Over the last two decades, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) has served as a foundational advancement at the federal level in expanding opportunities for Americans with disabilities to participate fully and independently in elections. Prior to HAVA’s enactment in 2002, many voting locations were physically inaccessible and critical voter information was not available in […]
read moreNative Americans continue to experience significant, compounding barriers to voting at every step of the election process, from registration to ballot counting, according to Obstacles Persist: According to the Data, a new report from the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) that analyzes data collected by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission from 2020, 2022, and 2024. […]
read moreEvery year, state lawmakers consider thousands of bills that would change how Americans vote and how elections are administered. Ballotpedia’s State of Election Policy Legislation 2026 Mid-Year Report provides insights, analysis, and takeaways from the 4,632 election-related bills and resolutions we have tracked this year. Unless otherwise noted, the report covers all U.S. election-related legislative […]
read moreNatural disasters and extreme weather will shape our lives even more in the years to come. Safety should always come first, but civil rights matter too, including your right to vote. Under the Radar, a Southern Poverty Law Center report, explores how natural disasters can impact voting across the Deep South.
read moreThe countdown to the 2026 midterms has already begun — but for hundreds of thousands of Americans, the fundamental rules of how to return a mail ballot hang in the balance before the U.S. Supreme Court. In the case Watson v. RNC, the Republican National Committee is challenging a Mississippi law that allows ballots received […]
read moreA new report released by the California Voter Foundation (CVF) finds that California’s long vote count is not inevitable, but driven by fixable operational challenges, outdated processes, and uneven county resources. Released ahead of county certification deadlines on July 2nd, California’s Long Count: Examining Efficiencies in Ballot Processing for Earlier Election Results identifies proven strategies […]
read moreThe MIT Elections & Science Data Lab (MESDL) 2024 precinct project is now finished—our largest and most expansive yet! This year’s nationwide dataset contains vote counts for more than 54,000 candidates running for over 12,000 offices across 200,000 precincts nationwide, taking over 500 days to complete by 12 talented researchers. Precinct project data come from […]
read moreT he California Voter Foundation (CVF) released Ten Recommendations to Accelerate California’s Vote Count and deliver more timely results, without jeopardizing voter access and security protections that define the state’s election system. This is the second round of recommendations following last month’s report, California’s Long Count: Examining Efficiencies in Ballot Processing for Earlier Election Results, […]
read moreAs part of their work to understand and promote youth electoral participation, the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning Education (CIRCLE) is tracking changes in youth voter registration: comparing 2026 to the previous midterm in 2022. There are 1% more young people registered to vote in the 2026 midterms than there were in […]
read moreArtificial intelligence (AI) platforms are now part of the information landscape that voters use to navigate elections. During the 2026 midterms, millions of Americans are likely to ask AI platforms questions about how to participate in the voting process. To understand how voters are served when they ask AI platforms about elections, States United conducted […]
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