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NCSL Election Resources

The NCSL elections team provides a variety of resources on election issues, including but not limited to 50-state surveys on state laws, legislation databases, a monthly elections newsletter, enactment summaries and other publications.

Ranked Choice Voting

Ranked choice voting is a system of voting where people rank candidates in order of preference. Several local and state governments have adopted this system over that last several years.
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Legislatures Pursue State-Level Voting Rights Acts

So far in this year’s legislative sessions, three states have introduced state voting rights acts. State VRAs are modeled after the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlaws race-based denial of the right to vote and protects the voting rights of people with disabilities or limited English proficiency.

State Legislatures News

States Consider Options to Ensure That Noncitizens Aren’t Voting

Nowhere in the nation is it permissible for noncitizens to vote in federal elections after the passage of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act in 1996. Still, legislation to clarify that noncitizens can’t vote in state elections has been ticking up since 2021, with a growing number of states considering ways to ensure noncitizens aren’t casting ballots.

State Legislatures News
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