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Robert Beadles Leads 20 Protesters Demanding Hand Recount in Washoe County Primary

Jul 9, 2024, 03:20 PM

In Washoe County, Reno, a conspiracy theorist who claimed that voting machines have algorithms to fix elections and referred to a cancer survivor as 'Death' was repudiated by the electorate in the primary. Nearly 20 protesters, organized by prominent Republican donor Robert Beadles, gathered outside the Washoe County building demanding a hand recount and urging commissioners not to certify the results. Beadles himself participated, holding a sign calling for a new primary election. The protest is notable for its size, with some describing it as the largest in Reno's history. The recount results of two primary candidates are currently being covered, and state law stipulates that recounts must be conducted in the same manner as the original vote tabulation.