Are you a new voter in 2026? Here’s what you need to know about Question 6

Have you moved to the Silver State since the 2024 election, or will you turn 18 prior to the 2026 election? Here’s everything you need to know about Nevada’s Question 6.

Question 6 is a ballot initiative

In Nevada, voters have the ability to suggest changes to the state constitution. This is important, because the state constitution tells our lawmakers what rights the people of Nevada have.

No matter what political party they come from, state lawmakers have to follow the rights guaranteed in the state constitution, and judges have to enforce those rights.

When Nevada voters want to change the state constitution, they can start a “citizen initiated constitutional amendment.”

For Question 6, that process began in 2024. (Question 6 is also called the “Right to Abortion Initiative.”)

After gathering enough signatures to add the amendment to the Nov. 2024 ballot, Nevada voters overwhelmingly passed Question 6 in the general election that year.

According to the citizen initiated constitutional amendment process, Question 6 has to be put in front of voters a second time before it can be written into Nevada’s state constitution. That’s happening in Nov. 2026.

What does Question 6 say?

The “Right to Abortion Initiative” would add a new article and section to the state’s constitution:

“All individuals shall have a fundamental right to abortion performed or administered by a qualified health care practitioner until fetal viability, or when needed to protect the life or health of the pregnant patient, without interference from the state…”

Abortion is currently legal up to the 24th week of pregnancy under Nevada state law, with additional exceptions past that point to protect the life or health of the mother.

Legality under state law differs from constitutional protections, though.

State laws in Nevada can be changed easier than constitutional amendments. Voters legalized abortion through a referendum in 1990. That state law could be undone with another voter referendum. If abortion were to be protected under a constitutional amendment it would be significantly more difficult to undo.

A Pew Research poll showed 73% of Nevadans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

A constitutionally protected right, however, cannot be undone so easily. Voters would have to decide to amend the state constitution again in two consecutive elections, which would be another four-year process.

Passing Question 6 creates an additional roadblock toward any anti-abortion push the state might see.

If Question 6 is approved by voters again in 2026, the right to abortion will be protected under the state constitution.

Nevadans can register to vote, check their registration status, and see their voting options online. To register to vote, all you need is a DMV-issued driver’s license or state ID.