On Thursday, March 16, the Arkansas Legislature sent two bills to the governor: Senate Bill 255, which prohibits private grants for election administration and Senate Bill 258, which bans drop boxes in the state.
On Wednesday, March 15, U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asking the DOJ to investigate the recent transfer of election authority in Cochise County, Arizona.
On Wednesday, March 15, the Connecticut Government Administration and Elections Committee proposed Senate Bill 1226, or otherwise called An Act Concerning State Voting Rights In Recognition Of John R. Lewis.
On Tuesday, March 14, the North Carolina Supreme Court reheard Harper v. Hall, a previously decided redistricting lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s congressional and legislative maps drawn with 2020 census data.
On Monday, March 13, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin (R) announced the creation of an Election Integrity Unit designed to investigate election law violations.
On Friday, March 10, the Texas Department of State announced the creation of a new position to “develop and manage an interstate voter registration crosscheck program.”
On Monday, March 13, the New Mexico Legislature sent House Bill 4, the New Mexico Voting Rights Act, to the desk of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) for her signature.
On Wednesday, March 8, the Oklahoma House passed House Bill 1415, a bill that would bifurcate the election administration of state and federal elections if Oklahoma officials and lawmakers disliked federal election law.
On Wednesday, March 9, Texas Rep. Carrie Isaac introduced House Bill 4465, a bill that would ban polling locations on public K-12 school campuses.
On Thursday, March 9, the Idaho Senate passed House Bill 124, a bill that would remove student ID cards from the list of acceptable identification to vote.