Does Nevada allow voters to choose “none of these candidates” on their election ballot?
Since 1975, Nevada voters have had the option of voting for “none of these candidates” in federal and statewide elections. In the wake of the Watergate scandal, the state legislator who sponsored the bill hoped it would help voter turnout by giving people an outlet for their frustrations with politicians.
If the “none” option receives the most votes, the candidate with the second most votes still wins the office. This happened several times in primary elections, but not general elections. However, there have been several elections where the “none” option received more general election votes than the difference in votes between the top two candidates, such as in Nevada's 1998 U.S. Senate election.
A 2013 legal challenge upheld the law, and “none of these candidates” continues to appear on Nevada ballots.