Automatic Voter Registration Smooth Sailing in Illinois
1/21: Illinois has received more than 2,000 requests to register to vote and update personal information, since the signing of state’s automatic voter registration law.
Guam Considers Streamlined Voter Registration Law
1/30: Guam considers offering citizens the option to register to vote when they renew their driver's licenses.
California Settles Motor Voter Suit
1/17: California citizens will be allowed to register to vote automatically when renewing their driver's license.
Virginia Proposes Using DMV Photos for Voter ID
1/29: The Virginia state senate is considering a bill that would use the DMV photos as part of their electronic poll ID system.
North Dakota Asks Judge to Lift Ban on Voter ID Law
1/17: North Dakota asked a federal judge to lift a 2016 order preventing it from implementing its voter identification law.
A Trio of Bills Introduced to Stop Voter Fraud in Nebraska
1/17: State Sen. John Murante proposed three bills to Nebraska lawmakers, including a photo ID bill, to help ensure election integrity.
Missouri Voter ID Cards Don’t Identify Voters
1/31: Missouri Voter ID Cards can be used in place of a photo identification, but are mostly sent out so that voters know where their polling place is.
Iowa’s New Voter ID Law in Effect for February Election
1/31: Iowa voters are now required to bring a form of identification like a driver's license to the polls.
Photo ID Bill Passes Maine State Senate
1/30: Legislation establishing electronic pollbooks that contain photographs of voters passed the Maine Senate 21-19.
Texas County School District Employee Arrested for Voter Fraud
1/30: A school district employee in a Texas border county was arrested for allegedly filling out applications on behalf of other voters.