Tracking 2026 Nevada ballot measures: What’s up for a vote and what’s still in limbo
Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, proposed ballot initiatives are starting to roll into the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office. Here at The Nevada Independent, we’ve built a ballot measure tracker so readers can understand where a proposal is in the process, where legal challenges stand and who’s backing each idea.
This tracker will be updated as new ballot measures are added. See something that needs updating? Send us an email at [email protected].
Constitutional Amendments
Description: This petition would amend an existing voter bill of rights in the Nevada Constitution to include a subsection that guarantees voters “equal rights and treatment in all aspects of representative government without regard to political party affiliation, including, but not limited to, processes that determine representation through apportionment and redistricting.”
What a yes or no vote does: A yes vote would amend the Constitution to entitle nonpartisan voters to “the same rights and protections as all voters, regardless of their political affiliation,” the petitioner wrote. This could make primaries — which are usually closed to nonpartisan voters — open to everyone, although its main goal is ensuring redistricting is no longer a partisan process.
A no vote would leave the current language as it stands without the additional subsection for equal rights and treatment. Currently only voters registered as Democrats or Republicans can be involved in the primary process and when redistricting is done by the Legislature, the party in power can draw favorable maps for their party.
Supporters and opponents: Vote Nevada PAC Executive Director Sondra Cosgrove has been a main supporter of the petition’s concept for years dating back to 2020. The PAC has been fighting for an independent redistricting committee to ensure that maps are not drawn along partisan lines.
Opponents of an independent redistricting committee include the Democratic Party and lawyers representing it. The current redistricting process allows the party in power to draw favorable maps, and the Democratic Party has leveled various lawsuits at previous initiatives, saying they create an unfunded mandate.
Signature gathering: The petition has until June 24, 2026, to gather the nearly 149,000 valid signatures required to qualify for the ballot.
Legal status: The petition was filed Oct. 9, and as of Oct. 20, no legal challenges have been brought against this petition.
Financial status: Fundraising records have not been disclosed as of Oct. 20 and in 2024, the PAC did not file a campaign finance disclosure.
Amendment to Referendums and Initiatives Language
Description: Amend Article 19, Section 6, of the Nevada Constitution, which prohibits a ballot measure that requires the expenditure of money unless it also proposes a mechanism to raise that money.
What a yes or no vote does: A yes vote would allow for ballot measures that would cost money, as long as the petition includes a disclosure that “this initiative petition may require an appropriation or otherwise require the expenditure of money.”
A no vote would keep the language of Article 19, Section 6, of the Nevada Constitution as it currently stands.
Supporters and opponents: This initiative, also filed by Vote Nevada PAC, is the main supporter of this initiative because, if passed, it would clear the largest hurdle that the PAC has been facing in trying to create an independent redistricting committee, the unfunded mandate.
There does not appear to be any organized opposition to this ballot initiative yet.
Signature gathering: The petition has until June 24, 2026, to gather the nearly 149,000 valid signatures required to qualify for the ballot.
Financial status: Fundraising reports have not been filed as of Oct. 20 and in 2024, the PAC did not file a campaign finance disclosure.
Legal status: As of Oct. 20, no legal challenges have been brought against this petition, but it will help address prior legal challenges faced by Vote Nevada PAC in its quest to create an independent redistricting committee.
Description: This proposed constitutional amendment brought by Repair the Vote now heads back to the ballot for a second time for final passage after easily passing in 2024, and would require all in-person voters in Nevada to present a valid photo identification — such as a driver’s license, passport, student photo ID card or concealed weapon permit — before voting.
Those who vote by mail would have to also provide an individualized form of identification next to their signature such as a driver’s license or a Social Security number.
What a yes or no vote does: A yes vote would enshrine this rule into Article 2 of the Nevada Constitution.
A no vote would leave the current language of the Constitution as it stands, and keep voting laws the same.
Supporters and opponents: Proponents say requiring ID is standard for many routine activities, and would increase the security of Nevada elections. It is supported by Republicans and Democrats, who recently changed their stance on the matter. PACs including Repair the Vote, which brought the initiative forward, and Nevada Voter ID Coalition, chaired by Gov. Lombardo, are the main supporters.
Opponents say it would disenfranchise people who do not have a valid ID, such as those who do not drive. Democrats previously opposed voter ID laws, but with this ballot initiative passing overwhelmingly in 2024 with 73 percent of the vote they have since changed their stance to reflect the will of the voters.
Signature gathering: Prior to the 2024 election, Repair the Vote announced it had gathered 179,000 signatures, well over what was originally needed. It now heads to the ballot for a second time.
Financial status: Fundraising records for the 2026 cycle have not been disclosed as of Oct. 20. When the initiative first went to voters in 2024, according to financial records given to the Secretary of State’s Office, Repair the Vote PAC raised more than $300,000, with major contributors being Civic Voter Engagement, Nevada Corporate HQ and and Allen Knudson, president of a mortgage banking company. Knudson notably donated $100,000 to the PAC.
Legal status: The amendment had previously cleared all legal challenges during the 2024 election cycle.
Description: This proposed constitutional amendment would enshrine the right to an abortion and other medical procedures into the Nevada Constitution. Currently, such rights are guaranteed in state law but not in the Constitution, where they would be more difficult to alter. A second part to this amendment includes a “fundamental right to abortion” until fetal viability.
The measure passed a statewide vote in 2024 and heads back to voters in 2026 for a second vote.
What a yes or no vote does: A yes vote would enshrine these rights into the state Constitution.
A no vote would cause the amendment to fail, and current abortion law would keep abortion in Nevada legal through the 24th week of a pregnancy.
Supporters and opponents: Proponents, including the Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom PAC, say abortion rights are under attack and should be enshrined more permanently in Nevada, which this ballot initiative aims to do.
Opponents, including Nevada Right to Life PAC and the Coalition for Parents and Children PAC, say state law already offers such rights.
Signature gathering: The measure qualified for the ballot on June 28, 2024, and passed in the 2024 election cycle.
Financial status: Fundraising reports for the 2026 election cycle have not been filed as of Oct. 20. In the 2024 annual contributions and expenses report, the Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom PAC in favor of Question 6 raised more than $1.8 million.
The main opponent of the measure, The Coalition for Parents and Children PAC, has not submitted any financial reports with the Secretary of State’s Office.
Legal status: There are currently no legal challenges to this ballot measure.