Committee hears national and federal election law developments including NVRA cases, SAVE Act and presidential executive order

Staff with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel briefed the Government Operations Interim Committee on recent national and federal developments in election law and policy, including a U.S. Supreme Court precedent on the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), a 2025 Ninth Circuit decision challenging Arizona restrictions, the House‑passed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, and a March 25, 2025, presidential executive order.

Megan Bolin summarized national legislative activity and said voter registration, absentee and mail voting, election‑security statutes and voter identification have been among the most active topics in state legislatures this year. She noted 3,080 election‑related bills had been introduced nationally and that 210 had been enacted in 33 states,…