View All 1223 Images“I hate it for our voters because of course they’re going to be confused,” said Will Bradley, a member of the Nevada Republican Party Central Committee. Trump's Nevada state director, Alida Benson, moved to his campaign in July after serving as the state party's executive director. He pushed for the caucuses despite a state law requiring a presidential primary, because the Democratic-controlled Legislature refused to consider Republican Gov.

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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's dueling contests of presidential nominees have split the field of Republican contenders, with Florida Gov. Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley on Monday filed as a candidate for the Feb. 6 primary, run by the state. Nevada holds a prominent place in the 2024 nominating contests as the third state to weigh in on the GOP field next year. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesThe Nevada GOP says it will only award delegates to the Republican national convention based on the results of its caucuses. President Joe Biden and eight others, including self-help author Marianne Williamson, have filed to run in the Democratic presidential preference primary Feb. 6 in Nevada.

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