Download a PDF of this fact sheet here. Just five states [1] have laws that require voter ID to cast a ballot and expressly forbid the use of student ID cards as a form of voter ID. In a sixth state, Arizona, the law allows for student ID cards to serve as voter ID if...
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The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, March 20
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The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, March 13
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The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, March 6
Today is Monday, March 6. We are tracking 1,423 bills so far this session, with 321 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 693 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.
North Carolina: The Next Front in the Voting Wars
States like Texas, Florida, Georgia, Arizona have drawn the national spotlight for increasingly brazen attacks on voters and election administrators alike. Since 2020, each has enacted laws to restrict access to the ballot box. Each advanced narratives that erode voters’ confidence in our elections. And each saw rule changes that disproportionately harm Black and brown voters.
Now North Carolina – historically the site of some of our nation’s most shameful race-based voter suppression efforts – appears poised to join their ranks.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, February 27
Today is Monday, February 27. We are tracking 1,331 bills so far this session, with 307 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 641 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Tuesday, February 21
Today is Tuesday, February 21, the birthday of civil and voting rights hero John Lewis. We are tracking 1,173 bills so far this session, with 260 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 577 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, February 13
Today is Monday, February 13. We are tracking 990 bills so far this session, with 216 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 502 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.Today is Monday, February 13. We are tracking 990 bills so far this session, with 216 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 502 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, February 6
We are tracking 817 bills so far this session, with 177 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 421 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.
No-Alternative Photo ID vs. Voter ID: Lessons from the First Election Law to Pass in 2023
It's no secret that voter ID is a third rail when it comes to voting and elections policy. On one hand, strict photo ID laws that do not provide eligible, registered voters an alternative way to cast their ballot have been found to be racially discriminatory by some...