Jeanne Herman Was First Elected To The Washoe County Board Of County Commissioners Representing District 5 In 2014. “Commissioner Jeanne Herman was elected to the County Commission in 2014 to represent District 5, which represents the largest physical district in the county, consisting of almost 5,827 square miles or 89 percent of Washoe County. District 5 includes portions of Reno and Sparks, as well as Mogul on the west, a portion of Sun Valley and the east Truckee Canyon, north to the California and Oregon border, to include North Valleys, Warm Springs, and Gerlach/Empire. “ [Washoe County Board of County Commissioners, accessed 3/11/24]
Jeanne Herman Was A Republican Serving On The Washoe County Board Of Commissioners In 2024. [Nevada Secretary Of State, accessed 4/23/24]
Jeanne Herman Voted Against Certifying Results From Official Recounts Of Two Races In Nevada’s June 2024 Primary Election. “Washoe County Commissioners on Tuesday voted 3-2 against certifying the results of an official recount of two races from Nevada’s June 9 primary. The board’s three Republicans, Commissioners Michael Clark, Jeanne Herman and Clara Andriola voted against certification while Democratic Commissioners Alexis Hill and Mariluz Garcia voted in favor of certification.” [Nevada Current, 7/10/24]
Jeanne Herman Voted Against Accepting The Canvassing Of The Vote For Washoe County’s June 2024 Primary. “Washoe County Commissioners Mike Clark and Jeanne Herman on Friday voted against accepting the canvassing of the vote for the June 11, 2024, primary election. The 3-2 approval came after a contentious discussion where Clark, Herman and members of the public questioned the integrity of the election process.” [This Is Reno, 6/24/24]
The Washoe County Commissioners Voted 4-1 To Certify The 2022 General Election; Commissioner Jeanne Herman Voted Against The Motion. “Washoe County commissioners voted to formally certify the 2022 midterm election results Friday afternoon. Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve the canvass of the vote, a procedural step that previously received little attention. [...] Republican commissioner Jeanne Herman, who pushed a plan to change to paper ballots and require sheriff's deputies be at polling places, was the lone 'no' vote.” [My News 4, 11/18/22]
Jeanne Herman Proposed A New Election Administration Bill In 2023 That Washoe County’s Spokesperson Said Was Impossible To Implement And Potentially Illegal. “Washoe County Commissioner Jeanne Herman this week renewed her efforts to change how elections are run in Washoe County. According to Washoe County spokesperson Bethany Drysdale, her proposal is also impossible to implement and potentially illegal. The proposal has yet to be reviewed by Washoe County’s District Attorney or the Secretary of State’s office. During Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting, Herman said she wanted to get an item on the board’s agenda. She was vague in her comments, indicating that the issue was one she continued to hear about during public comment periods. She did not say what the problem was but had documents handed out to fellow commissioners during the meeting.” [This Is Reno, 12/14/23]
Jeanne Herman’s Proposal Included A Two-Page “Clean Elections” Resolution And “A Draft Staff Report Outlining Perceived Problems Within The County’s Current Election Procedures.” “This Is Reno requested the documents Herman circulated. They included a two-page draft ‘Clean Elections’ resolution that Herman said she wrote, outlining four actions to ‘preserve the purity of elections.’ The actions include using only paper ballots, hand-counting ballots in each precinct location, holding election results until counting is complete and making the counting process public and continuous until complete. The remaining 19 pages, which Herman said were ‘a more professional stab at it,’ were labeled as a draft staff report outlining perceived problems within the county’s current election procedures and listing state laws that allegedly support the resolution. Herman did not respond to a request for comment on who assisted with preparing her document.” [This Is Reno, 12/14/23]
Jeanne Herman “Accused County Staff Of Twisting Her Proposal For An Election Citizen Advisory Board” And Asked For It To Be Removed From The Commissioners’ Agenda. “The Washoe County Commission meeting got off to a charged start when Vice-Chair Jeanne Herman accused county staff of twisting her proposal for an election citizen advisory board. She called the proposal as written in agenda Item 15 an ‘obstruction of justice’ and asked that it be pulled from the agenda. Soon after, Chair Alexis Hill removed it.” [Reno Gazette-Journal, 8/15/23]
Jeanne Herman: “We All Know Who The Enemies Of The People Are. You Tie My Hands With Imaginary Illegalities. You Tried To Prevent Me From Performing My Commissioner Duties Of Representing The People And Protecting Their Voice.” “‘We all know who the enemies of the people are,’ Herman said during her comment period at the meeting’s start. ‘You tie my hands with imaginary illegalities. You tried to prevent me from performing my commissioner duties of representing the people and protecting their voice.’” [Reno Gazette-Journal, 8/15/23]
Jeanne Herman: “I Wonder What You’re Afraid Of? I Believe That The Answer To That Is You’re Afraid Of Fair, Honest And Transparent Elections.” “‘I wonder what you're afraid of? I believe that the answer to that is you're afraid of fair, honest and transparent elections.’ She said the agenda item's language no longer reflected her original intent. ‘It's both insulting and deliberately void of requestor's purpose and kind of an abomination,’ Herman said. Commissioner Mike Clark expressed support for Herman and said that he’s had a similar experience.” [Reno Gazette-Journal, 8/15/23]
Jeanne Herman’s Original Resolution Called For A Citizen Advisory Board Focused On Collecting And Reviewing Comments From The Community On Election-Related Issues And Giving Them As “Feedback” For The County Commission. “Herman’s original resolution for creating an election citizen advisory board was focused on the board collecting and reviewing comments from the community and then distilling them as “feedback to the Washoe County Board of Commissioners on election operations, systems, and issues.’” [Reno Gazette-Journal, 8/15/23]
Jeanne Herman’s Resolution “As Rewritten By County Staff Moved The Emphasis Away From The New Board Receiving Community Input To Instead Focus On Educating The Community About Election Processes.” “The resolution as rewritten by county staff moved the emphasis away from the new board receiving community input to instead focus on educating the community about election processes. The ‘purpose will be to better engage the citizens of Washoe County with the process for voting by educating the public on current election procedures, and opening dialogue for improvement of these items,’ the revised resolution stated.” [Reno Gazette-Journal, 8/15/23]
Jeanne Herman’s Election Integrity Bill, Which Included Paper Ballots, Hand-Counts, And Law Enforcement Presence At All Voting Sites, Failed 4-1. “After a marathon seven-hour public comment period, the Board of Commissioners shot down a resolution to overhaul Washoe County’s voting processes by a vote of 4 to 1 Tuesday. Commissioner Bob Lucey said all the passionate words made clear to him that the proposal put forward by Commissioner Jeanne Herman ‘fails the test’ of having been vetted enough given its wide-ranging implications. Herman was the lone vote in favor. The plan was controversial for multiple reasons. It proposed 20 dramatic measures that would have returned the county to using paper ballots, hand-counting results, and adding a law enforcement presence at all voting sites.” [Reno Gazette-Journal, 3/21/22]
Washoe County’s District Attorney, The Research Division Of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, And Other Staff Noted The Bill WOuld Cost $5 Million. “Attached to Herman’s proposal on the meeting’s agenda were critical reports and memorandums from the Washoe County District Attorney’s office, the research division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and county staff pointing out added costs of about $5 million from the resolution and likely legal hurdles.” [Reno Gazette-Journal, 3/21/22]