THE GOOD:
In good news, to comply with a recent court order, North Carolina election officials updated the state's rules for same-day voter registration, making it harder to remove same-day registrants from the voter rolls. North Carolina’s controversial voter suppression law that passed in October of 2023 included a provision allowing the removal of same-day registrants if a single piece of mail was undeliverable.
THE BAD:
In bad news, the Kentucky Senate passed a bill removing student IDs from the list of acceptable primary documents to verify a voter’s identity. The move to restrict student IDs as a valid voting identification is a growing trend in the 2024 election cycle to make it harder for young people to vote, with similar laws emerging in Idaho and Ohio. Kentucky’s Secretary of State criticized the bill, fearing it may alienate young voters and jeopardize the legality of the state's existing voter ID law that was enacted in 2020.
THE UGLY:
In ugly news, a State Senator in Arizona introduced a resolution to grant the Arizona Legislature exclusive authority to appoint presidential electors, regardless of the outcome of the popular vote, which undermines the democratic process. Currently, the candidate who secures the popular vote in Arizona gets the state's electors, who then cast their votes alongside others across the country in December.
If passed by the Legislature, the resolution would be subject to voter approval for inclusion in the State Constitution.
