LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — During and after the 2020 general election, some from within political parties started alleging voter fraud.
However, at this time, there is no evidence that has been presented or found where widespread problems or improper voting took place.
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Today, the Nevada Secretary of State released the following statement:
The Secretary of State’s office, in conjunction with members of the Election Integrity Task Force, continues to investigate all creditable allegations of fraud related to the 2020 general election.
The Secretary of State has a sworn duty to ensure all election laws, both federal and state, are enforced. When someone is found to have violated any of these laws, they will be referred to the appropriate agency for prosecution.
It is difficult for the Secretary of State’s office to quantify how many voter fraud investigations are ongoing or how many voter fraud complaints have been received. There are three reasons for this.
- The term voter fraud is extremely broad and potentially includes illegal activities beyond what the public normally thinks about when referring to voter fraud. Absent a standard, universally recognized definition of voter fraud, it is difficult for the Secretary of State’s office to release a number that doesn’t run the risk of being misinterpreted.
- A single complaint or single investigation may include multiple allegations of fraud or multiple suspects. A focus simply on the number of complaints received or active investigations runs the risk of masking the true scope of a complaint or investigation.
- Many voter fraud complaints lack any evidence and are more complaints about process or policy. Including these complaints in the number of voter fraud complaints runs the risk of overstating the prevalence of creditable voter fraud complaints.
While election officials rely on the public to report potential illegal conduct related to an election, election officials are also currently going through statutorily required post-election processes, including vote count reconciliation and audits of the voting system components. Through these post-election processes, instances of actual or attempted fraud may come to light. If so, these instances will be thoroughly investigated.
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The Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford also made several comments and reactions on his Twitter account today:
I’m done going back and forth. Just file a complaint. Enough with the PR stunts.
— Aaron D. Ford (@AaronDFordNV) November 10, 2020
And when you file, be sure the list of folks you include who “appear to have improperly cast mail ballots in the election” aren’t members of the military or their families:https://t.co/7DpD4lD02z https://t.co/jApKZSYE9z
Adam, file an official complaint with your supporting evidence (a redacted affidavit won’t do).
— Aaron D. Ford (@AaronDFordNV) November 10, 2020
My office not only investigates claims of voter fraud, but we prosecute the rare ones that actually rises to that level.
So, just file a complaint. https://t.co/1T8b3R8M2s
