Oregon Closer to Enacting Popular Vote Bill
6/6: The Oregon legislature passed a bill that puts the state on its way to joining the national popular vote movement.
Kentucky Secretary of State Battles with State Board of Elections
6/6: Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes claimed to have found errors in vote totals she reviewed, though County Clerk Don Blevins Jr. denied her claims.
Democratic Party Leader Campaigns to Oversee Broward County Elections
6/5: Democratic party leader and organizer Mitch Ceasar filed paperwork to run for election supervisor in Broward County, which has a fraught voter fraud history.
Judge Won’t Stop Census Case
6/5: A federal judge overruled Democratic objections that the Trump administration lied about their intentions for the citizenship question on the 2020 census.
Pennsylvania Considering Voter ID for All Elections
6/5: The Pennsylvania legislature is considering a bill that would require voters to show valid IDs before casting a ballot in any election.
Beto O’Rourke’s Controversial Plans for Voting
6/5: Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke proposes term limits for Supreme Court justices and an expansion of voting rights for felons as part of his campaign platform.
Texas Won’t Reveal Names of 100,000 Voters Pulled in Voter Roll Review
6/5: Texas has said it won't disclose the names of the 100,000 people who were subjected to a voter roll review because the names may still be part of a criminal investigation.
Lawsuit Questions Pennsylvania’s Absentee Ballot Deadline
6/5: Pennsylvania's absentee ballot deadline is one of the earliest in the country—a lawsuit is claiming this deadline is unconstitutional.
Democratic Organizations Push for Same-Day Voting in Massachusetts
6/5: ACLU, Common Cause, and the League of Women Voters are among the Democratic coalitions pushing for Massachusetts to adopt legislation that would allow for election day registration.
DC Moving Toward Letting Incarcerated Felons Vote
6/4: The District of Columbia is considering a bill that would grant voting rights to incarcerated felons and expand vote-by-mail options.