The House of Representatives on Sept. 21 passed an election law bill designed to address President Donald Trump’s legal efforts to decertify some electoral slates in 2021. The bill, dubbed the Presidential Election Reform Act, passed in a mostly-party line vote with a handful of GOP defections. The final vote, coming in at 229–203, included…
House Passes Election Bill That Makes It Harder to Decertify Presidential Results
Nine Senate Republicans Join Democrats in Unveiling, Backing Election Law Reform Bills
A bipartisan group of senators, including nine Republicans, have reached a deal to change federal election law, a substantial victory for Democrats hoping to exceed the 60-vote filibuster threshold in the upper chamber. The proposals include two bills meant to alter U.S. election laws in response to President Donald Trump’s efforts in 2020 to have…
9 Senate Republicans Join Democrats in Unveiling, Backing Election Law Reform Bills
A bipartisan group of senators, including nine Republicans, have reached a deal to change federal election law, a substantial victory for Democrats hoping to exceed the 60-vote filibuster threshold in the upper chamber. The proposals include two pieces of legislation meant to alter U.S. election laws in response to President Donald Trump’s efforts in 2020…
Missouri Requires Photo ID, Bans Ballot Drop Boxes in Election Law Overhaul
July 2, 2022
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a new election law on Wednesday that will require a voter to show a photo ID to vote in the coming general election. The new law, House Bill 1878, requires voters to show one of the following photo IDs at polling sites: nonexpired Missouri driver’s license, nonexpired state nondriver’s license,…
SCOTUS Seems Likely to Take Up Case That Could Recognize States’ Power to Regulate Elections
June 19, 2022
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The Supreme Court seems likely to accept a new election law case that Republicans hope will recognize what they say is the preeminent constitutional authority of state legislatures to set the rules for redistricting and congressional and presidential elections, as well as curb the power of state courts to intervene in such disputes. “The U.S….
Ballot Drop Boxes and Private Funding of Elections May Become Constitutional Rights in Michigan
February 10, 2022
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A group called Promote the Vote wants to make private funding of elections, early voting, and the use of ballot drop boxes part of the Michigan Constitution. The proposed constitutional amendment reads in part, “A county, city, or township conducting an election may accept and use publicly-disclosed charitable donations and in-kind contributions to conduct and…
Democrats’ Election Bill Schemes Lack Much-Needed GOP Support
News Analysis Since returning from their winter break, congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden have made a renewed push to pass election legislation. But despite Democrats’ claims that states are engaged in an all-out assault on voting rights, Democrats continue to lack substantial GOP support for any elections bill, and this situation is unlikely to…
Democrats Double Down on Election Laws
News Analysis Shortly before going into August recess, Senate Democrats gave approval for the For the People Act (S.1) to move out of committee for future debate. While the issue has been harshly debated for nearly a year now, it is likely to be near the top of Democrats’ docket after they return. For some…
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