Nevada Open Primaries for Publicly Funded Elections Amendment (2026)
| Nevada Open Primaries for Publicly Funded Elections Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Primary election systems | |
| Status Cleared for signature gathering | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
The Nevada Open Primaries for Publicly Funded Elections Amendment may appear on the ballot in Nevada as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
The amendment would provide for the right for voters to participate in publicly funded elections, and would not require a voter to affiliate with a political party in order to participate in a publicly funded primary election. The amendment would also prohibit discrimination against voters when it comes to voting based on their political affiliation.[1]
Text of measure
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The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
Process in Nevada
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Nevada, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of the total number of votes cast in the preceding general election. A simple majority vote in two consecutive elections is required for voter approval.
The requirements to get an initiated constitutional amendment certified for the 2026 ballot and the next even-yeared election ballot:
- Signatures: 148,789 valid signatures are required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures is June 24, 2026.
Stages of this ballot initiative
The following is the timeline of the initiative:
- September 9, 2025: The initiative was filed and received by the Nevada Secretary of State.
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