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On April 25, the Arizona Legislature sent House Bill 2119, a law that eases the rights restoration process for those convicted of felonies, to Gov. Doug Ducey (R).
On April 22, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) vetoed Senate Bill 2536, a law that would have made it easier for individuals with felony convictions to regain their voting rights after completing their sentences.
Yesterday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed Senate Bill 524 into law, creating a special force to investigate elections and adding new voting restrictions.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) recently proposed a new Office of Election Crimes and Security, a special body that will have the power to “investigate, detect, apprehend, and arrest anyone for an alleged violation” of election laws.
On Monday, a group of Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced H.R. 7489, the Time Off to Vote Act.
On Saturday, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed New York State’s 2023 budget into law, which includes several pro-voting measures.
Last Friday, Gov. Tony Evers (D) vetoed nine separate election bills passed by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature.
Today, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) signed House Bill 564 into law.
On Monday, the Georgia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 441, a bill that empowers the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) to investigate election crimes.
Yesterday, the Arizona Legislature passed House Bill 2492, a bill that requires all Arizonans to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote, endangering the voter registrations of large numbers of Arizonans