Welcome to The Markup, our weekly insights and analysis of the latest in election law and policy. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MARKUP We are tracking 1,223 bills this session across 49 states. Our analysis finds that 523 bills improve voter access or election administration...
Criminal and Civil Enforcement
The Markup: March 3, 2025
The Markup is our weekly insights and analysis of the latest in election law and policy. We’re currently tracking 1094 bills this session across 47 states.
What Will Future Elections Look Like? Start Paying Attention to the States.
The groundswell of new state laws enacted in the post-2020 period set the stage for the 2024 election. Learn about the new rules states are setting now that will shape the 2026 and 2028 elections.
The Markup: February 24, 2025
The Markup is our weekly insights and analysis of the latest in election law and policy. We’re currently tracking 996 bills this session across 47 states.
The Markup: February 10, 2025
The Markup is our weekly insights and analysis of the latest in election law and policy. We’re currently tracking 799 bills this session across 44 states.
The Markup: February 3, 2025
The Markup is our weekly insights and analysis of the latest in election law and policy. We’re currently tracking 656 bills prefiled or introduced this session across 40 states.
The Markup: January 21, 2025
The Markup is Voting Rights Lab’s weekly insights and analysis of the latest in election law and policy. We’re currently tracking 417 bills prefiled or introduced this session across 31 states.
Reforms and Restrictions: A Year of Contrasts in Election Law & Policy
Our final analysis of 2024 highlights key trends in election law and policy shaping our elections now and in the future.
The Markup: December 9, 2024
The Markup is our weekly insights and analysis of the latest in election law and policy. We are tracking 1,819 bills so far this session across 44 states and Washington, D.C.
How State Election Laws Shaped Voting Patterns in 2024
The 2024 election offers the first look at how reforms passed in the wake of the 2020 election are impacting voter behavior and election administration.