• “By creating an open primary, Question 3 allows all voters a voice in all those who appear on the general election ballot regardless of party affiliation. Question 3 will also give voters more choice by establishing a Ranked-Choice general election system. Ranked-Choice is a simple change to our general elections that allows voters the opportunity to rank up to five candidates who best represent their positions, rather than having to choose between the “lesser of two evils”. Nevadans will list the candidates in order of preference; however, ranking is not required, and voters can continue to simply vote for their top choice if they so choose. The candidate who receives the broadest support from all voters will be the winner. This simple change encourages candidates to focus on issues that matter to the majority rather than the partisan bases of the parties.” - Yes On 3 
  

• “With Final Five Elections, every candidate appears on the same primary ballot and all voters have the right to participate regardless of party. Then, the top five finishers compete in the November general election where you get to rank the five candidates from your most to least favorite. You can rank as many or as few as you want. The winner is determined using an instant runoff process where the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated in each round until only the top two candidates remain, and the majority winner is clear. Final Five Elections are not designed to change who wins. It’s designed to change what the winners have the freedom to do and are incented to do.” - Final Five Elections
  

• “Ranked choice voting empowers voters with a greater say in who represents them, whether it’s a member of their own party or not. For nonpartisan voters, the open primary plus the additive power of a second and third choice vote, finally gives them a real say in who gets elected. This is important as nonpartisan voters are now the largest group of voters in Nevada. Ranked choice voting gives voters more power. You pick your favorite and then use your remaining votes to reward candidates who make the effort to win your second choice and even third choice votes. Candidates who understand how to blend first choice and second choice votes will reach out to all voters, while candidates who don’t care about second-choice votes will only talk to their supporters. Every other voter won’t be worth their time and they will lose.” - Vote Nevada  
  

• “Question 3 would lead to increased errors and thousands of voters not having their voices heard. In states that have tried it, this ranked-choice system has resulted in up to five times as many ballots being thrown out because of errors – resulting in thousands of voters being silenced. And in close races, it often takes weeks to determine the winner, leading many voters to question the validity of the results. The idea “one person, one vote” is at the core of free and fair elections in America, but Question 3 would undermine that basic principle. When voters only rank one candidate and their candidate does not win outright, their vote is thrown out for subsequent rounds, while those who rank more than one candidate get their votes counted over and over.” - Protect Your Vote Nevada 
  

• “This measure would: Impose ranked-choice voting and open primaries in Nevada. If approved, this measure would cripple a state party’s ability to elect their own candidate to advance to the general election. Ranked-choice voting is an opaque system, riddled with problems, that fails to accomplish what a more straightforward run-off system can.” - Americans for Tax Reform 
  

• "Ranked choice voting makes casting a ballot more time consuming, more complicated and more confusing for voters. It will inevitably lead to increased errors. Ranked choice vote ballots are significantly more likely to be thrown out and uncounted because of those voters’ mistakes, ultimately disenfranchising more voters because of an overly complex and burdensome process.” - Emily Persaud-Zamora, Executive Director, Silver State Voices 
  

Committees formed to SUPPORT the Nevada Question 3, Top-Five Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative:

NEVADA VOTERS FIRST

Selected Contributions TO Nevada Voters First include:

• Katherine Gehl
  
• Action Now Inc.
  
• Kenneth Griffin
  
• Final Five Fund Inc.
  
• Kathryn Murdoch
  
• Unite America PAC Inc
  
• John Sobrato
  
• Marc Merrill
  
• United America Inc.
  
• Kent Thiry
  

Committees formed to OPPOSE the Nevada Question 3, Top-Five Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative:

PROTECT YOUR VOTE NEVADA

Selected Contributions TO Protect Your Vote Nevada include:

• Nevada Alliance
  
• Nevada Conservation League
• Majority Forward
  
• Leadership In Nevada
  
• Family Friendly Action Fund
  
• Home Means Nevada
  

• The best argument against ranked-choice voting is its track record. Supporters argue that the system ensures majority rule, but this is a false majority and only comes about after voters’ legal ballots are thrown in the trash. This has happened across the country in places like Alaska, Maine, Utah, New York City, and San Francisco. Ranked-choice voting diminishes voter confidence in a multitude of ways. It results in election winners losing and election losers winning. It forces voters to vote against their conscience, or even for their opponent, to ensure that their ballot does not end up in a landfill. Finally, because ranked-choice voting often guarantees multiple rounds of counting, elections results are delayed, which invites distrust and confusion." - Foundation for Government Accountability