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2 months ago | 
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
All but two state legislatures are currently convening their regular 2025 legislative sessions. Lawmakers in these states have already introduced more than 2,300 bills related to election administration this year. Among states where lawmakers have advanced election policy bills is Kansas. Kansas has a divided government and is one of two states, along with Kentucky, with a Democratic governor and a Republican veto-proof state legislative majority.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
In this edition of Checks and Balances:Federal stories:President-elect Trump announces Department of Government Efficiency creation. D.C. Circuit panel rules against Council on Environmental Quality’s rulemaking authority. Republican lawmakers introduce bill to abolish the Department of Education. Biden issued 21 orders reversing Trump in 100 days; Trump says some will return. State stories:Pennsylvania, Virginia governors issue executive orders changing state permitting processes.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
On Dec. 11, 2024, the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) veto of S 382. Cooper vetoed the bill on Nov. 26, and the North Carolina Senate voted along partisan lines to override the veto 30-19 on Dec. 2. The 72-46 vote in the House confirmed the override. The bill combines disaster relief funding for communities and businesses affected by Hurricane Helene with various changes to state law, including several related to elections.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
Nebraska Attorney General issues opinion declaring laws restoring voting rights to individuals convicted of a felony unconstitutional July 25, 2024 at 3:29 PM On July 17, 2024, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) issued a formal opinion that said that only the Nebraska Pardons Board—which consists of the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state—and not the legislature, has the authority to restore voting rights or shorten the waiting period for the restoration of voting...
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
Arizona lawmakers implement a new deadline for certifying results, while Governor Katie Hobbs vetoes other changesJuly 16, 2024 at 8:05 PMArizona enacted 10 election-related bills in the first half of 2024, the second most of any state with a .
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
Fourteen states adopted new laws related to maintaining accurate voter registration rolls in the first half of 2024. Ten of these bills came from states with Republican trifectas, two from states with Democratic trifectas, and two from states with divided governments. New laws in five states expand data-sharing procedures or create new requirements for reviewing available data from various state agencies or third-party sources to identify ineligible voters and remove them from registration lists.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
Eighteen states considered legislation to open or close primaries in the first half of 2024July 16, 2024 at 6:11 PMLawmakers in 18 states considered bills this year that change who may vote in at least some statewide primaries or caucuses. Only one of these bills, Louisiana’s HB 17, was adopted. That bill changes Louisiana’s unique primary system and creates closed primaries for elections for Congress and several state offices, including the state supreme court, beginning in 2026.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
More states banned ranked-choice voting in 2024 than any other yearJuly 16, 2024 at 6:13 PMFive states–Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma–passed laws banning the use of RCV in 2024, more than in any other year. No state had a law prohibiting the use of RCV before 2022 when Florida and Tennessee became the first states to adopt bans. Idaho, Montana, and South Dakota joined them in 2023. Republicans controlled the legislature in all ten states to have passed an RCV ban.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
New laws related to ranked-choice voting and youth voting among six new approved election bills in ColoradoJuly 16, 2024 at 6:16 PMColorado lawmakers adopted six election-related bills during the 2024 regular session of the Colorado General Assembly.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
Two states with Republican trifectas adopted new requirements for voter registration drivesJuly 15, 2024 at 3:30 PMTennessee and Louisiana joined a group of six other states with Republican trifectas that have adopted laws related to voter registration drives or third-party assistance for voter registration applications since 2020. In Tennessee, Gov.
