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Indiana Bans Student IDs as Voter ID; Challengers File Suit Contending Law is a ‘Surgical Strike on Young Voters’

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

Since 2005, the State of Indiana allowed voting-eligible students to use their student IDs to vote. April 16th, Governor Mike Braun signed SB 10, which included banning use of student photo IDs for voting without evidence of misuse. That law is headed to court.

Wisconsin Voters Enshrine Voter ID in Their Constitution. Voter ID is Popular with Voters, But Comes with Consequences

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

On the ballot with Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race April 1st was a question to enshrine a voter ID requirement into the state’s constitution. Voter ID is popular in Wisconsin and elsewhere, but comes with unintentional - or perhaps intentional, consequences.

State Updates on Bills Shortening Early Voting and Changing Mail-in Ballot Requirements, and the Contested NC Supreme Court Race Lawsuit

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

While attacks on democracy norms ensue in Washington, state legislatures have also been busy. We have updates from Utah, Kansas, Indiana, and an update on the contested North Carolina Supreme Court race.

Montana Supreme Court Throws Out Four Anti-Voter Laws Targeting Native American, Younger, Elderly, and Disabled Voters

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024

In a victory for voters, Montana’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision March 27th, striking down four anti-voter laws which disproportionately impacted younger, disabled and Native American voters.

Another Blow to Ohio’s Unhoused, Elderly, Student and Disabled Voters, This Time from a Federal Court

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024

In January 2023, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed HB 458, one of the most restrictive voter ID laws in the country. It also tightened several absentee voting rules. On January 8th, 2024, a federal court upheld HB 458, affecting thousands of unhoused, elderly, student, and disabled voters.