Legislative Updates

North Carolina: Senate Bill 683 would offers a Variety of Election Reform options:

- It would start a Pilot Project to cover Postage on Absentee Ballots.

- It would tinker with Early Voting Hours.

- Allow Counties that use Touchscreen Voting Machines to keep doing so.

South Dakota: The State Board of Elections plans to Propose several Pieces of Elections-Related Legislation in the upcoming Session including Legislation that would Allow for the Creation of an Online Voter Registration System. Another proposed Bill would also Remove a Voters’ Birth Year from the Publicly available Voter Data.

Virginia: The Chesapeake Council voted Against moving the City’s Local Elections from May to November. The Council voted 6-3 against the Measure.

Legal Updates

Florida: Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is seeking a Decision from the Florida Supreme Court about a New State Law requiring People Convicted of Felonies to Repay Financial Obligations before their Voting Rights can be Restored. “It is ultimately my responsibility, through the Department of State, to ‘protect the integrity of the electoral process’ by maintaining accurate and current voter registration records, including ensuring only eligible voters remain on the statewide voter registration system,” DeSantis, wrote in a Four-Page Letter to the Supreme Court.

Ohio: The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Ohio Board of Elections’ (BOE) Process of Reviewing Ballot Initiatives does Not Violate the U.S. Constitution. The Case involved a Marijuana Ballot Initiative where the Plaintiffs had claimed the Portage County BOE Violated their First and Fourteenth Amendment Rights by Not allowing the Initiative on the Ballot.









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