Vegas voters registered with addresses at topless bar, casino: lawsuit

MESQUITE, Nev.— Hundreds of individuals in Clark County, Nevada — home to Las Vegas and the majority of the Silver State’s registered voters — appear on the rolls with residential addresses in a casino, several industrial parks and Larry Flynt’s Hustler Erotic Ultra Club, a lawsuit filed Tuesday in district court charges.The legal filing alleges that registrar Lorena Portillo, in her second year of heading the county’s election department, is not ensuring voter rolls are accurate.“In Clark County, people are registered to vote from strip clubs, casinos, gas stations and more crazy addresses where it appears no one could reasonably live,” said J.

Christian Adams, president of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, which sued along with Nevada voters Frederick H.Kraus and Joey Paulos.The Hustler Erotic Ultra Club, a unit of the late pornographer’s business empire, opened in 2010 and is visible via outdoor signage as a jiggle joint.

A worker who answered the phone Thursday affirmed that the business offers topless female entertainment.Photos and declarations in the filing allege voters are registered as “residing” at an industrial park in Boulder City, as well as a sushi restaurant there.A Meineke Car Care Center franchise in Las Vegas, as well as Trigg Laboratories, a manufacturer of personal lubricants, and downtown staple Binion’s Gambling Hall, one of the oldest casinos, were also documented as “home” addresses of registered voters, along with a US Postal Service branch and a US Department of Agriculture service center.Voting by mail has skyrocketed in Nevada since the pandemic.

While polling places are expected to be open statewide, registered voters are sent ballots at their registered home address.The advocacy group says it has notified Clark County of irregularities in addresses since the 2020 election and points to the 2022 midterm contests as an example of the impact “bad” addresses may have on voting.Two years ago, 95,556 ...