NV Presidential Ballot Access
Nevada Presidential Ballot Access Requirements
State-level general-election presidential ballot access requirements for Nevada, including party nomination, petition access, and write-in rules where available in the NASS summary.
Party Nomination
Political Party Nomination
A presidential candidate nominated by a qualified major or minor political party may be placed on the general election ballot. Each major and minor party must certify the names of the presidential electors to the secretary of state. Each major political party must provide the names of the party’s candidates for President and Vice President to the Secretary of State no later than 5 p.m. on the first business day of September of the year of a presidential election. A minor party must certify to the secretary of state no later than the last Tuesday in August the names of the candidates for president and vice-president. To qualify as a major political party:-the party must be designated as a political party on the voter registration applications of at least 10% of the registered voters in the state on January 1st preceding any primary election, or;-the party must file a petition with the secretary of state no later than the last Friday in February before any primary election containing the signatures of registered voters equal to or more than 10% of the total number of vote s cast at the last preceding general election for the office of representative in congress. To qualify as a minor political party:-any of the party’s candidates for partisan office at the last general election must have received at least 1% of the total nu mber of the total votes cast for the office of representative in congress;-on January 1st preceding a primary election, the party must have been designated as the political party on the voter registration applications of at least 1% of the total number of registered voters in the state; or-the party must file a petition with the secretary of state no later than the 3rd Friday in May preceding the general election containing the signatures of registered voters equal to at least 1% of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding g eneral election for the office of representative in congress
Petition Access
Petition / Independent Candidate Access
An independent presidential candidate may obtain ballot access for the general election by filing with the secretary of state no later than the second Friday in August a declaration of candidacy, a filing fee of $250, and a petition containing the signatures of registered voters equal to at least 1% of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding general election for the office of representative in congress. The candidate must also file with the secretary of state the names of the individuals who will serve as presidential electors.
Write-In
Write-In Rules
Write-in information was not available in the source table.
Legal Citations
Source Citations
- Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 293.128, 293.1715, 293.1725, 298.035, 298.109; LCB File No. R010-23
Source and Use
How to Read This Ballot Access Data
This reference is generated from NASS Summary: State Laws Regarding Presidential Ballot Access for the General Election.
- Primary source
- NASS ballot access summary PDF
- Coverage
- General-election presidential ballot access requirements by state, as summarized by NASS.
- Use note
- Informational reference only; verify current law with the state election office, current statutes, and legal counsel.
- These entries summarize general-election presidential ballot access rules for political party nominees, petition candidates, fee access where listed, and write-in candidacies.
- Ballot access law can change through statutes, court decisions, and state election guidance. Verify requirements with the state election office before relying on them.
- This reference does not state whether any candidate has qualified for a state ballot.
- This page is informational and is not legal advice or a filing procedure guide.