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.
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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.
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.
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.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, October 23
We are tracking 1,924 bills so far this session across all 50 states, with 407 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 911 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, September 18
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The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation for Tuesday, September 5
We are tracking 1,891 bills so far this session across all 50 states, with 398 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 900 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.
The Merits – and the Rise – of Vote Centers
In this month’s Hot Policy Take, we take a look at how states are shifting the role that vote centers play – or don’t play – in our local elections. While much less prevalent than changes to options like drop boxes or mail voting, since the 2020 election, nearly 100 bills concerning vote centers have been introduced in states around the country.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, August 21
We are tracking 1,886 bills so far this session across all 50 states, with 397 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 898 bills that improve voter access or election administration.