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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...
With Florida Bill, Republicans Continue Unrelenting Push to Restrict Voting Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein © Eve Edelheit for The New York Times The voting bill in Florida would limit voting by mail, which was widely used in the 2020 elections. The pleas from Florida election officials were direct and dire: Passing the state’s new voting bill would be a “grave security risk,” “unnecessary” and a “travesty.” The restrictions imposed by the new law, they warned, would make it harder to vote and hurt confidence in the balloting process. But their objections ...
The Carter-Baker Commission: 16 Years Later: "Voting by Mail" (April 28, 2021) April 27, 2021 Virtual Event Record numbers of voters cast absentee ballots in 2020. While mail-in voting significantly expands voter access, some are concerned about the security of the absentee process. A look at the pros and cons of voting by mail, safeguards already in place, and additional ways to enhance the security of mail-in voting. "Voting by Mail" is the second in a series of five virtual panel discussions using the recommendations of the bipartisan 2005 Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform...