City Council Candidates Night nears

A Candidates Night for Fallon City Council candidates is May 12 at the Fallon Convention Center.

Candidates Night begins at 6 p.m. and will consist of only candidates from Wards 1 and 3. City council is the only local position that is having a primary election in Fallon. The top two candidates advance to the general election in November unless one candidate pulls in 50% or more of the vote. Statewide offices, though, are having a primary.

Candidates Night gives voters an opportunity to hear city council candidates discuss their views on city government and their thoughts and focus for the next four years and beyond.

Current Councilwoman Kelly Frost is termed out. Seeking her council position are Daniel Doty, Lori Norcutt and Ryan Swirzcek.

A set of questions will be asked of each candidate. If audience members have a question, they are asked to write it down, and a panelist will ask the question.

According to Churchill County commissioners, new candidates for sheriff may be included on the General Election ballot if declarations of candidacy are filed between 8 a.m. on June 15 and before 5 p.m. on July 24.

The commissioners swore in undersheriff Lee Orozco who has been with Churchill County for 30 years. He served as the undersheriff to Hickox since 2022.

New candidates for Churchill County Sheriff may be included on the General Election ballot if declarations of candidacy are filed between 8 a.m. on June 15, 2026, and before 5 p.m. on July 24, 2026.

Co-hosts for Candidates Night include The Fallon Post, the Lahontan Valley News and the Lahontan Valley Broadcasting Company. The event is also airing over KVLV-AM Radio (980), KKTU (99.5 FM) and streaming over the internet on Network1Sports. Because of the time restraints due to the broadcasting of the candidates’ event, members from The Fallon Post and the Lahontan Valley News will ask questions of all candidates pertaining to their specific offices.

The Churchill County Clerk’s office reports Nevada is a closed primary election state. If residents register with the Democratic or Republican Party, they may vote only for candidates from their own party, but they may also vote in nonpartisan contests. If voters chose a party affiliation other than Democratic or Republican, they may vote only in nonpartisan contests.

City council is a nonpartisan office.

For a list of statewide candidates who are running for U.S. Senate, Congressional District 2, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, secretary of state, controller and the courts, go to www.nvsos.gov and search for 2024 Statewide Certified List of Candidates

The primary will be held June 11. Early voting for the primary runs from May 23 and ends June 5 at the Churchill County Administration Building and TBD at the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe Community Learning Center. The polls will be closed Memorial Day.

Election day at both the Churchill County Administration Building and the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe Community Learning Center is June 9.

The Churchill County Clerk’s office has sent sample ballots. The clerk’s office encourages voters to check their registration by contacting 775-423-6028 or [email protected]. Voters may also check their registration at https://www.nvsos.gov/votersearch/.

With the passage of Assembly Bill 321 during the 2021 legislative session, all registered voters in Nevada will receive a ballot by mail. Voters had 60 days prior to the primary election to opt out of receiving mail-in ballot.