In her nearly two-decade career in election administration, Tammy Smith, administrator of elections in Wilson County, Tenn., has dedicated herself to ensuring fair and accurate voting processes.

As legislators and legislative staff prepare for the start of their 2025 legislative sessions, NCSL is here to help with webpages, 50-state surveys, webinars, podcasts, enactment summaries and much more.

Now that the 2024 state elections are over, including all the counting and recounting, it’s time to provide a few final facts and figures about legislatures and the states.

From fiscal challenges to tech innovations and workforce dynamics, the legislative issues dominating state discussions are also setting the stage for federal priorities. As 2025 approaches, these topics will likely shape the national agenda....

The Nov. 5 election reduced the number of states where one party has a trifecta—controlling both chambers in the legislature as well as the governor’s seat—and added two where neither party will dominate, NCSL elections experts...

Top issues in elections and redistricting for 2025 legislative sessions include artificial intelligence; noncitizen voting, ranked choice voting and anything related to election officials. Forecast ’25