Honest Elections Project releases 2024 Battleground Voting Laws Guide

Honest Elections Project released its 2024 Battleground Voting Laws Guide on Wednesday that lists key voting laws in nine swing states.

The guide covers voting laws in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The list of laws includes early voting dates; mail-in voting status, dates, and ballot request and receipt deadlines; drop box status; voter registration deadlines; post-election cure periods; voter-ID requirements; vote trafficking laws; citizen-only voting requirements; Zuckerbucks protections; recount rules; and post-election audits.

"As we head toward a presidential election that appears it will be decided by a razor thin margin yet again, election integrity policies could have major implications on the outcome," Honest Elections Project Executive Director Jason Snead said in a statement Wednesday. "While some states’ election safeguards are better than others, it is important for the public to be aware of the status of these laws as we get closer to election day."

During a press call Wednesday, Snead explained that of the states on the list, Georgia and Ohio have "better election laws" and are improving their elections while Nevada and Michigan are running in the "opposite direction."

As Georgia and Ohio are requiring voter ID and performing voter roll maintenance, Nevada has all-mail elections, doesn't have voter ID requirements, and is allegedly not maintaining its voter rolls, Snead said. Meanwhile, Michigan prohibited voter ID requirements and enshrined Zuckerbucks in its state constitution.

"Zuckerbucks" is the private funding of election administration, which began in the 2020 election with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Litigation regarding election laws in numerous states is ongoing, Snead noted, adding that this guide is not "set in stone" since the election laws could be changed soon.