Cisco Aguilar
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Oct 4, 2026
Allison GillHOST
... you know.
Allison GillHOST
And I mean, you know, recently, the Nevada ones, I talked to Cisco Aguilar about this, the Secretary of State in Nevada.
Allison GillHOST
He's like-
Andy McCabeHOST
Yeah
Aaron FordGUEST
I wouldn't say worried, but, uh, you know, I, I, I stay ready so I don't have to get ready.
Aaron FordGUEST
Uh, I have a great partner in the Secretary of State, in Cisco Aguilar, uh, who is a vigilant di- uh, enforcer of, of, of rights and supporter of our voting rights.
Aaron FordGUEST
Uh, we work together hand-in-hand to ensure we push back against, uh, efforts to undermine our authority as a state to run our elections.
Aaron FordGUEST
Uh, I have led the lawsuits pushing back on both of the executive orders as well as, uh, both executives from the Tr- President Trump, as well as United States Postal Service's, uh, attempt, um, to, um, essentially usurp our authority in, in the mail-in voting context, and I have prevailed.
Aaron FordGUEST
But what they would run up against is the same defeat they've run up against against me as the attorney general defending the integrity of our elections.
Aaron FordGUEST
I have a great partner in Cisco Aguilar, who is our Secretary of State.
Aaron FordGUEST
We work in tandem, hand-in-hand, protecting our elections, and I do believe that we're gonna have fair and free elections again, uh, and I'm gonna be there to ensure that as well.
Luke RussertHOST
And we sh- should point out that ahead of the 2020 election, 2028 presidential election, the more Democratic governors there are, especially in swing states, the less opportunity for a lot of the election, election denialism and shenanigans that we've seen happen in a lot of places all around the country.
Aaron FordGUEST
Well, the great thing about having a cohort of Democratic attorneys general is that we have, um, been working together for years, uh, in order to push back and prepare ourselves for any, uh, attempt to undermine the integrity of our elections.
Aaron FordGUEST
Um, the great thing about having a good partner in the Nevada Secretary of State, uh, Cisco Aguilar, is that he and I have likewise worked together to ensure that we have things lined up.
Aaron FordGUEST
Uh, litigation, obviously, is always an option.
Aaron FordGUEST
And, uh, we have defeated Donald Trump in court, my office has, uh, no less than a half a dozen times.
Eugene DanielsHOST
...
Eugene DanielsHOST
if the w- uh, the w- administration comes after them?
Aaron FordGUEST
Well, a- as I indicated to Jackie, I'm happy that we have a Secretary of State in Cisco Aguilar, who indeed, I'm confident, has been having those conversations.
Aaron FordGUEST
We advise the Secretary of State, who is the overseer of all of our elections, and I'm confident that that training is taking place, and we will be there as a backstop, um, as we were, um, with the particular county last go around that didn't want to, um, report back on ballot counting.
Natalie OttHOST
Today is October 2nd, 2026.
Natalie OttHOST
Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar says the use of controversial federal database to verify citizenship and voter eligibility is dangerous.
Natalie OttHOST
That's after Nevada's Republican Governor Joe Lombardo sent a letter to election officials across the state urging them to adopt the so-called SAVE system.
Natalie OttHOST
The federal government's systematic alien verification for entitlements was created in the mid-1980s to help federal agencies determine an immigrant's eligibility for public benefits.
Natalie OttHOST
However, after retooling by the Trump administration, the system has become a way for all levels of government to verify voters' citizenship status.
Natalie OttHOST
The only problem is that it's known to mistakenly flag some eligible voters as potential non-citizens.
Natalie OttHOST
In his letter, Lombardo encouraged Aguilar to use individualized inquiries during the period leading up to an election to help verify citizenship status and voter eligibility.
Natalie OttHOST
The Department of Homeland Security recently claimed without evidence that 185 non-citizens were on Nevada voter rolls.
Betsey BellHOST
They are going to confuse you.
Betsey BellHOST
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal today, Governor Lombardo, who is running for re- reelection, as is Francisco Aguilar, who is Secretary of State, asked...
Betsey BellHOST
Governor Lombardo asked Aguilar to verify citizens on the voter rolls using the SAVE system of verification.
Betsey BellHOST
And this is Aguilar's response.
Betsey BellHOST
He also said this is dangerous because it unfairly disenfranchises US citizens.
Betsey BellHOST
You know what? That I can say he's right about, because the US citizens are starting to think, "Why should I vote? The illegals are going to cancel my vote." Oh, no, that could never happen, right? No.
Betsey BellHOST
Not as long as Francisco Aguilar is Secretary of State in the state of Nevada.
Betsey BellHOST
Vote for his opponent, please.
Betsey BellHOST
They are going to confuse you.
Betsey BellHOST
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal today, Governor Lombardo, who is running for re-election, as is Francisco Aguilar, who is Secretary of State, Governor Lombardo asked Aguilar to verify citizens on the voter rolls using the SAVE system of verification.
Betsey BellHOST
And this is Aguilar's response.
Betsey BellHOST
He said, quote, the safe system unreliability is well documented.
Betsey BellHOST
You know what? That I can say he's right about.
Betsey BellHOST
Because the US citizens are starting to think, why should I vote? The illegals are going to cancel my vote.
Betsey BellHOST
Oh, no, that could never happen, right? No, not as long as Francisco Aguilar is secretary of state in the state of Nevada.
Betsey BellHOST
Vote for his opponent, please.
Allison GillHOST
Hi, AG and DG.
Allison GillHOST
Loved your interview with Cisco Aguilar, and I was so excited that you got him to swear.
Allison GillHOST
[laughs] It's always, like, a deep...
Allison GillHOST
Like, whenever I talk to somebody very important in the government, like-
Mila AtmosHOST
Mordecai Kurtz is the Joan Kenney Professor of Economics Emeritus at Stanford University, and his most recent book is Private Power and Democracy's Decline: How to Make Capitalism Support Democracy.
Mila AtmosHOST
[upbeat music] Next week on Future Hindsight, we'll be joined by Cisco Aguilar.
Mila AtmosHOST
He serves as Nevada's Secretary of State, as well as the Chair of the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State.
Mila AtmosHOST
That's next time on Future Hindsight.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
We have another busy hour ahead, including President Trump's relentless claims of voter fraud and the fact check delivered by one battleground state this week.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar is standing by.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
Then, with just 37 days until the midterms, we'll ask Ohio congressional candidate Brian Poindexter about his increasingly combative race with Republican incumbent Congressman Max Miller.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
But we begin this hour with President Trump continuing to push his attacks on voting in the face of proof his claims are false.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
This week, a Nevada deputy attorney general wrote to DHS, quote, As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
Joining us now is the secretary of state for Nevada, Cisco Aguilar.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
Secretary Aguilar, welcome back to the weekend.
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