Ballot Battleground: Nevada

Ballot printers, voter ID and the future of voting in Nevada with election chief Cisco Aguilar

Ballot Battleground: Nevada

Show Notes

Candidate filing has begun, mock elections are happening and officials are testing new ballot marking devices — the 2026 midterm election cycle is officially here.

This week on the Ballot Battleground: Nevada podcast, host Ben Margiott interviews Nevada's elections chief, Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar.

Ben and Sec. Aguilar discuss Nevada's new ballot marking devices, voter ID proposals at the state and federal level, whether Election Day should be a holiday, how Nevadans could vote in the future and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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