We are tracking 1,729 election bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 303 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 865 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
2024 Legislative Session
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, April 22, 2024
We are tracking 1,722 election bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 303 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 861 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, April 15, 2024
The governor of Idaho signed into law a bill restricting mail ballot return, while the state supreme court upheld two restrictive voter ID laws.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, April 8, 2024
We are tracking 1,702 election and voting bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 300 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 851 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, April 1, 2024
We are tracking 1,691 election bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 299 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 846 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, March 25, 2024
We are tracking 1,678 bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 296 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 842 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, March 18, 2024
We are tracking 1,655 election bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 290 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 837 bills that improve voter access or election administration.
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, March 11 2024
We are tracking 1,626 election bills so far this session across 44 states and D.C., with 288 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 822 bills that improve voter access or election administration
The Markup: Weekly Election Legislation Update for Monday, March 4
We are tracking 1,615 election bills so far this session across 43 states and D.C., with 286 bills that restrict voter access or election administration and 816 bills that improve voter access or election administration. The rest are neutral, mixed, or unclear in their impact.
Ballot Hand Counts Lead to Inaccuracy
In recent years, a troubling trend in voting policy has emerged: efforts by state legislators to either ban the use of electronic tabulators or impose unworkable requirements on their operation, effectively requiring ballots to be counted by hand.