As the 8 News Now Investigators first reported, a Las Vegas man who voted twice in the 2020 election with his deceased wife’s ballot was able to withdraw his plea on a felony charge and instead pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor as part of a plea deal where he avoided jail time and had to pay a $2,000 fine.

The challenge and opportunity for the independent voter/open primaries movement is to celebrate these gains without losing sight of how much more work needs to be done.