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Monday, Jan. 22, 2024

Is the state interfering with the Nevada GOP caucus by holding a primary?


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The state is convening a primary because under a state law passed in 2021 with bipartisan support, Nevada is required to hold a presidential primary for each major political party, so long as at least two candidates file for a party’s primary.

Under that law, parties are still allowed to allocate delegates through a process of their choosing, and the Nevada Republican Party opted to hold a caucus to allocate delegates. The party also unsuccessfully sued the state in an attempt to block the GOP primary.

The state has proceeded with running the Democratic and Republican primaries, including mailing ballots to registered voters in each party.

The Nevada GOP, meanwhile, set rules for the caucus that bar candidates from running in both contests, leading some candidates, including former President Donald Trump, to file for the caucus, and others, including former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, to file for the primary.

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