Nonpartisan Observers Monitor Nevada Polls

Trained poll watchers are deployed at Nevada polling locations on Election Day to help build trust in the electoral process.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Civic Engagement

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Nonpartisan poll observers from the new Nevada Election Observation Network (NEON) and Silver State Voices are present at polling locations across Nevada on Election Day. NEON trained 217 observers in Nevada this year.

Why it matters

Observers are deployed to help strengthen trust in the electoral process across the state. NEON plans to release the data its observers collect after the election to build transparency.

NEON trained 217 observers in Nevada, and Silver State Voices is covering 177 polling locations in Clark and Washoe counties. The observation data has not yet been released and will be published only after the election.

The players

Carter Center

A nonprofit founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn that has monitored more than 100 elections in 40 countries since 1989 and began observing parts of the U.S. election process in 2020.

Nevada Election Observation Network (NEON)

A new nonpartisan group established in 2026 with Carter Center funding that trains election observers and plans to release their data after the election.

Silver State Voices

A poll-watching group founded in 2012 that is covering 177 polling locations in Clark and Washoe counties on Election Day.

The details

Observers are trained on rules of conduct, including not distracting or interfering with voters, not electioneering, and not using a cellphone. Training also covers how voting machines work and are checked, voter sign-in procedures, required polling place signage, and bipartisan ballot examination.

2026: NEON was established with funding from the Carter Center.
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Observers are deployed at Nevada polling locations on Election Day.

Civic Engagement Context

The Carter Center began observing parts of the U.S. election process in 2020 after decades of monitoring elections abroad since 1989. Nevada's NEON extends that domestic work to the state's polling locations, following the same nonpartisan observation model.

Nevada voters will see trained nonpartisan observers at many polling locations on Election Day, and they can expect observers to follow strict conduct rules that bar interfering with or distracting voters. Once NEON releases its collected observer data after the election, residents can review that information directly.

The takeaway

Nonpartisan observation is one way Nevada voters can gain visibility into how polls are run. Checking published observer data after the election can help residents judge the transparency of the process for themselves.