Francisco Aguilar Archives

Nearly 14K Ballots Need Signature Curing As Silver State Races Tighten

November 6, 2024 12:01 pmNovember 7, 2024 3:44 pm

12:29 Update: Sam Brown’s lead has increased to more than a 6,000 vote lead over Senator Jacky Rosen after Carson City and Nye County have updated their results. The Nevada Secretary of State reports that nearly 14,000 ballots needs to be cured (fixed) as the U.S. Senate and down-ballot races...

RFK Jr Submits 30,880 Signatures To Appear on Nevada Ballot

July 12, 2024 1:45 pmJuly 12, 2024 3:13 pm

The Nevada Secretary of State (SOS) has confirmed that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign has submitted 30,880 signatures for his independent presidential bid to appear on the ballot in November. Each county will now have to verify that the signatures are valid by July 25, 2024. In March, Team Kennedy...

AG Ford and SOS Aguilar respond to Washoe County Commission Rejecting the Certification of Primary Recounts

July 11, 2024 11:40 amJuly 17, 2024 11:01 am

This article has been updated to include comments from Washoe County Commissioners Jeanne Herman and Mike Clark. Last night, Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford issued a joint statement after three Washoe County Commissioners failed to canvass the recount of two vote totals for...

RFK Jr Drafts Lawsuit Against Nevada Over Ballot Access

May 31, 2024 12:28 pmMay 31, 2024 4:08 pm

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has drafted a lawsuit (see below) against Nevada Secretary of State (SOS) Francisco Aguilar due to his office providing incorrect information to the independent candidate when he began the petition process to appear on the ballot in the Silver State. At that time, a staffer incorrectly...

Trump Campaign, RNC, NVGOP File Ballot Deadline Lawsuit in Nevada

May 3, 2024 11:36 amMay 6, 2024 4:55 pm

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a statement from NVGOP attorney Sigal Chattah. The Trump Campaign, the Republican National Committee (RNC), and the Nevada Republican Party (NVGOP) have filed a lawsuit (see below) challenging Nevada’s acceptance of mail ballots up to four days after Election Day, including...

LG Stavros Anthony Elected RLGA Finance Chair

April 5, 2024 1:18 pmApril 8, 2024 1:20 pm

The Republican Lieutenant Governors Association (RLGA), a caucus of the Republican State Leadership Committee, announced its 2024 Executive Committee. In 2022, the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) made a significant $300,000 investment to help elect Stavros Anthony as the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada–a stunning upset to flip that seat from...

Republican Voter Registration Surges in December Surpassing Democrats, Independents

February 5, 2024 11:50 amFebruary 14, 2024 11:44 am

Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar reports an increase of 9,056 active registered voters during the month of January 2024 as compared to December 2023. The total number of active registered voters in Nevada is 1,933,056, an increase of (0.47%). Nonpartisan active registered voters increased by 1,049 (0.17%). Democratic Party...