Question 7, explained: voter ID, round two
Nevada voters approved Question 7 in 2024. Because it changes the state constitution, it has to pass a second time this year before it can take effect.
Approves it a second time and adds voter ID to the Nevada Constitution.
Stops it. Nevada keeps its current rules, with no ID required to vote in person.
Why twice? Nevada requires amendments proposed by citizens to pass in two general elections in a row. A yes in 2024 was step one.
What Question 7 does
- Requires photo ID to vote in person. A driver's license, passport, student ID and concealed weapon permit are among the accepted forms.
- Requires mail voters to add the last four digits of their driver's license or Social Security number next to their signature.
- Would likely take effect in time for 2028, not this election.
Where it stands now
Question 7 passed in 2024 with about 73% of the vote, the strongest result of any measure on that ballot. Nevada does not currently require ID to vote in person.
Both arguments, equal space
We don't tell you how to vote. Here is the best honest case each side makes.
The case for yes
Proponents argue ID is already required for routine transactions, and requiring it to vote is a modest, broadly popular step that rebuilds confidence in a system many Nevadans distrust.
They note the 2024 vote crossed party lines decisively, the accepted ID list is broad, and the mail rule adds a check without ending mail voting.
The case for no
Opponents argue in-person impersonation, the only fraud a photo ID rule stops, is essentially nonexistent, while the rule creates real barriers for rural, tribal, elderly and low-income voters least likely to have current ID.
They add that valid mail ballots could be rejected over one mistyped digit, and that the full cost, including free IDs, is unclear.
See the rest of Nevada's statewide ballot
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Get the Nevada guide · $9.99Before you vote: read the official wording in the Nevada Secretary of State's 2026 Ballot Question Guide at nvsos.gov. This page summarizes; it is not the ballot text.
Sources: Nevada Secretary of State; The Nevada Independent and other reporting on the 2024 and 2026 votes.