Elections News States Push For New Voting Laws With An Eye Toward 2024 The New York Times

State of Election Administration Legislation 2025 Year-End Report

Every year, state lawmakers consider thousands of bills that would change how Americans vote and how elections are administered. Ballotpedia’s State of Election Administration Legislation 2025 ... Read More

Voting rights group: New election reforms turned away hundreds of potential voters

A leading voting rights group said its research uncovered 244 would-be voters who were turned away from the polls this year due to new state election laws that require new registrants to show proof of ... Read More

New York's even-year election law prompts local ballot reshuffle

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — A recent decision by the New York State Court of Appeals has upheld a law that shifts local elections to even-numbered years, aligning them with federal elections. The ruling, ... Read More

New York's Voting Rights Act Survives Challenge in State's Highest Court

The Court of Appeals kept in tact a 2022 law that strengthened voting rights of New Yorkers, tailored to prohibit vote dilution of historically marginalized and disenfranchised communities. The Empire ... Read More

Advocates say more than 100 potential NH voters turned away because of new voting law

STATEHOUSE OVER HOW THE NEW LAW IS WORKING. ADVOCATES SAY NEW HAMPSHIRE’S NEW PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP VOTING LAW TURNED AWAY MORE THAN 100 POTENTIAL VOTERS IN THIS MONTH’S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. QUALIFIED ... Read More

Ohio Republicans look to change election laws targeting absentee ballots, noncitizen voting

Ohio Republicans are advancing legislation to change state election laws, including eliminating the grace period for absentee ballots. Another proposal would ban ballot drop boxes and require proof of ... Read More

Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws

The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election. By Abbie VanSickle Reporting from Washington The ... Read More

Can Democrats Flip a Deep-Red Seat? Special Elections Often See Big Swings.

Tennessee’s Seventh District was created to be safely Republican, but in recent special elections across the country Democrats have done significantly better than they did in 2024. By Christine Zhang ... Read More

Election Officials Press Trump Administration Over Voter Data

Ten Democratic officials who oversee elections in their states sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding answers on how private voter data was ... Read More

After Decades of Low Turnout for Mayor’s Races, Voting Surges in New York

Voter participation in the city, which once surpassed 90 percent, cratered in recent elections. Here’s a look at why it fell, and why this year has been different. By Andy Newman There was a time in ... Read More