Voters in Nevada approved two citizen-initiated constitutional amendments on Nov. 5. Question 6 would provide for a state constitutional right to an abortion. Question 7 would establish voter ID requirements in the state. Voters rejected Question 3, which would have established top-five primaries and ranked-choice voting for general elections.

Nov. 5 was the second election in which voters decided on Question 3 but the first for Question 6 and Question 7. In 2022, Question 3 received 53% of the vote, and then received 47% in 2024.

In Nevada, citizen-initiated constitutional amendments—like Questions 3,6, and 7—must be approved in two successive general elections to be ratified. This is known as a two-election approval requirement. Nevada is the only state with a two-election requirement for initiated constitutional amendments.

The requirement was enacted in 1962, when voters approved Question 2, which replaced the indirect citizen initiative process for constitutional amendments with the direct process, but also required that citizen-initiated constitutional amendments be approved at two successive general elections. Voters approved Question 2 by 56% of the vote, with 43% voting against it.

Following 1962, the first initiated constitutional amendment to be approved was in 1980, triggering the two-vote requirement for the first time. Since 1980, voters approved 19 constitutional amendments at least once. Excluding Question 6 and Question 7 from 2024, which must be approved again in 2026, voters approved 13 of 17 (76.5%) and rejected four (23.5%) during the second vote. The share of votes for ‘yes’ the second time declined for 14 of 17 (82.4%) ballot initiatives, with an average change of minus 8.7 percentage points. The ballot measure that had the largest decline was Question 3, which addressed energy regulations, of 2016 and 2018. In 2016, Question 3 received 72.4% of the vote. In 2018, Question 3 received 33.0%, a 39.4 percentage point decrease. The ballot measure with the largest vote increase between elections was Question 9, which legalized medical marijuana, of 1998 and 2000. In 1998, Question 9 received 58.7%, and, in 2000, Question 9 received Question 9 received 65.4%.

The following table lists all citizen-initiated constitutional amendments that were approved at least once in Nevada:

While Nevada is the only state with the two-election approval requirement, voters have decided on ballot measures to establish this type of requirement in North Dakota and Florida. On Nov. 5, voters rejected North Dakota Constitutional Amendment 2, which would have required that initiated constitutional amendments be approved at a primary and succeeding general election, among other changes. In 2020, North Dakotans also rejected a two-election proposal. Voters in Florida rejected Amendment 4, which would have required constitutional amendments to be approved at two general elections, in 2020.

Additional: Nevada 2026 ballot measures