Skip to content

Thursday, Apr. 6, 2023

Did Nevada spend more than $12 million for mail-in voting in the 2022 election cycle?


yes

The 2021 Nevada Legislature, through AB321, appropriated about $12.3 million for Nevada’s mail-in voting system, including the purchase of equipment. The bill also permanently implemented Nevada’s move to expanded mail voting, which began ahead of the 2020 election and amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2022, lawmakers added another $2.2 million for mail-in voting — $14.5 million in total funding.

Under AB321, which all legislative Republicans opposed, every active registered voter receives a mail ballot before primary and general elections; voters may opt out of receiving a ballot by providing written notice to their local election clerk.

During the 2022 general election, just over half of Nevada voters submitted their ballot by mail. In-person voting tends to be more costly. Clark County alone spent $24.6 million on its election department in the 2023 fiscal year.

Eight states, including Nevada, allow all elections to be conducted by mail. 

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

Be a Friend of facts

Help us fund more great fact briefs like this one.