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Family Leave Laws

This map depicts state family leave laws covering same-sex couples, which govern whether an LGBT person can take leave from work to care for their same-sex spouse or partner.
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Employment Nondiscrimination

Employment non-discrimination laws protect people from being unfairly fired, not hired, or discriminated against in the workplace by private employers on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation.
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Local Nondiscrimination Ordinances

Local employment non-discrimination ordinances protect people from being unfairly fired, not hired, or discriminated against in the workplace by private employers on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation.
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Safe School Laws

This map shows state school nondiscrimination laws that explicitly enumerate sexual orientation and/or gender identity as protected characteristics, as well as states that explicitly interpret existing prohibitions against sex discrimination to include discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Anti-bullying

This map shows state anti-bullying laws that explicitly enumerate sexual orientation and/or gender identity as protected characteristics, as well as states that explicitly interpret existing prohibitions against sex discrimination to include discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Independence of State Congressional Redistricting Process

Some states have enacted policies to prevent gerrymandering by requiring legislative maps to be drawn by independent commissions rather than the legislatures themselves. This map tracks policies that govern congressional redistricting processes within the states.
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Nonpartisan Election Observers

While most states allow the use of partisan poll watchers, a number of states also have policies that allow nonpartisan election observers such as academics or the media to witness various parts of the state’s election processes.
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Voting Rights for Formerly Incarcerated People

Every state has laws outlining who is eligible to vote, and almost all states restrict voting for those who are currently incarcerated for a felony offense—though a few states allow citizens to vote while incarcerated. States differ on when and how formerly incarcerated people can have their voting rights restored.
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Voter Turnout Percentage

Voter turnout is an important measure of the participation in and access to elections within a given state. MAP relied on research and data from the MIT Election Data + Science Lab’s Election Performance Index for this map, which depicts voter turnout rates.
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Direct Citizen Initiative States

The initiative process is a tool through which citizens can propose statutes or constitutional amendments to be put on the ballot in their state. Often referred to generally as ballot measures, the initiative process can be direct or indirect depending on the state.