“It’s evident that there is always a spike in the number of election administration bills after an election year,” Bowser said. “This can be partially attributed to the fact that legislators are more aware of the election process and potential problems having just been through the process themselves.” Bowser said election administration legislation also seems to spike in off-years because it provides election officials to prepare for new requirements during “off” years.
In addition to numerous voter ID bills around the country, Bowser said she has been seeing a number of bills on primary elections — open vs. closed, primary dates, eliminating presidential primaries — and bills on military and overseas voting, electronic and universal voter registration and proof of citizenship.
