New Report Finds Some Nevada Voting Policies of Great Concern in One of the Most Closely Watched Elections in the Country

Burdensome Registration Requirements, Lack of Outreach to Spanish Speaking Population Cited As Hurdles to VotingWashington, DC – A new study concludes that Nevada’s voting laws and practices may effectively disenfranchise qualified voters.  According to the report, “Voting in 2010: Ten Swing States,” Nevada’s practice that a voter’s name in the state registration database must be a letter-for-letter match with the name on the voter’s driver’s license or other state ID, is overly burdensome and can lead to a voter being purged from the rolls. The report also argues that Nevada’s voter