Legislatures across the nation are introducing bills that enfranchise citizens, improve access, and broaden voter education. Many of these constructive bills, from email confirmation of absentee ballots to felon enfranchisement, will illuminate the promising future of voting reform. Most of the bills listed below are currently pending in legislatures across the country. They represent the promise of viable, creative solutions to some of our most challenging public policy issues. FairVote encourages legislators, activists and citizens across the country to examine these inventive ideas and to advocate for them during the 2009 legislative session.

• Advance Voter Registration
• Automatic Voter Registration
• 17 Year Old Primary Voting
• Same Day Registration
• Civic Engagement Programs
• Absentee Voting
• Voter Intimidation and Discrimination
• Felon Enfranchisement