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 first states to pass bills that expand voter access after the 2020 election.
“We are seeing evidence of there being something like two Americas,” said Myrna Pérez, director of the Brennan Center’s Voting Rights and Elections Program. “We see some states trying to make our elections more free, fair, and accessible, and some states that are putting as many barriers in front of the bal
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 first states to pass bills that expand voter access after the 2020 election.
“We are seeing evidence of there being something like two Americas,” said Myrna Pérez, director of the Brennan Center’s Voting Rights and Elections Program. “We see some states trying to make our elections more free, fair, and accessible, and some states that are putting as many barriers in front of the bal
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 first states to pass bills that expand voter access after the 2020 election.
“We are seeing evidence of there being something like two Americas,” said Myrna Pérez, director of the Brennan Center’s Voting Rights and Elections Program. “We see some states trying to make our elections more free, fair, and accessible, and some states that are putting as many barriers in front of the bal
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 first states to pass bills that expand voter access after the 2020 election.
“We are seeing evidence of there being something like two Americas,” said Myrna Pérez, director of the Brennan Center’s Voting Rights and Elections Program. “We see some states trying to make our elections more free, fair, and accessible, and some states that are putting as many barriers in front of the bal