The Brennan Center’s Voting Law Changes in 2012 report analyzed how a series of laws imposing new restrictions on who can vote and how could significantly change the electoral landscape. As states continue to introduce and consider new restrictive measures, we will be updating the summary below and this detailed compilation of potentially restrictive laws related to voting that were proposed nationwide in the 2011 and 2012 state legislative sessions, and that have been passed or remain pending. We note that the number of currently pending restrictive bills is declining as states’ 2012 legislative sessions end.
MORE: 2012 Summary of Voting Law Changes | Brennan Center for Justice.