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Commission elects Sheriff Cullen as chair and Commissioner Rivago vice chair
Summary
During the Jan. 9 meeting the commission elected Sheriff Cullen as chair (majority) and Commissioner Rivago as vice chair; Deputy AG Greg Ott administered nominations and outlined the voting process.
The Nevada Commission on Off‑Highway Vehicles elected new leadership during its Jan. 9 meeting. After a nominations period and sequential voting process run by Deputy Attorney General Greg Ott, Commissioner (Sheriff) Cullen was elected chair by a majority of voting commissioners; Commissioner Rivago was elected vice chair.
Ott explained the nomination and majority‑voting process before nominations opened. Multiple commissioners were nominated for chair; voting proceeded in nomination order until a candidate received a majority. The chair election concluded with a majority in favor of Sheriff Cullen. For vice chair, nominations produced Commissioner Rivago, who received a majority in the subsequent vote. The commission recorded the votes as a majority out of eight voting commissioners (6 of 8 reported in the meeting record).
Chair White (outgoing) and other commissioners thanked one another; the gavel was passed to the incoming chair, who presided over the remainder of the meeting.
