State Scorecard - 2021 Grades for Vote-By-Mail and Early Voting Opportunities

Date
Case
Combating State-Level Bills Restricting The Freedom To Vote
Passing the “For the People Act” to Create a More Accessible, Transparent and Responsive Government
Passing the “John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act” To Combat Racially Targeted Attacks on Americans’ Freedom To Vote

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) released a report on Aug. 11, 2021 grading states on their 2021 legislative sessions. This is the first report to zoom in on how states have changed their vote-by-mail and early voting laws this year, finding that seven states enacted restrictive laws in the first half of the year. The report uses a 10-point scale to grade the performance of all states that have completed their legislative sessions, examining the impact of changes caused by COVID-19 and detailing which states are making those changes permanent.

 

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