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Masks mandatory, 250-person cap for Pence rally in Nevada

Posted at 2:17 PM, Oct 28, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-28 17:19:09-04

RENO (AP) — The lease holder at a Reno airport hangar where Vice President Mike Pence plans a rally has signed an agreement requiring the Republican National Committee to follow all Nevada COVID-19 restrictions.

It includes a 250-person cap and mandatory masks at the Thursday event.

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The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority provided a copy of the agreement to The Associated Press on Wednesday. It states the RNC most secure at least $1 million in liability insurance in addition to the lease holder's $5 million policy to cover any damages or fines.

Nevada fined Douglas County and an airport there more than $5,500 after a September rally for President Donald Trump drew thousands.