Unfortunately, the momentum around this legislation continues. To interfere with election processes or even reject election results entirely. 7, would have granted such a power to other partisan actors like elected judges. 2720, would have empowered state legislatures to reject the results of an election. And in a new trend this year, legislators introduced bills to allow partisan actors footnote1_652kq23 1 These “election sabotage” bills, which are discussed further below, would have empowered a variety of partisan actors to reject or meddle with election results. More than a third of all restrictive voting laws enacted since then were passed this year. These numbers are extraordinary: state legislatures enacted far more restrictive voting laws in 2021 than in any year since the Brennan Center began tracking voting legislation in 2011. More than 440 bills with provisions that restrict voting access have been introduced in 49 states in the 2021 legislative sessions. In 2021, the state legislative push to restrict access to voting was not only aggressive - it was also successful.īetween January 1 and December 7, at least 19 states passed 34 laws restricting access to voting. Advance Constitutional Change Show / hideĬlick here for the most recent Voting Laws Roundup.National Task Force on Democracy Reform & the Rule of Law.Government Targeting of Minority Communities Show / hide.
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