From the Las Vegas Review Journal: Nevada could be using a top-down voter registration system as soon as next year’s primary elections, officials said Monday. Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar told lawmakers that the system, which would create a centralized statewide voter registration database, could be operational by the June 2024 primary elections — with the help of a $30 million appropriation from the state.
The state currently uses a top-up system, in which counties maintain their voter lists and send the data to the secretary of state’s office. The top-down system, which was passed unanimously during the 2021 legislative session, aims to increase efficiency and consistency with the state’s voter rolls.
It wasn’t the only ask from the secretary of state’s office, which is requesting more than $61 million in general fund appropriations over the next biennium. That includes approximately $877,000 for the purchase of voter education campaign materials and translation and interpretive voter services, $90,000 for streamlining how voters verify their signature on mail-in ballots, and $1.3 million to support the state’s business registry application, among other items.
One of the biggest asks from the office was a $15 million request meant to improve SilverFlume, the state’s business registration portal. The money will be used to “increase positive customer experience”.
How much of all this are YOU paying for? Shouldn’t you want a say in the process?