Press Releases for 2009

December

• State Board of Examiners Approves Contract with Weber Shandwick for 2010 Census Marketing and Outreach Program - 12/18/2009
• Secretary of State Ross Miller Says New Report Highlights Need to Teach Financial Literacy - 12/16/2009
• Secretary of State Officials Order Reno Companies to Stop Offering Unregistered Securities - 12/10/2009
• Secretary of State Ross Miller Says PACs Must Report All Expenditures - 12/4/2009
• Secretary of State's Office Orders Stop to Sale of Unregistered Gold Mine Securities - 12/3/2009
• Secretary of State Releases November Voter Registration Numbers - 12/2/2009

November

• Important Information for Candidates for Nevada Supreme Court - 11/30/2009
• Secretary of State Ross Miller Convenes First Meeting of Nevada Complete Count Committee - 11/17/2009
• Secretary of State Recognizes Services of Notaries Public - 11/6/2009
• Number of Active Non-Partisan Voters Continues to Climb - 11/4/2009

October

• Secretary of State Ross Miller and UNLV Soccer Coach Team Up to Teach Money Management to Middle Schoolers - 10/28/2009
• Secretary of State's Office Reports Domestic Partnership Registrations Exceeded 1000 in First Month - 10/26/2009
• Secretary of State Talks Business With Area Entrepreneurs - 10/21/2009
• Secretary of State and County Elections Officials Agree on 2010 Election Game Plan - 10/14/2009
• Voter Registration Up Nearly 5% From a Year Ago - 10/7/2009

September

• Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller Takes Over Issuance of State Business Licenses Oct. 1 - 9/29/2009
• Secretary of State's Investigators Arrest Suspected Fraudster - Again - 9/24/2009
• Nevada Receives Funding for Student Voter Education - 9/23/2009
• Secretary of State Ross Miller's Office to Promote Benefits of Complete 2010 Census Count - 9/17/2009
• Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller Streamlines Business Services Beginning Oct. 1 - 9/16/2009
• 2010 Election Documents Now Available on Secretary of State Ross Miller's Website - 9/15/2009
• Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller's Office Orders Henderson Firm to Cease Suspected Fraudulent Activities - 9/10/2009
• Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller's Office Will Issue State Business Licenses Beginning Oct. 1 - 9/10/2009

August

• 2010 Initiative Petition Process Begins September 1st - 8/31/2009
• Secretary of State's Office to Bring Notary Training to Elko - 8/27/2009
• Secretary of State Ross Miller Announces Couples May Pre-file Domestic Partnership Registrations Beginning August 24 - 8/18/2009
• Secretary of State's Office Raids Office of Habitual Securities Violator - 8/7/2009
• Secretary of State Ross Miller Gives National Medallion Award to Nevada Civic Educator - 8/5/2009

July

• Suspected Scam Artist Sought by Secretary of State Arrested McCarran International Airport - 7/29/2009
• Secretary of State Ross Miller Welcomes Senate Approval of Military & Overseas Voter Empowerment Act Language - 7/24/2009
• Nevada Receives Top Ranking in Pew Report on Ease of Voting for Members of Military Serving Overseas - 7/15/2009
• Percentage of Eligible Nevadans Registered to Vote Still Climbing - 7/9/2009

June

• Campaign Finance Law Violation Results in $54,000 Judgement - 6/26/2009
• Secretary of State Announces New Public Information Officer - 6/25/2009
• Investigators Execute Search Warrant on Offices of Suspect in Senior Exploitation Scam - 6/23/2009
• Investigators Seek Public Assistance in Locating Man Charged with Senior Exploitation in Real Estate Scam - 6/15/2009

May

• Secretary of State Announces New Chief of Enforcement and New Securities Administrator - 5/21/2009
• Former Nye County Commissioner Charged with Embezzlement & Securities Fraud - 5/14/2009
• Nevada Attorney General and Secretary of State Charge ACORN with Voter Registration Violations - 5/4/2009

April

• VICTIMS OF INVESTMENT FRAUD SCHEME SOUGHT BY SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE - 4/30/2009
• FOUR NEVADANS RECEIVE JEAN FORD DEMOCRACY AWARD FROM SECRETARY OF STATE - 4/22/2009
• OBSERVE APRIL 16th “NATIONAL HEALTHCARE DECISIONS DAY” BY COMPLETING ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AND FILING THEM IN NEVADA’S LIVING WILL LOCKBOX - 4/15/2009
• TWO ARRESTED IN SECURITIES/REAL ESTATE SCAM; VICTIMS SOUGHT IN NEW SCAM : SO FAR NEARLY $400,000 TAKEN FROM VICTIMS IN NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA - 4/1/2009

March

• NEVADA SECRETARY OF STATE ROSS MILLER RECOGNIZED AS “PATRIOTIC EMPLOYER” BY NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT ORGANIZATION - 3/23/2009
• SUSPECTED LAS VEGAS SECURITIES FRAUD PERPETRATOR ARRESTED IN TEXAS AFTER ARRIVING IN U.S. FROM DUBAI - 3/12/2009
• SECRETARY OF STATE ANNOUNCES NEW DEPUTY FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA - 3/4/2009

February

• SECRETARY OF STATE ROSS MILLER PUTS SKIDS ON FRAUDULENT SECURITIES OPERATION; RECOGNIZES “AMERICA SAVES WEEK” FOCUS ON FRAUD PREVENTION - 2/23/2009

January

• CONVICTED FRAUD PERPETRATOR WAS USING INVESTORS’ MONEY TO PAY RESTITUTION FOR PREVIOUS FRAUD CONVICTIONS - 1/29/2009
• Jean Ford Democracy Award Nominations Sought - 1/20/2009
• NEVADA VOTER REGISTRATION TOTALS THROUGH END OF DECEMBER, 2008 SHOW SLIGHT DECLINE DUE TO LEGALLY REQUIRED MAINTENANCE OF REGISTRATION LISTS - 1/5/2009