election laws This Supreme Court Case Could Have a Huge Impact on Elections Next term, the Supreme Court could rule on Moore v. Harper, a North Carolina case that could change the balance of power between a state’s legislature and its courts. That could have profound effects on elections and a state court’s ability to check the power of a state legislature, and limit the court’s influence on procedures like redistricting and voting...
young voters How Politics is Changing to Court Gen Z Voters Politicians often overlook young adults, but 18- to 25-year-olds are flexing political muscle in ways they can no longer ignore.
voting In 2021, States Passed 117 Laws Making Voting Easier. What That Means for You Of the 301 bills related to elections that became law in 2021, 117 improved voter access, and 47 restricted it. The rest were neutral or mixed.
voting rights Amid Misguided Beliefs About Voter Fraud, These States Are Making Voting Easier Of the 301 bills related to elections that became law in 2021, 117 improved voter access, and 47 restricted it. (The rest were neutral or mixed.) NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson breaks down why voter fraud in the U.S. is not actually a widespread problem and how many states are actually making it easier to vote.
voting rights Formerly Incarcerated People Can Vote in Illinois. But They Must Take a Civics Class First NBCLX sat down with the college student responsible for the Illinois law that empowers formerly incarcerated people to vote.
voting 5 Times a Small Number of Votes Had a Huge Influence on Policy It may feel like a few votes never make a difference, but don’t tell that to the members of Congress who won their jobs by single digits.
Elections Why Your Individual Vote Matters More Than You Think — Even in Federal Elections We’ve all been tempted to sit out an election by convincing ourselves one vote doesn’t matter that much. But the truth is a single-digit number of votes can have a big impact on federal and local policies. NBCLX political editor Noah Pransky looks back at several elections where only a few votes made a big difference.
voting rights How 1 Woman's School Project Led to a Law Helping Formerly Incarcerated People Vote As a student a DePaul University in Chicago, Alex Boutros took a class where she collaborated with incarcerated people at a local prison and surveyed them about their interest in politics. Spoiler: Those surveyed were very interested in voting and civic engagement. Boutros sat down with NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson to talk about the evolution of the project, which led...
voting NBCLX Tracked Voting Laws in Every State. Here's What We Learned Voting laws vary among all 50 states, and there was no simple tool to track all those differences. So NBCLX built one. Storyteller Peter Hull explains Project Democracy and the ballot access map, and we review some of the most striking differences in voting rights from Texas to Maine, with the help of Morning Consult senior reporter Eli Yokley.
voting rights This US Map Shows Which States Make Voting the Most and Least Accessible NBCLX built a comprehensive map that shows how accessible voting is from state to state, depending on factors like voter ID laws, registering to vote online, early voting and more.