Updated January 16, 2023 What the Electoral Count Reform Act Means for States The bipartisan Electoral Count Reform Act provides needed clarification of the way presidential election results get from states through the Electoral College process to Congress. Elections State Legislatures News
Updated December 15, 2022 2020 State Primary Election Dates State and presidential primary dates for 2020 are listed by state and date. State and presidential primaries are used by political parties to determine which candidates for legislative seats, office of president and other offices will go on the general election ballot on November 3, 2020. Elections Table
Updated December 15, 2022 NCSL State Elections 2022 Polls have closed for the 2022 general election, where voters in 46 states decided on 6,279 state legislative races, 36 governors and 133 statewide ballot measures. Elections Map
Updated December 12, 2022 Digital Political Ads Information about digital political ads, legislative options for regulating them, and a table that includes all significant introduced and enacted legislation. Elections Table
Updated December 12, 2022 2017 Campaign Finance Enactments In 2017, 23 states amended their campaign finance laws. Find out detailed information about key election-related requirements here. Elections
Updated December 12, 2022 Early In-Person Voting This page includes information on statutory requirements regarding in person early voting time periods compared across the 50 states. Elections Map Table
Updated December 12, 2022 Election Administration at State and Local Levels Summary of who administers elections at the state and local levels; decentralized election administration structure. Elections Table
Updated December 12, 2022 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 09, 2022 Midterm Elections: Things Remain Stable, Yet Competitive, in the States In the 2022 midterm elections, Democrats exceeded expectations at the national level, while the parties solidified control in state legislatures. Elections State Legislatures News
Updated December 08, 2022 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 05, 2022 Flow of State Lawmakers to Congress Remains Strong The flow of state lawmakers to Congress remains strong. Elections State-Federal State Legislatures News
Updated December 05, 2022 States to Keep Focus on Election Costs, Accuracy and the Safety of Officials As COVID-19 went from zero to 60 and life came to a near standstill in 2020, election officials were faced with a slew of policy changes—many temporary—coming from legislatures, governors and chief election officials. In a field where incremental change is the norm, these overnight decrees about how to manage voting at polling places and by mail were, to understate it, a challenge. A predictable response to that year’s many changes was a record number of election-related bill introductions in 2021 and ’22. Elections State Legislatures News