Coverage dated September 24, 2026

Former Nevada leaders credit election officials after 185 voters found to be US citizens

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Former Gov. Brian Sandoval and former Assembly Speaker Richard Perkins credited Nevada election officials after a review of possible noncitizen voters determined the 185 people in question were all U.S. citizens.

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  1. Nevada Independent

    185 noncitizen voters flagged by Trump admin in Nevada are likely citizens, state says (opens Nevada Independent)

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    Nevada officials say there's no evidence to support the Trump administration's claims that 185 noncitizens could be on the state's voter rolls, saying "our records indicate that they were citizens."

  2. The Guardian

    Nearly 200 people wrongly identified on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens (opens The Guardian)

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    State election officials said they reviewed 185 records homeland security sent them and confirmed they were US citizens The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wrongly identified 185 people on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens, state officials said this week, escalating concerns over the shoddy…

  3. 8 News Now Las Vegas

    Former Nevada leaders credit election officials after 185 voters found to be US citizens (opens 8 News Now Las Vegas)

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    Former Gov. Brian Sandoval and former Assembly Speaker Richard Perkins credited Nevada election officials after a review of possible noncitizen voters determined the 185 people in question were all U.S. citizens.

  4. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    185 would-be illegal Nevada voters were actually citizens, Nevada officials tell DHS (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Nevada officials said this week that a Trump administration assertion that it confirmed finding 185 noncitizens in the state’s voter rolls was inaccurate.

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