While the passage of the Federal FAST Act provided some long-term assurance for states, it was not the silver bullet for the transportation infrastructure funding dilemma in America.

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In Illinois, a federal judge has blocked implementation of big parts of a 2014 law that created same day registration for the Land of Lincoln.

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Today (Sept. 27) is National Voter Registration Day and we've gathered some fun facts about voter registration.

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In response to all the hullabaloo around election security lately, NCSL’s The Canvass rushed back from summer vacation to publish a special issue, Security and Elections: What Legislators Need to Know dedicated to the topic.

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As the days become cooler and the election season heats up, voters in 12 states will consider education-related ballot initiatives, referenda, and constitutional amendments.

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Fall in is in the air—the nights are getting crisp, leaves are changing and football is back. It’s also a great time to start sampling the seasonal cuisine, and this fall state menus are sure to be packed with elections—all shapes, sizes and varieties but none are more important than state legislative elections. NCSL’s StateVote 2016 has put together the recipe for a perfect election season.

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Unless you’ve taken a French-style, month-long August vacation, you’ve probably noticed that elections and security are in the news.

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In California, Missouri and South Dakota, at least two ballot measures are competing measures, meaning they concern the same issue.

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What’s all this we hear now about partisan poll watchers? Amid the heat of this election, candidates have already begun encouraging more partisan poll watchers to participate on Election Day.

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After three full days focused on state politics, policy and leadership, Mara Liasson, political correspondent with NPR and Fox News, reminded us that the “most extraordinary, mind-boggling” race for president ever continues to shock and surprise us all.

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