In recent years, a troubling trend in voting policy has emerged: efforts by state legislators to either ban the use of electronic tabulators or impose unworkable requirements on their operation, effectively requiring ballots to be counted by hand.
VRL Research
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, February 26 2024
We are tracking 1,597 election bills so far this session across 43 states and D.C., with at least 284 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and at least 802 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Tuesday, February 20 2024
We are tracking 1,530 election bills so far this session across 43 states and D.C., with at least 275 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and at least 761 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, February 12th 2024
We are tracking 1,377 election bills so far this session across 43 states, with 245 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 676 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, February 5th 2024
We are tracking 1,320 election bills so far this session across 41 states, with 230 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 651 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, January 29th 2024
We are tracking 1199 election bills so far this session across 40 states, with 206 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 608 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
Early Primary States: The Changed Voting Landscape
We’re taking a look at how primary voters in five critical early 2024 primary states (New Hampshire, South Carolina, Michigan, North Carolina, and Texas) will experience substantial changes from their experience voting in 2020.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, January 22nd
We are tracking 1,084 election bills so far this session across 40 states, with 183 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 550 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Tuesday, January 16th
We are tracking 1,000 bills so far this session across 36 states, with 169 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 510 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, January 8th
We are tracking 947 bills so far this session across 34 states, with 154 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 489 bills that improve voter access or election administration.