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Comparison of Contents of Texas Senate Bill 7 as Passed by Each Chamber
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS IN EACH VERSION As amended and passed by the House on second reading in the early morning hours of May 7, 2021, and passed finally following third reading on May 7, 2021, SB 7: Threatens election officials with criminal prosecution for enacting...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Tuesday, June 1
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The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, May 24
Welcome to The Markup, VRL's insider legislative update. We're grateful to our loyal readers like you. Will you help get this update into more hands by forwarding it along? A quick scheduling note: We’ll be sending next week’s edition of The Markup on Tuesday, June 1....
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, May 10
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No Comparison: Pitting Laws in New York Against Georgia’s Election Legislation is a False Argument
In the wake of the passage of Georgia’s sweeping anti-voter legislation, some have been quick to draw comparisons between Georgia’s bill and laws on the books in blue states — particularly New York. Comparing Georgia’s enacted legislation to New York’s current law is...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, April 26
Welcome to The Markup, an insider legislative update from the Voting Rights Lab. If you want to receive these weekly updates going forward, please be sure to subscribe. (It’s free!) Today is Monday, April 26. We're tracking 2,097 voting bills that have been introduced...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, April 19
Welcome to The Markup, an insider legislative update from the Voting Rights Lab. If you want to receive these weekly updates going forward, please be sure to subscribe. (It’s free!) Today is Monday, April 19. We're tracking 2,048 voting bills that have been...
The For the People Act
Download our brief on H.R.1/S.1 here. H.R.1/S.1 protects our freedom to vote Better in-person voting On Election Day for the 2020 general election, around 30% of likely voters took at least 30 minutes to vote. About 15% (more than 8 million voters) took an hour or...
The Quiet Attack on Drop Boxes: Another Tactic to Make it Harder to Vote
As those in the voting rights movement are well aware, states across the country rushed to adjust their election systems to allow for safe voting during the 2020 pandemic, in part by expanding access to absentee ballots. The Voting Rights Lab policy team tracked these...