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.
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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.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, July 31
Today is Monday, July 31. We are tracking 1,885 bills so far this session across all 50 states, with 397 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 898 bills.
Enduring Outcomes of 2020: State Control And Local Elections
Since the 2020 election, state legislators and executives in several states have ramped up efforts to seize control of local election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, July 10
Today is Monday, July 10. We are tracking 1,880 bills so far this session across all 50 states, with 397 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 897 bills that improve voter access or election administration.