This map details the variety of state policy approaches to ballot drop boxes, where some require they be accessible statewide, while other states limit, restrict, or even ban the option.
October 2024 - This brief summarizes MAP's 2024 series, which detailed the voting and election policies in four states based on policies that impact who votes, policies that impact how to vote, and policies that protect the vote.
December 2023 - This play-by-play of 2023’s major democracy trends details five key policy areas. We also look to the year ahead and forecast new developments that will further shape our democracy in 2024 — for better or worse.
July 2023 - This brief takes a look back at which states saw the most change in early 2023 in our Democracy Tally, both positive and negative, as well as examining policy trends in voting and elections.
November 2022 - Voters in many states are casting their mail ballots under a different set of rules than in 2020. In battleground states like Florida, Georgia, and Nevada, these changes to mail voting policies have the potential to swing election results.
June 2022 - These seven court cases could have a profound impact in shaping voting and elections in America.
April 2022 - This report examines a number of legislative proposals across the United States that seek to make policy changes in three main areas: registration & eligibility, casting a vote, and vote counting & certification.
February 2022 - Amid the contentious rhetoric surrounding the 2020 election, this blog post describes how some federal and state elected officials sought to misrepresent drop boxes as contributing to voter fraud.
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