Washoe County election chief Andrew McDonald on turnover, voter rolls and … paper ballots?

In the 2026 midterms, Washoe County will — once again — have someone new running its elections. Andrew McDonald is the county’s new registrar of voters — the 4th person to hold that job since 2022. But McDonald says he’s in it for the long haul and he's got some big goals: moving the registrar’s office to a bigger location, continuing to clean up the voter rolls, and bringing in new voting machines that leave a paper record for every ballot cast in person. In Nevada election quirk, high card draw breaks tie in rural Washoe County trustee contest RGJ: Election security: Pilot program will focus on voter rolls | Clara Andriola Critic of Washoe election integrity turns to praise with new voter roll challenge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices