The governor of Idaho signed into law a bill restricting mail ballot return, while the state supreme court upheld two restrictive voter ID laws.
Disenfranchisement & Rights Restoration
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, April 8, 2024
We are tracking 1,702 election and voting bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 300 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 851 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, April 1, 2024
We are tracking 1,691 election bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 299 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 846 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, March 25, 2024
We are tracking 1,678 bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 296 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 842 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, March 11 2024
We are tracking 1,626 election bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 288 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 822 bills that improve voter access or election administration
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, March 4
We are tracking 1,615 election bills so far this session across 43 states and D.C., with 286 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 816 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 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.
The Top Ten Election Laws of 2023
Ahead of the 2024 election, state lawmakers continued to change the rules of our elections this year. While some states, such as Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania, adopted measures that will improve voter access and election administration in 2023, others moved in the opposite direction.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, December 11
We are tracking 1,980 election bills so far this session across all 50 states, with 416 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 944 bills that improve voter access or election administration.