Today is Monday, February 13. We are tracking 990 bills so far this session, with 216 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 502 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.Today is Monday, February 13. We are tracking 990 bills so far this session, with 216 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 502 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.
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The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, January 30
Today is Monday, January 30. We are tracking 621 bills so far this session, with 126 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 328 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.
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...
The Lasting Impacts of the 2020 Election: Voting Early In Person and Casting Mail Ballots
As we head into October, the 2022 general elections are officially upon us. Nearly every state in the country has changed its election law in some way since 2018, with many of these changes coming after – and sometimes in response to – the 2020 election and the many...
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 Tuesday, February 22
Welcome to a special Tuesday edition of our weekly legislative update. Thank you to all of our readers for your continued interest and feedback. Please consider forwarding The Markup to colleagues and friends today so that we can get this valuable information into...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, January 31
Hello again to all of our loyal readers and welcome to our newest subscribers. Please consider forwarding The Markup to colleagues and friends today so that we can get this valuable information into more hands. If you received this email from someone else and would...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Tuesday, January 18
While much attention has been on federal voting legislation last week, state legislators are continuing to act to expand or restrict voting access. We are pleased to bring you some of the highlights from the past week. Please consider forwarding The Markup to...
The Year in Review for Voting Rights: Five Achievements and Five Setbacks
2021 has been a historic year for voting rights policy. We tracked nearly 3,000 bills moving in all 50 states and D.C. this year, resulting in almost 300 new laws – both pro- and anti-voter. While voting rights advocates spent much of 2021 defending against attacks on...
Three Takeaways from the 2021 Elections
This year, expanded voter access in Virginia resulted in record turnout for an off-cycle election. Both Democrats and Republicans turned out in higher numbers than in 2017, the last gubernatorial election year, and a Republican victory refutes the claim that expanded...