In this month’s Hot Policy Take, we take a look at how certain states are suddenly bringing the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a widely trusted election list tool, under scrutiny, along with other changes in voter list maintenance happening around the country.
Washington
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, May 22
We are tracking 1,808 bills so far this session across all 50 states, with 385 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 855 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, May 15
Today is Monday, May 15. We are tracking 1,789 bills so far this session across all 50 states, with 382 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 844 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, May 8
We are tracking 1,765 bills so far this session across all 50 states, with 380 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 831 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, April 17
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From Momentum to a Moment: Restoring the Vote to Those with Past Convictions
A decades-old conviction can deny a citizen’s access to the ballot box in some states – sometimes even for a lifetime. In fact, in the U.S. today, 4.6 million citizens – more than the entire population of the metropolitan areas of Seattle or Tampa – cannot vote...
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, March 13
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The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, February 6
We are tracking 817 bills so far this session, with 177 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 421 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, January 9
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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...