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Debate in Nevada over responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

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This article covers the debate over continuing restrictions and closures in Nevada in response to the coronavirus pandemic. You will find the following:


Debate over stay-at-home orders in Nevada

See also: Debate over stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

This section includes a sampling of statements made by public officials, influencers, and stakeholders on the stay-at-home order in Nevada.

  • Governor Steve Sisolak (D) (Yahoo! News): In response to Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman's push to reopen Nevada and Las Vegas, Governor Steve Sisolak said the state needed more testing to open properly.

    "When we do it, we’re gonna do it right. But I’m not gonna allow our workers to be put in a position where they have to decide between their job and their paycheck, and their life. That’s not a fair position to put them in, and I will not allow that to happen." - "Nevada Governor shuts down Las Vegas mayor’s wish to reopen: 'I certainly will not allow it'," April 22, 2020.

  • Culinary Workers Union Local 226 (Culinary Workers Union Local 226): The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 responded to Mayor Carolyn Goodman's comments on reopening.

    "In Las Vegas, we’ve had 11 Culinary Union members die because of COVID-19. The Mayor’s statements are outrageous considering essential frontline workers have been dealing with the consequences of this crisis firsthand. Health and safety is our priority - workers and guests have to be safe. We want people back to work, but it has to be safe and secure and we don’t want workers to be part of an experiment. Workplaces need to be safe and healthy - not a Petri dish." - "Statement regarding Mayor of Las Vegas comments," April 22, 2020.

  • Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman (I) (KPBS): Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said she did not think the coronavirus was going to go away and that people would have to live with it. She said opening the economy would allow market mechanics to push companies out of business if they failed to control the disease.

    "Assume everybody is a carrier. And then you start from an even slate. And tell the people what to do. And let the businesses open and competition will destroy that business if, in fact, they become evident that they have disease, they're closed down. It's that simple." - "Las Vegas Mayor Urges Casinos To Reopen Saying Competition Will Reveal Safety Levels," April 22, 2020.

  • Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman (I) (Breitbart): Las Vegas Mayor Caroline Goodman said the state needed to reopen to prevent economic damage.

    "From my perspective, I am asking: Open the city. Open Clark County. Open the state. For heaven’s sake, being closed is killing us already and killing Las Vegas, our industry, our convention and tourism business that we have all worked so hard to build. The longer we wait to do this, the more impossible it will become to recover." - "Las Vegas Mayor Blasts ‘Total Insanity’ of Shutdown: ‘Being Closed Is Killing Us Already’," April 15, 2020.

  • Governor Steve Sisolak (D) (Las Vegas Review-Journal): Governor Steve Sisolak issued a stay at home order in Nevada on April 1. He said he was focused "on suppressing the curve and doing everything we can to practice social distancing to get people to understand what’s going on." - "Gov. Sisolak issues stay-at-home order, activates state National Guard," April 1, 2020.

    • Additional reading

  • "Reopening Las Vegas too soon risks more than a new wave of infection" - Las Vegas Sun, April 26, 2020

  • "Las Vegas workers push back after mayor's call to reopen casinos and hotels" - NBC News, April 23, 2020

  • "A plan to re-open Nevada" - The Nevada Independent, April 19, 2020


Debate over school closures in Nevada

See also: Debate over school closures during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

This section includes a sampling of statements made by public officials, influencers, and stakeholders on school closures in Nevada.

We have not yet identified any statements related to this topic or state. To suggest a statement, email us.


Debate over religious service restrictions in Nevada

See also: Debate over religious service restrictions during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

This section includes a sampling of statements made by public officials, influencers, and stakeholders on religious service restrictions in Nevada.

We have not yet identified any statements related to this topic or state. To suggest a statement, email us.


Debate over election policy in Nevada

See also: Debate over election policies and procedures during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

This section includes a sampling of statements made by public officials, influencers, and stakeholders on election policies in Nevada.

  • The Nevada Democratic Party, DNC, DCCC, and Priorities USA (U.S. News): "The Clark County Registrar made the right decision in moving to mail ballots to all registered voters — not just those deemed 'active,’ expanding the number of in-person polling locations and updating their signature review process. Nevada’s other county elections departments should follow Clark County’s lead to ensure nobody has to choose between their health and their right to vote." - "Democrats Drop Bid to Block Nevada's June Mail-In Primary," May 5, 2020.

  • Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald (The Nevada Independent): "Democrats know they can’t win this election fair and square. That is why they are using this pandemic to get wholesale elections rules changes they’ve long sought through our courts. No one is above Nevada law, and that especially goes for D.C. lawyers looking to game the system. ... Never mind the health risks associated with allowing strangers to show up at the doorstep of a voter, it is confounding that anyone would consider a process that would allow political operatives to take an unsigned ballot from a voter to be secure." - "State, national Republican party defending Cegavske’s plan for all-mail election," April 22, 2020.

  • True the Vote lawsuit (The Nevada Independent): "Though some actual absentee-ballot safeguards remain under the mail-in-ballot Plan, the elimination of the necessity to request a ballot through the usual procedures is a safeguard that must not be omitted because of the fraud potential of having unrequested, perhaps unexpected ballots arriving around the state." - "Another lawsuit filed against planned mail-only primary election by conservative voting monitoring group," April 21, 2020.

  • The Nevada Democratic Party, DNC, DCCC, and Priorities USA lawsuit (The Nevada Independent): "Under the current plan, same-day registrants could have to choose between voting in person at a single, overcrowded polling location in each county — creating long lines like we saw in Wisconsin — or foregoing their constitutional right altogether. Our recommended changes will make it possible for every eligible voter to have the opportunity to participate and do so safely." - "Nevada Democrats, national groups file lawsuit seeking added polling places, ability for mass return of absentee ballots," April 16, 2020.

  • Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske (R) (Nevada Secretary of State): "Because of the many uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the immediate need to begin preparations for the 2020 primary election, it became necessary for me to take action regarding how the election will be conducted. Based on extensive conversations with Nevada’s 17 county election officials, we have jointly determined that the best option for the primary election is to conduct an all-mail election." - "Secretary Cegavske Announces Plan to Conduct the June 9, 2020 Primary Election by All Mail," March 24, 2020.


Responses to the coronavirus in Nevada

See also: Government responses to and political effects of the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 (Nevada)

Click the links below for more on responses to the coronavirus pandemic in Nevada.

General resources

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