Imagine someone tried to stuff the ballot box with hundreds of fake voter registrations. You’d want your state to catch it – fast, right?
Well, Minnesota just did. Nevada, on the other hand? Let’s just say we’ve got a lot of work to do.
On June 10, 2025, federal prosecutors charged two Nevada residents – Ronnie Williams and Lorraine Lee Combs – with conspiracy to commit voter registration fraud.
Even though they live here now, they used their knowledge of Minnesota’s election system to submit hundreds of fake registration forms while living in West St. Paul.
Fake names. Fake birthdays. Even fake Social Security numbers.
The two claimed it was part of a voter registration drive with a group called “Foundation 1,” which paid them per form. One of the names they made up? “Brad Montly.” Another? “Harry Jhonson.”
And how many of these fake forms did they create? Combs told the Star Tribune she filled out about 500 herself.
But here’s the twist: Minnesota’s system caught the fraud before a single fake vote was cast.
That’s the real story here – and the reason Nevada voters should be asking some serious questions.
How Did Minnesota Catch It?
Minnesota’s election safeguards are no joke.
They’ve got a statewide voter registration system that cross-checks every new application in real time.
County election workers are trained to spot inconsistencies.
Same-day voter registration is allowed – but only if you provide proof of who you are and where you live.
In this case, local election officials spotted the red flags. They flagged the suspicious registrations, and the FBI got involved.
Nobody voted under a fake name. No ballots were mailed. The system worked exactly the way it should.
Now Let’s Talk About Nevada
Now, let’s look at our own backyard.
Nevada also has a statewide voter database, and we’ve joined multi-state programs like ERIC to check for duplicate registrations. That’s the good news.
But here’s where things fall apart:
- We don’t require voter ID (yet).
- We send mail-in ballots to every active voter, even if their address hasn’t been confirmed in years.
- We have automatic voter registration (AVR) at the DMV, which sounds convenient – but has raised concerns about inaccurate records.
- And we have a Secretary of State – Cisco Aguilar – who refuses to investigate credible voter fraud reports.
Earlier this year, the Pigpen Project submitted 881 potential voter fraud cases from the 2024 election to Aguilar’s office.
Did he investigate? No.
He used a legal excuse, claiming the group lacked “personal knowledge” of each voter’s status. That means unless you personally watched someone pack up and move out of state, he won’t even look into it.
And it gets worse.
The Pigpen Project caught a clear case of double-voting in the 2022 general election and reported it to the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State’s office investigated, confirmed the voter had “double-voted,” and handed the case over to the Nevada Attorney General’s office.
Attorney General Aaron Ford chose not to prosecute.
So when people say “fraud is rare,” keep in mind – it’s rare because Nevada officials aren’t aggressively looking.
Why Minnesota Deserves Credit – and Nevada Needs to Step Up
Minnesota’s system worked. Election officials spotted the problem. The FBI stepped in. The fraud was stopped cold before it could affect a single vote.
Here in Nevada, we’ve still got weak spots.
Our voter rolls are harder to clean. Our ballot mail system is more open to abuse.
And our leadership has made it clear they don’t want to find fraud – because if they did, they’d have to do something about it.
This case is a wake-up call. Not because of what happened in Minnesota – but because of what could happen in Nevada if we don’t tighten things up.
Minnesota caught the crooks. Nevada? Our top officials are too busy making excuses to even check.
It’s time to stop pretending fraud isn’t a problem. It is. And if other states can stop it before it spreads, so can we.
All we need is the will – and leadership willing to act.
Gov. Joe Lombardo is. Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar and Attorney General Aaron Ford aren’t.
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