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Caller alleges repeated delays by Nevada Secretary of State on records requests and cites AB51
Summary
A member of the public told the Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections that a records request to the Nevada Secretary of State made on Dec. 4, 2023, had not been fulfilled as of February 2025 despite repeated extension requests, and referenced bill AB51 in criticizing the office's handling of records.
A member of the public alleged the Nevada Secretary of State repeatedly delayed a public records request and referenced AB51 while addressing the Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections during public comment.
Caller Ellen Gifford said a Nevada citizen submitted a public records request to the Secretary of State on Dec. 4, 2023. Gifford related a timeline of extensions: she said the office initially acknowledged the request on Dec. 19, 2023, and indicated records would be provided by Feb. 23, 2024; subsequent extensions were requested in February 2024 (to April), April (to June), June (to July), August (to September), September (to October), October (to November), November (to January 2025), and that on Jan. 17, 2025 the office sent the same November 2024 memo. Gifford said that as of February 2025 the records had still not been provided.
Gifford said, “It is assumed that personnel responsible for performing this task receive a paycheck. Yet a new bill, AB 51, proposes that Nevada's pay an additional fee for a task that is part of their job description and is not being performed properly and in accordance with Nevada statutes.” The committee did not record any response from the Secretary of State’s office during the meeting.
The remarks were made during the public comment portion of the meeting; the transcript records no formal committee action or staff response on this specific allegation during the session. The committee’s posted procedures allow written public comment to be submitted up to 24 hours after the meeting.
