Dear
John,
In June, we shared our report – A Tale of Two Democracies – with you, demonstrating how a wave of state legislation on voting rights and election administration is transforming our democracy, creating a new fault line between states strengthening our democracy and those restricting it.
Today, we are excited to share critical updates to this report. The updated findings come as Texas further restricted its already stringent voting laws, year-round state legislatures return for the fall, and federal legislation continues to be debated in Congress.
Check out our critical updates: The Divide in American Democracy Deepens.
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As of September 7, 2021, our team of policy experts has tracked over 2,600 elections-related bills and 221 of those bills are now law in a total of 45 states. Of those bills enacted, 102 are pro-voter, 41 are anti-voter, 26 are neutral, and 53 are mixed or unclear. As always, these numbers are updated in real-time at the Voting Rights Lab State Voting Rights Tracker.
Millions of Americans are affected by their state lawmakers’ efforts to strengthen our democracy or those working to curtail it. 70 million voters live in states that improved election laws this year. 55 million live in states that enacted restrictive laws.
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We founded the Voting Rights Lab to help build a better democracy by contributing research and resources to those covering and working on these issues, like you.
Just like we believe our democracy is strongest when everyone participates, we also believe in improving access to information about the laws governing our elections. That’s why we’re pleased to offer these critical updates to you: the advocates, policymakers, and journalists working tirelessly to protect voting and election systems.
Thank you for your continued partnership,
Megan Lewis
Executive Director
Voting Rights Lab
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