LAS VEGAS, NV – Last week, it was revealed that Nevada’s secretary of state has received seven election-related subpoenas. The content of the subpoenas is unknown, but this marks a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to control state-run elections. In response, All Voting is Local Nevada State Director Kerry Durmick issued the following statement:
“As the midterms continue to inch closer, the Trump administration’s attempts to meddle in Nevada’s elections are growing more desperate. The news that the administration has sent seven election-related subpoenas to the secretary of state is part of the broader effort to exert control over state-run elections. The desperate attempts to gain access to private voter roll information, peddle debunked conspiracy theories, and force election officials to comply with likely illegal executive orders around vote-by-mail are not a signal of strength; they are a signal of weakness, as this administration is trying to find a shred of any sort of evidence to back its lies about our elections in an attempt to control them. In Nevada, we believe that every voter should be able to vote safely, free from intimidation, and know their vote counted. We will not allow Trump to come in and try to dictate our elections. We thank Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar for holding the line against these efforts to meddle in our elections, and to the Trump administration or any official who seeks to take away our freedom to vote, we say: Hands off our vote!”