Election Law
Understanding the legal landscape is essential to safeguarding election integrity.
Use our interactive tools to find information about election laws and rules in your state, as well as pending election-related legislation across the country. Explore the reports, explainers, and downloads to dive deeper.
When you're done, revisit our menu of time-based actions you can take with this information.
Interactive Tools: Election Law and Related Legislation
- Federal Election Commission Legal Resources
- U.S. Code by state (search election law in your state)
- Clearinghouse Resources On Election Law & Policy (Election Assistance Commission)
- LexisNexis® U.S. Voting Laws & Legislation Center
- State Voting Rights Tracker (Voting Rights Lab)
- Legislative Snapshots (Voting Rights Lab)
Changes to Election Laws
KenDrell Collins, Election Watch 2024: Changes to In-Person Voting since 2020 Voting Rights Lab, votingrightslab.org (September 2024). "Voting Rights Lab experts identified five major trends that will impact the in-person voting experience, whether voters are casting their ballots on or before Election Day."
Chris Diaz, Summer Watchlist: Legislative Trends Shaping Elections in 2024 Voting Rights Lab, votingrightslab.org (July 2024). "Voting Rights Lab analyzes how new election laws and trends in votingislation could shape the 2024 election in this explainer."
Adam Moses, Laws Risk Purging Eligible Voters in Advance of This Year’s Elections, Voting Rights Lab, votingrightslab.org (April 2024). "This analysis focuses on states taking different approaches to voter registration list maintenance and the fallout from some state programs that purge eligible voters."
Voting Rights Lab, The Shapeshifting Threat of Election Interference votingrightslab.org (April 2024). "This research report focuses on the trends in state legislation that interferes with nonpartisan election administration since 2020 and what is at stake in the 2024 election."
Artificial Intelligence in Election Law
Voting Rights Lab, New State Legislative Efforts to Stem the Tide of AI-Generated Election Disinformation, votingrightslab.org (March 2024). "In this explainer, the team at Voting Rights Lab examines how state lawmakers are responding to the emerging threat of AI-generated disinformation and deep fakes in our elections."
Electoral Count Reform Act (ECRA)
Catherine Hinckley Kelley, Kate Hamilton Electoral Count Reform Act Implementation Campaign Legal Center, campaignlegal.org (Accessed October 1, 2024).
Election Lawsuits Must Be Grounded in Facts, Not Theories
November 4, 2024
Election lawsuits are flooding the courts, aiming to alter voting rules in crucial states—based on unfounded claims of widespread fraud.
In response, past presidents of national, state, and local bar associations are sounding the alarm now that our courts must remain grounded in facts, not theory.
In their open letter, they urge lawyers to uphold the rule of law, warning that unfounded cases risk our democratic foundations. Download and share their urgent message and see why ethical standards in our legal system are essential to protecting the integrity of our democracy.