This year, we’ve spotted a new trend taking hold at the state level with many states introducing bills that give partisan actors more power to shape and control election outcomes. The most extreme legislation would move the power to choose the president from the...
Arizona
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Tuesday, July 6
Thank you to our loyal readers for helping spread the word about The Markup. With your help, we've more than tripled our readership in four months. Will you forward this post along to any friends or colleagues who may be interested in subscribing? If you’d like to get...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, June 28
This is the 16th weekly edition of The Markup. In that time, our readership has more than tripled, all thanks to readers like you who help spread the word. Will you forward this post along to any friends or colleagues who may be interested in subscribing? If you’d...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Tuesday, June 1
Welcome to The Markup, VRL's insider legislative update. Thanks to everyone who's been with us from the start – and to those of you just tuning in for the first week. Will you help get this update into more hands by forwarding it along to colleagues and friends? If...
From the Polls to Prison: A New Front in the War Against Voting Rights
The biennial Texas legislative session, concluding at the end of the month, has seen lawmakers open up a new front in the ongoing national war for voter suppression. Legislators have proposed numerous bills seeking to create or raise criminal penalties for actions by...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, May 17
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 sharing it with two or three colleagues? If you received this email from someone else and you’d like to get these...
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...
COVID-19 and States of Emergency
The resources below detail the steps taken by state and local officials to prepare for the 2020 elections during the COVID-19 pandemic. State and Local Response Database Throughout 2020, we tracked state and local responses to the pandemic – a mix of executive orders,...