Updated December 07, 2023 State Elections Legislation Database This database contains state legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year. Elections Database
Updated December 07, 2023 National Popular Vote Read about the National Popular Vote compact in this overview of state legislation. Elections Redistricting Table
Updated December 07, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Elections and Campaigns Policy makers and campaigns are having to adapt to the explosion in artificial intelligence (AI). This page covers statutes and legislation that relate to AI in elections and campaigns. Elections Table
Updated December 06, 2023 Forecasting the 2024 Presidential Election: The Data Says … Who Knows? FiveThirtyEight host and podcaster Galen Druke says current data might not be able to predict who will win the 2024 presidential election, but it can give context to what may happen in what’s shaping up to be a particularly contentious campaign season. Elections State Legislatures News
Updated December 06, 2023 Prohibiting Private Funding of Elections Twenty states prohibit, limit or regulate the use of private or philanthropic funding to run elections. Elections Table
Updated December 05, 2023 Felon Voting Rights It has been common practice in the United States to make felons ineligible to vote, in some cases permanently. Over the last few decades, the general trend has been toward reinstating the right to vote at some point, although this is a state-by-state policy choice. Elections Table
Updated December 05, 2023 Voting Age for Primary Elections This page covers state that allow for voters who are 17 years old to participate in primary elections if they will be 18 by the general election. Elections Table
Updated December 04, 2023 Enactments Relating to the Electoral Count Reform Act At the end of 2022, Congress enacted an omnibus appropriations bill that included the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act which updated the century old Electoral Count Act of 1887. Elections Table
Updated December 01, 2023 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. Elections
Updated December 01, 2023 State Laws Providing Protection for Election Officials and Staff In recent years election officials, staff and poll workers have been subjected to threats, accusations of crime and leaked private information (doxing) at much higher rates than usual. As a result, some states have enacted legislation to specifically protect election officials, staff and poll workers in recent years. Elections Table
Updated November 28, 2023 AI, Electoral Count Reform Among Emerging Priorities in Election Policy Expect state lawmakers in 2024 legislative sessions to pursue the “continuous improvement” trend of the last 20 years with work on evergreen issues such as poll workers (qualifications, training and pay), deadlines (for voter registration, absentee/mail voting and ballot counting), security and voting itself. Elections State Legislatures News
Updated November 28, 2023 Poll Worker Training This report discusses the ins and outs of poll worker training. Based on interviews with six LEOs across the country, it provides things for lawmakers to think about when considering poll worker training policies. Elections