CARSON CITY, NV – Nevada‘s secretary of state cisco Aguilar affirmed the security of mail-in voting in the state, directly responding to recent claims by former President Donald Trump who has vowed to attempt to end the practice nationwide. Trump, speaking to reporters last month, stated his intention to sign an executive order to eliminate mail-in ballots and alter voting machine systems, calling mail-in ballots “corrupt” and claiming the U.S. is “just about the only country in the world that uses it.”
Tho, Aguilar countered that the decision regarding mail-in voting rests with Nevada, specifically with the state legislature and the governor. “That’s a decision for the state to make, at the state level,” Aguilar told State of Nevada. “Right now, our law says that we can have a universal mail ballot.”
The assertion that the U.S. is unique in its use of mail-in voting is also inaccurate; countries including Iceland, the UK, Germany, Poland, and Greece all offer voters the option to vote by mail.
Aguilar highlighted Nevada’s robust election security measures, including signature verification and a “curing process” for ballots.He detailed a new system implemented within the last two years that flags voters attempting to double vote – such as, if someone submits a mail-in ballot and then attempts to vote in person.”We were at Clark county last night discussing the security of our mail ballots and the processes we’re implementing to ensure those ballots are secure,” Aguilar said. ”If there is a chance that somebody might take advantage of the system, our systems have built-in checks and balances.”
Nevada residents with concerns about election integrity can file reports with the Secretary of state’s office, which publishes quarterly reports on investigations into potential voter fraud. During the 2024 election, nearly half of nevada voters cast ballots by mail, a figure that exceeded half of all voters in 2022.
