• Home
  • Independent Voter News
  • Quizzes
  • Election Dissection
  • Sections
  • Events
  • Directory
  • About Us
  • Glossary
  • Opinion
  • Campaign Finance
  • Redistricting
  • Civic Ed
  • Voting
  • Fact Check
  • News
  • Analysis
  • Subscriptions
  • Log in
Leveraging Our Differences
  • news & opinion
    • Big Picture
      • Civic Ed
      • Ethics
      • Leadership
      • Leveraging big ideas
      • Media
    • Business & Democracy
      • Corporate Responsibility
      • Impact Investment
      • Innovation & Incubation
      • Small Businesses
      • Stakeholder Capitalism
    • Elections
      • Campaign Finance
      • Independent Voter News
      • Redistricting
      • Voting
    • Government
      • Balance of Power
      • Budgeting
      • Congress
      • Judicial
      • Local
      • State
      • White House
    • Justice
      • Accountability
      • Anti-corruption
      • Budget equity
    • Columns
      • Beyond Right and Left
      • Civic Soul
      • Congress at a Crossroads
      • Cross-Partisan Visions
      • Democracy Pie
      • Our Freedom
  • Pop Culture
      • American Heroes
      • Ask Joe
      • Celebrity News
      • Comedy
      • Dance, Theatre & Film
      • Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
      • Faithful & Mindful Living
      • Music, Poetry & Arts
      • Sports
      • Technology
      • Your Take
      • American Heroes
      • Ask Joe
      • Celebrity News
      • Comedy
      • Dance, Theatre & Film
      • Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
      • Faithful & Mindful Living
      • Music, Poetry & Arts
      • Sports
      • Technology
      • Your Take
  • events
  • About
      • Mission
      • Advisory Board
      • Staff
      • Contact Us
Sign Up

Ria Agarwal

    FollowUnfollowFollowing
    State

    How the 'final four' states changed their election laws

    Ria Agarwal
    Cassidy Wang
    Faye Shen Li Thijssen
    January 31, 2022
    election law changes
    whyframestudio/Getty Images

    This is the final entry in a series of articles examining changes to voting laws in every state.

    The ongoing election evolution in the United States, while in large part catalyzed by the Covid-19 pandemic, has been building momentum for years.

    Many states were already undergoing major overhauls to their election systems leading up to the 2020 election, even before the pandemic gripped the nation. And in the aftermath of the presidential contest, states have doubled down on voting reforms.

    To provide a comprehensive analysis of the voting law changes in every state and Washington, D.C., since 2019, The Fulcrum compiled data from the Voting Rights Lab, the National Conference for State Legislatures, the Brennan Center for Justice, and state statutes and constitutions. This 11th installment focuses on the four remaining states.

    Kentucky became a model for bipartisan lawmaking when the Democratic governor and Republican General Assembly agreed to a sweeping overhaul of election laws. Maryland, which also has a divided government, enacted a number of significant changes as well. Maine, controlled by Democrats, and Ohio, under Republican rule, made fewer changes to their election systems.

    Keep ReadingShow less
    election evolution

    Join an Upcoming Event

    View All Events
    Voting

    How the least populous states have overhauled their election systems

    Ria Agarwal
    Faye Shen Li Thijssen
    Cassidy Wang
    January 27, 2022
    election law changes
    whyframestudio/Getty Images

    This is the 10th in a series of articles examining changes to voting laws in every state.

    The ongoing election evolution in the United States, while in large part catalyzed by the Covid-19 pandemic, has been building momentum for years.

    Many states were already undergoing major overhauls to their election systems leading up to the 2020 election, even before the pandemic gripped the nation. And in the aftermath of the presidential contest, states have doubled down on voting reforms.

    To provide a comprehensive analysis of the voting law changes in every state and Washington, D.C., since 2019, The Fulcrum compiled data from the Voting Rights Lab, the National Conference for State Legislatures, the Brennan Center for Justice, and state statutes and constitutions. This 10th installment focuses on the five least populous states.

    There is little uniformity in the way these states addressed elections over the past three years. In Alaska, the focus was on primaries and ballot structure, while North Dakota, South Dakota and Vermont made extensive changes to their elections laws. In Wyoming, the focus was on voter identification.

    Keep ReadingShow less
    election evolution
    Get some Leverage Sign up for The Fulcrum Newsletter
    Follow
    Get some Leverage Sign up for The Fulcrum Newsletter
    Follow
    Contributors

    Freedom is just another word

    David L. Nevins

    Harnessing the power of 'we the people' on Independence Day

    Jenna Spinelle

    Young people, patriotism and the Fourth of July

    Layla Zaidane

    Landing on the moon was a hard thing. So is preserving democracy.

    Kahlil Byrd

    Texas leads the way

    Lawrence Goldstone

    Why the Founders would be aghast at the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling

    Beau Breslin
    latest News

    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s swearing in makes history during unprecedented time for the Supreme Court

    Candice Norwood, The 19th
    01 July

    A Jalapeño a Day: What America Can Learn From Bridging in the Hispanic Community

    Our Staff
    01 July

    Your take: 'I stand for ...'

    Jeremy Garson
    01 July

    The Civic Season soundtrack

    David L. Nevins
    01 July

    Bringing history’s posters to today’s civic action efforts: A Q&A with Globe Press

    Cameron Katz
    30 June

    Podcast: Past, present, future

    Our Staff
    30 June
    Videos

    Video: Memorial Day 2022

    Our Staff

    Video: Helping loved ones divided by politics

    Our Staff

    Video: What happened in Virginia?

    Our Staff

    Video: Infrastructure past, present, and future

    Our Staff

    Video: Beyond the headlines SCOTUS 2021 - 2022

    Our Staff

    Video: Should we even have a debt limit

    Our Staff
    Podcasts

    Podcast: Did economists move the Democrats to the right?

    Our Staff
    02 May

    Podcast: The future of depolarization

    Our Staff
    11 February

    Podcast: Sore losers are bad for democracy

    Our Staff
    20 January

    Deconstructed Podcast from IVN

    Our Staff
    08 November 2021
    Recommended
    Freedom is just another word

    Freedom is just another word

    Music, Poetry & Arts
    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson being sworn in

    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s swearing in makes history during unprecedented time for the Supreme Court

    Judicial
    A Jalapeño a Day: What America Can Learn From Bridging in the Hispanic Community

    A Jalapeño a Day: What America Can Learn From Bridging in the Hispanic Community

    Leadership
    sample posters

    Your take: 'I stand for ...'

    Your Take
    People at a concert

    The Civic Season soundtrack

    Music, Poetry & Arts
    Flags in front of the Capitol

    Harnessing the power of 'we the people' on Independence Day

    State