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Voting rights advocates are actually piling up some wins in dozens of state capitals in their fight to expand access to mail and early voting ballots. States...
More Bills Would Expand Voting Than Restrict It According to the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice, 843 election bills with expansive provisions had been introduced in state legislatures between the end of the 2020 election and March 24, 2021, compared to just 361 bills with restrictive provisions. A number of 2021’s proposed expansions have already been signed into law, including legislation that will make some of last year’s pandemic-related conveniences – like no-excuse absentee voting, and more early voting days – permanent. New York, New Jersey, and Virginia were among the...
More Bills Would Expand Voting Than Restrict It According to the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice, 843 election bills with expansive provisions had been introduced in state legislatures between the end of the 2020 election and March 24, 2021, compared to just 361 bills with restrictive provisions. A number of 2021’s proposed expansions have already been signed into law, including legislation that will make some of last year’s pandemic-related conveniences – like no-excuse absentee voting, and more early voting days – permanent. New York, New Jersey, and Virginia were among the...
More Bills Would Expand Voting Than Restrict It According to the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice, 843 election bills with expansive provisions had been introduced in state legislatures between the end of the 2020 election and March 24, 2021, compared to just 361 bills with restrictive provisions. A number of 2021’s proposed expansions have already been signed into law, including legislation that will make some of last year’s pandemic-related conveniences – like no-excuse absentee voting, and more early voting days – permanent. New York, New Jersey, and Virginia were among the...
More Bills Would Expand Voting Than Restrict It According to the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice, 843 election bills with expansive provisions had been introduced in state legislatures between the end of the 2020 election and March 24, 2021, compared to just 361 bills with restrictive provisions. A number of 2021’s proposed expansions have already been signed into law, including legislation that will make some of last year’s pandemic-related conveniences – like no-excuse absentee voting, and more early voting days – permanent. New York, New Jersey, and Virginia were among the...