Most election attention goes to the presidency, Congress, the governor, and the Legislature. But many of the elected officials whose decisions most directly affect our daily lives appear farther down the ballot.
Local officials help determine how property is valued, how public money is managed, how laws are enforced, how justice is administered, and how our communities grow. Their decisions can affect housing, public safety, schools, transportation, parks, public health, elections, land use, and essential local services.
These offices may receive less attention than statewide or national races, but they are not less important. County commissioners and city councils make budget and land-use decisions; school boards guide public education; sheriffs and district attorneys shape local justice systems; and judges make decisions that can affect people’s housing, safety, finances, freedom, and legal rights.
Local elections are an opportunity for neighbors to have a meaningful voice in the institutions closest to home. Learn what each office does, research the candidates, consider how they would use the authority entrusted to them, and vote the entire ballot.
Vote Down Ballot: Why Does Voting for the Board of Regents Matter?
Vote Down Ballot: Why Judicial Elections Matter in Nevada
Vote Down Ballot: Who Decides What Happens in Your Neighborhood? Your City Council.
Vote Down Ballot: County Positions
