Our final analysis of 2024 highlights key trends in election law and policy shaping our elections now and in the future.
Voting Rights Lab
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.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, April 22, 2024
We are tracking 1,722 election bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 303 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 861 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, April 15, 2024
The governor of Idaho signed into law a bill restricting mail ballot return, while the state supreme court upheld two restrictive voter ID laws.
New State Legislative Efforts to Stem the Tide of AI-Generated Election Disinformation
In this month’s Hot Policy Take, we examine three states where such legislation concerning AI-generate election disinformation has advanced toward ultimate passage and implementation: Wisconsin, Florida, and Arizona.