New York Governor Signs Legislation Setting Language Standards for Constitutional Amendments
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation last week that sets minimum language standards for proposed constitutional amendments.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation last week that sets minimum language standards for proposed constitutional amendments.
The Michigan Legislature passed a bill last week that would greatly build on the state’s current automatic voter registration system and expand access for formerly incarcerated individuals.
A Republican-backed group in Nevada has kicked off a process to place a constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot that would implement restrictive ID requirements for in-person and mail-in voting.
Trial begins today in a state-level lawsuit out of Missouri that challenges the state’s recently enacted strict photo ID voting requirement.
Two ballot initiatives filed earlier this week in Nevada could create an independent redistricting commission in the state.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a piece of bipartisan legislation that would improve the tracking capabilities for mail-in ballot envelopes.
Amid a wave of attacks on election workers nationwide, the Michigan Legislature took action last week, passing a bill that would create criminal penalties for intimidating or obstructing election workers from doing their jobs.
Yesterday, Wisconsin legislators passed a series of election bills and two constitutional amendments that will be put on the ballot next year.
Noncitizens hoping to be enfranchised faced a mixed bag of results in Maryland elections this week, with two cities voting opposite ways on measures that would make progress on the issue.
Earlier today, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) accepted ballot language for a proposed independent redistricting amendment to the state constitution after the group behind the proposal fixed a small language typo.