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Krasner described the current Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP), an optional federal annuity that retirees may elect at the cost of a reduction in their lifetime retirement pay to provide an annuity to the surviving spouse. Under the current system, benefits are capped and a retired service member must select the SBP at retirement for the surviving spouse to receive the annuity. Krasner cited Department of Defense figures that about 30,000 military retirees live in Nevada and that 3,700 surviving spouses in the state currently receive an SBP annuity. She also referenced a national average base pay figure used to contextualize the benefit cap.

Multiple veterans and veterans organizations testified in favor. Lieutenant Colonel John Strahan (U.S. Army, retired) described the sacrifice of military families and explained that SBP is an elective annuity program. \"When I retired in 2015, I was given the option to elect the survivor benefit plan or decline it. I elected it,\" he said, noting the program's mechanics and the fact that premiums do not get refunded if the spouse predeceases the retiree.

The United Veterans Legislative Council, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans representatives supported the resolution and urged the legislature to send the state's voice to Congress. Supporters urged Congress either to remove the enrollment requirement and continue retirement pay to surviving spouses or to increase the survivor cap and simplify benefits.

During questioning, members raised technical questions about whether the resolution would affect veterans who had previously declined SBP enrollment and about how a national change would be structured. The sponsor and committee counsel said they would follow up to clarify the resolution's intended scope and language before any further action.

No organized opposition appeared at the hearing; a handful of private citizens and veterans testified in support.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","4/8/2025 - Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Joint Resolution 1 would urge Congress to allow surviving spouses of U.S. military retirees to receive the retiree's military retirement pay after the retiree's death; veterans groups and survivors testified in support at the committee hearing.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NV, Nevada","taxId",78440,"location","Nevada","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6592187,"Bill would tighten residency rules for Nevada public officers and add oath language, vacancy process",1666,4085515,5751730,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2906693-79145831445211bd70b5a1bb32ecd611&start=4085&end=5751","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2906693-79145831445211bd70b5a1bb32ecd611/thumbnail_4085515.jpg","/articles/6592187/Nevada/Bill-would-tighten-residency-rules-for-Nevada-public-officers-and-add-oath-language-vacancy-process","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6592187-975271e33da31bdc22a9ff79f6531459/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170678&Signature=fOoAqOV-kFuElLdnUpdDx3Kk3QT-cG5CUeoIguPPLsNzB-rplWHTmDGfIjV9-yadl7vGAg1W-8RRTciacLSmg~r3X~gToFKCBaEIitQRb5D99mBvvZaRbytm6CqnAYKPVU698E5nxDe-aWUBTZPoba8imkqNeJiHDtZxE7KZKIa7L~pAfKqz~2U~sbJBBIFdvOBexIs9BTsaMZhZXCyanzoYm8EGP6TPhvlbDIoDZXGjwXzcP8WRODOmbzPjygjAYhaTMuelklT~NhH6jA9uirnLQYLUc47oESeFwxZtiKVo5nvBbmibZ5gp2Yw~2Ug7WvefsZ6GPu5PwcNXJ7a2Sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator James Orenshall presented Senate Bill 428 to the Legislative Operations and Elections Committee, saying the measure is designed to ensure elected officials actually live in the districts they represent and to provide clearer procedures for declaring and filling vacancies that arise from changed residency.

SB 428 would add explicit language to the oath of office requiring public officers to swear they \"actually reside\" in the district prescribed by law and would require an officer to notify the appropriate entities upon a change of address. Orenshall told the committee the bill has four components: clarifying that residency outside the legal district creates a vacancy; requiring officials to pledge to relinquish office in such circumstances; improving access to an officer's residency information for election officials and the public (subject to limited confidentiality protections); and revising how voters can challenge an officer's residency.

Former Assemblywoman Chris Giunchigliani (presenting as a co‑sponsor) and CCSD trustee Linda Cavazos, both appearing remotely, described a pattern of unresolved complaints and investigations in recent years that the bill would make easier to address. \"It will lead to more ethical behavior and less shopping around for a seat,\" Giunchigliani said, urging lawmakers to adopt consistent oath language statewide.

Members asked several technical questions. Senator Lisa Krasner asked whether the bill would require a candidate to provide a physical street address rather than an alternate in-district address; the sponsor said the intent is to require the official's actual physical residence but he was open to clarifying statutory language. Krasner also asked who the officer should notify after a change of address; the sponsor said it would depend on the office (city clerk, county clerk, secretary of state) and acknowledged that the statute could be clearer.

County and city clerks and staff generally took neutral positions and thanked the sponsor for accepting a Clark County amendment the county viewed as clarifying. Douglas County Clerk‑Treasurer Amy Bergens said she supports the bill's purpose but flagged a technical concern: a provision would make a candidate's proof of identity and residency public and Bergens asked that existing court-ordered confidentiality protections (NRS 293.906 and similar filings) be preserved so redactions remain possible.

Supporters including Nevada Policy and veteran trustees testified that the measure improves accountability and protects voters' expectation that their representatives live among them. No organized opposition appeared at the hearing. The sponsor said he would work with committee members and local officials to refine language before a subsequent vote.","Senators heard Senate Bill 428, which would require public officers to swear that they actually reside in the district they represent, clarify candidate residency disclosures and create or tighten procedures for declaring vacancies when an officer changes residence outside the prescribed district.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6592190,"Bill would require county clerks to recruit and train poll workers at tribal polling places",717,3316665,4034290,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2906693-79145831445211bd70b5a1bb32ecd611&start=3316&end=4034","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2906693-79145831445211bd70b5a1bb32ecd611/thumbnail_3316665.jpg","/articles/6592190/Nevada/Bill-would-require-county-clerks-to-recruit-and-train-poll-workers-at-tribal-polling-places","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6592190-ae046763e6d67da93b1f562f2340b573/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170678&Signature=G4lm1jxgSPiAbFYwUtp~ruuqKVvlhQEjWKo6OhKZ~BDLQ4l5h3v4XqTcusVgwUHQgJ1sytW5~57r~B1Hp34Wyqt-UxnUh4K6nEcO4K978wvi8bdeCXGiCs~Qq6lwUB9VM4br3Ne7Sp8CLBx-4HfjCzZEM96jME5xhMOTLNzt8ruVTUZ4ugx4uV6qpBYTPLqqbZVE~h2Y9f4qq-5src24cQFKJJ0szPXqjR5~FP6aEwoJImRaBfOroFzlXUbnYX6b4U8zwmjIeWYAX4N-bAjmaO6ASJxrJd2s901orqpQ-X0Wrd3q2LA8k9TeSx5x251mAYfEyLPz7fh0Et00R7sOBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Andrea Martinez, a former tribe chair and tribal citizen of the Walker River Paiute Tribe, testified that Senate Bill 421 closes lingering implementation gaps in Nevada's recent tribal voting laws by clarifying who recruits and trains poll workers at reservation polling places.

\"SB 421 explicitly assigns county clerks the responsibility to ensuring that tribal polling places are fully staffed just as they do for all polling locations,\" Martinez said, explaining that previous language left recruitment responsibility unclear and contributed to understaffed sites. She also said the bill would require county clerks to provide in-person training at the tribal nation or virtual training to avoid forcing prospective poll workers to travel long distances for instruction.

Vice Chair Arnold Thomas of Duck Valley said the requirement for local training and forcounty staffing responsibility responded directly to problems his community faced, where poll workers would otherwise need to travel an hour or more to county offices for training. Tribal and voting-rights organizations, including Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe representatives and Silver State Voices, testified in support.

Legal and voting-access organizations also supported the changes. Isaac Tereo of Campaign Legal Center told the committee SB 421 \"would create an opt-out program by which it would be mandatory for the county or the city clerk to recruit poll workers for polling places located on tribal lands and ensure proper and comprehensive training about how to use the mechanical voting systems.\" Native Voters Alliance Nevada and other tribal advocates also supported the bill, urging that the statute respect tribal sovereignty while ensuring polling locations are adequately resourced.

No opposition was recorded in the hearing. County and city staff that appeared were neutral but generally supportive of working with sponsors on language; Clark County staff offered a county amendment that the sponsor described as friendly. The bill's proponents said the changes are a modest implementation fix intended to assure polling places on tribal lands operate consistently with other county polling locations.

The committee heard no final vote during the hearing.","Supporters said SB 421 would fix staffing and training gaps at reservation polling sites by making county clerks responsible for recruiting poll workers and requiring in-person or virtual training at tribal locations; tribes and voting-rights groups testified in favor and no formal opposition appeared at the hearing.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6592195,"Nevada Senate committee considers broad elections cleanup bill that would expand electronic ballot options and add cyber response rules",3130,107285,3238125,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2906693-79145831445211bd70b5a1bb32ecd611&start=107&end=3238","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2906693-79145831445211bd70b5a1bb32ecd611/thumbnail_107285.jpg","/articles/6592195/Nevada/Nevada-Senate-committee-considers-broad-elections-cleanup-bill-that-would-expand-electronic-ballot-options-and-add-cyber-response-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6592195-0a3885e0af609a9dd155503d4a0ccef6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170678&Signature=NCz6Ip91qUWVsHLKgJATkmSzZ6u-0C-bd9ys6f5MjM9I2HeuKqdoeBConjQ9JWPXU-0fMAU2LmKkejgibJB-XyhfplqVSdyZ~UE3XbHau28fiCL53cv0Vov9nFA2wjSBkwROb6HQhTKj6sr4HcdPFmJB2i3SgTmup40kpG~zSTnGZTEujPlxP5ozIiGDIVR36J9LbscPNCf4PAsUwBBA3wH0QTtv1EMeLJ8jT14XabxiFCYqf1wDM1QJjOQw-oZZuHKTqOSENDmLyrXj0Lwobk1LGrpxKuBMxzqURc10MYd3BvzKq9qGjM8UvGxTI9QIV~5iMfzxsafEOaHAIV8UzA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar told the Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections that Senate Bill 74 is a technical, nonpartisan update to Title 24 of Nevada Revised Statutes intended to bring Nevada's election code into alignment with recent policy changes and modern practice.

\"Title 24 is the collective name for 19 chapters of statute,\" Aguilar said in opening remarks. He said the draft bill contains multiple administrative clarifications, conforming changes and definitions updates developed with county and city election officials and that the bill contains dozens of separate provisions identified for cleanup.

The bill would make a range of clarifying and nonpolicy administrative changes across the elections statutes (agencies and the sponsor described the package as a cleanup bill rather than a policy overhaul). Secretary Aguilar and Deputy Secretary for Elections Mark Voloshin described three broad categories of changes: clarifications (for example, clarifying that a high school trainee election board officer may apply regardless of party affiliation), conforming changes (such as making withdrawal deadlines consistent across statutes), and administrative adjustments (for example, updating archaic statutory references to ballot marking shapes). Aguilar said the bill includes approximately 78 provisions and that an amendment would add a small number of additional nonpolicy provisions and remove two sections.

A notable component that drew questions was a regulatory cyber incident response plan described in Section 26. \"The secretary of state shall adopt by regulation a cyber incident response plan for elections,\" Deputy Secretary Voloshin said. He told the committee the plan is intended to complement—not replace—existing state cybersecurity governance and would encourage county and city election officials to coordinate with local emergency management about responses to a cybersecurity incident. Voloshin said the plan would be submitted as a regulation subject to Legislative Commission review before becoming a codified requirement.

Supporters said SB 74 would expand access for voters who need secure alternative ballot delivery and marking options and would strengthen coordinated cybersecurity practices. Ryan Vortish of Silver State Voices said SB 74 \"presents an opportunity for expanding access to Nevada's EASE system\" and praised the proposal to require a cyber incident response plan. Kayla Maese of the ACLU of Nevada and Chanel Casanello of All Voting Is Local Action Nevada also testified in favor, stressing that expansion of the EASE program would help voters with mobility or health limitations and those overseas or on tribal lands. Maureen Schaefer with Council for Better Nevada described SB 74 as a modernization step that improves transparency and efficiency.

Opponents focused chiefly on the measure's expansion of electronic ballot transmission and return, saying those features pose security risks. Janine Hanson, state chair of the Independent American Party, cited guidance from federal agencies including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Election Assistance Commission and argued that \"electronic ballot return technologies are high risk.\" Joshua Skaggs, legislative affairs director for the Nevada Republican Party, argued the expansion could lead to broader online voting use and urged a preference for paper ballots, single-day voting and voter identification as safeguards. Several other callers and in-person witnesses echoed cybersecurity concerns and urged rejection of the provisions that expand electronic return options.

Local election offices provided neutral or mixed feedback. Sean Seber from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles said the DMV expects no fiscal impact for its notification duties. Douglas County Clerk Amy Bergens praised the work of the Secretary of State's office in compiling cleanup items but urged careful review of every section; she also asked for clarity about whether sensitive, court-ordered confidentiality redactions would be preserved if candidate identity documents are made public.

Deputy Secretary Voloshin closed by offering one-on-one meetings with any interested stakeholders and repeating the office's contact information. \"If anybody has any questions about the bill and would like to talk one on one ... we are more than willing to meet with them,\" he said, noting the office's intent to preserve election integrity while answering public concerns.

The committee took testimony but did not take a final vote during the hearing.","A Secretary of State proposal to modernize and clarify Nevada's election statutes drew support for expanding access to the EASE electronic ballot system and establishing a cyber incident response plan, and opposition from groups that said the measure increases risky use of electronic ballot return.","actionData","errors"]

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