Over 32 states are considering voter ID legislation and many of them now realize they have no idea how to pay for these measures.  As we concluded in The Cost of Voter ID Laws: What the Courts Say, legislators who still wish to pursue photo ID requirements for voting must ensure that the laws provide for free photo IDs, ensure that IDs are reasonably accessible to all eligible voters, and include sufficient voter education and outreach programs and poll worker training.  Fulfilling these constitutional requirements will involve a lot of money that states simply do not have.

Twenty-five percent of citizens who attempted to register to vote at Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) offices in Maryland in the past four years were not properly added to the voting rolls, the Baltimore Sun reported last week.  During that period, 120,000 citizens who submitted change-of-address information at the MVA did not have their voting records updated.  And alarmingly, officials at the Maryland State Board of Elections told the Sun that about 622,165 Maryland residents who are qualified to vote are not registered to do so.

Today Utah election officials announced new efforts to modernize their voter registration process.

The laws that govern money in politics in New York State are at least 30 years out of date. The Brennan Center is urging the Governor Elect to finally change the way business is done in Albany by prioritizing ethics and campaign finance reforms.