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Open Primaries for Publicly Funded Elections Amendment

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Nevada · November 2026 general election · Constitutional amendment · Election day November 3, 2026
Topics: Elections and voting, Government structure

In plain language

This proposed constitutional amendment would have added to Nevada's Voters' Bill of Rights a right for every registered voter to take part in any publicly funded election, regardless of party registration. Nevada's partisan primaries are currently closed to voters who are not registered Democrats or Republicans; nonpartisan voters were the state's largest registration bloc, at about 39 percent in July 2026. The petition stated the right without specifying how it would be implemented. Organizers did not submit enough valid signatures by the June 24, 2026 deadline, so it will not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Fiscal impact

No official fiscal note has been issued for this measure yet.

When the state publishes a fiscal analysis, it will appear here and be listed in the sources below.

What supporters and opponents say

These are summaries of arguments made by the named organizations, drawn from the sources listed below. They are their claims, not this site's, and this site takes no position on the measure.

What supporters say

  • Filer Sondra Cosgrove, executive director of Vote Nevada PAC, argues that shutting nonpartisan voters out of taxpayer-funded primaries is unfair given the size of that voting bloc.
  • Supporters describe the measure as narrower than 2024's Question 3, which paired open primaries with ranked-choice voting and was rejected by voters.

Attributed to Vote Nevada PAC.

What opponents say

  • Washoe County Republican Party Chairman Bruce Parks, testifying against a related 2025 bill, argued that such proposals attempt to override the defeat of Question 3 and that nonpartisan voters already have a remedy in changing their registration.
  • Opponents in the Nevada Republican Party say political parties should choose their own nominees.

Attributed to Nevada Republican Party.

Official ballot language

The certified ballot text is not yet available for this measure. Once the state certifies it, the verbatim wording will appear here.

Sources

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