The Nevada Commission on Ethics on Nov. 13 discussed reorganizing how commissioners receive and vote on advisory-opinion requests and complaint recommendations, including moving from individual emails to a SharePoint-based voting form and weekly summary emails to reduce staff workload and improve vote tracking. Executive Director Ross Armstrong said the commission’s incoming caseload has more than doubled from a historical annual average of 74 cases and described several options to streamline voting and document distribution. “The average of total incoming cases a year for the commission was only 74. So we're more than double that now,” Armstrong said. Armstrong outlined three voting options: keep the current individual-email system; send one weekly email with that week’s cases; or use SharePoint with an electronic voting form that tallies votes automatically. Commission counsel Bassett and staff noted SharePoint could automate tallying and reduce the risk that vote history would be hard to reconstruct from mixed staff email boxes. Commissioners generally supported using technology where it helps staff; several said they preferred receiving individual emails but welcomed a weekly summary and a living SharePoint list as a single place to check outstanding items. Commissioner Langton said he “especially like[d] and love[d] that little list” and found a consolidated list helpful, though he also favored individual emails to leave items unread until he reviewed them. Vice Chair Wallen urged colleagues to avoid “reply all” unless offering a comment or objection to keep inboxes manageable. The commission also discussed shortening staff recommendations in straightforward dismissals (for example, where statute of limitations has run or the subject is not a public officer) to two-page recommendations. Armstrong said cases that are close or dismissals with conditions would still receive fuller analysis and that dismissals accompanied by a public order should explain the reason for dismissal to support outreach and education goals. Commissioners asked that dismissal orders for public posting include clear reasons for dismissal so the public understands the commission’s basis. No formal vote was taken; commissioners asked staff to pilot or further develop the SharePoint approach, including training and an initial live test. Several commissioners requested a short instruction sheet and optional Zoom training before launch.