Since 2007, Project Vote has provided the public with the tools to monitor the passage of voting rights laws across the country, with free access to our lists of bills and analyses.
The interactive index of bills below is curated, analyzed, and summarized by Project Vote’s election administration experts, and regularly updated for you to access at any time. You can search by state and by issue, and track bills according to whether they are—in our analysis—likely to help or hinder the ability of eligible Americans to vote.
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Project Vote Letter to Va. Gov. McAuliffe on Voter Registration bill HB 9
Project Vote submitted a letter to Virginia Governor McAuliffe to express our opposition to HB 9, a bill that would reject voter registration cards for certain omissions. Read more
Project Vote Testimony on Washington Preregistration Bill HB 1294
Project Vote presented testimony in support of youth voter registration bill, HB 1294 to the Senate Government Operations and Security Committee on February 25, 2016. Read more
Project Vote Testimony on Washington Voter Registration Deadline Bill HB 1428
Project Vote presented testimony in support of HB 1428 on voter registration deadline extension to the Senate Government Operations and Security Committee on February 25, 2016. Read more
Infographic: State Legislative Calendar, 2016
A calendar of when state legislatures are in session in 2016. Read more
Infographic: State Partisan Control: 2016
An infographic showing the partisan affiliation of officials who control election laws in each state, including governor's offices, legislatures, and secretary of state offices in 2016. Read more
Project Vote Letter on New Mexico Voter ID bill HB 312
Project Vote wrote a letter in opposition of New Mexico voter ID bill, HB 312. Read more
Legislative Threats and Opportunities: Fall 2015
In latest edition of our Threats and Opportunities series, Erin Ferns Lee examines the status of important election bills—harmful and helpful—that were introduced in 2015. Read more
Legislative Threats and Opportunities: Spring 2015
To date in 2015, lawmakers in 24 states have proposed at least 52 bills that threaten voting rights, while lawmakers in 36 states have proposed to improve election administration in some way... Read more
Election Legislation: Legislative Threats and Opportunities, October 2014.
In this report, Erin Ferns Lee reviews both the threats and opportunities represented by election bills that have been introduced in the state legislatures and Congress in fall 2014, based on Project Vote’s bill monitoring project, discussions with state-based advocates, recent media coverage, and the partisan makeup of the legislatures and state election directors. Read more
Election Legislation 2014: Threats and Opportunities, May 2014
In this report, Erin Ferns Lee reviews both the threats and opportunities represented by election bills that have been introduced in the state legislatures and Congress in spring 2014, based on Project Vote’s bill monitoring project, discussions with state-based advocates, recent media coverage, and the partisan makeup of the legislatures and state election directors. Read more