Nevada’s Secretary of State just released its latest election investigations report.
It’s packed with numbers. Charts. Technical language. But if you’re hoping for real answers about voter fraud, don’t hold your breath.
Let’s break this down in plain English.
The report covers “potential double voting” — that’s when someone tries to vote more than once. It says 303 complaints were filed after the 2024 general election. That’s out of almost 1.5 million ballots cast. So they’re calling it just “0.02%.”
That number sounds small, right? But here’s the real issue: 298 of those cases are still open. That’s 98%. And we don’t know what’s happening with them.
Lots of Claims. Very Few Answers.
Across all 2024 elections — the general, primary, and presidential preference primary — the state got 867 election integrity complaints. So far, only five cases ended with any violation found.
Most of the rest? Closed with no charges. Or still under review.
The report includes some basic examples. Like a father who accidentally mails in his son’s ballot. Or someone who voted in Nevada, moved to Arizona, then voted again there. It says the system caught these attempts before the second vote was counted.
That’s good. But where are the details? Who was investigated? Were any charges filed? Did anyone face real consequences?
The Secretary of State’s Office says it “takes every allegation seriously.” But based on this report, most complaints either go nowhere — or we never hear what happens next.
A Small Team with a Big Job
According to the report, the state has two civil investigators and one criminal investigator looking into all these cases. That’s it. Three people.
They can call in help from another state department when needed. But with hundreds of cases — and more pouring in every year — it’s hard to see how they can keep up.
And even when cases are referred for prosecution, the Secretary of State’s Office says it won’t comment on them. That means the public is left in the dark.
Critics Say Everything’s Fine
Some election officials and left-leaning groups argue that the low number of confirmed violations shows the system is secure.
They point out that most “double votes” don’t seem to be intentional. Just people making mistakes. They say there’s no widespread fraud.
But that misses the point.
As long as hundreds of investigations remain open — and voters don’t get clear updates — people will keep doubting the system. Transparency builds trust. Secrecy does not.
Numbers That Don’t Tell the Whole Story
Let’s look at the total referrals for possible prosecution:
- 2020 election: 11 cases
- 2022 election: 15 cases
- 2024 (so far): 11 more
That’s at least 37 people sent for prosecution over election-related concerns since 2020. But who are these people? What happened to their cases? Did anyone face jail time?
We don’t know.
Even the report says investigations may get “recategorized.” In other words, a case might be filed under the 2022 election, then moved to 2024. That makes it hard to track what’s really going on.
What about problems that aren’t reported via the “official” Secretary of State channels?
This report only talks about issues that have been escalated by voters. It is only the tip of the iceberg.
For example, there were several instances in 2024, in both the primary and general elections, where people were mailed 2 identical mail ballots, the only difference was the type of font used for their address.
The explanation given when people called the elections department: it was a printer problem, but it was fixed.
Most honest people throw them out, but maybe some decide to fill out both. These were not listed in on in the Secretary’s report.
We also had a gentleman who was a permanent resident (not a US Citizen) and the DMV automatically registered him. It took him over two years to be removed.
During this time he kept receiving election materials for four elections. This is not mentioned in the Secretary’s report.
Another example we constantly hear about is when candidates send out campaign mailers to their constituents, thousands are returned because of bad addresses.
But these folks remain on the active voter rolls for years and we know that they will receive election materials and a mail ballot.
This is due to the universal mail ballot law passed during the COVID crisis and was never rescinded. This leaves us open to voter fraud.
It is fair to assume that many double votes would go away with cleaner voter rolls. Not to mention the money wasted by candidates.
And the Secretary of State prints hundreds of thousands of ballots that are never used.
Case in point, in the 2024 general election more than 1.4 million were sent out in Clark County alone. 452,000 mail ballot votes were returned leaving 981,000 unused!
That is a lot of money wasted and trees cut for paper, not to mention the workload on the elections departments.
The Bottom Line
This report was supposed to build trust. But it leaves more questions than answers.
It tells us how many complaints were filed. But not how many were real. It tells us cases are “referred” or “closed.” But not what actually happened.
It’s like looking at a jigsaw puzzle with half the pieces missing.
It is a performative effort. In other words, the Secretary of State is ticking the box and pretending all is well under control – even though it’s not.
Nevadans deserve the full picture. They deserve to know whether people who break the rules are being held accountable — or whether their complaints are being brushed aside.
If the Secretary of State’s Office wants to restore faith in our elections, here’s a simple start: Tell the public what’s going on. Be specific. Be honest. Be transparent.
Until then, voters will keep wondering what’s really happening behind the scenes.
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