WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. — Official election mail is meant to help voters take part in the process, including ballots and registration cards. But election officials in Northern Nevada are warning that some campaign mailers can look like official notices and cause confusion.
Carson City Clerk Scott Hoen shared an example of a mailer that can alarm voters. “And when you look at it, it’s basically implying that public records show that you may not be registered,” Hoen said. “So people are freaking out because, they may not be registered?”
The concern is that campaign mail can suggest a voter’s registration status without access to official records. “Every top line says you may not be registered to vote. And frankly, that is a guess,” said George Guthire public information officer for the Washoe County Registrar of Voters. “They don’t know that, they don’t have access to your official county records.”…