Nevada voter ID amendment returns to ballot

What Question 7 would change

Nevada voters will consider a constitutional amendment in November 2026 that would establish identification requirements for voting.

Because the measure would amend the state Constitution, voters must approve it a second time before it can take effect. The proposal would require people voting at a polling place to present photo identification. People voting by mail would need to include the last four digits of either their driver’s license number or Social Security number.

Thirty-six states have adopted voter identification laws, the National Conference of State Legislatures reported.

Arguments over the requirement

Supporters argue that identification requirements would help prevent potential fraud and increase public confidence in elections. Opponents say voter fraud is rare in Nevada and that another requirement could make voting harder for some eligible residents.

Barbara Wells, president of the League of Women Voters of Nevada, said the amendment could particularly affect racial and ethnic minorities, low-income residents, people with disabilities, unhoused people, younger adults and transgender people. She also raised concerns about placing part of a Social Security number on a mail ballot.

Gerald Mayes, executive director of the Las Vegas branch of the NAACP, said an additional requirement would create a barrier to voting in a state where elections are already safe.

Nevada ranked second in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Election Performance Index for the 2024 election.