The secretary of state’s office wants to transition from a county-led to a state-led top-down voter registration system that could speed up the time-consuming process of verifying that people who take advantage of a new same-day voter registration law haven’t already voted in the same election.

The mailings arrive in an election year when the president of the United States is suing Nevada over a bill expanding mail-in voting for the general election and the U.S. Postal Service sent a postcard with inaccurate information about mail-in voting in Nevada.

Female candidates were historically successful at the ballot box once the dust settled on a long Election Night, with a possible female majority in the Legislature on the horizon and women faring better than male candidates in key races.

A national Republican group focused on down-ballot races is making a last-minute push for candidates running for lieutenant governor, secretary of state and two Assembly seats. The Republican State Leadership Committee has in the past week launched ads or microsites supporting lieutenant governor candidate Michael Roberson, Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske and Assembly candidates Jill Dickman and Stephen Silberkraus, both of whom are trying to reclaim their seats in the Assembly after losing close races in 2016.

Araujo’s first two ads of the general election are largely positive and seek to highlight the Democratic assemblyman’s background. The first of the two ads, “32 Years,” features Araujo’s mother getting ready for work as a housekeeper while he cites his background as the first member in his family to graduate from college.

Former President Barack Obama has officially endorsed another 12 Nevada Democrats on the 2018 ballot as part of a second wave of more than 260 midterm endorsements nationwide. Obama previously endorsed a slew of Democratic candidates in the state, including gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak, U.S. Senate candidate Jacky Rosen and congressional candidates Susie Lee and Steven Horsford.

Next up? Secretary of state candidates including incumbent Barbara Cegavske, a Republican, and Democratic challenger Nelson Araujo, who have combined to raise more than $656,000 since the start of 2015. The following database includes every contribution over $50 made to Cegavske or Araujo since January 1, 2015, and includes all contributions reported between then and the last reporting deadline of June 7, 2018.