Minnesota Governor Signs Pro-Voting Package
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed an omnibus bill into law Friday with multiple provisions that will benefit voters, including one that establishes a Minnesota Voting Rights Act.
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‘There’s No Proof’ That Noncitizens Vote in Federal Elections, a House Democrat Says
House Republicans held a hearing on Thursday morning in the U.S. Committee on House Administration called “American Confidence in Elections: Preventing Noncitizen Voting and Other Foreign Interference.”
Mississippi Governor Restores Voting Rights to Some, Denies Relief to Others
Over a dozen Mississippi residents with prior felony convictions will be able to vote in this fall’s general election after legislative proposals to restore their voting rights became law on without the governor’s signature.
U.S. Senate Will Debate Three Bipartisan Bills Addressing the Use of AI in Elections
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced three bipartisan bills to protect election integrity amid the use of AI in campaigns and election administration.
Congressional Republicans Introduce Nationwide Proof of Citizenship Bill
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced a bill this week requiring people to provide proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections.
Senate Majority Whip Durbin Reintroduces Constitutional Amendment to Codify the Right to Vote
Durbin first introduced the resolution in August 2020 ahead of the 55th anniversary of the enactment of the Voting Rights Act.
Louisiana Appeals Congressional Map Decision to SCOTUS After Federal Court Sets Next Steps
Louisianans may finally get new legislative and congressional maps this summer under two court orders that lay out a timeline for when compliant maps must be in place.
Georgia Governor Signs Three Voter Suppression Laws
It’s now easier for any Georgia resident to challenge another resident’s eligibility due to a new law signed today by Gov. Brian Kemp (R).
Pennsylvania House Democrats Pass Bill To Allow Mail-in Vote Count To Start Earlier
Currently, in Pennsylvania, the election officials can’t start counting absentee and mail-in ballots until 7 a.m. on Election Day.
Louisiana Governor Signs New State Supreme Court Map With Two Majority-Black Districts
Voters in Louisiana will have a new Supreme Court map for the first time in over two decades after Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed a new map into law last night that creates two majority-Black districts.