Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguliar, a Democrat, was sued by the Republican National Committee (RNC) last week as the party alleges the 2024 battleground state has “impossibly high” voter rolls.
The <a href="https://prod-static.gop.com/media/documents/1_1710786804.pdf?_gl=1*5emnih*_gcl_au*NDQ2OTY4MTU4LjE3MDc4MzM4MDQ.&amp;_ga=2.198330927.1627804447.1710856647-1306212077.1707833805" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuit</a>, filed in U.S. District Court, alleges that Aguliar and five county clerks failed to properly maintain the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).
“Section 8 of the NVRA requires States to maintain clean and accurate voter registration records,” the lawsuit begins. “Nevada has failed to live up to the NVRA’s requirements. At least five counties in Nevada have inordinately high voter registration rates.”
The RNC goes on to allege that three Nevada counties count more registered voters than there are adult citizens, and two additional counties “have voter registration rates that exceed 90 percent of adult citizens over the age of 18,” a number that “far eclipses the national and statewide voter registration rate in recent elections.”
“Based on this and other evidence, Defendants are failing to make a reasonable effort to conduct appropriate list maintenance as required by the NVRA,” the lawsuit states.
Nevada, which has been won by Democratic candidates in every presidential election since 2008, is currently a toss-up in the 2024 presidential race. Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in the state by just over four points, according to the <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/nevada/trump-vs-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RealClearPolitics</a> polling average.
Newly-elected RNC Chair Michael Whatley <a href="https://gop.com/press-release/rnc-files-election-integrity-lawsuit-in-nevada/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commented</a> on the lawsuit, saying that looking into the voter rolls “is a critical step towards ensuring that it will be easy to vote and hard to cheat.”
“Election integrity starts with clean voter rolls, and that’s why the National Voter Registration Act requires state officials to keep their rolls accurate and up-to-date. Nevada has universal mail voting and no voter ID requirement, which makes Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar’s failure to comply with the NVRA and provide accurate voter rolls all the more concerning,” Whatley said.
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The lawsuit mirrors one the RNC filed against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson earlier this month, alleging that multiple counties in the vital swing state have “inflated voter rolls,” The Daily Caller <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/19/state-official-rnc-nevada-lawsuit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The outlet also <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/14/republican-national-committee-rnc-donald-trump-election-integrity-2024-lawsuit-voting-rights/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the RNC is working with the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee on an expansive effort to combat voter fraud ahead of the 2024 election as the Trump campaign reshapes party leadership.
Last week, the RNC <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/rnc-hires-lawyers-focused-election-related-concerns-rcna143130" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hired</a> two new lawyers, Charlie Spies, who will serve as the RNC&#8217;s chief counsel, and Christina Bobb, a Trump campaign lawyer who has challenged the results of the 2020 election. The new additions to the RNC’s legal team came as Whatley, the former chair of the North Carolina GOP, took over for Ronna McDaniel as the party’s national chair, and Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump was elected RNC co-chair.

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Former President Donald Trump will remain on the ballot in Maine for now after the state’s highest court declined to take up an appeal from Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Wednesday. 
After Bellows decided to remove Trump from the state’s ballot, citing the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment, a Superior Court judge put Bellows’ decision on hold, saying she would not decide on the case until the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on Colorado’s attempt to remove the former president from its ballot. 
Bellows appealed the Superior Court’s decision to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, which — in a unanimous decision — declined to take up the case, keeping in place the lower court’s decision to hold out on a ruling until the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/maine-trump-ballot-insurrection-amendment-2240b954d91c442b5644c74b2823f2c0">reported</a>. 
“The Secretary of State suggests that there is irreparable harm because a delay in certainty about whether Trump’s name should appear on the primary ballot will result in voter confusion. This uncertainty is, however, precisely what guides our decision not to undertake immediate appellate review in this particular case,” the Maine Supreme Judicial Court said.
The U.S. Supreme Court will <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-agrees-to-review-colorado-decision-removing-trump-from-ballot">begin hearing arguments</a> on the Colorado case on February 8, less than a month before Maine holds its primary on March 5. Bellows <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/maine-kicks-trump-off-2024-primary-ballot">kicked Trump off</a> the state’s ballot in late December, just a little over a week after the Colorado Supreme Court <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/state-supreme-court-rules-trump-not-eligible-to-run-in-2024-removes-him-from-ballot">ruled</a> Trump is ineligible to appear on the ballot. 
In an appeal to the Maine Superior Court following Bellow’s decision, Trump’s lawyers called the secretary of state a “biased decision maker.” 
“The secretary should have recused herself due to her bias against President Trump, as demonstrated by a documented history of prior statements prejudging the issue presented,” Trump’s lawyers said. 
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court’s decision to reject Bellows’ appeal is similar to a decision made by the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oregon-supreme-court-shoots-down-challenge-seeking-to-remove-trump-from-ballot">Oregon Supreme Court</a> earlier this month. The challenge to Trump’s ballot eligibility was brought by five Oregon voters who want the former president disqualified from the ballot. But as with the case in Maine, Oregon Chief Justice Meagan Flynn pointed to the Colorado case, and said those challenging Trump’s appearance on the state’s ballot will have to wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide on the Colorado case. 
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The Supreme Court’s decision on the Colorado ballot case will also likely have implications for groups of voters in Illinois and Massachusetts who are seeking to remove Trump from the ballot.

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Former U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger died at the age of 100 at his home in Connecticut on Wednesday, his consulting firm <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dr-henry-kissinger-dies-at-age-100-302001393.html#:~:text=NEW%20YORK%2C%20Nov.%2029%2C,came%20to%20America%20in%201938" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> without providing a cause.
During his century of life, Kissinger was born in Furth, Germany, and made his way to the upper echelons of American statesmanship, serving as national security adviser and secretary of state during the 1970s under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
Both a lauded and controversial figure, Kissinger conducted foreign policy that impacted the United States&#8217; relationship with major powers, including the Soviet Union and China. Kissinger shared a 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for <a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1973/summary/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">helping to negotiate a ceasefire in Vietnam</a>, even though the Vietnam War continued for a couple years after <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/henry-kissinger-diplomat-nobel-obituary-031478" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. troops departed</a>.
Kissinger, who was Jewish, fled Nazi Germany with his family as a teenager. After becoming a U.S. citizen in 1943, he served in the military, earned degrees, and taught at Harvard University; he then joined the government, his firm Kissinger Associates Inc., said.
Following his years of government service, Kissinger continued to advise leaders and comment on current events of the day — including <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/henry-kissinger-at-100-artificial-intelligence-global-tensions-and-addressing-his-critics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a>. He <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/99-year-old-henry-kissinger-offers-thoughts-on-older-people-running-for-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remained visible</a> on the global stage, including writing many books, up until he turned 100 earlier this year.
In a CBS interview that aired in the spring, Kissinger shared his skepticism about anyone of an advanced age serving as commander in chief — which is currently an issue on voters&#8217; minds as President Joe Biden is seeking re-election at the age of 81 and former President Donald Trump is doing the same at 77.
“It takes a certain capacity, physically,” Kissinger <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/99-year-old-henry-kissinger-offers-thoughts-on-older-people-running-for-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at the time. “There’s some advantages in maturity. There are dangers in exhaustion, and a limited capacity to work.”
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Kissinger is survived by his wife of nearly 50 years, Nancy Maginnes Kissinger, two children by his first marriage, David and Elizabeth, and five grandchildren, according to his firm, which noted that Kissinger will be interred at a private family service.
His firm added: &#8220;At a later date, there will be a memorial service in New York City. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests considering donations to: Animal Medical Center, Development Office, 510 East 62nd Street, New York, NY 10065 or Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036.&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/oregon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oregon</a> Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigned from her post Tuesday after consulting for a cannabis company that state officials were auditing.
Fagan, a Democrat, announced in a <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=143940" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> that she would resign, effective May 8. The resignation comes after local news outlets reported that she was receiving $10,000 a month in consulting fees from one of the state&#8217;s largest marijuana dispensaries; at the same time, the Oregon Department of Revenue and the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission were auditing the franchise and the cannabis industry.
“While I am confident that the ethics investigation will show that I followed the state’s legal and ethical guidelines in trying to make ends meet for my family, it is clear that my actions have become a distraction from the important and critical work of the Secretary of State’s office,&#8221; Fagan said in a statement. &#8220;Protecting our state’s democracy and ensuring faith in our elected leaders — these are the reasons I ran for this office. They are also the reasons I will be submitting my resignation today. I want to thank the incredible staff in the Secretary of State’s office for their hard work and Oregonians for the opportunity to serve them. It has been a true honor to serve the people of Oregon.&#8221;
According to <a href="https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2023/04/27/secretary-of-state-shemia-fagan-is-working-as-private-consultant-to-troubled-cannabis-couple/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Willamette Week</a>, Fagan confirmed that she had accepted a consulting contract with La Mota, one of the largest marijuana dispensary chains in the state. La Mota is in significant legal trouble; the Oregon Department of Revenue and the IRS have filed more than $7 million in liens against the owners for unpaid taxes. The owners, and the companies they control, have been sued more than 30 times in state court for failing to pay bills and other claims. The owners of the chain were also significant donors to her campaign, and other Democrats statewide.
Besides the audit, the cannabis industry is regulated by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, which is overseen by Fagan. Furthermore, the state&#8217;s Audits Division, also overseen by Fagan, was expected to release a report last week auditing the OLCC&#8217;s regulation of cannabis; Fagan had recused herself from that investigation.
A separate report from Willamette Week <a href="https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2023/05/01/fagans-contract-would-have-paid-her-more-than-state-salary/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monday</a> revealed that Fagan was being paid a $10,000 monthly consulting fee, with $30,000 bonuses for each license she helped La Mota secure outside Oregon. That figure, which totals about $120,000, is much more than her state salary of $77,000 a year. The contract had no end date. In a separate announcement Monday, she announced that she had terminated the contract.
Deputy Secretary Cheryl Myers will fill the post until Governor Tina Kotek appoints a replacement.
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Fagan&#8217;s resignation comes just two months after several of her subordinates on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oregon-alcohol-regulators-used-their-power-to-get-their-hands-on-rare-ultra-expensive-bourbon-investigation-finds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission</a> were also found to have used their power for personal gain. According to an internal investigation, at least six members of the OLCC, including the agency’s former executive director, used their authority to divert rare and expensive bourbon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/whiskey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">whiskey</a> so they could buy it for their personal use. The officials allegedly used their connections to push the rare spirits to a particular store where they could be kept away from the public.

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As Arizona continues its effort to count all the legal votes cast in the presidential election, on Thursday, actor James Woods took note of the anti-Trump history of Arizona’s Secretary of State, Democrat Katie Hobbs. Woods noted that in August 2017, before she held her current position, Hobbs tweeted, “@realDonaldTrump has made it abundantly clear he’s more interested in pandering to his neo-nazi base than being @POTUS for all Americans.”
Woods blasted Hobbs on Twitter, writing, “This woman is calling every Trump voter a &#8216;Nazi.&#8217; As Arizona’s Secretary of State, she will be in charge of any recount. Should she not recuse herself after vocally dismissing half the electorate in her state?”
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This woman is calling every Trump voter a “Nazi.” As Arizona’s Secretary of State, she will be in charge of any recount. Should she not recuse herself after vocally dismissing half the electorate in her state? <a href="https://t.co/i7EMngdeiR">pic.twitter.com/i7EMngdeiR</a>
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On Monday, Arizona GOP state senator Karen Fann, who began serving as the president of the Arizona senate in 2019, wrote a letter to Hobbs in which she stated:
<blockquote>This election cycle has been one of the most contentious in the history of Arizona and the Nation. Election campaigns at all levels have engendered tremendous conflict and controversy. Under the circumstances, it is not surprising that serious allegations of fraud and corruption in the election process have been raised by various parties. It appears that these allegations will linger indefinitely and may cause substantial damage to the credibility of our democratic processes if something isn&#8217;t done to alleviate claims that the election was conducted unfairly, if not fraudulently.
To properly analyze the many claims that have been made, I believe it is imperative that you, as the chief election officer of the State, make available all data and the logic and accuracy tests to independent expert evaluation. Assuming the allegations of fraud are without merit, an independent analysis would help to restore credibility and hopefully end the current controversy over fairness in the election process in Arizona. To be clear, I am not claiming that fraud was involved in Arizona&#8217;s election, but many others are making that claim. I believe it is imperative that we do everything we can to satisfy Arizonans that their votes were lawfully counted and the election was completely legitimate.</blockquote>
On Tuesday, as <a href="https://ktar.com/story/3692127/sec-katie-hobbs-calls-arizona-election-a-success-blasts-fraud-theories/">KTAR</a> reported, Hobbs responded and rejected the request, writing:
<blockquote>I respectfully decline your request to push aside the work that remains to be done to ensure an orderly completion of this election and instead launch and fund with taxpayer dollars a boundless “independent” evaluation of “all data related to the tabulation of votes in the 2020 General Election.&#8221;</blockquote>
Hobbs concluded, “To be clear, there is no ‘current controversy’ regarding elections in Arizona, outside of theories floated by those seeking to undermine our democratic process for political gain. Elected officials should work to build, rather than damage, public confidence in our system. As we’ve seen in recent days, even efforts ostensibly aimed at knocking down misinformation can actually amplify it. The administration of the 2020 election has been, by all measures, a rousing success in Arizona — despite the unprecedented challenges that confronted our state and county election officials.”

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On Sunday, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-september-6-2020-n1239438">speaking</a> on NBC’s “Meet The Press” with host Chuck Todd, Michigan Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson insisted that it could take a week after Election Day for all of Michigan’s ballots to be tallied, saying, “We should be prepared for this to be closer to an Election Week, as opposed to an Election Day.”
The conversation began with Todd asking, “Jocelyn Benson, what did you learn from Michigan&#8217;s experience? You ended up with a high volume of mail-in ballots. And obviously, you&#8217;ve gone through a whole bunch of election changes since 2016 that you&#8217;re going to be implementing for the first time. So give me your assessment of where you feel like Michigan is right now.&#8221;
“Well, yeah, Chuck, one of the silver linings of 2020 for us has been options for voters and opportunities to clarify those options,” Benson replied. “Voters in Michigan can vote early by mail. They can return ballots through a drop box. We&#8217;ve placed close to 1,000 secure drop boxes all around the state. They can vote early in person at their clerk&#8217;s office, and then every precinct will be open on Election Day. We&#8217;ve been able to hone this plan for November through three successful elections that we&#8217;ve had already this year where we&#8217;ve seen in every single one turnout has doubled, putting us on track to have Michigan&#8217;s November election be the highest turnout ever in the history of our state.”
Todd persisted, “I want to go to the postal service issue. You were pretty concerned about it at one time. Where are you now? Have you had reassurances from the postal service folks that you&#8217;ve dealt with since this kerfuffle began?”
“Well, yes. I mean, I have spoken directly with the postmaster general,” Benson agreed. “And we&#8217;ve been in near constant communication with our postmaster leaders and postal leaders on the ground here in Michigan. We&#8217;re approaching this from a two-pronged strategy. One is to make sure the system works, that citizens can receive their ballots and return them on time. We&#8217;ve created drop boxes as a workaround for citizens who may not feel comfortable or wait till the last minute to return their ballots.”
“But we&#8217;re now also facing a perception issue,” she continued. “That the changes in the postal service, if nothing else, have created confusion and chaos where none existed prior. And so, the voter education and the confidence-boosting we now have to do and will do to ensure voters feel confident that their vote is sent through the mail and will count is a key part of our work moving forward.”
Todd asked, “You guys can&#8217;t start processing until Election Day. It took a long time to get some results during your primary. Should we be prepared for Thanksgiving and the Michigan results to be coming together?”
Benson answered, “No, but we should be prepared for this to be closer to an Election Week, as opposed to an Election Day. I mean, the bottom line is we are not going to have the full results and a counting of all of our ballots on Election Night. We already know that. We&#8217;ve asked the legislature to make changes to the law to give us more ability to be prepared and count those ballots more efficiently. They have not acted for reasons that I don&#8217;t fully, completely understand. But that said, we&#8217;re increasing tabulators. We&#8217;re increasing capacity to more efficiently and securely count those ballots. But I&#8217;m also laser-focused on accuracy. And if it takes a few extra days to ensure we have a full and accurate counting of the results of every race, that&#8217;s what it&#8217;s going to take. And we&#8217;re going to be transparent throughout that whole process to make sure every citizen knows exactly where we are in the counting process and how many more ballots we have to get through.”
At the Democratic National Convention, Benson joined California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to speak on a video where Padilla stated, &#8220;But now, Trump has admitted he&#8217;s trying to sabotage the post office to undermine voting-by-mail. And we&#8217;re not gonna let him do that.&#8221;
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