Aguilar and Marchant Offer Distinct Views on Nevada Secretary of State Role
Cisco Aguilar and Jim Marchant are vying for the position of Nevada Secretary of State in the upcoming general election. Aguilar, a Democrat, has been serving as Secretary of State since his first election to the office.
Aguilar's main priorities include making it easier to do business in Nevada, ensuring safe and secure elections, and protecting consumers. He emphasizes the importance of maintaining voter data privacy, stating that sharing Nevadans' voter information with the federal government would be a 'data privacy issue.' Aguilar has also implemented upgrades to the state's election systems, including the Voter Registration Election Management System.
Marchant, a Republican, focuses on election integrity and restoring the corporation registration process to pre-2015 days. He advocates for returning to precinct-level voting and using paper ballots with anti-counterfeit measures. Marchant also proposes hand-counting ballots on election night with full transparency. In contrast to Aguilar's emphasis on modernization, Marchant suggests repealing laws passed in recent sessions that he deems detrimental to election integrity.