Hur delstater förändrar röstningsreglerna inför mellanårsvalet 2026 | NTD NYHETER

The 2026 midterms are going to be a bit different this year. Deadlines, mail ballots, and voter ID rules all vary widely by state. So before anyone casts a ballot, here's what you need to know. I'm Dave Martin. This is NTD Insight. Since 2025, lawmakers have passed nearly 200 election bills. This year marks their first major test. Some will find it easier to vote, others harder. One of the changes is citizenship and voter eligibility. These states require proof of citizenship to register, documents like a passport or birth certificate. And here, officials are using DMV and federal data to flag possible non-citizens on voter rolls. Others no longer accept digital driver's licenses as ID. And in Florida, non-citizen voting is now a felony. Male voting laws are splitting too. A ballot that counts in one state could be rejected in another. These states are making it easier to vote by mail. In California and New Jersey, voters get better ballot tracking and more time to fix errors. In Rhode Island, applying for a mail ballot is simpler. But in these states, windows shrink. In Ohio and Kansas, voters have fewer days to return ballots. In those states and North Dakota, ballots must arrive by election day to be counted. And in Minnesota, election officials are applying stricter signature checks for absentee ballots. States are also tightening election oversight. Arizona, Nebraska, and Texas expand poll watcher access. Kentucky and New Hampshire ramp up investigations and post-election audits. And in Colorado and Rhode Island, new laws aim to protect election workers from intimidation. But not every state went stricter. Maryland boosts multilingual voting help, adding more translated materials and language support at the polls. New Mexico opens primaries to unaffiliated voters, allowing independents to participate. And Washington expands automatic registration beyond DMVs. All these changes hit voters right as the 2026 midterms decide 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, and thousands of state offices. Is there reform or access? It really comes down to the voters' views and their zip code.