January 1, 2025
Brennan Center: 2025 breaks trend with restrictive voting laws outnumbering expansive ones for first time since tracking began
Since 2020: At least 30 states enacted 108 restrictive voting laws (Brennan Center)
2025: 16 states enacted 31 restrictive laws—second-highest since tracking began
2025 broke five-year trend: First year restrictive laws (31) matched or exceeded expansive laws (30)
Most common 2025 restrictions: voter list maintenance, mail voting deadlines, voter ID
Kansas, North Dakota, Ohio, Utah now reject mail ballots received after Election Day even if postmarked on time
Indiana and Wyoming now require birth certificate or passport to register to vote
Research suggests thousands of valid 2024 Ohio votes would not count under new rules
30 of the 2025 laws will be in effect for 2026 midterms
Since 2020: 18 states also passed 41 election interference laws (separate category)
What is the phone number for the Election Protection Hotline that provides real-time legal assistance on Election Day?
What's the Election Protection Hotline number to call if you experience voter suppression?
Aggressive purges removed _____ million voters between 2016-2018. Check your registration at _____ monthly. If challenged at polls, demand a _____ ballot, which protects your rights while investigating.
According to the guide, if your right to vote is challenged, record ____, ____, and ____.
Place these events in chronological order from earliest to latest: - Shelby County v. Holder decision - Final EAC purge data reported - NCSL publishes 2025 voter ID-law inventory - CivicSense issues this guide
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