Native Voters Alliance NV Endorsements

Question Language: Shall Section 1 of Article 13 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to: (1) revise the description of the persons who benefit from institutions that the State is required to foster and support; (2) replace the term “institutions” with “entities”; and (3) add entities for the benefit of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities to the types of entities that the State is required to foster and support? 

Battle Born Progress Position: We recommend voting YES on Question 2. Voting YES on Question 2 would remove language from the Nevada Constitution that is antiquated and archaic. Updating the Nevada Constitution language to reflect people-first language demonstrates our commitment to inclusion, individuality, equity, and dignity of people with disabilities. This is an important update to our Constitution as it improves our societal norms and creates an environment where every individual is valued in Nevada regardless of their disability status.

Question Language: Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to allow all Nevada voters the right to participate in open primary elections to choose candidates for the general election in which all voters may then rank the remaining candidates by preference for the offices of U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Controller, Attorney General, and State Legislators?

Battle Born Progress Position: We recommend voting NO on Question 3. Question 3 would create a system of Rank Choice Voting in Nevada and enshrine it in our constitution. Rank Choice Voting will UNDERMINE your voice and your vote. Research has shown that RCV has more errors, creates confusion, and complicates the voting process. The process is more complicated with RCV which inevitably results in more errors. Several studies have shown that RCV hurts BIPOC turnout in elections and results in more errors than our current voting system. Voting NO will ensure our election system remains simple, accessible, and secure.

This policy goes against all the work we’ve done to make access to the ballot better for our communities. Nevada has come too far in our to work expand voting rights in Nevada to take a step back now.  

 

Question Language: Shall the Ordinance of the Nevada Constitution and the Nevada Constitution be amended to remove language authorizing the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment?

Battle Born Progress Position: We recommend voting YES on Question 4. Voting YES on Question 4 removes language authorizing slavery and involuntary servitude as criminal punishment in the Nevada Constitution. Removing this language from our Constitution brings us closer to equality and improves societal norms within our state. Slavery and involuntary servitude have no place in our society. Question 4 removes language that is antiquated and archaic.
 

Question Language: Shall the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955 be amended to provide an exemption from the taxes imposed by this Act on the gross receipts from the sale and the storage, use, or other consumption of diapers?

Battle Born Progress Position: We recommend voting YES on Question 5. Voting YES on Question 5 will amend the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955 to provide a sales tax exemption for child and adult diapers. Removing the tax on child and adult diapers will help the most vulnerable in our society by lowering the cost of these necessary products. It is incumbent upon us to ensure that necessary products like diapers remain as affordable as possible. Removing the tax on these products helps lower the cost and makes it easier for individuals to afford them.
 

Question Language: Should the Nevada Constitution be amended to create an individual’s fundamental right to an abortion, without interference by state or local governments, whenever the abortion is performed by a qualified healthcare professional until fetal viability or when necessary to protect the health or life of the pregnant individual at any point during the pregnancy?

Battle Born Progress Position: We recommend voting YES on Question 6. Question 6 will permanently protect the right to abortion in the Nevada Constitution. Decisions about abortion should be left to women and their doctors, who take a pledge to act in their patient’s best interest. When it comes to something as personal and complicated as pregnancy, politicians are never more qualified to make healthcare decisions than women and their doctors. Extreme abortion bans are already in place across the country – from Texas to Florida to right next door in Utah and Arizona – and they are having dangerous effects. Voting YES establishes a permanent layer of protection so that no matter who holds office in our state, extreme abortion bans cannot become law in Nevada.
 

Question Language: Should the Nevada Constitution be amended to require voters to either present photo identification to verify their identity when voting in person or to provide certain personal information to verify their identity when voting by mail ballot?

Battle Born Progress Position: We recommend voting NO on Question 7.  Question 7 would require all Nevada voters to present a government-issued photo ID when they vote. Voters who wish to vote by mail would be required to write the last four numbers of their social security number, voter number, or driver's license number on the outside of their mail ballot envelope. Voting NO on Question 7 would keep our voting system the way it is and voters would NOT have to present a government-issued photo ID when they go to vote. Our elections are safe and secure without the added challenge of requiring a photo ID to vote. We know that voter ID laws are harmful, especially for BIPOC voters. Many in our communities do not have a driver's license or other government-issued ID. This requirement to vote is unnecessary and it will potentially disenfranchise voters who do not have the appropriate documents.