A lot of attention will be paid to election administration in this final week leading up to Election Day – and rightfully so. Across the country, more than 21 million voters have already cast a ballot using a pre-election voting option offered in their state, and...
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The State of State Election Law: 2022 Mid-Year Review
In recent years, we’ve witnessed an onslaught of election-related legislation pulling the nation in two directions. On the one hand, many states have taken steps to erode participation in our democracy, creating hurdles to casting a ballot and interfering with fair...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, February 28
Greetings! As legislative sessions carry on across the country, we’re delighted to be back with you for another week with an insider’s take on what’s hot in election and voting legislation. Please consider forwarding this email to colleagues and friends today so that...
Election Subversion Threats: 2024 Battleground States
Recent reporting has made it all the more clear just how close we came to having the will of the American people overturned by politicians and accomplices willing to do anything to cling to power. What held back the dam? As journalist Barton Gellman explained in The...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, November 1
Hello, and welcome to November! It’s Election Day tomorrow in many parts of the country. Will you help get this weekly newsletter into more hands by forwarding it along? If you received this email from someone else and you'd like to get these weekly updates straight...
A Threat to Our Democracy: Election Subversion in the 2021 Legislative Session
2021 has been a historic year for voting rights, with some discouraging setbacks occurring in state legislatures across the country. From Texas to Florida to Georgia, millions of voters have watched as state lawmakers around the country erect new and unnecessary...
The Potential Impact of H.R. 4
On August 24, the House passed H.R. 4, also known as the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. This federal legislation would require states and jurisdictions to obtain certification, or “preclearance” before making changes to election procedures in...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, August 16
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The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, May 10
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The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, May 3
This is the eighth edition of 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 now? If you'd like to get these weekly updates straight to your inbox going forward,...