Nevada
A dated list of changes to how Americans vote: district maps, polling places and drop boxes, voting laws and rules, and courts and election officials. Each entry says who did what and when, shows what became of it, and links to the page it rests on. Attempts that failed are listed as failed. Entries that rest on a news report name the outlet.
This is the state view: events recorded for Nevada, then national events that apply here. See the national timeline.
In Nevada
2026
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Washoe County plans 18 early vote centers, 41 Election Day vote centers and six super centers for November 2026
KOLO reported on October 13, 2026 that Washoe County Registrar of Voters Andrew McDonald told the Board of Commissioners that the November 3 election would have 18 early voting vote centers, 41 on Election Day and six "super centers" (Depoali Middle School, O'Brien Middle School, Hug High School, Spanish Springs High School, the Reno-Sparks Convention Center and the Joe Crowley Student Union) with more parking, at least 20 voting booths and extra check-in stations.
- KOLO: Washoe County to operate "super centers" for upcoming election, Oct. 13, 2026 ↗ News report, KOLO
Source last checked Oct 24, 2026
2024
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Justice Department lists Clark County among jurisdictions it will monitor on Election Day
On November 1, 2024, the Justice Department announced it would monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 86 jurisdictions in 27 states for the November 5 general election. Clark County, Nevada, was on the list.
Source last checked Oct 23, 2026
2022
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Justice Department lists Clark and Washoe counties among jurisdictions it will monitor on Election Day
On November 7, 2022, the Justice Department announced it would monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 64 jurisdictions in 24 states for the November 8 general election. Clark County and Washoe County, Nevada, were on the list.
Counties: Clark County, Washoe County
Source last checked Oct 23, 2026
2020
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Trump campaign drops suit over Clark County mail ballot processing in exchange for added observation access
On November 5, 2020, the Trump campaign and the Nevada Republican Party said they would drop a suit that sought a halt to Clark County's automated signature verification of mail ballots, under a stipulation with Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske and Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria giving “additional observation access” to ballot duplication. The Nevada Supreme Court had earlier rejected the campaign's emergency motion. The Nevada Supreme Court's November 10, 2020 order dismissing the appeal (Kraus v. Cegavske, No. 82018) records that on November 5, 2020 the appellants moved for more time "due to a pending settlement agreement" and then moved to dismiss so the parties could submit a stipulation and order resulting from the settlement.
- Nevada Supreme Court, Kraus v. Cegavske, No. 82018, Order Dismissing Appeal, filed November 10, 2020 (copy posted by Democracy Docket) ↗
- Trump campaign agrees to drop lawsuit challenging mail ballot processing in Clark County (Nov. 5, 2020) ↗ News report, The Nevada Independent
Source last checked Oct 23, 2026
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Clark County cuts planned Election Day voting locations from 159 to 125
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on August 18, 2020 that Clark County registrar Joe Gloria told county commissioners the November 3, 2020 general election would have 125 in-person Election Day voting locations rather than the 159 first planned, because of difficulty recruiting poll workers during the pandemic (about 1,800 of roughly 3,100 needed were signed up). Gloria said the commission did not need to approve the change. The county also planned 35 early voting locations; state law requires at least 100 Election Day sites.
- Las Vegas Review-Journal (Blake Apgar): Clark County cutting in-person Election Day voting locations, Aug. 18, 2020 ↗ News report, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Source last checked Oct 24, 2026
Nationwide
2026
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Justice Department begins notifying counties it wants to monitor on Election Day 2026
NPR reported on October 21, 2026 that the Justice Department began notifying counties it wants to monitor on Election Day starting Tuesday, October 20. NPR confirmed notices to Adams County, Colorado; seven counties in Texas; King County, Washington; Miami-Dade County, Florida; and Hennepin and Ramsey counties in Minnesota. NPR reports that state officials were at first not notified at the same time as counties, and that a department spokesperson said it prioritizes places with competitive elections and would monitor Adams County because it is covered by Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act. Colorado's Secretary of State's office told NPR it was considering how to respond, since state rules require observers to have its permission unless a court orders otherwise.
- The Justice Department begins notifying counties where it wants to monitor elections ↗ News report, NPR
Source last checked Oct 22, 2026
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Civil rights and labor groups sue over possible federal immigration agents near polling places
On September 18, 2026, a coalition of nine civil rights and union groups sued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to prevent the deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling locations in November. States Newsroom reported it as the second such suit that month. The groups argue the policy violates the federal law that bars "armed men" at election sites and the Voting Rights Act's bar on intimidation. A Justice Department spokesperson said: "The DOJ has never said it would send federal law enforcement to polling locations." A Homeland Security spokesperson said ICE was not planning operations that targeted polling locations. No ruling is recorded here.
- U.S. District Court, D.D.C.: NAACP v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, No. 1:26-cv-03263, Complaint (Doc. 1, filed September 18, 2026; CourtListener copy) ↗
- A second lawsuit challenges plans to put ICE agents near polling places (September 21, 2026) ↗ News report, Government Executive (States Newsroom)
Source last checked Oct 21, 2026
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Latino and voting groups and the City of Denver sue over armed immigration agents at polling places
On September 10, 2026, the League of United Latin American Citizens, Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, UnidosUS and the City and County of Denver, Colorado filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 1:26-cv-03157) against the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and their leaders. The complaint alleges that the Homeland Security Secretary's statements of September 1, 2026 set a policy of authorizing armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to go to polling places, which the plaintiffs say violates 18 U.S.C. § 592, the law that bars federal officials from keeping "any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held" except to repel armed enemies of the United States. No ruling is recorded in this entry.
- Complaint, League of United Latin American Citizens v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, No. 1:26-cv-03157 (D.D.C. filed Sept. 10, 2026) (CourtListener RECAP copy) ↗
- Docket, No. 1:26-cv-03157 (D.D.C.) (CourtListener) ↗
Source last checked Oct 21, 2026
2025
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Justice Department announces it will monitor polling sites in six California and New Jersey counties
On October 24, 2025, the Justice Department announced that it would monitor polling sites ahead of the November 4, 2025 general election in six jurisdictions: Passaic County, New Jersey, and Kern, Riverside, Fresno, Orange and Los Angeles counties, California. The release says the Civil Rights Division would deploy personnel who would coordinate with U.S. Attorney's Offices.
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
2021
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Election Assistance Commission adopts Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 2.0
The Election Assistance Commission says that on February 10, 2021 its commissioners unanimously adopted version 2.0 of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines, the specifications against which voting systems are tested. The EAC says it stopped using versions 1.0 and 1.1 to certify voting systems as of November 16, 2023, and that previously certified systems are not decertified by that change.
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
2017
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Homeland Security designates election infrastructure as critical infrastructure
On January 6, 2017, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he had determined "that election infrastructure in this country should be designated as a subsector of the existing Government Facilities critical infrastructure sector." The statement defines election infrastructure as including "storage facilities, polling places, and centralized vote tabulations locations" and voter registration databases and voting machines.
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
1984
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Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act becomes law
Public Law 98-435, dated September 28, 1984, is titled "To improve access for handicapped and elderly individuals to registration facilities and polling places for Federal elections."
Source last checked Oct 22, 2026
How this timeline is built
Every entry rests on at least one source that was opened and read, and that source states the date and the fact. Courts, legislatures, election offices, the Justice Department, the Census Bureau, the Federal Register and Congress.gov come first. A news report is used only when no official page states the fact, and it is labeled with the outlet's name. Encyclopedias are not used as sources. History starts in 1965 with the Voting Rights Act. County names come from the Census Bureau's 2024 Gazetteer. Congressional district numbers are those in use for the 2026 election; an event is tagged to a district only when its source names that congressional district.
When a later event changes an earlier one, such as a law later struck down, both entries are listed and point to each other. This page does not predict outcomes or say which party a change helps. U.S. House maps for 2026 · Back to the 2026 voting center.