Last week, Defend The Vote Action Fund hosted a Fireside Chat with four leaders working to protect the freedom to vote and have your vote counted.
Last Wednesday, DTV Action Fund Executive Director Brian Lemek was joined in Las Vegas by House Administration Committee Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25), Representatives Steven Horsford (NV-04), and Susie Lee (NV-03), and Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar.
The discussion about election security and voting rights followed Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting as well as the Republican push to pass the SAVE Act, which would prevent eligible citizens from voting.
Watch the conversation and learn more:
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Nevada U.S. Reps. Steven Horsford and Susie Lee along with U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle of New York, the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, joined Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar and Defend The Vote Action Fund executive director Brian Lemek to sound the alarm on election security.
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Nevada braces for Supreme Court ruling on mail ballots
Nevada Democratic U.S. Reps. Steven Horsford and Susie Lee and their New York colleague, Rep. Joe Morelle, joined Aguilar Wednesday for a discussion about election security and voting rights.
“We’re bracing for what may be a very, very bad Supreme Court decision,” Morelle said.
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Brian Lemek, executive director of the Defend the Vote Action Fund, said Nevada already implements multiple anti-fraud security measures to verify and track every ballot.
“There are already incredible safeguards in place, signature verification and citizenship requirements,” he said. “Nevada shows that you can expand access and still maintain strong security at the same time.”