New laws could impact U.S. midterms

U.S. states have passed more than 30 laws since the 2020 election – most of them backed by Republican legislators – that could restrict voting access in November’s midterm elections


U.S. VOTING LAWS ENACTED IN 2021

Only restrictive
Only expansive
Both expansive and restrictive 

WA
OR
CA
NV
MT
ID
WY
UT
AZ
CO
NM
ND
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
AR
LA
IL
IN
KY
AL 
GA
FL
VT
NY
VA
ME 
NH
MA
RI 
CT
NJ 
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MD
HI

No new laws
                  

EXAMPLES OF RESTRICTIVE VOTING MEASURES

Voter ID: Tougher requirements introduced in 10 states, including changes to ID rules for mail-in ballots in Georgia and Texas

Voter registration
New laws to facilitate de-listing of voters in seven states. Florida to clean up voter rolls every year instead of every two years

Mail-in voting 
18 states have passed laws making it harder for voters to apply for, receive or cast ballots before election day

Election monitoring
Laws enacted in 25 states that take power from traditional election managers and, in many cases, cede control to partisan actors


Republicans, who mainly back former President Donald Trump’s false claims of fraud in 2020 election, say new laws are needed to ensure election integrity
  
 
Sources: Brennan Centre for Justice, Reuters 
Picture: Getty Images 
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