Nevada Looks into Hundreds of Possible ‘Double Voting’ Incidents for the 2024 Election
The office of the Secretary of State has recently published a report that validates the ongoing investigations.
According to the report, state election officials received no fewer than 303 complaints regarding individuals attempting to cast votes twice during the November election. Fortunately, each person accused of trying to vote multiple times was identified prior to submitting their second vote.
Of these cases, five have been resolved, one of which was forwarded to an unnamed “outside agency,” while the other four were classified as “civil notice/no violation,” as stated in the report dated March 21. The remaining 298 cases are still recorded as “open” inquiries.
The 303 reported incidents account for approximately 0.02 percent of the total ballots cast in the Silver State during the previous year’s General Election, the report reveals.
“The Secretary of State’s Office treats every allegation of election integrity violations with utmost seriousness and thoroughly investigates each case in accordance with the law,” the report emphasized.
The office is currently collaborating “very closely with the Attorney General’s Office throughout the investigative process,” the report further mentioned. “Upon determining the validity of any allegations, a comprehensive report is generated, and cases are referred to external investigative bodies, including the Attorney General’s Office and county District Attorney offices.”
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The report also outlined specific instances of double-vote allegations and the corresponding investigations.
“In one case, a father and son sharing the same name, residing in the same household, both received a ballot. The son voted in person, while the father inadvertently completed his son’s ballot and submitted it to the County Clerk or Registrar’s Office,” the report explains, remarking that the registrar or clerk might identify a double vote for the son but would not tally the second ballot that was cast.
This situation triggers an investigation, prompting the Secretary’s office to issue a Civil Letter Notice to the father.
“The letter outlines the circumstances and findings of the investigation, accompanied by a warning that voting twice is illegal. However, it was concluded there was no intent, and no further action will be executed unless additional information arises. All civil notices are tracked by our office to oversee any potential future irregularities,” the report stated.
It remains unclear if this example reflects an actual incident or if it was drawn from one of the cases examined during the 2024 election.
In the last election, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump secured Nevada against then-Vice President Kamala Harris by a margin of roughly 46,000 votes, enough to clinch the state and its six electoral votes. Trump also prevailed in all other anticipated battleground states in that election.
Trump and various Republicans have voiced their desire to enhance election security through measures such as implementing voter ID laws, ensuring more secure vote-by-mail processes—including the use of paper ballots—and maintaining more accurate voter rolls. Following the contest against Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, Trump has frequently asserted his belief that the election was permeated with fraud, which he claims influenced the outcome in favor of his opponent.
