This report was conducted to ensure the integrity of the state’s electoral system.
The Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced in a new report Monday that there is “no evidence of large-scale voter fraud in Nevada” in recent years, and that the large number of election fraud reports it has received have no real evidence. said that it did not involve any election violations. Law.
The report, produced as part of the state’s new Quarterly Election Survey, details various investigations conducted by the Secretary of State’s Office to ensure the integrity of the state’s election system and increase transparency in the process. are doing.
The report details the results and status of various election investigations conducted by the office since 2020, including the number of cases prosecuted and the number of “double voting” cases the office uncovered. ” incidents and election fraud reports received and investigated by the office.
According to the report, only 14 cases have been referred for possible prosecution since 2020, with nine in 2020 and five in 2022.
The report details 146 cases of “double voting” in 2022 investigated by the Secretary of State’s Office, where one voter cast two votes. In Nevada, attempting to vote twice is a felony.
Three of the cases investigated by the department were referred to the state Attorney General’s Office for prosecution, 44 were referred to the State Department of Public Safety Investigations Division for further investigation, and 29 were referred to the Secretary of State’s Criminal Investigation Team. An investigation was conducted, but it was closed. According to the report, the authorities took no further action.
15 cases were closed after civil notice, 29 cases were closed without any action, and 26 cases remain unresolved due to the possibility of interstate voting. .
The 146 incidents of double voting represent 0.0001% of the more than 1 million votes cast in Nevada’s 2022 general election, according to the report.
And since the 2024 presidential primary in February, six cases have been investigated, two of which remain open in the Secretary of State’s office, and four of which were closed with no violations.
Additionally, the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office reports that it has received a total of 100 election integrity violation reports since 2023, of which 33 were outstanding, 67 were closed without violations, and those in which violations were found It was reported that there were 0 cases.
The report was released as part of an effort by the Nevada Secretary of State to increase transparency about the agency’s election integrity efforts as it continues to receive a large number of complaints alleging election fraud.
“There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in Nevada at any point in Nevada’s history,” Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar said in a statement upon the release of the report. “Despite this, the Secretary of State’s office has seen a significant increase in questions regarding election fraud and integrity.”
Aguilar emphasized that none of the reported incidents so far have shown any violations, saying his office blames the public’s lack of understanding of the law and his team during the campaign. Numerous incidents of election fraud have been reported, due in part to “attempts to overwhelm the country,” he said. election cycle.
“We receive numerous reports of violations that are not actual election law violations,” Aguilar continued. “There are a variety of reasons for this, from a lack of understanding of the law to attempts to overwhelm our office with unsubstantiated claims during election periods. In any case, we take all allegations seriously. We will thoroughly investigate the matter within the scope of the law.”
The Nevada Secretary of State’s Office fully staffed the investigation team earlier this year after the 2023 Legislature approved additional funding for the team. The team consists of two civil investigators and one criminal investigator, with additional support from other members of the office.
