Nevada secretary of state unveils real-time ballot-tracking dashboard, urges voters to use drop boxes amid USPS concerns
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Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar and deputy Mark Vlaschin told a legislative committee the office will launch a public dashboard to show mail-ballot status in real time, urged voters to mail ballots at least one week before election day or use drop boxes, and described integration of all 17 counties into a top-down voter database.
Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar told the Legislature on Thursday that Nevada will roll out a public ballot-tracking dashboard in the weeks before the June primary to give voters real-time information about mail ballots, and urged voters to return ballots early or use drop boxes to avoid Postal Service delays.
"Voters should be able to track their ballots like they do a pizza," Aguilar said, calling transparency and outreach central goals of his office as it prepares for the 2026 primary. He highlighted three priorities: modernization, innovation and transparency, and said the state will publish more granular data on mail ballots, including counts by county and party.
Deputy Secretary Mark Vlaschin gave lawmakers a detailed walkthrough of the dashboard and the statewide voter-registration system that feeds it. The dashboard will show, in real time, the number of ballots sent, received, accepted, marked for signature cure and outstanding ballots still with voters, Vlaschin said. "This will reflect all ballots sent, including the reissues," he said, and the office will add toggles for cured ballots and county-level breakdowns.
Vlaschin said the dashboard draws on the statewide top-down database created under Assembly Bill 422 (the VRAMs project), which now includes all 17 counties. He said the centralized system improves list maintenance, security and training, and that county clerks continue to operate elections locally.
The SOS team repeatedly cautioned that sample ballots and mail ballots are intentionally sequenced to comply with statute and county practices. Because of recent operational stresses at the U.S. Postal Service, the office recommended that voters drop ballots at an official drop box or mail them no later than one week before election day to ensure receipt.
The office also flagged litigation and federal developments that could affect post-election procedures. Vlaschin discussed the pending U.S. Supreme Court case Watson v. RNC, which asks whether ballots received after election day can be counted; he said the court’s decision — expected after the primary — could require outreach changes but would not alter plans for the immediate primary. "We will continue to operate under current state and federal law," Aguilar said.
Aguilar and his deputies emphasized the role of county clerks in execution and asked lawmakers to consider more consistent funding to support county operations and training. The SOS office also described planned public-facing enhancements to allow voters to view their registration records and signatures and to integrate ballot-tracking into a single voter portal.
The committee did not take action on policy changes during the session; the briefing was informational. The secretary’s office said it will share the dashboard publicly in the coming weeks and continue outreach about curing signature defects and other ballot issues.
