State officials say they've looked into non-citizen voter claims from the federal government.
Each of the 185 voters in Nevada that federal officials flagged as non-citizens - are likely citizens after all, according to a letter between the Nevada Attorney General's Office and the Department of Homeland Security.
State records indicate those folks they flagged are indeed citizens.
Nevada officials allege Homeland Security has not provided substantial evidence to suggest otherwise, but say they would review it if they did.
In a statement, the Nevada Secretary of State tells us in part, "we will not put eligible nevadans at risk of losing their right to vote—or discourage them from participating—based on unsubstantiated claims."
The Nevada Attorney General's Office sent us this statement:
"The Trump administration falsely claimed noncitizens were on Nevada’s voter rolls in an effort to justify the administration's unlawful takeover of Nevada's constitutional right to administer our elections and sow doubt about the validity and security of our democracy. Nevada’s records indicate that the administration’s so-called examples of noncitizen voters are U.S. citizens and DHS has provided no evidence to substantiate its claims of 185 noncitizens voting in our state.
"Had the president gotten his way, the federal government would have thrown our elections into chaos and illegally stripped the right to vote from American citizens.
"Instead, we fought back in court and we won. Now, the Trump administration has proved what we know to be true: Nevada's elections are safe, fair, and secure. Nevada’s election officials did their job and demonstrated that our election system works. My office will continue to defend Nevada’s election laws and the voting rights of every eligible Nevadan."
