Seven Subpoenas Sent to Nevada Election Chief Cisco Aguilar
Democratic Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar has faced seven Department of Justice subpoenas as part of the federal administration's voter rolls push.
Democratic Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar announced that he has received seven Department of Justice subpoenas requesting voter data as part of the Trump administration's federal push targeting voter rolls.
The Arrival of Federal Subpoenas
Democratic Nevada Secretary Cisco Aguilar faced the first Department of Justice subpoena requesting voter information in June, while his office was informally working with the FBI on routine election security.
Administration's Claims and Goals
In a July speech, President Donald Trump claimed that hundreds of thousands of people had registered, referencing a regulatory review that targeted Nevada as one of four states with widespread non-citizen voter registrations.
Election Race and Political Impacts
While the Department of Justice sent a total of seven subpoenas to Aguilar's office between June 16 and September 2, this federal pressure is directly shaping the critical reelection race against Republican Jim Marchant.
Legal Battles and Data Controversies
The Department of Justice sued 30 states to provide voter data and lost 26 of them, including Nevada; Nevada officials emphasized that the lists provided lacked reliable evidence.