Today is Monday, July 10. We are tracking 1,880 bills so far this session across all 50 states, with 397 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 897 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
Disenfranchisement & Rights Restoration
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, July 3
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States Move In Opposite Directions on Voter Registration & List Maintenance
In this month’s Hot Policy Take, we take a look at how certain states are suddenly bringing the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a widely trusted election list tool, under scrutiny, along with other changes in voter list maintenance happening around the country.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, May 22
We are tracking 1,808 bills so far this session across all 50 states, with 385 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 855 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.
Another Change-Making Year
The Voting Rights Lab’s newest report — “Another Change-Making Year” is a first-of-its-kind report that examines election-related legislation introduced in the first quarter in states over the post-2020 period, a transformative time for elections policy nationwide.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, May 1
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The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, April 10
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The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, April 3
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From Momentum to a Moment: Restoring the Vote to Those with Past Convictions
A decades-old conviction can deny a citizen’s access to the ballot box in some states – sometimes even for a lifetime. In fact, in the U.S. today, 4.6 million citizens – more than the entire population of the metropolitan areas of Seattle or Tampa – cannot vote...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, March 27
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