In a move to bolster election integrity, Nevada’s Secretary of State's Office confirmed on Friday that a proposed ballot measure requiring voters to show identification prior to casting their votes has garnered enough valid signatures to make it to the November ballot.

With 131,590 valid signatures in hand, supporters of the initiative surpassed the required threshold of signatures from each of the state’s congressional districts (25,591), solidifying its place on the upcoming ballot.

Last month alone, over 179,000 signatures were submitted to state and local election officials by the initiative's proponents.

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David Gibbs, chairman of the Repair The Vote PAC backing the measure, expressed satisfaction with the achievement, remarking, "We are elated to have met another massive milestone in this process; now it is up to Nevadans."

Under the proposed ballot question, a constitutional amendment would mandate that in-person voters furnish valid photo identification, while mail voters would need to provide a personally identifiable number, such as part of a driver’s license or Social Security number, in addition to their signature.

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Unlike some states, Nevada currently does not require voters to present any form of identification at the polls, relying solely on signature verification against state records.

Detractors of the initiative have denounced the voter ID requirements as a disguised unconstitutional poll tax due to the associated costs of obtaining identification.

Despite facing a legal challenge earlier this year, the measure ultimately withstood scrutiny. In May, the state Supreme Court ruled in favor of allowing the initiative to proceed without addressing all legal arguments at the pre-election phase.

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo has been a vocal advocate for voter ID measures. Supporting his stance, a pro-Lombardo PAC named Better Nevada disclosed contributing over $1.5 million in the last quarter to a related PAC involved in collecting signatures for the initiative.

For the measure to take effect, it must receive two positive votes, meaning it would go on the 2026 ballot if endorsed by voters this year.

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