| Ten Bills, Two Directions Hi Friend, Congress and state legislatures have been busy. The past few weeks brought a fresh wave of election bills pulling in two directions: some strengthening election safeguards, others making those safeguards harder to enact or defend. Together they'd reshape who can vote, how elections are audited, and how campaigns are funded. Here's what we're watching. Highlights - HR 9368 (Voter ID Act) is the one with momentum. Introduced June 17, marked up and ordered reported by House Administration just six days later. Photo ID for federal elections, with a free-ID grant program and provisional-ballot fallback.
- HR 9264 would end non-citizen voting loopholes at the federal level — and make unlawful non-citizen voting grounds for inadmissibility or deportation. Referred to House Judiciary.
- Georgia wants its voters to settle the citizenship question themselves. SR 4 would put a citizens-only voting amendment directly on the ballot for ratification.
- North Carolina's SB 1087 would hand post-election audits to the State Auditor — not election officials — covering voter rolls, equipment, tabulation records, and absentee/provisional handling after every general election. Public reports required.
- June 23 was the big day on the other side of the aisle. House and Senate Democrats introduced the "Right to Vote" pair (HR 9437 / S 4884) and a resolution (HRES 1384) calling for restored preclearance, a filibuster carve-out for voting bills, and Supreme Court ethics rules, term limits, and possible expansion — all on the same day.
- Michigan is pulling in opposite directions. Senate Republicans filed SB 1054 to end no-reason absentee voting on June 23; Senate Democrats answered on July 2 with SB 1086 and companions to bar corporate and nonprofit election spending.
Top 5 Bills Strengthening Election Integrity (Newly Introduced)US HR 9264 — No Exceptions for Non-Citizens Voting Act - Issue: Closes federal loopholes that currently let certain non-citizens vote, and makes unlawful non-citizen voting grounds for inadmissibility/deportation.
- Sponsors: Reps. Ogles, Moore, Burlison (R)
- Status: Introduced 6/10/26; referred to House Judiciary.
US HR 9368 — Voter ID Act - Issue: Amends the Help America Vote Act to require photo ID to vote in federal elections, with a free-ID grant program and provisional-ballot fallback.
- Sponsors: Reps. Miller, Murphy, Hinson, Griffith, Steil, Carey, Lee, Kim (R)
- Status: Introduced 6/17/26; marked up and ordered reported by House Administration, 6/23/26. Fastest mover on this list.
Georgia SR 4 — Citizens-Only Voting Amendment - Issue: Proposed constitutional amendment stating only U.S. citizens may vote in Georgia elections, to be ratified directly by voters.
- Sponsors: Sens. Dolezal, Walker, Anavitarte, Still, and others (R)
- Status: Filed 6/17/26; read and referred in the Senate.
North Carolina SB 1087 — Post-Election Audits by State Auditor - Issue: Requires the State Auditor to audit voter rolls, voting equipment, tabulation records, and absentee/provisional ballot handling in selected counties after every general election, with public reports.
- Sponsors: Sens. Overcash, Daniel, Hise (R)
- Status: Filed 6/17/26; passed 1st reading, referred to Rules.
Michigan SB 1054 — Eliminate No-Reason Absentee Voting - Issue: Would repeal Michigan's no-excuse absentee voting and require voters to cite disability, religious tenets, age, or absence from precinct to get an absentee ballot.
- Sponsors: Sens. Lindsey, McBroom, Lauwers, Daley, Bellino (R)
- Status: Introduced 6/23/26; referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics.
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Top 5 Bills Reshaping Election Law (Newly Introduced)US HR 9437 — Right to Vote Act - Issue: Would require any government action that burdens voting to survive strict "least restrictive means" judicial review — a standard critics say would expose voter-ID and citizenship-verification laws to nationwide court challenges.
- Sponsors: Rep. Neguse and 25 others (D)
- Status: Introduced 6/23/26; referred to House Judiciary.
US S 4884 — Senate Companion Protecting the Right to Vote - Issue: Senate counterpart addressing the same "undue burden" voting-rights framework.
- Sponsors: Sens. Blumenthal, Cantwell, Hickenlooper, Hirono, King, Klobuchar, Merkley, Padilla, and others (D)
- Status: Introduced 6/23/26; referred to Rules and Administration.
US HRES 1384 — Sense of the House Resolution - Issue: Non-binding resolution calling for restoring Voting Rights Act preclearance, eliminating the Senate filibuster to pass voting legislation, and imposing a Supreme Court ethics code, term limits, and possible Court expansion.
- Sponsors: Reps. Clarke, Espaillat, Meng, Johnson, Casar, Mfume (D)
- Status: Submitted 6/23/26; referred to House Judiciary.
Michigan SB 1086 (companion bills SB 1085, SB 1087 — not to be confused with North Carolina's SB 1087 above) - Issue: Would revoke the power of nonprofit corporations, business corporations, and LLCs to spend money on elections or ballot issues.
- Sponsors: Sens. McCann, Hertel, Irwin, Cherry, Chang, Bayer, Cavanagh, Shink, +1 (D)
- Status: Introduced 7/2/26; referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics.
And on a bonus note: DOJ just sent Michigan a letter reminding election officials that federal law requires clean voter rolls — and that keeping ineligible names on the list can carry criminal penalties. US HR 9354 — Fair Elections Now Act - Issue: Creates a taxpayer-funded "Fair Elections Fund" that matches small-dollar House campaign donations, with a new federal board regulating candidate eligibility and debate participation.
- Sponsor: Rep. Larson (D)
- Status: Introduced 6/17/26; referred to House Administration.
Why We're WatchingThis batch signals two competing destinations for election law: one path adds verification, audits, and ID requirements state by state, while the other builds federal authority over how those laws get written, funded, and challenged in court. HR 9368 already cleared its first committee hurdle in under a week, so this fight is moving faster than most. It's pretty clear this legislative tug of war has ramped up. We'll keep tracking every one of these on LegiTrack so the headlines never catch you off guard. | Access the full bill tracker |
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