According to a new report released today by Project Vote, Legislative Threats and Opportunities: Fall 2015, there is growing interest among lawmakers to improve and modernize the administration of elections. And some of these new laws passed.
Restrictive voting proposals, however, are still on the table in the legislatures and courthouses. Without the protections of the Voting Rights Act, which was weakened in 2013, only time will tell how these harmful bills could affect future elections.
In Legislative Threats and Opportunities: Fall 2015, Erin Ferns Lee summaries the content, status and potential impact of bills introduced in 2015.