Voting Legislation
The legislation would fill the gaps in federal law, clerks say, but it could add to the costs and burdens they already face with fast-changing rules.
Governor gave an inflated number of noncitizens removed from the state’s voter rolls, officials acknowledged, confirming findings by news organizations.
Judge strikes down strict voter assistance rules in Texas’ 2021 rewrite of election laws
The plan calls for the county to identify eligible voters and send them registration forms. GOP officials say it’s an end-run around state law.
Experts caution against concluding that the totals are a sign of widespread illegal voting.
In Arizona, GOP challenges Congress’ power over elections; In Chicago, Democrats refocus on voting rights legislation.
As governor, Tim Walz has signed multiple bills expanding voting access in Minnesota. JD Vance has promoted the idea that parents should get extra votes for their kids.
Communities that combined forces spent less per voter, clerks say. But they didn’t necessarily draw more voters.
Registered voters in 96 Texas counties cast ballots at vote centers on election day. Scrapping that option could have costly implications.
The price tag could reach $300 million, says a top state election official. The legislature has allocated $0 — and set a two-year deadline.
Trump says Republicans need to pay more attention to the issue. Parties have been saying this throughout American history.
A bill would have enabled the state to automatically update a voter’s registration after they changed their driver’s license address. To some, that sounded like automatic voter registration.
The law, passed unanimously by Republicans, requires counties that offer countywide voting to increase the number of locations — a nearly impossible challenge in some areas.
The law signed this week is the first in the nation and expands the Department of Corrections’ current effort to restore voting rights to returning citizens.
After a contentious session, the measure setting the primary for April 2 goes to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain.
Lawmakers propose amendments to a bill that would move the state’s 2024 primary, including provisions for ballot curing and pre-processing mail ballots.
At hearing, election officials and advocates describe recent threats that risk driving election workers from their jobs.
The Republican-passed Senate Bill 1 added restrictions to voting that plaintiffs say disproportionately affect voters of color.
Officials previously could locate a single voting site to serve multiple small precincts. Now some counties will need to double their number of sites.
Legislation applauded by voting rights activists would mandate Department of Corrections to provide people who have served their sentences with ID and voter registration materials.