Legislation Advancing FairVote Legislation

Legislation Advancing FairVote Innovations

*For bills advancing ranked choice voting, please visit our "Ranked Choice Voting in States" page.

Arizona (HB2097/SB1007/SB1392): registers citizens to vote when applying or reapplying for a driver’s license unless they opt out
Hawaii (HB1593/HB1633/SB2214/SB2259): requires qualified applicants for a new or renewed driver's license or civil identification card to either provide information to automatically register the applicant to vote or to clearly decline to register to vote
Massachusetts (HB3937): automatically registers eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud
Maryland (SB350): universal voter registration act
Missouri (HB1719/HB2192):Requires the Secretary of State to establish a system for automatic voter registration
New Jersey (AB1944): automatically registers or updates voter registration as part of driver's license application or renewal
New Mexico (SB2): automatic driver’s license voter registration
New York (AB5972/SB2538): enacts the "voter empowerment act of New York" to streamline the process for registering to vote
Vermont (HB458): automatic voter registration through motor vehicle driver’s license applications
Washington (HB2682/SB6379): provides automatic voter registration at qualified voter registration agencies
West Virginia (HB4401): provides that any person with a West Virginia driver’s license or an official identification card is automatically registered to vote

Iowa (SF2142): lowers the age at which a person may register to vote and the age at which a registered voter is eligible to vote in a primary election
Missouri (HB2280): establishes a procedure for voter pre-registration for persons ages 15 to 18
New Jersey (SB832): permits voter registration of certain persons at age 17 for voting at next election occurring on or after 18th birthday (Passed)
New York (A07919/S01569): authorizes persons 16 years of age or older to register to vote
Oklahoma (SB999): allows 16 year olds to preregister to vote
Virginia (HB292): preregistration for persons age 16 or older
Washington (HB2707/SB6340): voter preregistration of persons seventeen years of age including designating voter registration locations and voter preregistration locations
West Virginia (HB4233): reduces the age from eighteen years to sixteen years of persons permitted to register to vote

Iowa (HF2145/SF2142): allows a registered voter to vote in a primary if the elector will be eighteen by the date of the general election
New Mexico (HB138): allows persons who are seventeen years old and who will be eighteen by the day of the general election to vote in the primary election (passed legislature and on governor's desk)
Utah (HB70): allows an individual who is 17 to vote in a regular primary election if the individual will be 18 by the general election (passed first committee vote unanimously)

California (ACA7): authorizes a person who is at least 16 years of age and a resident of the state to vote in a school or community college district governing board election in which that person would be qualified to vote based on residence
Washington DC (B21-0468): reduces the eligible voting age to 16 years of age for all elections

Arizona (HB2456/SB1218/SB1165): adopts the interstate compact for NPV (passed House)