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While several states, including Texas and Georgia, have passed new restrictive voting laws, others, like Nevada and Vermont, have increased voters' ballot access.
Eight states — California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington — mail ballots to every registered voter. Seven of these states also offer in-person voting options (Oregon doesn’t).
Getting time off to vote (voting leave policy) is an area of the law dealt with on a state-by-state basis. Depending on where you live, you may, or may not have the right to take time off to vote. For voting, the state laws rule applies during local, as well as national presidential elections.
Nationwide Quick View. What voting options are available in your state, and how do those options compare to other states? Use the table below to see how to vote in your state, and click through for additional details.
State election laws. The table below includes links to Ballotpedia's overview pages for election laws and legislation in each state, as well as each state's official election statutes.
As the 2022 midterm election closes in, the USA TODAY Network provides an in-depth breakdown and analysis of the varying voting rights in each state.
Take a deep dive into state voting laws and detailed analysis of all pending voting legislation across the 50 states throughout the year. Powered by our team of policy experts, the database provides insight into each legislation with analysis only available on this site.
Overall, at least 641 expansive voting bills have been considered in 44 states. At least 41 states plus Washington, DC, have enacted 168 expansive laws since January 2021, and at least 156 of these laws across all 41 of those states and DC are set to be in effect this fall.
Voting and election laws. Learn how campaign contribution limits, accessibility rules, and other federal election laws help protect your voting rights and the election process.
A guide to all of the new voting restrictions by state that affect how and when you can register to vote, apply or return a mail-in ballot, vote early and vote in-person on Election Day.