Much of the attention over the 2021 and in the early weeks of 2022 has been on the failure of federal legislation to secure voting rights. But, as always, much of the movement has taken place at the state level. State legislatures proposed nearly three thousand bills...
Disenfranchisement & Rights Restoration
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Tuesday, January 18
While much attention has been on federal voting legislation last week, state legislators are continuing to act to expand or restrict voting access. We are pleased to bring you some of the highlights from the past week. Please consider forwarding The Markup to...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, January 10
The 2022 legislative session is off to a roaring start and we’re so glad to be back with you. Please consider forwarding The Markup to colleagues and friends today so that we can get this valuable information into more hands. If you received this email from someone...
The Year in Review for Voting Rights: Five Achievements and Five Setbacks
2021 has been a historic year for voting rights policy. We tracked nearly 3,000 bills moving in all 50 states and D.C. this year, resulting in almost 300 new laws – both pro- and anti-voter. While voting rights advocates spent much of 2021 defending against attacks on...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, December 6
As the end of 2021 draws near, will you help us reach even more people with the weekly Markup newsletter? Please forward this email along to colleagues and friends now. If you received this email from someone else and you'd like to get these weekly updates straight to...
DECEMBER UPDATE: A Tale of Two Democracies
The Voting Rights Lab made critical updates to its report, A Tale of Two Democracies, first released in June and updated in September, demonstrating how a wave of state legislation on voting rights and election administration is transforming our democracy, creating a...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, November 15
With just a little less than seven weeks remaining in the year, will you help us reach even more people with the weekly Markup newsletter? Please forward this email along to colleagues and friends now. If you received this email from someone else and you'd like to get...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Tuesday, October 12
We’re back with a special Tuesday edition of The Markup due to yesterday’s observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. We’re glad to be with you again. Will you help get this weekly newsletter into more hands by forwarding it along? If you received this email from someone...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, September 27
Hello again! Good to be with you for another week. Thanks for being a part of this important insider’s update. Will you help get this weekly newsletter into more hands by forwarding it along? If you received this email from someone else and you'd like to get these...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, September 20
Welcome back to our frequent flyers and hello to those of you joining us for the first time! Will you help get this update into more hands by forwarding it along? If you received this email from someone else and you'd like to get these weekly updates straight to your...