4,969 election-related bills and resolutions introduced in state legislatures in 2025

Middleton, Wisconsin--(Newsfile Corp. - December 17, 2025) - Ballotpedia's 2025 annual review of election-related state legislative activity highlights another significant year of voting and election process policymaking across the country.

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Ballotpedia has tracked 4,969 election-related bills and resolutions introduced in state legislatures in 2025—surpassing the totals for 2022, 2023, and 2024. More than 600 new laws were enacted in 2025.

Surge in Congressional Redistricting Activity

Congressional redistricting became a notable area of focus in 2025. Since August 29, five states—California, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas—have passed legislation either adopting new congressional maps for the 2026 elections or placing proposed maps before voters. Before 2025 only two states had voluntarily adopted new congressional maps between censuses since 1970.

Key Republican-Led Voting Policy Changes in 2025

Consistent with prior years, Republican lawmakers and states with a Republican trifecta accounted for the largest share of election policy activity. Republicans currently hold majorities in 57 of the 99 state legislative chambers and control 23 state government trifectas, compared to 15 for Democrats.

Republican lawmakers enacted measures to:

• Implement new methods for verifying voters' citizenship status
• Require absentee and mail-in ballots to arrive by Election Day to be counted
• Ban the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV)
• Increase signature requirements for citizen initiatives and raise approval thresholds for constitutional amendments

Key Democratic-Led Voting Policy Changes in 2025

Democratic lawmakers enacted measures to:

• Establish state-level voting rights acts (VRAs) that include a private right of action
• Expand automatic voter registration services
• Provide new language accommodations for voting materials and services
• Increase secure access to ballot drop boxes

Bipartisan Election Policy Efforts

Despite partisan differences on many election issues, lawmakers found common ground on several fronts. Bipartisan legislation advanced to:

• Align election dates across jurisdictions
• Update ballot access rules for candidates
• Increase the frequency of certain voter list maintenance activities
• Improve ballot processing procedures to expedite election results

Ballotpedia's State of Election Administration Legislation 2025 Year-End Report summarizes election-related legislative activity across 2025 state legislative sessions, providing analysis and takeaways on key policy topics and trends.

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