Nevada voters approve Question 7 voter ID and Question 6 abortion rights amendments to the state constitution

What happened

Nevada voters approved two ballot questions in Tuesday's election that will place an abortion rights protection and a voter identification requirement in the Nevada Constitution, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. The Associated Press declared both Question 6 and Question 7 passed as of early Wednesday morning.

Both measures won strong support in unofficial results. The percentages reported so far reflect counts available in the early hours of Wednesday and are unofficial.

The results so far

Question 6: abortion rights

Question 6 asked whether the state should provide a constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability. The Review-Journal reported that 63.6 percent of voters supported the measure in unofficial results as of 12:20 a.m. Wednesday. You can read more in our earlier brief on Question 6's approval.

Question 7: voter ID

Question 7 seeks to amend the Nevada Constitution to require voter identification for future elections. According to the Review-Journal, it received a yes vote from 61.1 percent of voters in results as of early Wednesday.

What each side argued

The debate over Question 6

Supporters said it was important to write abortion rights into the state constitution after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the Review-Journal reported. Opponents argued that abortion was already legal in Nevada under a 1990 voter referendum. They also said a yes vote would expand existing rights to allow late-term abortions and would remove parental notification for minors.

The debate over Question 7

Backers of Question 7 said it would improve election security and remove distrust in the voting system, according to the Review-Journal. Opponents countered that widespread election fraud is virtually nonexistent. They also warned the requirement could disenfranchise voters who have trouble getting the documents needed for an ID.

When voter ID would take effect

The Review-Journal reported that Question 7 would take effect in time for the 2028 presidential election. The Legislature could begin creating additional policies around the requirement as early as its 2027 session. The Review-Journal's report did not describe which forms of identification would be accepted or how the rules would be carried out.

A busy election night in Nevada

The two questions shared the ballot with races up and down the ticket. The Review-Journal reported that Attorney General Aaron Ford had taken an early lead in the governor's race. Early results also showed Democrats leading most Assembly and Senate races and holding early leads in all four of Nevada's congressional races.

In Clark County, some voters reported waiting two to three hours to cast ballots on election day, according to the Review-Journal. Officials said high turnout contributed to delays in reported results. Our earlier coverage looked at how long voting lines built up across the county.

What to watch next

• Updated results for Question 6 and Question 7, since the figures reported so far are unofficial.
• Continued result reporting in Clark County, where officials said high turnout delayed reported results.
• The 2027 legislative session, when lawmakers could begin creating additional policies around the voter ID requirement.
• The voter ID requirement taking effect in time for the 2028 presidential election.