AB 597 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-1245)

AB 597 would allow Nevada voters who registered without a party affiliation ("nonpartisan voters") to request and vote a partisan primary ballot for any major political party. This requires them to submit a request by mail (by the seventh Monday before the election) or in person at polling places. The bill also removes the requirement for election officials to notify voters about primary voting restrictions and adjusts ballot distribution procedures for these voters. The bill passed the legislature but was vetoed by the governor on June 12, 2025, so it is not currently law.

Bill status vetoed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Vetoed

Jun 2025

Introduced May 26, 2025 Vetoed Jun 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 → As Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill transitions from a draft proposal to its final enacted form, authorizing voters without a political party affiliation to vote in partisan primary elections by requesting specific ballots. The changes primarily involve formatting updates and the addition of the official 'Enacted' header, confirming the bill has passed all legislative stages.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains unchanged; it applies to all registered nonpartisan voters in Nevada seeking to vote in partisan primary elections.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header from 'Reprint 1' to 'As Enrolled' and added the official chapter number and session details to reflect the bill's final passage.

Reformatted the Legislative Counsel's Digest to remove line numbers and adjust spacing for the final publication version.

Removed the 'Emergency Request of Speaker' label and the 'First Reprint' designation, as these are no longer needed once the bill is enacted.

Floor votes · Assembly May 30, 2025

How they voted

26–14

Passed

Total votes 40

May 30, 2025

D Democratic26

26 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican14

14 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 12, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by the Governor.

executive

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 12, Nays: 9.) To Assembly. In Assembly. To enrollment.

lower

May 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee. From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.

lower

May 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 933.) Dispensed with reprinting. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) To printer.

lower

May 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.

lower

May 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To committee.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors