Ohio’s Voter ID Law Doesn’t Just Harm Students Like Me
As an Ohio college student deeply invested in democracy, I strongly oppose any attempts to silence young people at the polls.
Legislation
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.
Federal Trial To Begin in Challenge to North Carolina Photo ID Law
Trial begins Monday in a federal case that will determine whether North Carolina’s law requiring voters to show photo IDs violates the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution.
This November’s State Legislative Elections Are Key To Protecting the Presidential Election
Just as in 2020, to focus exclusively on federal races, and ignore the very real threats in battleground states legislatures is shortsighted.
