The Washoe County Commission certifies elections in the evenly split Reno area. Republican commissioners just voted against certifying a result.

Three Republican commissioners in a key Nevada swing county have refused to certify an election recount, creating new turmoil in a community that since the 2020 election has been a hotbed for election skepticism, misinformation, and vitriol against public officials.

The members make up a majority of the Washoe County Commission, a five-member board in the Reno area that signs off on all election results in the county and will be responsible for holding a similar vote after the Nov. 5 presidential election.

The secretary of state and attorney general said Wednesday night the commissioners have failed to uphold a nonpartisan law and are asking the Nevada Supreme Court to require the entire county commission to meet their legal obligations and certify the results.

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Beadles, who was unable to be reached for comment, told the commission Tuesday that he had an analysis from a mathematician and an artificial intelligence supercomputer showing it was highly unlikely that his candidates lost their elections.

  • ArtVandelay@lemmy.worldEnglish
    174·
    4 months ago

    Anyone who refers to AI as “an artificial intelligence supercomputer” sounds like peak boomer to me

    • Nougat@fedia.io
      38·
      4 months ago

      Robert Beadles is 47 years old. He was born in 1977. That’s GenX, Mr. Vandelay.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        28·
        4 months ago

        Jesus Christ. I’m 47 and I’m an idiot and I still know that an “AI supercomputer” isn’t a thing and even if it was, it couldn’t analyze elections like he seems to think it could.

        • sem
          6·
          4 months ago

          It could be a thing but in this case it isn’t

        • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          4 months ago

          Rural either breeds technological literacy that is utterly contaminated by hate based understanding of it or technological illiteracy where they think anything shiny is super advanced. I am in the former, I like old tech because it works and I prefer the design philosophy of keep it simple stupid. Ive met plenty in the latter who think that the “internet box” can be improved with prayer meanwhile its choking on dust.

    • Frozengyro@lemmy.world
      15·
      4 months ago

      Not only that, but if you trust AI to give you reliable, accurate information, you’re a fucking idiot.

      • ArtVandelay@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        4 months ago

        I’ll have you know that AI has not given me false information since breakfast and it’s nearly mid-morning

  • WatDabney@sopuli.xyz
    171·
    4 months ago

    Just the first of many, MANY more to come.

    The Republican plan, rather obviously, is to take this election by whatever means necessary - fairly, or if that fails fraudulently, or if that fails by judicial fiat, or if that fails by force.

    That’s the biggest reason I don’t even call this a revolution. It’s a coup.

  • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    69·
    4 months ago

    Have fun trying to ‘vote out’ fascism Nevada. Seems you’re the first people who’ve been denied the right to the ballot box county wide. Hope you know what box is next. Lord know you have some of the loosest laws surrounding it.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    59·
    4 months ago

    If this works, and I would not be at all shocked if it works, this is going to be every election in this country in a Republican-dominated area where the Republican loses at any position on the ticket. President is a Democrat? Refuse to certify. Dog catcher is a Democrat? Refuse to certify.

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
    56·
    4 months ago

    This is particularly interesting because its not a right wing opposition to left wing winning a vote. Its a FAR right wing opposition to a right wing winning a vote.

    The vote Tuesday was against certifying recounts for a Washoe County Commission Republican primary and a nonpartisan school board primary, both on June 11. The recounts were requested by a Republican who lost to incumbent Commissioner Clara Andriola and a right-leaning candidate in a crowded nonpartisan primary. Both got funding from local activist Robert Beadles.

    • Optional@lemmy.world
      20·
      4 months ago

      Sure. “Reasonable” dipshit republicans have turned over their house, their car, and all their accounts to Demented Orange Rapist & Co.

      Now they get to knit their brows over it while doing nothing of any consequence to stop it.