Thursday, October 13, 2022

A danger to democracy in Nevada

The Republican MAGA man running for Secretary of State here is a fanatic extremist. Will voters put him in office without really knowing what he's about because he comes with an R after his name?

His Democratic opponent, Cisco Aguilar, just wants to run this usually obscure office which manages state elections professionally and fairly. He would be following in the path of the current Secretary of State who is an honest, competent Republican -- not a Big Lie-affirming crank like Marchant. 

Says Aguilar: 

Growing up, my parents not only taught me that life is most meaningful when in service of others, they lived it. My grandfather and father were lifelong members of labor unions and they instilled the honor of a good day’s work, the importance of protecting working families, and standing up for their right to have a voice in democracy. I have made it my mission to be in service to the community I call home by being a fierce advocate for educational opportunities for all of Nevada’s children and an advocate for innovative public private partnership programs in our most vulnerable neighborhoods.  I’m running to be Nevada’s next Secretary of State because we must recognize that our government must work for all Nevadans.

More than ever, we need to defend every eligible American’s right to vote, remove barriers to voter participation, and make our elections as transparent as possible to maintain the public trust. But, there are individuals and groups who are determined to take us backwards making it harder to vote, creating barriers to register, and subverting public confidence in our elections. I am committed to building on the work that many have started in a bi-partisan way, including modernizing, safeguarding and strengthening our democracy, our elections process and the voting rights of every Nevadan.

Nevada has fair election laws and hardworking, professional election administrators. Cisco Aguilar is trying to keep it that way.

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