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On Wednesday, Jan. 11, a three-judge panel of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania heard oral argument in a case challenging state Rep. Joanna McClinton’s (D) ability to act as speaker and majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, which Democrats narrowly won in the 2022 midterm elections
On Monday, Jan. 9, New York Democrats announced that they were moving several pro-voting reforms through the state Senate.
On Friday, Jan. 6, Pennsylvania Senate Republicans introduced Senate Bill 1, a bill proposing an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution that would require all voters to prove their identity before voting.
On Monday, Jan. 9, the New York Senate approved Senate Bill 616, which would effectively rescind an out-of-date ban on providing food and water for voters waiting at the polls, otherwise known as a line-warming ban.
On Friday, Jan. 6, the Associated Press reported that over 16,000 mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania were disqualified during the 2022 midterm elections, a majority of which were from Democrats.
As of Tuesday, Jan. 10, Missouri Republicans have introduced a dozen bills to make it harder for Missouri voters to approve constitutional amendments.
With the start of the new year, state legislators across the country are reconvening to consider new laws for elections and voting rights.
On Friday, Jan. 6, the two year anniversary of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state lawmakers announced the formation of a legislative caucus focused on “defending democracy.”
On Friday, Jan. 6, the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, Ohio Federation of Teachers, Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans and Union Veterans Council sued over Ohio’s new voter suppression law, House Bill 458, which was enacted earlier today.
On Jan. 6, 2023, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed House Bill 458 into law. The bill imposes a strict photo ID requirement on Ohio voters and includes several other restrictions on voting in the state.