Author: Ethan Rice

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, September 22, 2023

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    All 11 bills enacted this week were in New York.  Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends, legislative activity, and updates on notable lawsuits and policy changes. Legislative highlights Highlights: Recent activity and status changes…

  • Wisconsin AG files lawsuit after Senate votes to remove elections official

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    On Sept. 14, the Wisconsin Senate voted 22-11 along party lines to remove Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Administrator Meagan Wolfe. Hours later, Attorney General Josh Kaul (D) filed a lawsuit to allow Wolfe to retain her position because only three of the six WEC members voted to renominate her in June. The commission oversees a…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, September 15, 2023

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    Democrats sponsored 41 of the 50 bills with activity this week. Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends, legislative activity, and updates on notable lawsuits and policy changes. Legislative highlights Highlights: One bill was approved…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, September 8, 2023

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    Of the 23 bills with activity this week, 22 are in states with Democratic trifectas. Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends, legislative activity, and updates on notable lawsuits and policy changes. Legislative highlights Highlights:…

  • Donor Privacy and Disclosure Digest: September 2023

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    Welcome to Ballotpedia’s Donor Privacy and Disclosure Digest! This monthly newsletter provides news and information on key policy changes, a breakdown of state legislation, and an overview of pivotal legal decisions and case developments. In this issue, you’ll find: California update: Senate bill requiring political communication disclosures advances in House. In the courts: The latest…

  • North Carolina governor vetoes elections bill

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    On Aug. 24, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) vetoed S747, a bill making a number of changes to the state’s election laws. The bill includes provisions expanding the role of election observers, including allowing the chair of each political party in a county to appoint two registered voters of that county as election observers…

  • Challenge to election law heads to Texas Supreme Court

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    On Aug. 15, the Texas attorney general’s office appealed a district judge’s decision blocking SB1750, a bill transferring all powers and duties of the county elections administrator to the county tax assessor-collector and county clerk in counties with a population of more than 3.5 million. District Judge Karin Crump (D) ruled that the law was…

  • RNC and Wisconsin GOP seek to intervene in absentee voting lawsuit

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    On Aug. 8, the Republican National Committee, the Republican Party of Wisconsin, and GOP chapters in Rock and Walworth counties filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s absentee voting laws. The Elias Law Group, which describes itself as a “mission-driven firm committed to helping Democrats win, citizens vote, and progressives make change,”…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, August 11, 2023

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    States have enacted 304 bills so far this year, 93 more than at this point in 2022.  Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends, legislative activity, updates on notable lawsuits and policy changes. Legislative highlights…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, August 4, 2023

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends, legislative activity, updates on notable lawsuits and policy changes. Legislative highlights Highlights: States enacted five bills since our last edition. In the same period in 2022, no bills…