Nevada Governor Urges Use of Federal SAVE System to Verify Voter Eligibility
CARSON CITY — Governor Joe Lombardo sent a letter on October 1 to Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar urging the use of all legal means available to verify citizenship status and voter eligibility, including individualized inquiries through the Department of Homeland Security's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system.
The letter came after the U.S. Supreme Court on September 25 stayed a lower court order that had blocked use of the enhanced SAVE system. The Supreme Court concluded that existing federal law supports DHS responding to state and local eligibility inquiries and that Congress expressly authorized the information sharing at issue.
"I have always maintained that elections should be administered by the states," Lombardo wrote. "As part of that duty, it is contingent upon the State of Nevada to work with the federal government to ensure that every registered voter is a lawful citizen." He encouraged the secretary to use the individualized inquiries permitted under the National Voter Registration Act in the period leading up to the election.
A Pew Research Center survey conducted April 20-26, 2026, found 85% of Americans said it is important that no ineligible voters are permitted to vote — 92% of Republicans and 79% of Democrats.
Sources: Office of the Nevada Governor; KOLO
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