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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, June 8, the Louisiana Legislature passed House Bill 311, a bill proposing an amendment to the state constitution that would ban the use of private grants to fund election administration. The amendment will go before Louisiana voters on Oct. 14, 2023; if a majority of voters approve, the amendment will […]
On Thursday, June 8, the Louisiana Legislature passed House Bill 260, a bill that would require all election-related rulemaking to be funneled through the Legislature.
On Tuesday, May 30 and into the early hours of May 31, the Connecticut Senate passed two pieces of legislation: House Bill 5004, which would add 14 days of in-person early voting and House Joint Resolution 1, which, once approved by voters, would allow no-excuse mail-in voting.
On Friday, May 26, the Illinois Legislature passed Senate Bill 2123, an omnibus election reform bill that would make a variety of changes to current Illinois election law.
On Tuesday, June 6, the Connecticut Legislature sent House Bill 6941, a budget bill that included a state-level Voting Rights Act (VRA), to Gov. Ned Lamont (D) for his signature.
The California Senate is considering a recently passed bill — Assembly Bill 969 — which would change how counties handle contracts and plans for voting systems.
On Thursday, June 1, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) signed Legislative Bill 514, enacting a requirement to present photo identification before voting.
On Friday, March 3, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed House File 28, a bill which will restore voting rights to over 50,000 Minnesotans on parole, probation or community release due to a felony conviction once the law goes into effect in July.
On Thursday, June 1, North Carolina Republicans introduced Senate Bill 747, an election bill that restricts aspects of the voting process.
Ahead of the start of the 2023 regular legislative session, state legislators in Texas filed over 70 voting and elections bills, from proposals expanding mail-in voting to bills creating special election marshals to investigate purported voter fraud.
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