Influential leaders in Republican politics are eyeing to prevent Nevada from accepting mail-in ballots received up to four business days after Election Day via The Epoch Times.
It has been noted that on May 3, the Republican National Committee, Donald Trump For President 2024 Inc., and Donald Szymanski filed a three-count complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada against Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar, and other parties, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief.
The complaint has identifie Mr. Szymanski as a registered Nevada voter and a resident of Clark County, Nevada. It is noted that the RNC, President Trump’s principal campaign committee, and Mr. Szymanski are seeking a judgment declaring Nevada’s mail-in voting law violates the 14th Amendment, injunctions prohibiting the state from counting ballots received after Election Day or postmarked after Election Day, and recovery of legal fees related to the case.
The complaint has alleged that Nevada contravenes federal law by counting ballots up to four business days after Election Day. Furthermore incorrectly, according to the complaint, presumes ballots received up to three days after the election are postmarked on or before the day of the election.
“[The state] effectively extends Nevada’s federal election past the Election Day established by Congress,” the complaint says. “Timely, valid ballots are diluted by untimely, invalid ballots, which violates the rights of candidates, campaigns, and voters.”
A statement which was reported by the outlet, Mr. Aguilar said his state runes some of the most secure, transparent, and accessible elections in the country.
“The key for that accessibility is allowing working Nevadans to vote using the method that works best for them, including voting by mail,” Mr. Aguilar said. “Our office will not comment on ongoing litigation, but I hope the RNC is putting as much time and energy into educating voters on how to participate in elections as they put into suing the state of Nevada.”
Nevada, a state with a growing population and shifting demographic makeup, is a coveted battleground state in national politics.
