Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar Have You Met Marsy Kupfersmith?
Ah, the classic tale of bureaucratic red tape meets political chicanery. Let's unravel this Kafkaesque comedy of errors, shall we?
"Move over, Erin Brockovich. There's a new crusader in Washoe County. Meet Marsy Kupfersmith, the sexagenarian sensation who's giving Nevada's political establishment more headaches than a seniors' night at the casino buffet.
Marsy's quest began when she dared to dream the impossible dream: running for office without being part of the good ol' boys club. Little did she know she was about to embark on a journey more twisted than a senior’s arthritis-addled fingers.
The powers-that-be, in their infinite wisdom, decided that 24 of Marsy's petition signatures were more suspicious than a $3 bill, and disqualified them, initially, with no explanation. Were these John Hancock’s forged by a nefarious gang of octogenarian grifters? Or perhaps the signatories had the audacity to sneeze while signing, rendering their scrawls unrecognizable to the state's crack team of signature analysts?
Undeterred by such trifling obstacles as 'rules' and 'regulations,' our plucky protagonist decided to take her case all the way to the top. She marched her slip-in SKECHERS® right up to the Nevada Secretary of State's office, only to be met with all the enthusiasm of a DMV employee on a Monday morning.
But Marsy, bless her possible titanium hip, wasn't about to let a little thing like governmental stonewalling stop her. No sir. She did what any red-blooded American denied their constitutional rights would do: she lawyered up faster than you can say 'early bird special.'
Now, in a plot twist worthy of a daytime soap opera, the state and courts are playing a game of 'pass the hot potato' with Marsy's case. They're moving slower than molasses in January, hoping our geriatric gladiator will run out of time, let’s remember, the Primary election was two months ago, you know sixty days, so time is passing to run an election. (Spoiler alert: she’s not forgotten this sixty-day injustice.)
As the clock ticks and the days pass, one can't help but wonder: Is this a case of bureaucratic bumbling, or a carefully orchestrated plan to keep fresh blood (well, as fresh as sexagenarian blood can be) out of Nevada politics?
Whatever the outcome, one thing's for certain: Marsy Kupfersmith has proven that you're never too old to fight City Hall. Or in this case, to fight the entire state of Nevada.
We urge Washoe County residents to call or email the Secretary of State's Elections Division at (775) 684-5705 or nvelect@sos.nv.gov and ask them what the heck is going on.
If Kupfersmith is not allowed to run, well then Governor Joe Lombardo’s hand-picked Appointed Commissioner Clara Andriola runs unopposed in the November 5th general election. Will that be a fair and just election?
Picon’s surprised Commissioner Alexis Hill isn’t doing all she can to get Kupfersmith’s name on the November ballot. Why, you ask. District 4 constituents might ask their friends in Washoe County District 1 to take their frustrations out and vote against Hill, to send a clear message to stop messing around with the due process of our Washoe County elections.