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In Win for Voters, George Election Board Refuses to Recommend Dropping No-Excuse Absentee Voting to Legislature

February 18, 2024February 18, 2024

A bipartisan effort in 2005 implemented no-excuse absentee voting in Georgia, and in 19 years, there have been only six convictions of absentee voter fraud. Despite that tiny number, the state’s election board had to fend off yet another attempt to end no-excuse absentee voting.

Survey Finds Strong Support from Americans for Early Voting & Election Day Holiday Reforms, but Also Restrictive Government-Issued ID Requirements

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024

A new study by Pew Research finds Americans broadly support such democracy reforms as making election day a holiday and two weeks of in person early voting, but also think voters must use government issued ID, and voting machines should have paper backup.

Democracy News Wasn’t All Bad in 2023; MI, MN, NM, CT, PA, & NY All Passed Substantial Pro-Voter Legislation

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024

While some state legislatures are making it harder to vote, a 2023 recap from Voting Rights Lab shows a few states passed legislation to help people register to vote and to make voting more accessible to all citizens.

North Carolina Legislature Overrides Governor’s Vetoes of Voter Suppression and State Election Board Bills

October 16, 2023December 28, 2023

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 17, 2023 Today's Script (Variations occur with audio due to…

“American Confidence in Elections Act” Introduced in U.S. House Nationalizes Restrictions on Mail-In Voting & Doubles Down on Election Disinformation

July 12, 2023July 13, 2023

The American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act sounds harmless enough. But cloaked in the bill introduced Monday in the U.S. House is an effort to nationalize mail-in voting restrictions modeled by Florida, Georgia, Texas and other voter suppression states.