Earlier this month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis boasted about the speed at which Florida counts and reports the results on election night, claiming “there is no reason why this cannot be done in every state in America.” The truth is, there are many reasons why some...
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New Laws Risk Purging Eligible Voters in Advance of This Year’s Elections
We identify some states where new rules risk purging eligible citizens from the rolls, as well as solutions that enable states to clean up the rolls without compromising the rights of qualified voters.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, April 15, 2024
The governor of Idaho signed into law a bill restricting mail ballot return, while the state supreme court upheld two restrictive voter ID laws.
New State Legislative Efforts to Stem the Tide of AI-Generated Election Disinformation
In this month’s Hot Policy Take, we examine three states where such legislation concerning AI-generate election disinformation has advanced toward ultimate passage and implementation: Wisconsin, Florida, and Arizona.
The Truth about False Claims of Noncitizen Voting
Although there is no evidence that the current systems are not working, or that noncitizen voting is a problem, some states are currently considering – and adopting – new laws that go too far, risking purges of U.S. citizens from their voter registration lists.
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
Ballot Hand Counts Lead to Inaccuracy
In recent years, a troubling trend in voting policy has emerged: efforts by state legislators to either ban the use of electronic tabulators or impose unworkable requirements on their operation, effectively requiring ballots to be counted by hand.
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 Tuesday, January 16th
We are tracking 1,000 bills so far this session across 36 states, with 169 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 510 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
How State Laws Complicate the Right to Vote While Incarcerated
In this month’s Hot Policy Take, we take a look at the current landscape of voting access for eligible incarcerated citizens, how states are addressing these significant barriers, and what lies ahead in this often overlooked policy issue.