President Trump’s March 2025 executive order on elections is a clear directive to the states that he wants them to change their election laws.
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The Markup: March 31, 2025
Our weekly insights and analysis of the latest in election law and policy. We’re currently tracking 1445 bills across 49 states.
“Unconstitutional Red Tape”: Voting Rights Lab Responds to Trump Executive Order Power Grab
Our response to President Trump’s executive order seeking to impose restrictions on Americans’ ability to participate in free and fair elections.
Federal Cuts to Election Security Programs Will Make Our Elections Less Secure
The Trump administration ended $10M in federal funding for state-level election security. We explore what this means for elections to come.
There Are Ways to Modernize Our Elections. The SAVE Act Isn’t One of Them.
This post explores the SAVE Act’s consequences for citizens and state election systems, while highlighting the robust checks and balances already in place that ensure only U.S. citizens can vote in federal and statewide elections.
The Markup: September 16, 2024
Welcome to The Markup, our weekly insights and analysis of the latest in election law and policy. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MARKUP We are tracking 1,792 bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 314 bills that restrict voter access or election...
The Markup: Election Legislation Update for Monday, July 15, 2024
We are tracking 1,787 voting and election bills so far this legislative session across 44 states and D.C. 312 active bills restrict voter access or election administration. 890 bills improve voter access or election administration.
Another Change-Making Year
The Voting Rights Lab’s newest report — “Another Change-Making Year” is a first-of-its-kind report that examines election-related legislation introduced in the first quarter in states over the post-2020 period, a transformative time for elections policy nationwide.
The State of State Election Law Since 2020
The years since the 2020 election were the most prolific for election law in recent history, with new laws impacting how people vote and how our elections are run enacted in nearly every state across the country. In the two years since the 2020 election, nearly every...
Mail Voting: States Trending in Opposite Directions Ahead of 2022 Midterms
Following the 2020 election, an onslaught of election-related legislation has pulled the nation in two directions, with some states working to expand ballot access and others passing legislation to restrict it. Mail votingl epitomizes this divergence. Voters will find...