Nevada approves voter ID requirement for casting ballot

A Nevada ballot measure that aims to add voter identification requirements when casting a ballot is projected to pass, according to Decision Desk HQ.

The constitutional amendment, known as Question 7, would add language to the state Constitution requiring someone to show photo identification if they voted in-person early or on Election Day.

The measure is projected to pass with 61 percent support, with 70 percent of the vote tally reported early Wednesday.

The ballot measure would require those who cast mail-in ballots to either include the last four digits of their Nevada driver’s license number, last four digits of their Social Security number (if they don’t have a driver’s license from the state) or “the number provided by the county clerk when the voter registered to vote” if someone has neither a Nevada driver’s license or Social Security number.

The ballot measure passed in 2024 with over 70 percent, but the initiative needs to be passed one more time in back-to-back consecutive election cycles in order for it to be implemented.

Ballotpedia notes that more than a dozen states are teeing up ballot measures next week pertaining to election policy, including six states that are asking voters about voting and citizenship and six states asking about voter ID.