Nye County investigates reported electioneering near polling place

Nevada’s 100-foot electioneering ban is meant to keep campaign activity away from voters at the door, and Nye County officials said they were told that line may have been crossed at a polling location this week. The Nye County Clerk’s Office said on May 29 that it had received a report of “some electioneering within 100 feet of the door of a polling location” and asked anyone with information to call 775-482-8127 as the matter is investigated under state law.

The report comes during early voting for the June 9, 2026 Primary Election, which ran from May 23 through June 5. In Tonopah, voters could cast ballots at the Nye County Clerk’s Office, 101 Radar Road. In Pahrump, early voting included the Bob Ruud Community Center.

State election law bars electioneering within 100 feet of a polling place, and legislative research materials describe that conduct as a gross misdemeanor. Nevada’s election administration rules in Chapter 293 of the administrative code govern polling places and voting procedures, reinforcing the boundary that is intended to separate persuasion from the act of voting itself.

Nye County has also taken the step of mapping designated electioneering areas at some government sites. The county’s property-use policy includes an exhibit that shows a specific area for electioneering activities at the Ian Deutch Government Complex, a sign that the county already distinguishes between places where political activity is allowed and places where it is not.

That distinction has taken on added significance in Nye County, where election administration has drawn sustained scrutiny in recent years. The county has faced lawsuits and complaints over its hand-count ballot procedures and the treatment of election observers, disputes that kept local voting operations in the public eye long before this latest complaint.

For now, the clerk’s office is asking residents to help document what happened near the polling location. Anyone who witnessed possible electioneering within the restricted zone is being urged to contact the office directly at 775-482-8127 so officials can review the report and determine whether state law was violated.