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North Carolina Legislators Propose Boilerplate Bills Suppressing Mail-in and Election Day Registration Voters

June 4, 2023June 4, 2023

We’re in North Carolina today awaiting action by the U.S. Supreme Court on Moore vs. Harper, the Independent State Legislature theory test case, and we just learned about a new bill shortening mail-in ballot deadlines and implementing provisional ballots for election-day registrants.

Ohioans Mobilize for Aug. 8 Special Election to Defeat Assault on Citizen Ballot Initiatives

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

Ohioans are mobilizing against Issue 1, an effort by the anti-voter state legislature raising the bar to pass a citizen ballot initiative to 60%. The legislature’s proposed constitutional amendment comes up for a vote on August 8th.

The Texas Legislature’s Session Ends May 29th with Democracy Bills Pending at the Deadline

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

May 29th ends the Texas legislature’s term, and we have a little bit of good news, some bad news, and some hopeful news. On the upside, more funding for poll workers and improvements to mail-in voting. On the downside, withdrawal from ERIC, the voter registration crosscheck system.

One-third of Oregon’s Senate Now Ineligible for Re-election in High Stakes Quorum Showdown

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023

One third of Oregon’s Senators are now ineligible to run for re-election, in a dramatic showdown to block passage of gun safety, reproductive health and Trans rights legislation.

Eliminating College IDs Isn’t the Only Tactic to Stop Students from Voting. Just Ask New Hampshire.

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

Thousands of students move to New Hampshire and live nine months of the year attending school. Under the state constitution’s “domicile” rules, those students may choose to vote in the state, or vote absentee in their originating state. And for decades, a college ID and apartment or dormitory address have been acceptable proof to register to vote in New Hampshire. But since 2011, some anti-democracy legislators have tried to stop them.