Democracy
was
a
lot
of
fun
while
it
lasted.
Sure,
there
were
some
mistakes
made
along
the
way.
After
all,
Tommy
Tuberville
has
a
job
doing…
well,
I
was
going
to
say
“something
other
than
football”
but
I’ve
seen
how
he
does
that
too,
so
let’s
just
leave
it
as
“Tommy
Tuberville
has
a
job.”
But
by
and
large
it’s
been
nice
to
have
the
right
to
vote.
But
while
the
Supreme
Court
bends
over
backward
to
make
voting
rights
a
thing
of
the
past,
there’s
a
lot
of
action
at
both
the
state
and
federal
level
to
preserve
the
cornerstone
of
the
nation.
The
LexisNexis
Rule
of
Law
Foundation
is
a
non-profit
entity
coordinating
rule
of
law
initiatives
all
over
the
world.
Its
mission
revolves
around
four
components:
Equality
Under
the
Law,
Transparency
of
Law,
an
Independent
Judiciary,
and
Accessible
Legal
Remedies.
When
the
non-partisan
organization
started,
we
profiled
some
of
the
work
it
was
doing
training
judges
in
Africa
and
digitizing
court
systems
in
Myanmar.
And
while
its
international
work
continues,
there
are
threats
to
the
rule
of
law
here
at
home
to
consider.
Recently,
the
team
walked
me
through
its
U.S.
Voting
Laws
&
Legislation
Center,
a
repository
for
information
about
voting
laws
and
pending
initiatives
across
the
country.
It’s
an
invaluable
resource
for
both
citizens
looking
to
stay
informed
about
the
state
of
democracy
in
their
jurisdiction
and
for
journalists
and
academics
looking
to
marshal
a
big
picture
review
of
everything
happening
in
the
space.
This
map
shows
all
the
voting
law
activity
in
every
state.
Bluer
states
have
more
in
the
pipeline.
There’s
a
helpful
summary
of
bill
subjects,
but
you
can
also
use
the
dropdown
to
filter
the
map
to
the
jurisdiction
of
interest.
As
one
would
expect,
the
search
function
allows
you
to
put
in
keywords,
bill
names,
sponsor
names,
or
whatever
else
to
find
specific
legislation.
Clicking
on
a
specific
state
on
that
map
brings
up
the
option
to
check
out
both
current
and
proposed
legislation:
That’s
a
list
of
the
most
relevant
results
for
proposed
election
legislation
in
New
York.
It
can
get
sliced
and
diced
however
the
user
wants
(absentee
reforms,
voting
infrastructure
proposals,
early
voting
reforms,
etc.).
Clicking
on
one
of
the
proposals
gives
the
user
access
to
the
text
of
the
bill
as
well
as
analytical
insight
into
its
likelihood
of
passage.
There’s
a
handy
comparison
tool
too:
Election
law
news
will
be
added
soon,
plugging
in
coverage
from
Law360.
This
is
a
useful
new
resource
for
anyone
interested
in
monitoring
either
the
assault
on
democracy
or
the
efforts
to
preserve
it.
Which
should
be
a
lot
more
people
over
the
next
few
years.
Earlier:
LexisNexis
Is
Out
To
Change
The
World
For
The
Better
Joe
Patrice is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law
and
co-host
of
Thinking
Like
A
Lawyer.
Feel
free
to email
any
tips,
questions,
or
comments.
Follow
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interested
in
law,
politics,
and
a
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Managing
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