LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — In an effort to spice up public confidence in Nevada’s elections, Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar on Thursday introduced the launch of a brand new web site to extend transparency.
Repeated accusations of fraud throughout current election cycles have raised questions on belief in mail balloting and different elements of the election course of regardless of statements by Aguilar and his predecessors that violations are extraordinarily uncommon.
The brand new web site is at https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/election-information/election-investigations/-fsiteid-1
I-Workforce: Knowledge reveals extraordinarily few cases of voter fraud in Nevada
A quarterly report on investigations of alleged “double votes” reveals that 306 complaints signify 0.02% of the 1.48 million ballots solid within the 2024 Common Election. Of these 306 complaints, 297 had been nonetheless open investigations, in accordance with the Quarter 1 report following the election. 9 instances had been closed, with six leading to a discovering of no violation and three instances had been referred to a different company.
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Related numbers had been reported on the 2024 main election, with 69 “double vote” complaints equal to 0.02% of the vote. Investigations had proceeded to later phases for these complaints, and two-thirds of the complaints had been closed with no suggestions for legal expenses.
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Voting twice, or trying to vote twice, is a felony in Nevada.
“While very few allegations result in actual violations of election law when investigated, educating the public on the investigative process will help clear up misconceptions and increase confidence in Nevada’s safe and secure elections,” Aguilar stated.
“Every report of an election violation is taken seriously and investigated by the Secretary of State’s Office. I’m proud of the work done at the state-level to increase transparency for the public and uphold the integrity of our electoral process.”
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Earlier than the 2024 election cycle, the Secretary of State’s Workplace voluntarily started releasing quarterly stories into elections investigations. That was meant to carry transparency to the election investigation course of.
The total Quarter 1 report seems under.
2025 Q1 Election Investigations Report_FinalDownload
A group of three investigators devoted to accusations of election violation started within the 2024 election cycle.
The Secretary of State’s Workplace additionally stated the implementation of the Voter Registration and Election Administration System (VREMS) strengthened the state’s means to determine any discrepancies and gather data in real-time for investigations through the 2024 Common Election.
VREMS creates a centralized voter registration database throughout Nevada counties that makes it simpler to speak with particular person counties and tackle points or questions that come up proactively, versus retroactively after the election is over.
