Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar (D) has released the third quarterly report (see below) on investigations into reports on election violations, including 2024 General Election investigations, to “increase transparency with the general public.” The SOS office announced that the 2024 election cycle was the first cycle with a dedicated investigative team due to an investment from the legislature during the 2023 legislative session.

“Election security is a top priority for my office, and we’ve taken significant steps to ensure that Nevada’s elections are some of the safest in the country. The Secretary of State’s Office invested in enhanced cybersecurity, technology and investigative teams to ensure that our elections are protected and any issues that may come up can be addressed immediately,” said Secretary Aguilar in a statement. “The 2024 election cycle was more secure than ever, and voters should be confident in the electoral process and their vote.”

The report reveals there are three open investigations and one closed investigation that has been referred to Clark County. The details of the investigations were not disclosed. Three additional investigations remain open from the June primary and a total of 11 cases from the Presidential Preference primary and June primary have been referred for prosecution. 180 cases of Double Vote investigations from the general election remain open and two Double Vote cases received a civil notice or no violation. These 182 Double Vote cases represent 0.0001 percent of the 1,487,887 ballots cast in the 2024 General Election.

Nevada’s 2024 general election was referred to as a “national embarrassment” by Governor Joe Lombardo (R) due to the amount of time ballots were received, tabulated and cured. Through pandemic-era legislation passed unilaterally by the Democratic majority, ballots can be received and counted for three to four days after Election Day.

In an interview with Channel 4 on November 7, Aguilar said the delayed counting of mail ballots was “extremely frustrating” and suggested that the legislature should pass new deadlines for counties to process the ballots they have on hand. “It’s extremely frustrating. And I’m just as frustrated as every Nevada voter out there. We worked significantly hard to put results out on election night. You know, we thought the capacity was there to be able to process these ballots,” he said. “We will be having a conversation about this. Nevadans deserve better.”

Both Lombardo and Aguilar have promised bipartisan reform to the state’s election laws. Aguilar confirmed that his office is already “preparing for the 2025 legislative session to partner with the Governor and lawmakers to improve Nevada’s election-related statutes in time for the 2026 election cycle.”