Attorney General Aaron Ford’s votes on the Nevada Board of Pardons Commissioners have been scrutinized by allies of Gov. Joe Lombardo in the lead-up to the Nov. 3 election.

The opponents’ records are more complicated than attack ads would make them seem.

Ford, the Democratic nominee for governor , has voted in favor of granting pardons or commutations to 54 people convicted of murder or manslaughter in the seven years he has sat on the board, which comprises the governor, attorney general and seven Nevada Supreme Court justices.

Lombardo, a Republican , voted in favor of pardons or commutations for 18 people convicted in killings since he joined the board in 2023, halfway through Ford’s tenure.

Ford’s voting record has made him a target of Lombardo’s campaign and its supporters in the final weeks before Election Day, including one ad by the Lombardo-supporting Better Nevada PAC that said “letting one killer go is unacceptable.”

Lombardo himself has criticized Ford’s votes on social media.

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