{"id":2340727,"date":"2024-09-13T13:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T17:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-sues-nevadas-democratic-top-election-official-over-noncitizens-allegedly-voting-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T13:19:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T17:19:31","slug":"trump-campaign-sues-nevadas-democratic-top-election-official-over-noncitizens-allegedly-voting-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-sues-nevadas-democratic-top-election-official-over-noncitizens-allegedly-voting-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump campaign sues Nevada\u2019s Democratic top election official over noncitizens allegedly voting &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-campaign-sues-nevadas-democratic-top-election-official-over-noncitizens-allegedly-voting-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2340727&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Trump campaign has filed a lawsuit against Nevada&#8217;s Democratic Secretary of State\u200b Cisco \u200dAguilar, claiming that the state is not adequately preventing noncitizens from being registered to vote. The campaign \u2062is supported by the Nevada GOP, the\u200b Republican National Committee, \u2062and a \u2064Clark County voter, and \u200dargues that Aguilar must take stronger \u2062actions to ensure\u200d election\u200d integrity. They reference a previous review by former \u2064Republican Secretary\u200c of State \u2062Barbara Cegavske, who found \u2062no evidence of widespread\u2062 voter fraud, which they now deem a misinterpretation of \u2062Supreme Court cases.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit \u200dhighlights findings from a\u200b Harvard Cooperative Election\u200b Study indicating a\u200c higher percentage of noncitizens \u2064claiming to be registered in Nevada compared to the national average. The Trump campaign also cites public \u2063records suggesting\u2062 that noncitizens are indeed appearing on \u200bvoter rolls. In response, Aguilar&#8217;s office has argued that\u2062 sufficient safeguards are already \u200din place to prevent unauthorized voting, rejecting the claims of a widespread \u200cproblem as unfounded.<\/p>\n<p>As Nevada&#8217;s role becomes \u2062increasingly pivotal in the upcoming presidential election, both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are campaigning\u2062 heavily in the state. Trump&#8217;s\u2063 efforts \u2062to secure support emphasize the importance of election integrity and reforming \u200cthe state&#8217;s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-he-supports-ending-filibuster-cites-abusive-use-by-democrats-during-trump-term\/\" title=\"Biden Says He Supports Ending Filibuster, Cites \u2018Abusive\u2019 Use By Democrats During Trump Term\">voter registration system<\/a>. He has previously engaged with voters in Nevada, promoting policies \u200cto address \u200bconcerns\u200b regarding tips and taxation in \u2063the service industry while preparing for additional \u200bcampaign events.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump campaign sues Nevada&rsquo;s Democratic top election official over noncitizens allegedly voting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1680690\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump<\/a> campaign expressed concern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nevada<\/a> isn&rsquo;t doing enough to keep noncitizens off voter registration rolls in a new lawsuit against the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Trump campaign argued on Thursday that Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar should take further action to protect the integrity of the vote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/prod-static.gop.com\/media\/documents\/Sept._2024_Complaint__1_1726087424.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>court filings<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aguilar speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo\/Serkan Gurbuz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Nevada GOP, the Republican National Committee, and a Clark County voter are joining the Trump campaign&rsquo;s lawsuit against Aguilar, the Democratic National Committee, and the Nevada Democratic Party. <\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit is a dispute to former Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske&rsquo;s review of the Nevada Republican Party&rsquo;s alleged evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 election. In 2021, Cegavske said she did not find &ldquo;evidentiary support for the contention that the 2020 general election was plagued by widespread voter fraud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign and its allies are now arguing that Cegavske&rsquo;s findings were based on a faulty interpretation of prior Supreme Court cases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It also cited Harvard University&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/cces.gov.harvard.edu\/explore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Cooperative Election Study<\/a>, which indicated that Nevada&rsquo;s 4% of noncitizen respondents who claimed to be registered to vote is higher than the national average of roughly 2.5%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the campaign pointed to court public records showing that 8% of one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-appeals-court-hands-texas-a-major-border-win-over-the-biden-administration\/\" title=\"Federal Appeals Court Hands Texas a Major Border Win Over the Biden Administration\">district court&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s jury pool claimed disqualification because they were noncitizens. The GOP used the data as evidence in its lawsuit that noncitizens have made it into voter rolls, as juries are compiled in part through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-democrats-h-r-1-is-a-power-grab-would-undermine-states-election-rules\/\" title=\"Republicans: Democrats\u2019 H.R. 1 Is a Power Grab, Would Undermine States\u2019 Election Rules\">voter registration lists<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aguilar pushed back against the GOP&rsquo;s claims that he is &ldquo;failing in his list maintenance and investigatory duties to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered and voting in Nevada elections.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are already numerous safeguards in place to prevent noncitizens, or anyone ineligible to vote, from casting a ballot,&rdquo; the secretary of state&rsquo;s office <a href=\"https:\/\/thenevadaindependent.com\/article\/trump-campaign-sues-nevada-over-alleged-noncitizen-voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Nevada Independent<\/em>. &ldquo;Any claims of a widespread problem are false and only create distrust in our elections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The RNC and the Nevada GOP recently celebrated the secretary of state&rsquo;s office after it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvsos.gov\/sos\/Home\/Components\/News\/News\/3512\/309?backlist=%2Fsos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>removed over 76,000 inactive voters<\/a> from the state&rsquo;s active voter list in August.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;NVGOP &amp; the Trump campaign have taken the lead to ensure election officials follow the law and clean our voter rolls. Thank you @NVSOS for these important updates,&rdquo; the Nevada GOP praised in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NVGOP\/status\/1833960105496158339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> to X on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Election integrity starts with clean voter rolls.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s especially true in a state like Nevada, which automatically sends a mail ballot to every active voter listed on the roll.<\/p>\n<p>Proud of this unified <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOP<\/a> campaign to promote election integrity in the Silver State. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nG29Dqa5Nb\">https:\/\/t.co\/nG29Dqa5Nb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Whatley (@ChairmanWhatley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChairmanWhatley\/status\/1833974378620748116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have emphasized the importance of winning Nevada as it is shaping up to play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump most recently made an appearance in the state in late August during a visit to a Las Vegas restaurant. Wading into the kitchen to greet employees, he pitched his no-tax-on-tips policy that has gained traction with the electorate. The former president is set to hold another Nevada rally Friday evening in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People watch the presidential debate between Trump and Harris on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at the Gipsy Las Vegas in Las Vegas. (AP Photo\/John Locher)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump narrowly lost the battleground state during his 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns. As Nevada looms large in the 2024 presidential race, election security has become a major theme in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign, RNC, and the state GOP are in the midst of another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2990783\/trump-rnc-sue-nevada-mail-ballot-deadline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>legal battle<\/a> to prevent the counting of mail-in ballots in Nevada that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3148255\/battleground-ballots-key-election-changes-swing-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> lack a clear postmark and are received several days<\/a> after Election Day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Aguilar&rsquo;s office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3150902\/democratic-official-unveiling-voter-safeguards-have-to-make-sure-nevada-votes-count\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announced it had fully implemented<\/a> a new top-down voter registration and election management system in September. The&nbsp;&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-touts-battleground-status-while-unveiling-voter-safeguards-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrat touts battleground status while unveiling voter safeguards - Washington Examiner\">centralized statewide voter registration database&#038;rdquo<\/a>; connects election processes and data from each of the state&rsquo;s 17 counties and consolidates all the information into a single system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV) is fighting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3145875\/nevada-governor-backing-voter-id-requirement-rival-coalition-opposes-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>implement a voter ID law<\/a>, as Nevada does not require voters to provide any type of identification before casting a ballot in most cases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1680690\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1680690\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump campaign has filed a lawsuit against Nevada&#8217;s Democratic Secretary of State, Cisco Aguilar, claiming that the state is not adequately preventing noncitizens from being registered to vote. In court documents submitted on Thursday, the campaign urged Aguilar to enhance measures to ensure electoral integrity. The lawsuit also includes support from the Nevada GOP, the Republican National Committee (RNC), and a Clark County voter, targeting both Aguilar and the Democratic National Committee as well as the Nevada Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>This legal action stems from a previous review by former Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske regarding allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election. Cegavske concluded in 2021 that there was no substantial evidence supporting claims of widespread fraud during that election. The Trump campaign and its supporters now contend that her findings were based on an incorrect interpretation of earlier Supreme Court rulings. They referenced a study from Harvard University indicating that 4% of noncitizen respondents in Nevada claimed to be registered voters\u2014higher than the national average of about 2.5%. Additionally, they highlighted public records showing that 8% of jurors in one district court reported being disqualified due to noncitizenship.<\/p>\n<p>Aguilar has countered these accusations by asserting that his office already has numerous safeguards in place to prevent noncitizens from voting and labeled claims about widespread issues as unfounded and damaging to public trust in elections. Recently, both the RNC and Nevada GOP praised Aguilar\u2019s office for removing over 76,000 inactive voters from active rolls.<\/p>\n<p>As both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris recognize Nevada&#8217;s significance for their respective campaigns leading up to the presidential election, election security remains a prominent topic within this battleground state. The Trump campaign is currently engaged in another legal dispute aimed at stopping mail-in ballots without clear postmarks received after Election Day from being counted.<\/p>\n<p>In September, Aguilar\u2019s office announced it had fully implemented a new statewide voter registration system designed to streamline data across all counties into one centralized database. Meanwhile, Governor Joe Lombardo is advocating for a voter ID law since Nevada does not typically require identification before voting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2340728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aguilar.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4087,4585,5592,3634],"class_list":["post-2340727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-campaign","tag-lawsuit","tag-nevada","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aguilar.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}