Responsive Gov’s Grade TL;DR

The Nevada Legislature delivered tangible gains for voters this session, including securing critical funding to expand voter outreach and upgrade registration infrastructure. However, the state’s potential progress was curtailed by Governor Lombardo, who vetoed a suite of additional reforms. Despite these executive roadblocks, Nevada’s legislative achievements secured an A- on this year’s progress report.

Looking Back

Where Nevada Started at the Beginning of 2025

• Automatic Voter Registration: Secure AVR
• Online Voter Registration: DMV ID
• Same-Day Registration: Yes
• Restoration of Rights: Prison Disenfranchisement
• Vote by Mail: Vote by Mail
• Electronic Registration Information Center Member: Yes
• Early Voting Opportunities: Regular Ballot Early Voting
• ID Requirements: No Document Required

Relying on the Cost of Voting Index for Nevada as of 2024, we considered the state a top tier state for pre-existing voting policy and compared its 2025 activity against other top tier states.

How Our Tier Compares

• COVI (2024): 4th/li>
• EPI Score (2022): 15th

2025: This Past Year

Legislative Action

During the 2025 session, the Nevada Legislature continued to make pro-voter improvements to the state’s election laws.

• AB 148 requires sample ballots to be mailed to voters before their official mail ballots to avoid confusion.
• AB 367 establishes a language access coordinator within the secretary of state’s office and requires the office to make sure voting materials and other election information are available in at least seven of the most commonly spoken languages in Nevada.
• SB 421 requires local clerks to recruit election workers for polling places on tribal reservations and provide training on the reservation, unless a tribe opts out.
• SB 488 appropriated $1.5 million to the secretary of state’s office for voter education and outreach.
• AB 562 appropriated $3.5 million for AVR agency connectivity.

Special Session:

Executive Action

• AB 499, a bipartisan compromise bill, would have expanded voter access to drop boxes while also implementing common-sense voter ID measures.
• AB 597 would have allowed voters that are not affiliated with a political party to participate in the partisan primary elections.
• AB 534 would have moved up the deadline for those registering to vote that want to automatically receive a mail ballot to 18 days before the election. The current cutoff point is 14 days before the election.
• AB 496 would have allowed mail voters to include a contact number on their envelope to be contacted about any signature verification issues. The bill also would have required election administrators to post daily updates of data on mail and provisional ballots during the early voting period and would have required monthly posting of the county voter registration lists, among other things.
• SB 100 would have subjected election workers to felony charges for failing to perform their duties in a timely manner.
• SB 422 would have expanded the list of acceptable ID that may be used for same-day registration, required extended DMV hours for two weeks before an election in large jurisdictions to provide citizens with additional opportunities to get acceptable photo IDs, and allowed voters that lacked acceptable ID to vote provisionally in certain circumstances.
• AB 306 would have established minimum drop box requirements based on county population size.

Implementation Action

• Nevada implemented important automatic voter registration reforms in January, streamlining the process for eligible Nevadans. These reforms bring Nevada in line with national best practices for automatic voter registration, while reducing unnecessary bureaucratic processes for customers and staff.
• The secretary of state completed the implementation of its new Voter Registration and Election Management Solution (VREMS), integrating Clark County into a system that successfully incorporated Nevada’s 16 other counties in 2024. This centralized system will increase the security, accuracy, transparency, and customer experience of the state’s elections systems.