DOJ Serves Subpoenas to Nevada Secretary of State in Voter Roll Data Dispute
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has served seven federal subpoenas and a records preservation notice to Nevada Secretary of State Francisco 'Cisco' Aguilar, escalating a high-stakes legal confrontation over voter roll data.
The investigation centers on the DOJ's demand for raw voter registration files to audit Nevada's voter list maintenance under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).
A federal judge previously dismissed the DOJ's civil lawsuit, but the government is appealing to the 9th Circuit Court. Aguilar has pushed back against the investigation, calling it an 'intimidation tactic.'
The dispute highlights a clash between federal preemption and state-level privacy statutes. The DOJ maintains that federal election oversight authority trumps state laws protecting sensitive identifying information.