May 24, 2023 Lawmakers, Your Local Election Officials Would Like to Chat A new guide from NCSL and the Election Assistance Commission can help the officials who implement election policy connect with the people who make it. State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections State Legislatures News
April 26, 2023 As 2024 Campaigns Begin, States Confront Threats to Election Workers Since 2020, state policymakers from both parties have confronted the harassment of election workers, including threats of violence, from a variety of angles, including by revising existing statutes and passing stand-alone protections. State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections State Legislatures News
April 21, 2023 States to Keep Focus on Election Costs, Accuracy and the Safety of Officials Ahead of their 2023 legislative sessions, lawmakers expect to address the need for affordable housing, a strong child care workforce and adoption regulations. State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections, Redistricting and Census State Legislatures News
March 30, 2023 Census Bureau Releases Detailed Data for New Legislative Districts A new data product from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey offers insights about the makeup of the 2022 congressional and legislative districts, many of which have been redrawn. State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections, Redistricting and Census State Legislatures News
March 28, 2023 Election Legislation in 2023: 3 New Policy Trends to Watch Elections legislation this year includes familiar topics—absentee voting, voter registration, election security—and some new ones: the National Popular Vote, citizenship and voting, and protecting election officials. State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections State Legislatures News
March 6, 2023 Disclosure Emerges as Hottest Topic in Last Year’s Campaign Finance Laws NCSL summarizes the campaign finance laws enacted in 2022. Of the 318 bills introduced in the states and Congress last year—on topics including eligibility requirements to run for office, contribution limits and digital campaign... State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections State Legislatures News