Skip to content

Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022

Did Nevada send all registered voters mail-in ballots for the 2020 election regardless of whether they requested it?

Esther Tsvayg, The Nevada Independent
yes

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Nevada implemented an emergency measure that issued mail-in ballots to all registered voters. Assembly Bill 4, passed during the 32nd special session of the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Steve Sisolak in August 2020, declared the 2020 general election an “affected election” and established a procedure for universally issuing ballots to all registered voters. Nevada was one of 13 states that implemented emergency measures in 2020 that automatically sent mail ballots to all active registered voters statewide.AB4 was passed with 13 votes in support of the bill and 8 against it in the Nevada Senate, and 29 votes in support of the bill and 12 against it in the Nevada Assembly. In 2021, Governor Sisolak passed Assembly Bill 321, mandating that all active registered voters are automatically sent a mail-in ballot before primary and general elections.

See a full discussion of this at The Nevada Independent

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.

Sources

About fact briefs

Fact briefs are bite-sized, well-sourced explanations that offer clear "yes" or "no" answers to questions, confusions, and unsupported claims circulating online. They rely on publicly available data and documents, often from the original source. Fact briefs are written and published by Gigafact contributor publications.

See all fact briefs

The Nevada Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news and opinion website founded in 2017 by veteran political journalist and commentator Jon Ralston. The site and its supporting channels are focused on ethical, unbiased and transparent journalism. In general, we aim to gather and disseminate important public information and increase civic engagement. We are supported by corporate donations, memberships, event ticket sales and sponsorships and foundation grants. We disclose all our members and donors. Donors have no influence over our content, ever. The Nevada Independent is the dba for Nevada News Bureau, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit founded in 2010 by Elizabeth Thompson, who now serves as one of The Nevada Independent's managing directors and its Editor.

Learn More

Latest Fact Briefs

Be a Friend of facts

Help us fund more great fact briefs like this one.