Voters said “YES” to Question 3, which asked if the state should use a final-five nonpartisan primary and Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) combination to elect candidates.

What’s next? The measure has to pass again in 2024 to officially become law for the 2026 election. If Question 3 passes again in 2024, Nevada will become the third (and largest!) state in the nation to use RCV for statewide elections. As Alaska and Maine have shown, RCV ensures winning candidates receive support from the majority of voters. It also gives voters the opportunity to rank candidates in order of preference, rather than forcing them to choose between the “lesser of two evils.”

Ballot Question 3: Final-five voting (open primaries + ranked choice voting in the general election) for U.S. Senate and congressional races, legislative elections and statewide office positions.

Nevada’s fully closed primary system excludes a growing plurality of Nevada voters from participating in its elections. The only voters who can currently participate in Nevada’s primary elections are those registered as Republican or Democrat even though nearly 30% of Nevada voters are officially registered as “non-partisan.”

Yes on 3 Campaign and its partners are leading this campaign to pass open primaries and ranked choice voting, allowing nonpartisan- and third-party-registered voters to participate and have their voices heard. This change will incentivize candidates to appeal to the widest range of voters, replacing the existing incentive structure for candidates to appeal to the most extreme minorities of their party’s base.

Yes on 3 Campaign is a citizen-backed group pushing this initiative along with help from local organizations like Better Voting Nevada and groups like RepresentUs, Unite America, Vote Nevada, Nevadans for Election Reform, the Institute for Political Innovation and others who want to strengthen democracy in Nevada.