Nevada Ballot Measures Could Tweak Turnouts, Outcomes in Tight ‘Battleground’ Elections

Voters will see a Las Vegas-style buffet of proposals designed to draw to the polls Democrats, Republicans, and the state’s largest bloc—the nonaffiliated.

Las Vegas voters cast ballots at The Boulevard Mall in Nevada’s June 14, 2022 primary. John Haughey/The Epoch Times

There’s a growing trend in state parties aligning with advocacy groups to get proposed constitutional amendments onto general election ballots to spur single-issue voters to the polls where they are likely to incidentally support their candidates.

This proxy tactic is no more evident than in Nevada, a 2024 “battleground state” of closely contested races where a Las Vegas-style buffet of ballot measures is designed to draw diverse constituencies into voting booths on Nov. 5.