Welcome to The Markup, our weekly insights and analysis of the latest election policy issues and trends. We are tracking 1,785 bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 312 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 891 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
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The Markup: Election Legislation Update for Monday, June 17 2024
We are tracking 1,774 voting and election bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 308 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 885 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
Upholding the Will of the People: Understanding Election Certification
In this month’s Hot Policy Take, we take a deep dive into the process and protocols around election certification. We will illustrate how the laws across all 50 states are clear: certification is the stage where winners are simply declared.
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 29, 2024
We are tracking 1,729 election bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 303 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 865 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
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
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, March 4
We are tracking 1,615 election bills so far this session across 43 states and D.C., with 286 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 816 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Tuesday, February 20 2024
We are tracking 1,530 election bills so far this session across 43 states and D.C., with at least 275 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and at least 761 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
Early Primary States: The Changed Voting Landscape
We’re taking a look at how primary voters in five critical early 2024 primary states (New Hampshire, South Carolina, Michigan, North Carolina, and Texas) will experience substantial changes from their experience voting in 2020.
The Top Ten Election Laws of 2023
Ahead of the 2024 election, state lawmakers continued to change the rules of our elections this year. While some states, such as Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania, adopted measures that will improve voter access and election administration in 2023, others moved in the opposite direction.