Rigorous checks and balances in our election system ensured the 2024 election was free and fair – leading to a significant uptick in trust in our election system across the political spectrum. Despite high confidence in the accuracy of the election results, however,...
Voting Rights Lab
The Markup: January 21, 2025
The Markup is Voting Rights Lab’s weekly insights and analysis of the latest in election law and policy. We’re currently tracking 417 bills prefiled or introduced this session across 31 states.
The Markup: January 13, 2025
We are tracking 338 bills prefiled or introduced this session across 23 states. 69 of these bills restrict voter access or election administration; 158 improve voter access or election administration.
Reforms and Restrictions: A Year of Contrasts in Election Law & Policy
Our final analysis of 2024 highlights key trends in election law and policy shaping our elections now and in the future.
How State Election Laws Shaped Voting Patterns in 2024
The 2024 election offers the first look at how reforms passed in the wake of the 2020 election are impacting voter behavior and election administration.
State and Federal Law Ensures Only Citizens Can Vote in U.S. Elections
This fact sheet describes the current systems that ensure only U.S. citizens vote in U.S. elections.
The Shapeshifting Threat of Election Interference
How State Legislatures Are Refining Their Efforts to Manipulate Elections Since the 2020 election, Voting Rights Lab has tracked over 6,300 pieces of election legislation, including over 600 bills and resolutions that have become law across all 50 states and D.C. We...
Prepare Now To Wait For Election Results
There are three key reasons for the variable timelines found across different states for counting and reporting election results.
State of Emergency: Ensuring Accessible Elections Post-Disaster
Different states have in place established laws and procedures to address potential disruptions to elections due to natural disasters or unforeseen events.
Upholding the Will of the People: Understanding Election Certification
In this month’s Hot Policy Take, we take a deep dive into the process and protocols around election certification. We will illustrate how the laws across all 50 states are clear: certification is the stage where winners are simply declared.