American Democracy Minute

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 17, 2025U.S. DOJ Demands State of Colorado Turn Over Massive Number of 2024 Election Records. It Could be an Attempt to Prove Conspiracy Theories.May 12th, the U.S. Department of Justice reportedly requested ALL the State of Colorado's records relating to the 2024 federal election, and the preservation of records related to the 2020 election.  The request may relate to President Trump's effort to free a convicted Colorado election official. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (2024) Colorado Supreme Court Rules Trump was a “Officer of the United States” Participating in Insurrection, and Bars Him from the State's Ballot.  A SCOTUS Challenge is Likely.American Democracy Minute - (2024) CO Election Official Tina Peters Got 9 Years for Tampering with Election Machines to Prove the Big Lie.  Trump is Trying to Set Her Free.NPR - Trump's DOJ makes its most sweeping demand for election data yetColorado Public Radio - Colorado election officials react to federal request for voter data, eye political motives9 News Denver - DOJ demands Colorado election dataColorado Sun - Federal request for Colorado voter data seems motivated by politics, election officials sayGroups Taking Action:Common Cause CO, States United Democracy Center, Issue One Please follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ElectionDeniers #TinaPeters #USDOJ #Colorado

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 16, 2025Second Federal Court Invalidates More of Trump's Executive Order on Elections as Unconstitutional, Burdensome, and Likely to DisenfranchiseIn April, a DC federal district court ruled President Donald Trump does not have constitutional authority to require proof of citizenship for federal elections.  June 13th, another federal court found Trump's March 25th executive order would burden the states with implementing new systems, and would likely disenfranchise voters.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:The White House – PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS Brennan Center for Justice - The President's Executive Order on ElectionsUS District Court in DC - (April Case) MEMORANDUM OPINIONAmerican Democracy Minute - (April Case) Federal Judge Blocks Proof of Citizenship Provisions in Trump Executive Order on ElectionsUS District Court - (June Case) Complaint from 19 State Attorneys General US District Court -  (June Case) ORDER OF PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION NPR - A 2nd judge halts more of Trump's voting executive order Groups Taking Action:LULAC, League of Women Voters, NAACP, Asian Pacific American AdvocatesRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State Please follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #TrumpExecutiveOrders #FreedomtoVote #ProofofCitizenship

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 13, 2025Apparent Racial Gerrymandering in Tarrant County, TX Draws Condemnation and a VRA Lawsuit.  The County's Reply?  It's OK. It was for Political Reasons.Tarrant County, Texas county commissioners approved a new county redistricting map June 3rd diluting the votes of Black and Hispanic voters, but commissioners claim the gerrymandering was for “political”, not racial reasons.  The map likely eliminates a majority minority district, and has drawn widespread condemnation and a Voting Rights Act lawsuit. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Texas Tribune - (2021) Historically red Tarrant County diversified in the last decade. Now Republicans are trying to divide up its voters of color.Tarrant County - Tarrant County Redistricting 2025Fort Worth Telegram - Are Tarrant's proposed redistricting maps racial gerrymanders? We asked expertsUCLA Voting Rights Project - Tarrant County AnalysisKDFW Fox 4 News - SMU researcher says proposed Tarrant County redistricting 'diminishes' voting powerU.S. District Court (via Democracy Docket) - Complaint in Jackson v. Tarrant County CBS News Texas -  Tarrant County citizens file lawsuit against new redistricting mapGroups Taking Action:Common Cause TX,  Lone Star ProjectRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Texas #TarrantCounty #RacialGerrymandering #FairMaps #VRA

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 12, 2025In a Victory for Voters, Georgia Supreme Court Strikes Down 2024 State Election Board Rules Driven by Conspiracy TheoriesWe're following up on a story from last summer when Georgia's state elections board voted to allow county election board members to conduct their own investigations before certifying an election, potentially throwing elections into chaos. The state supreme court threw out that and other fringe rules on June 10th.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - Ninety Days Before the Election Georgia Launches ‘Voter Registration Cancellation Portal' and Changes Rules on Certifying Elections American Democracy Minute - Republicans Appeal to Georgia Supreme Court to Restore Fringe Georgia Election Board Rulings Struck Down by Lower CourtsGeorgia Recorder - Georgia Supreme Court rejects changes sought by Trump-aligned board ahead of 2024 election Georgia Supreme Court via Democracy Docket - Opinion on 2024 Georgia Elections Board rules Groups Taking Action:ACLU Georgia, Georgia Conference of the NAACP, Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under LawRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Georgia #GAElectionsBoard  #VotingRights GASupremeCourt

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 11, 2025What are Title 10, the Insurrection Act and the Posse Comitatus Act, and When Can the President Use Them?  Spoiler: LA Doesn't Likely Qualify.In a highly controversial action, President Trump is testing the reach of his powers by sending 4700 military personnel into Los Angeles to suppress protests. What are Title 10, the Insurrection Act and the Posse Comitatus Act?Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:U.S. Congress - Defense Primer: Legal Authorities for the Use of Military ForcesU.S. Code - Enabling the U.S. Military - Title X, Chapter 13, Section 251 - INSURRECTION American Constitution Society - (2020) The President's Legal Authority to Commit TroopsDomestically Under the Insurrection Act NPR - Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act. Here's whyABC News - LA protests live updates: LA mayor says more than 100 arrested, 'fringe groups' leading late-night protests  Groups Taking Action:Protect Democracy, Project on Government Oversight, Public CitizenRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #PosseComitatus #InsurrectionAct #USMilitary #LosAngeles #ICERaids

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 10, 2025How Adding a Citizenship Question in the Next U.S. Census Could Change the Make-Up of CongressYou may have filled out a  U.S. Census questionnaire which promised to keep your individual data private.  There's concern the Trump administration or Congress may add a question about your citizenship in the 2030 Census.  Would you answer it?Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:National Archives - (2019) Trump Executive Order on Collecting Information about Citizenship Status in Connection with the Decennial CensusNPR - (2020) Citizenship Question May Be 'Major Barrier' To 2020 Census Participation Journal of Policy Analysis and Management - Citizenship question effects on household survey response Jowei Chen and Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos  - Democracy's Denominator: What would happen if states stopped equalizing districts' total populations and started equalizing their citizen voting-agepopulations (CVAPs) instead? Federal Register - Biden Executive Order:  Ensuring a Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census Common Cause - Explainer: Trump's Executive Order Rolling Back Census Protections Votebeat - Trump's quick executive actions could redefine who counts in our democracyGroups Taking Action:Common Cause, Campaign Legal CenterPlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #USCensus #TrumpExecutiveOrders #CitizenshipQuestion

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 9, 2025Arkansas Congressional District Racial Gerrymandering Case Dismissed by Federal Court Panel A three-judge panel dismissed a case June 6th by a group of Black Arkansas voters that the state legislature racially gerrymandered Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District. It's the state's fourth redistricting challenge since 2021.  Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (2024) U.S. Supreme Court Finds South Carolina Gerrymandering Case ‘Bleaching' Congressional District Not Racially Motivated American Redistricting Project - Arkansas Redistricting Process   American Democracy Minute - (2024)  Federal Appeals Court Denies Rehearing of Radical Arkansas Voting Rights Act Ruling Shutting Out Voters & Democracy Groups from Bringing CasesAmerican Redistricting Project - Christian Ministerial Alliance v. Thurston Arkansas Advocate - Federal panel rules in favor of state in Arkansas congressional redistricting lawsuitU.S. District Court - Order in Christian Ministerial Alliance v. John Thurston Groups Taking Action:Christian Ministerial Alliance , Legal Defense FundRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #RacialGerrymandering #Arkansas #CongressionalDistrict2 #14thAmendment

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 6, 2025Iowa Gov. Signs Bill Banning Ranked Choice Voting, and Allowing Poll Workers to Challenge Citizenship Status of VotersIowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed two election bills May 2nd, one of which  includes provisions for poll workers to challenge the citizenship of voters in the polling place, a ban on ranked choice voting, and a higher bar for third parties. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Iowa Secretary of State - Iowa Secretary of State's audit of voter registration lists finds 277 confirmed noncitizens registered to voteIowa Capital Dispatch - Iowa secretary of state says 277 noncitizens confirmed to be on Iowa's voter rolls Des Moines Register - After flagging 2,000+ ballots, Iowa secretary of state says 35 noncitizens voted in 2024Iowa Legislature - House File 954The Gazette - Iowa poll workers can question voters about their citizenship under new lawIowa Capital Dispatch - Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bills on election recounts, voter citizenship verification Brennan Center for Justice - Citizenship & VotingGroups Taking Action:ACLU Iowa, LULACRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #NoncitizenVoting #Iowa #VoterSuppression #VoterChallenges 

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 5, 2025Civil Trial Against My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell Starts June 9 for Allegedly Defaming Former Dominion Voting Systems ExecWe've been revisiting election denial hotspots this week, five years after the 2020 election. Monday, June 9th, a civil trial begins against My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell, accused of defaming former Dominion Voting Systems election security expert, Dr. Eric Coomer. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources: Colorado Public Radio - (2020)  Election Conspiracy Theorists Focused On One Man In Colorado. His Life Will Never Be The SameAmerican Democracy Minute - (2023) Judge Rules Fox News Lied About Dominion Voting Systems Being Linked to Fraud; Sends Case to Jury Trial Colorado Public Radio - (2023) Former Dominion Voting employee waits for his day(s) in court on multiple suitsColorado Public Radio - (2024) Former Dominion employee defamation suit against Trump campaign can continue, court says Courthouse News Service - (2025) Colorado appeals court greenlights Dominion Voting defamation claims against conservative radio hostThe Bulwark - Mike Lindell Is Texting Me From His Defamation Trial Colorado Politics - My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell defamation trial starts in DenverRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #MyPillow #MikeLindell #ElectionDeniers #DominionVotingSystems #TrumpCriminalTrials

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 4, 2025Looking for a Presidential Pardon?  Loyalty and Endorsements are Apparently More Important Than Political CorruptionPresident Donald Trump recently announced pardons to a range of individuals, including convicted drug dealers, fraudsters, and . . .  convicted public officials.  ABC New reports 1 in 5 have political or financial ties to the president.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney - Clemency Grants by President Donald J. Trump (2025-Present)Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington - Trump has granted clemency to 16 corrupt politicians—so farABC News - Trump's flurry of pardons include some to campaign contributorsCBS News - Trump says he's pardoning Scott Jenkins, a sheriff convicted of taking $75,000 in bribes Nevada Independent - OPINION: Trump's audacious Fiore pardon gets buried by what came next American Democracy Minute - What Corruption? Trump Pardons Former KY State Senator for Campaign Finance Fraud, and May Be Preparing to Dismantle DOJ Public Integrity SectionPBS NewsHour - A look at Trump's controversial pardons for political allies and loyalistsGroups Taking Action:Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Public CitizenPlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #PoliticalCorruption #TrumpPardons #Bribery #Fraud

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 3, 2025CO Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Threats Against Top CO and AZ Election Officials, Judges and Law EnforcementWe recently reported on county supervisors in Shasta County, CA still clinging to debunked 2020 election fraud claims by President Trump and his allies.  May 29th, a Colorado man was sentenced to three years in prison for threats he made to top Colorado and Arizona election officials, fueled by those same claims.  Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:U.S. Department of Justice - (2024) Cortez Man Pleads Guilty To Making Threats Against Election OfficialColorado Public Radio - Colorado man who threatened election officials asked for leniency in sentencing, got 3 years  Brennan Center for Justice - Poll of Election Officials Finds Concerns About Safety, Political InterferencePrinceton University Bridging Divides Initiative - Threat and Harassment Incidents Targeting Local Officials Surge During 2024 ElectionFederal Register - Executive Order:  Ending the Weaponization of the Federal GovernmentNBC News - Justice Department office that prosecutes public corruption slashed in size, sources say  Groups Taking Action:Protect Democracy, Issue One, Center for American ProgressRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ProtectElections #ProtectPollWorkers 

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 2, 2025Five Years After the 2020 Election, More Election Denier Turmoil in Shasta County, CAAlmost five years after the election, impacts of debunked 2020 election fraud claims by President Donald Trump and his allies still reverberate.  We're back in Shasta County, California, where once again, supervisors have stoked an election-denier dumpster fire. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (2023) Shasta County Almost Hand-Counted Its Ballots in November. Instead, it Lost an Expensive Game of Election Denial Chicken with the State of CaliforniaAmerican Democracy Minute - (2024) Five States Are Considering Conspiracy-Fueled Legislation Which Bans Ballot Tabulators.  But Fed-Up Voters are Pushing Back.Shasta County Scout - After Four Days in his Appointed Role As Registrar of Voters, Clint Curtis Announces Campaign During Private “Town Hall”Shasta County Scout - New Shasta County Election Official Terminates Top StafferSF Gate - 'Calm anger': After 17 years, Shasta elections official suddenly fired Groups Taking Action:Common Cause California,  League of Women Voters ReddingRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ShastaCounty #ElectionDeniers #ProtectElections #ElectionWorkers

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for May 30, 2025With His Corruption Charges Dropped by the Trump DOJ, NYC Mayor Eric Adams Sues NY Campaign Finance Board for Denying Matching FundsNew York City Mayor Eric Adams had his bribery and corruption charges dropped by the U.S. Department of Justice under questionable circumstances in April. Because of those charges, the New York State Campaign Finance Board denied Adams matching campaign funds.  Adams is now suing to get those funds. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:U.S. Department of Justice – New York City Mayor Eric Adams Charged With Bribery And Campaign Finance OffensesBrennan Center for Justice – New York City Campaign Finance Board Denies Mayor Eric Adams Public Matching Funds; Brennan Center Reacts  American Democracy Minute - Trump Fires Office of Government Ethics Chief Monday; Hours Later, DOJ Drops Campaign Corruption Charges Against NYC Mayor Eric AdamsPolitico - Eric Adams sues Campaign Finance Board for denying him millions in matching fundsGroups Taking Action:Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause NY, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #EricAdams #NewYork #PoliticalCorruption #NYC

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for May 29, 2025Federal Appeals Court Weighs Whether the Georgia Legislature-Drawn Majority-Minority Districts in Metro Atlanta Met Judge's Order In a recent report from Georgia, we told you about voters contesting a mass voter eligibility challenge by election conspiracy group True the Vote.   In another 11th Circuit courtroom that same week, a group of Black voters challenged the voting districts for metro Atlanta. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Georgia Recorder - (2021)  State lawmakers ready to wrap congressional redistricting with a GOP bow Brennan Center for Justice - District Maps Show How Georgians of Color Are Underrepresented in Local GovernmentAmerican Redistrict Project - Georgia State Conf. of the NAACP v. GeorgiaGeorgia NAACP - (2023) Georgia NAACP calls for rejection of newly approved legislative maps in federal court.Georgia Recorder - Long simmering dispute over Georgia political maps drawn after 2020 Census returns to federal court Courthouse News Service - Battle over Black voter suppression in Georgia returns to federal courtGroups Taking Action:ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY,  NAACP Georgia, Brennan Center for JusticeRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Georgia #RacialGerrymandering #FairMaps #MajorityMinority #Atlanta

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for May 28, 20252020 Mass Challenges of 364,000 Georgia Voters Under Scrutiny by Federal Appeals CourtGeorgia law allows unlimited challenges by voters to the eligibility of other citizens registering or voting. Before a hotly-contested U.S. Senate runoff elections in 2021, an activist group challenged over 364,000 voters.  The case is now before an appeals court. Today's LinksArticles & Resources:Legal Defense Fund - LDF's Lawsuit Challenging Georgia's Voter Suppression LawBrennan Center for Justice - New Georgia Law Spurs Bogus Challenges to Voter EligibilityU.S. District Court via Democracy Docket - 2020 Complaint by Fair Fight Action NBC News - Conservative activists find errors in software they hoped would root out voter fraud Georgia Recorder - Federal court might revive Georgia lawsuit claiming mass challenges violate Voting Rights ActCourt House News - 11th Circuit looks for voter intimidation in 2020 election challenges by conservativesGroups Taking Action:Fair Fight Action, Legal Defense Fund, ACLU GARegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Georgia #VoterSuppression #SB202 #VoterChallenges

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for May 27, 2025Courts Use the ‘Gingles Test' to Determine Whether Redistricting Violates the Voting Rights ActFederal courts often use the “Gingles Test” when determining whether a gerrymandered redistricting map is a violation of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. How that test is interpreted can determine whether minority voters can elect the candidate of their choice, or their vote is diluted by an anti-voter state legislature.Today's LinksArticles & Resources:BallotPedia - Thornburg v. GinglesCharis Franklin, Fordham University Law - From Poll Tests To The Purcell Doctrine:  Merrill V. Milligan And The Precarious Preservation Of Voting RightsThe American Redistricting Project - Thornburg v. Gingles (1986)Brennan Center for Justice - Breaking Down the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act Decision Out of AlabamaLouisiana Illuminator – Federal court tosses Landry-backed Louisiana congressional mapGroups Taking Action:NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Campaign Legal Center, ACLU, Native American Rights FundCheck Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State Please follow us on Facebook and BlueSky and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #RacialGerrymandering #VotingRightsAct #VRA

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for May 26, 2025Campaign Finance Reformer Doris "Granny D" Haddock's Words on Memorial DayAs the egregious violations of the emoluments clause add up, with unknown millions in dark money contributed during the transition, another $240 million in inaugural donations, and now peddling meme coins and receiving a Boeing 747, I wonder what Granny D would have said.  My guess?  She'd be circling the U.S. Capitol again.For Memorial Day, here's an abridged portion of a speech at the U.S. Capitol by legendary campaign finance reformer Doris “Granny D” Haddock, the 90-year-old grandmother who walked across the U.S. to bring attention to campaign finance corruption.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Open Democracy – Granny D Speech at the US Capitol Feb 29 2000GrannyD.org –  Videos, Quotes and Speeches from Doris “Granny D” HaddockTrailer to “Granny D Goes to Washington”Open Democracy – “The Politics of Joy (and Sacrifice):  The Fearless Walks and Historic Talks of Doris “Granny D” Haddock”Groups Taking Action:Open Democracy Action, Public Citizen, Common Cause, American Promise, Represent.UsRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #GrannyD #CampaignFinance #BigMoneyCorruption

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for May 23, 2025Michigan GOP's ‘Independent State Legislature Theory' Case Rebuffed by U.S. Supreme CourtThe “Independent State Legislature Theory” met a skeptical U.S. Supreme Court in 2023 in Moore v. Harper, a North Carolina gerrymandering case. The Michigan GOP tried to employ the fringe theory to undo Michigan's Question 2 citizen initiative, but the U.S. Supreme Court refused the case May 19th.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Brennan Center for Justice - Moore v. Harper, Explained American Democracy Minute - SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Dismissing Moore v. Harper; Democracy Advocates DividedAmerican Democracy Minute - (2022) Citizen Initiative Protecting Voting Rights Passes in MichiganMichigan Advance - GOP lawmakers petition U.S. Supreme Court to hear case against Michigan election laws Campaign Legal Center - (2022)  What Voters Need to Know About the Independent State Legislature TheoryBridge Michigan via Votebeat - US Supreme Court rejects Michigan GOP bid to overturn new voting rulesGroups Taking Action:Michigan Alliance for Retired Americans,  Detroit Downriver A. Phillip Randolph Institute, Detroit Disability PowerRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ProtectElections #ProtectPollWorkers

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 22, 2025NH Senate Kills Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship with Absentee Ballot; Challenge to 2024 NH Proof of Citizenship Law Heard in Federal CourtThe New Hampshire Senate killed a bill requiring absentee voters to include copies of citizenship documents when requesting and returning absentee ballots.   In a separate court case in April, voters challenged the state's proof of citizenship law for in-person registration.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:NH Secretary of State - REGISTERING TO VOTE IN NEW HAMPSHIRENHPR - Federal judge hears arguments over NH's proof of citizenship voting law Associated Press - New Hampshire town elections offer a preview of citizenship voting rules being considered nationwideNH Legislature via LegiScan - Text of HB 217, killed by the NH SenateNew Hampshire Bulletin - Senate advances anti-sanctuary city bills, but stops short on other House prioritiesGroups Taking Action:Coalition for Open Democracy, League of Women Voters NH, ACLU NHRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ProtectElections #ProtectPollWorkers

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 21, 2025Indiana Bans Student IDs as Voter ID; Challenger File Suit Contending Law is a ‘Surgical Strike on Young Voters'Since 2005, the State of Indiana allowed voting-eligible students to use their student IDs to vote.  April 16th, Governor Mike Braun signed SB 10, which included banning use of student photo IDs for voting without evidence of misuse.  That law is headed to court.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Indianapolis Capital Star - Indiana elections chief defends voting ban on ‘unsecured' student IDs after legal challengeIndiana General Assembly - SB 10  The Indiana Citizen - ELECTION SECURITY OR DISENFRANCHISEMENT?  Indiana Senate Republicans - Doriot: Bill to strengthen Indiana's elections passes committeeIndianapolis Star - 'Attack on young voters': Indiana faces lawsuit over new law banning student IDs for voting  Groups Taking Action:Count Us IN, Women4Change Indiana, Campus Vote ProjectRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Indiana #StudentID #VoterSupression #SB10

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 20, 2025Brennan Center Report Shows Gerrymandering's Impact on Control of Congress Gerrymandering, the manipulation of voting district boundaries to engineer an election outcome which benefits a particular party, had a significant impact on control of the new Congress, according to a Brennan Center Report. Today's LinksArticles & Resources:Brennan Center for Justice – How Gerrymandering and Fair Maps Affected the Battle for the HouseFactCheck.org – Speaker Johnson's Partisan Spin on Gerrymandering in the 2024 ElectionNational Conference of State Legislatures – Redistricting Commissions: State Legislative PlansCampaign Legal Center – Independent Redistricting CommissionsCampaign Legal Center – Movement to Establish Citizen-Led Redistricting Commissions in the StatesCalifornia Citizens Redistricting Commission – What is the Commission?Groups Taking Action:Common Cause, Represent.Us, League of Women Voters USRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #EndGerrymandering #FairMaps #RiggedDistricts

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 16, 2025Pro-Voter Groups Again Challenge ‘Least Change” Congressional Districts in Wisconsin Supreme Court, After Outcome of April's $100M Court RaceAfter the election of liberal-leaning Justice Janet Protasiewicz in 2023, Wisconsin state assembly and senate maps were challenged in the Wisconsin Supreme Court and subsequently thrown out as unconstitutional.  But justices passed on a challenge to the Congressional districts.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (2023) Oral Arguments Heard by the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Constitutionality of the the State's Extreme Gerrymandered MapsAmerican Democracy Minute - (2024) After Cleaning Up Gerrymandered State Senate & Assembly Districts, the Wisconsin Supreme Court Passes on Congressional Districts American Democracy Minute - (2024) In a Game of Chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP Legislators Pass Somewhat Competitive Redistricting Maps in Effort to Avoid Truly Fair MapsWisconsin Public Radio - 2 lawsuits challenging Wisconsin's congressional map filed with state Supreme CourtWisconsin Supreme Court (via WPR) - Elias Group Challenge to Congressional DistrictsWisconsin Supreme Court (via WPR) - Campaign Legal Center Challenge to Congressional Districts Groups Taking Action:Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition, League of Women Voters WI, Common Cause WIPlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Wisconsin #FairMaps #WISupremeCourt #SusanCrawford 

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 15, 2025This is a timely rebroadcast of a piece we did last November on the emoluments clause.  The numbers quoted are chump change compared with the money being thrown at President Donald Trump by foreign countries right now in bitcoin, sweetheart investments and even a luxury Boeing 747.  What would the framers have said?The Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause was Intended to Stop Bribery and Corruption.  Recently, Not So Much.The framers of the U.S. Constitution included the Foreign Emoluments Clause because they feared the influence, corruption and bribery they witnessed in Europe's monarchies.  Why should Americans care about it?Today's LinksArticles & Resources:Congressional Research Service – The Emoluments Clauses of the U.S. ConstitutionNational Constitution Center – The Foreign Emoluments Clause: Article I, Section 9, Clause 8National Constitution Center – Prof. Zephyr Teachout – The Foreign Emoluments ClauseAmerican Constitution Society – Profiting off the Presidency: Trump's Violations of the Emoluments ClausesU.S. Supreme Court – BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE OF FORMER FEDERAL ETHICS OFFICIALS SUPPORTINGRESPONDENTCitizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (C.R.E.W) – Trump likely benefited from $13.6 million in payments from foreign governments during his presidencyCitizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (C.R.E.W) – (2019)  Tracking President Trump's unprecedented conflicts of interestBusiness Insider – Trump waited until after he left office to disclose trademarks he owns in China and RussiaGroups Taking Action:C.R.E.W., Public Citizen, Common CausePlease follow us on Facebook and SHARE!  Want ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #EmolumentsClause #ForeignInfluence #Corruption #DonaldTrump

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 14, 2025Special Note from the Host:   You may notice some slurring of my speech during this and upcoming reports. May 9th, I suffered an attack of Bell's Palsy which has affected the right side of my face and impacts my speech.  This is being treated, and recovery is expected with 2-3 weeks of steroid treatments.  Thanks for your patience and understanding.Colorado Governor Signs Colorado Voting Rights Act in Effort to Guarantee Access and Voting Power for Native, Hispanic, Black and LGBTQ Voters Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Voting Rights Act on May 12th, another state to take action in the face of ongoing erosion of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.  The Act forbids discrimination in voting practices, protects registration and voting for Native voters, and curbs racial gerrymandering, among several provisions.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Colorado Legislature - Senate Bill 25-1 - The Colorado Voting Rights ActNational Conference of State Legislatures - Legislatures Pursue State-Level Voting Rights Acts Colorado Public Radio - Colorado lawmakers approve voting rights bill, despite pushback from local officialsColorado Newsline - Gov. Polis signs voting rights bill, shielding Colorado from federal backslidingGroups Taking Action:NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Common Cause CO, Campaign Legal Center, League of Women Voters Register or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #COVRA #Colorado #VotingRightsAct #StateVRA

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 13, 2025Special Note from the Host:   You may notice some slurring of my speech during this and upcoming reports. May 9th, I suffered an attack of Bell's Palsy which has affected the right side of my face and impacts my speech.  This is being treated, and recovery is expected with 2-3 weeks of steroid treatments.  Thanks for your patience and understanding.Cockpit Lights Flash Emoluments Clause Danger, as Qatar Government Apparently Gifts $400M 747 to Trump for Air Force OnePresident Donald Trump appears poised to accept a gift of a $400 million dollar super luxury Boeing 747 from the Qatar royal family for use as Trump's Air Force One.  The potential gift is raising questions of potential corruption under the Constitution's Emoluments Clause, and a potential security risk.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:U.S. Congress - U.S. Constitution's Emolument's Clause ABC News - Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources President Donald Trump - Post on Truth Social defending the giftCNN - Boeing now plans to deliver new Air Force One jets in 2027, before Trump leaves officeOpen Secrets - Lobbying expenditures by Qatar government, including by Pam Bondi's former lobbying firm, Ballard PartnersThe Independent - Qatar pushes back on reports of $400M Boeing jet gift to TrumpGroups Taking Action:American Promise, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Brennan Center for JusticePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here! Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #EmolumentsClause #MoneyinPolitics #ForeignInfluence 

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 12, 2025Special Note from the Host:   You may notice some slurring of my speech during this and upcoming reports.   I've suffered a bout of Bell's Palsy which has affected the right side of my face and impacts my speech.  This is being treated, and recovery is expected with 2-3 weeks of steroid treatments.  Thanks for your patience and understanding.Fallout Continues from 2023 SCOTUS ‘Milligan' Decision, as the Alabama Legislature Faces Possible Return of Preclearance RequirementsThe U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision in Allen vs. Milligan in 2023, finding Alabama must provide an additional majority-Black Congressional District.  Defiant, the legislature created new maps - again with only one real majority-minority district. That action could return Alabama to “preclearance” status by the federal government. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:History of Allen v. Milligan:American Democracy Minute - (2023)  Bombshell SCOTUS Decision in Alabama Case Reaffirms VRA Section 2 and May Impact 2024 Elections American Democracy Minute - (2023)  Federal Appeals Court Slams Alabama Legislature for Defying U.S. Supreme Court's Milligan Ruling and Strikes Down Revised Maps American Redistricting Project - Allen v. MilliganCurrent Decision in Alabama's Appeal in Allen v. MilliganU.S. District Court - INJUNCTION AND ORDER FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAWAlabama Reflector - Federal court: Alabama Legislature intentionally discriminated against Black voters in redistrictingGroups Taking Action:NAACP Legal Defense Fund, ACLUPlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Alabama #AllenvMilligan #RacialDiscrimination #VotingRightsAct #FairMaps

American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 9, 2025Election Official Tina Peters was Sentenced to 9 Years for Tampering with Election Machines to Prove the Big Lie.  Trump is Trying to Set Her Free. In August 2024, a jury convicted Mesa County, Colorado election official Tina Peters for tampering with her county's voting machines in 2020, and allowing election deniers access to them.  Disregarding the breach of “election integrity”, President Donald Trump is now trying to set her free. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Colorado Newsline – (2021) ‘Serious breach' of voting security at center of investigation of Mesa County clerk's officeAmerican Democracy Minute - Colorado Election Official Who Allowed 2020 Conspiracy Theory Activists Access to County Voting Machine Data Found GuiltyColorado Newsline - Tina Peters, former Mesa County clerk, guilty on 7 counts Colorado Newsline - Trump Justice Department conducting ‘review' of Colorado's Tina Peters prosecutionPresident Donald Trump - Truth Social post to 'FREE TINA PETERS'Denver ABC 7 - Jena Griswold says Trump is ‘weaponizing the Department of Justice' in Tina Peters caseGroups Taking Action:Common Cause CO, States United Democracy Center, Issue OneRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ProtectElections #BigLie #FreeTinaPeters #TinaPeters #DonaldTrump

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 8, 2025Federal Court Settles North Carolina Supreme Court Race, Heading Off a Dangerous Precedent of Retroactively Questioning Election RulesThe November 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race contested by the Republican candidate Judge Jefferson Griffin has finally been settled in federal district court.  Associate Justice Allison Riggs was declared the winner on May 5th.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - Partisan Saga of North Carolina's 2024 Supreme Court Race Now Returns to Federal Court.  5,000 Military & Overseas Ballots at Risk of InvalidationCourthouse News Service - Judge loses bid for seat on North Carolina Supreme Court benchU.S. District Court for Eastern NC (via Courthouse News) - Opinion in Griffin v. North Carolina Board of ElectionsNC Newsline - Federal judge rules for Riggs in Supreme Court voter case Groups Taking Action:League of Women Voters, Protect Democracy, VoteVets , Democracy North CarolinaRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #NorthCarolina #NCSupremeCourt #VoterSuppression #FederalCourt

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 7, 2025Tennessee Enacts Voting Rights Restoration for Citizens Returning from Incarceration for Common FeloniesReturning Tennessee citizens convicted of most felonies can now have their voting rights returned by a court order, rather than a pardon from the governor, under a law enacted May 2nd.  It also removed the requirement that all fees be paid prior to those rights being restored.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Tennessee Lookout - (2023)  Restoring voting rights after a felony is rare in Tennessee. This year, the process got harder.Tennessee Secretary of State - Restoration of Voting RightsThe Sentencing Project - Tennessee Should Restore Voting Rights to Nearly 400,000 CitizensTennessee Legislature -  Bill text for Senate Bill 407 The Sentencing Project - Locked Out 2024: Four Million Denied Voting Rights Due to a Felony Conviction National Conference of State Legislatures - Restoration of Voting Rights for FelonsGroups Taking Action:The Sentencing Project, Campaign Legal Center, The Equity Alliance, ACLU TN Register or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Disenfranchisement  #ReturningCitizens #FelonyConvictions

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 6, 2025President Trump's Crypto Conflicts Compound United Arab Emirates Investment Fund Uses $2B in Trump-Backed Cryptocurrency for DealA new Trump-backed crypto currency company launched last September got a credibility boost when a United Arab Emirates investment fund used it to make a $2 billion dollar investment in another company.  This raises more conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump, still named as World Liberty Financial's “Chief Crypto Advocate.” Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:ABC News - (2024) Trump's new crypto venture is light on details, heavy on potential ethics landmines World Liberty Finance - Trump-Backed Cryptocurrency Company CNBC - Trump-backed crypto bank joins stablecoin wars with new dollar-pegged tokenABC News - Trump family crypto venture tapped as part of $2B Emirati-backed investment dealThe Telegraph - UAE funnels $2bn into Trump's cryptocurrency The Financial Times - Trump Organization strikes Gulf deals ahead of US president's visit Newsweek - New Trump Tower Announced for Middle East City Skyline Public Citizen - Crypto Has Successfully Purchased Large-Scale Political Influence in the U.S. Groups Taking Action:Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW),  Public CitizenRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Trump #Cryptocurrency #MoneyinPolitics #Corruption #ForeignInfluence

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 5, 2025Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Warns Judges, ‘The threats and harassment are attacks on our democracy – on our system of government' At a Puerto Rico conference May 1st, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned judges that recent threats from the White house are “attacks on our democracy.”  We read a portion of her speech, and have a link to the full remarks.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:U.S. Supreme Court -  “Preserving Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law” Remarks by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson First Circuit Judicial Conference, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico May 1, 2025 | 8:00 PM Politico - Ketanji Brown Jackson sharply condemns Trump's attacks on judges The Hill - Trump slams judges after ruling bars admin from using Alien Enemies Act to deport gangsPresident Donald Trump - Post of Truth Social After Judge Halts Deportations Under the Alien Enemies Act Politico - Trump calls for impeachment of judge who tried to halt deportations White House Advisor Stephen Miller - Multiple Attacks on Judges via X (scan down the page) Groups Taking Action:American Bar Association, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,  Stand Up America Coalition  Register or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #AttacksonJudges #KetanjiBrownJackson #SCOTUS #USSupremeCourt

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 2, 2025Updates from North Carolina: Fed Court Stays Retroactive Registration Cures; State Court Strikes Down Law for Control of State Election BoardWe're in North Carolina today with updates on the partisan attempt to overturn the 2024 state supreme court election, and the legislature's attempt to strip the governor's power to appoint the state election board.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - Partisan Saga of North Carolina's 2024 Supreme Court Race Now Returns to Federal Court.  5,000 Military & Overseas Ballots at Risk of Invalidation NC Newsline - US appeals court pauses NC elections board action in the Supreme Court election caseU.S. District Court (via Democracy Docket) - Stay in Griffin v. North Carolina State Board of ElectionsAmerican Democracy Minute - (2024) Before it Loses its Supermajority, the North Carolina Legislature Strips Election Powers from Its Governor, Bans AG from Opposing the Legislature.  Will the House Override the Veto?Courthouse News Service - (2024)  North Carolina Republicans successfully strip power from incoming DemocratsCourthouse News Service - North Carolina court grants control of elections boards to state auditorGroups Taking Action:Democracy North Carolina, League of Women Voters NCPlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #NorthCarolina #NCSupremeCourt #ElectionSubversion #NCGOP #JoshStein

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report for May 1, 2025What is a ‘Baby FARA' and Why are States Enacting It?The federal version of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, or FARA, has been in place since 1938, but recently, states are passing their own versions, nicknamed “baby FARAs.”  What are they, and how do they relate to American Democracy?Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Congressional Research Service - Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA): An OverviewU.S. Department of Justice - Recent Cases and Enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act  Covington & Burling Law Firm's Inside Political Law - Arkansas Governor Signs Baby FARA LawSteptoe Political Law Blog - (2024)  Not FAR-Away: Proposed State Legislation Increases in an Attempt to Regulate Foreign Agents Campaign Legal Center - (2024) Defending Foreign Corporate Election Spending Ban in Minnesota (Minnesota Chamber of Commerce v. Choi)American Democracy Minute - (2023) After a Canadian Utility Spent $22 Million Dollars to Influence a Ballot Measure, Maine Voters Ban Foreign Money in State Elections Groups Taking Action:Common Cause, Campaign Legal Center, Protect Our Democracy, Issue OneRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ProtectElections #ForeignInfluence #FARA #BabyFARA #DarkMoney  

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 30, 2025US DOJ Removes Senior Managers from Voting Section, Abandons Current Cases, in Further Erosion of Voting Rights Protections The Trump administration's U.S. Department of Justice reportedly reassigned top managers of the Voting Section, and instructed remaining attorneys to drop pending cases.  This includes voting rights and redistricting cases under the 1965 Voting Rights Act.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice - Voting Section Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice - Voting Section LitigationNBC News - Pam Bondi reshapes the DOJ around Trump's prioritiesThe Guardian - Trump's justice department appointees remove leadership of voting unit  NPR - Under Trump, the Justice Department is stepping away from some voting rights casesDemocracy Docket - Trump's DOJ Drops Lawsuit Against Georgia's Voter Suppression Bill Groups Taking Action:Legal Defense Fund, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, ACLU Register or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #DOJ #VotingRights #VotingRightsAct #TrumpDOJ

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 29, 2025The Federal Election Commission is Reportedly Now Out of Commission with the Departure of Another Member.  It's Unlikely to Get Fixed Soon.As if the Federal Election Commission didn't have enough problems, another member has reportedly chosen not to continue when his term runs out April 30th.  That leaves the normally six-member commission with three, and unable to conduct business.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Federal Election Commission - Leadership and Structure Brennan Center for Justice - Enforcement & the FECNOTUS - The Federal Election Commission Is Facing a De Facto ShutdownCongressional Research Service - Federal Election Commission: Membership and Policymaking Quorum, In Brief The Hill - Trump-appointed FEC commissioner to resign on inauguration Brennan Center for Justice - Trump Targets Independent Campaign Finance Watchdog in Latest Ouster End Citizens United - End Citizens United Files FEC Complaint Against Trump Campaign and X Over Illegal Corporate Contribution Groups Taking Action:IssueOne, Campaign Legal Center, Public Citizen, CREWRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #FEC #FederalElectionsCommission #ShutDown #DonaldTrump

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 28, 2025Federal Judge Blocks Proof of Citizenship Provisions in Trump Executive Order on ElectionsA partial victory for pro-voter groups April 24th, as a federal judge blocked the proof of citizenship portion of President Donald Trump's executive order  changing federal elections.  The judge did not address other sections, which she suggested were best challenged by states, rather than voters.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:The White House - PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONSBrennan Center for Justice - The President's Executive Order on ElectionsUS District Court for DC - LULAC & League of Women Voters v. Donald Trump OpinionUS District Court for DC - LULAC & League of Women Voters v. Donald Trump OrderReuters - Judge partly blocks Trump order that claimed greater control over US electionsNPR - Judge pauses parts of Trump's sweeping executive order on votingGroups Taking Action:LULAC, League of Women Voters, NAACP, Asian Pacific American AdvocatesRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #DonaldTrump #ExecutiveOrders #ProofofCitizenship

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 25, 2025Trump 'Meme Coin' Cryptocurrency Scheme Selling Access to the President Raises Alarms for Emolument Clause ViolationsPresident Donald Trump launched a cryptocurrency “meme coin” with his likeness on January 17th, just before inauguration day.  April 21st, with its value plummeting, the company offered top buyers of the coin a dinner with Trump and a personal tour of the White House.  That likely violates the Emoluments Clause.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Constitution Society - (2019)  Profiting off the Presidency: Trump's Violations of the Emoluments ClausesBrennan Center for Justice - (2019)  How Will the Courts Handle the Trump Emoluments Cases?American Democracy Minute - (2024) The Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause was Intended to Stop Bribery and Corruption.  Recently, Not So MuchCitizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) - (2024)  The intensifying threat of Donald Trump's emolumentsMother Jones - Trump Crypto Coin Buyers Offered VIP Tour of White HouseCoinStats - TRUMP Meme Coin Tumbles After Soaring on Exclusive Gala AnnouncementGroups Taking Action:CREW, Public CitizenRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Corruption #EmolumentsClause #DonaldTrump #TrumpMemeCoin

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 24, 2025Michigan Considers Proof of Citizenship Restrictions While Awaiting Outcome of the SAVE Act Vote and Challenge to Trump's Executive Order Voting proof of citizenship efforts are afoot in Michigan while voters await the outcome of the federal SAVE Act and a Trump executive order requiring similar restrictions. This, despite no evidence of widespread noncitizen voting in Michigan, or anywhere else in the U.S.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - New Trump Executive Order Attempts to Bypass Congress & States to Require Proof of Citizenship Documents & Mandate Election DeadlinesMichigan Advance/Votebeat - Michigan House GOP proposes proof-of-citizenship requirement for all votersMichigan Advance - Board of State Canvassers greenlights petition seeking to block noncitizens from voting in MichiganCenter for American Progress - U.S. Passport ownership by stateMichigan Live - See how Michigan's U.S. House members voted on bill (SAVE Act) requiring voters' proof of citizenshipGroups Taking Action:Common Cause MI, League of Women Voters MI, Promote the Vote MI Register or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #PromotetheVote #HJR B  #Michigan #ProofofCitizenship

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 23, 202561 Individual and Corporate Donors Gave $1M or More to Trump's Inaugural.  Where did the $239M Go?  We'll Likely Never KnowA parade of well-known brands and CEOs lavished a post-election tribute of $239 million dollars to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee,  according to a new filing with the Federal Election Commission.  What was it used for?  Voters will likely never know.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - What are the Rules as to How Contributions to Inaugural Committee Funds Are Spent?  There Aren't Any.Federal Election Commission - Schedule 13-A Summary for the Trump-Vance Inaugural CommitteeTrump-Vance Inaugural Committee (via FEC) - Submitted RecordsFederal Election Commission - Itemized DonationsOpen Secrets - Warren Stephens donations in the 2023-24 Election Cycle Yahoo Finance - Chicken, crypto, and Nvidia: The companies that helped Trump's inauguration shatter fundraising recordsCNBC - Apple regains $3 trillion market cap after Trump exempts tariffs on iPhonesGroups Taking Action:Common Cause, Public Citizen,  C.R.E.W., Congresswoman Mary Gay ScanlonPlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #DonaldTrump #InauguralFund #MoneyinPolitics #Corruption

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 22, 2025Chilling Trump Order Seeks Retribution Against Former CISA Head Who Pushed Back Against Trump's Unfounded Claims of 2020 Election FraudIn one of his most bone-chilling orders to date, President Donald Trump directed the U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies to open an investigation of Christopher Krebs, the former head of the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency. Krebs' alleged crime? Publicly refuting Trump's unfounded claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.  Today's LinksArticles & Resources:Associated Press - (2020) Repudiating Trump, officials say election ‘most secure'CISA - (2020) Joint Statement from Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council & the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees Voice of America - (2020)Trump Fires Security Chief Who Said 2020 Vote Was 'Most Secure' in US HistoryCBS News - Fired director of U.S. cyber agency Chris Krebs explains why President Trump's claims of election interference are falseThe White House - Addressing Risks from Chris Krebs and Government CensorshipThe White House - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Risks from Chris Krebs and Government Censorship Votebeat - Election officials alarmed as Trump orders probe of former cybersecurity chief​ SentinelOne - An Official Statement in Response to the April 9, 2025 Executive Order, Updated with Krebs ResignationCyberscoop - Trump signs order stripping Chris Krebs of security clearanceRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ExecutiveOrders #CyberSecurity #ChrisKrebs #CISA #Retribution#Authoritarian

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 21, 2025Former Congressman and Trump Nominee for IRS Commissioner Under Scrutiny for Campaign Finances and Ties to Alleged Tax Credit Scheme A former Missouri Congressman and President Trump's nominee for IRS Commissioner is under scrutiny for a sudden loan repayment for his failed U.S. Senate campaign.  He allegedly has ties to a company promoting nonexistent “tribal tax credits.”Today's LinksArticles & Resources:Missouri Independent - Donald Trump picks Missouri's Billy Long to lead the IRSThe Lever - (Free Registration to Read) Trump IRS Pick Was Just Enriched By Tax SchemersMissouri Independent - Billy Long's bid to lead IRS under scrutiny over donations that paid off personal debt Federal Election Commission -  Billy Long for Senate FEC Filing SummaryFederal Election Commission -  Billy Long for Senate FEC Itemized ReceiptsU.S. Senate Finance Committee - Press Release - Wyden, Cortez Masto Call for Criminal Investigation into Evidence of Fraud by Promoters Affiliated with IRS Nominee Billy LongU.S. Senate Finance Committee - Wyden-Cortez Masto IRS Tribal Tax Credits Letter Groups Taking Action:Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, End Citizens United, Issue OneRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #BillyLong #IRSNominee #Corruption #MoneyinPolitics 

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 18, 2025The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly:  Democracy Headlines from Delaware, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and New HampshireWhile corrosive democracy news from Washington continued this week, state news ranged from good in Delaware and Mississippi, mixed in North Carolina & Pennsylvania, to downright ugly in New Hampshire.Today's LinksArticles & Resources:Delaware Assembly - SB 2  Constitutional Amendment instituting 10 days of early votingDelaware Assembly - SB 3  Constitutional Amendment allowing no-excuse absentee votingMississippi Today - Court again orders Mississippi to redraw DeSoto County legislative districts with special elections loomingU.S. District Court (via Democracy Docket) - MOTION TO INTERVENE BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIAWCNC - Undecided NC Supreme Court race hinges on only 1,675 ballots. Here's who must act to have their vote count.NH General Court - SB 213, a bill which requires the presentation of proof of identity, citizenship, age, and domicile when applying for an absentee ballot.Groups Taking Action:Common Cause DE,  NAACP MS, ACLU PA, Democracy NC, Open Democracy ActionRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #NHNews  #NorthCarolina #Delaware #Pennsylvania

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 17, 2025State of Ohio Embroiled in Another Fight Over Manipulating Citizen Ballot Initiatives It Doesn't Like.  Now the U.S. Supreme Court is Involved.In 2024, a ballot measure to throw out Ohio's dysfunctional politician-led redistricting process with an independent citizen-led process had its description rewritten by state officials to sink it.  Now, Ohio officials are trying to sink two more measures they don't like, and the U.S. Supreme Court is also involved. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Statehouse News Bureau - Group behind qualified immunity amendment sues Ohio Attorney General over latest rejectionOhio Attorney General -  Unapproved language of  “Protecting Ohioans' Constitutional Rights” measure 6th Circuit Court of Appeals -  Opinion in Brown v. YostU.S. Supreme Court - Yost's Application to Justice Brett Kavanaugh for Emergency Stay U.S. Supreme Court - Justice Brett Kavanaugh's order, staying the 6th CircuitCourthouse News Service - Supreme Court keeps Ohio's qualified immunity ballot initiative on ice Groups Taking Action:Ohio Coalition to End Qualified Immunity, Ballot Initiative Strategy CenterRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Ohio #BallotMeasure #Suppression #DaveYost 

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report for April 16, 2025Partisan Saga of North Carolina's 2024 Supreme Court Race Now Returns to Federal Court.  5,000 Military & Overseas Ballots at Risk of InvalidationA North Carolina Supreme Court candidate who lost by 734 votes and refused to concede got help from the state appeals and supreme courts in his partisan battle to invalidate as many as 65,000 voters. His case is now back in federal court.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - After losing two recounts in State Supreme Court Race, North Carolina GOP Candidate Is Still Challenging the Eligibility of 60,000 VotersNC Newsline - Appeals court rules in favor of GOP Supreme Court candidate Griffin's election challengeWRAL - NC Supreme Court votes to throw out some, but not all, ballots contested in 2024 race for seat on court        NC Supreme Court  - Order in Griffin v. NC Board of ElectionsU.S. District Court (via Democracy Docket) - League of Women Voters NC class action lawsuit on behalf of 5,000 UOCAVA mail-in ballot military and overseas voters.  NC Newsline - NC Supreme Court update: Riggs rallies supporters, overseas voters file new lawsuitGroups Taking Action:League of Women Voters NC, Protect Democracy, VoteVets Register or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #NorthCaroliona #NCSupremeCourtRace

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 15, 2025Brian is traveling today, so we're rebroadcasting a piece from last December.  As predicted, the Utah legislature has introduced two bills to make it harder to pass citizen ballot initiatives.Citizen Ballot Initiatives Help Voters Bypass Against Extreme Legislatures.  But Expect More Attempts to Block Those Initiatives in 2025As voters turn to ballot initiatives to bypass extreme legislatures, legislatures are manipulating initiative rules to protect their partisan power. To view the whole script of today's report, please go to our website.Today's LinksArticles & Resources:Utah Dispatch - Utah lawmakers move to set higher bar for ballot initiatives — but voters will have a say in 2026American Democracy Minute - (2023) Ohio Legislature Forcing Through Restoration of Aug. 8th Election to Pass Hurdles for Citizen Ballot Initiatives & Block Potential Abortion Rights MeasureAmerican Democracy Minute - (2023) Ohio Voters Defeat Republican Effort to Raise Citizen Ballot Initiative Passage to 60% in Pro-Voter VictoryRoute 50 - States look to rein in ballot initiatives with more ballot initiativesThe Ballot Initiative Strategy Center - 2024 Election ResultsKFF - Outcome of Abortion-Related State Constitutional Amendment Measures in the 2024 ElectionReuters - Florida, two other states defy trend and vote down abortion rightsState Court Report - Direct Democracy Under Attack Groups Taking Action:Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, League of Women Voters US, Common Cause USFind all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #DirectDemocracy #FreedomtoVote #WethePeople

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 14, 2025A Bill Which Could Disenfranchise Millions, the SAVE Act, Passes the U.S. House But is Unlikely to Pass in the SenateThe SAVE Act, which we've been following since January, passed the U.S. House April 10th. The restrictive voting bill, like President Trump's recent executive order, requires proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and would end online voter registration. It's not likely to pass the Senate.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Rep. Chip Roy (R) TX – Rep. Roy reintroduces bill to protect the integrity and sanctity of American electionsU.S. Congress – Text of the SAVE ActNational Conference of State Legislatures – 9 Things to Know About the Proposed SAVE ActNPR - The House has passed the Trump-backed SAVE Act. Here are 8 things to knowCenter for American Progress – The SAVE Act: Overview and FactsNewsweek - Republicans Reject SAVE Act Amendments Aimed at Protecting Women's VotesGroups Taking Action:Declaration for American Democracy, The Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights, US Vote Foundation, Association of Americans Resident Overseas (AARO)Register or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #SAVEAct #USHouse #Disenfranchised @WomenVote

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 11, 2025Pro-Voter Groups and 19 States Challenge Trump Executive Order on Voting Rules as Unconstitutional and Likely to Disenfranchise MillionsNineteen states and several pro-voter groups filed suit against a March 25th executive order by President Donald Trump.  The order appears to override Congressional and state jurisdiction granted by the U.S. Constitution, and its noncitizen voting restrictions could actually disenfranchise millions of eligible Americans.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:The White House - Executive Order:  PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONSNPR - 19 states sue over Trump's voting executive order, arguing it's unconstitutional PBS - Election watchdog groups sue Trump administration over executive order, calling it unconstitutional Campaign Legal Center - CLC Sues to Block Trump Administration's Illegal Election OverreachCampaign Legal Center  - Complaint in U.S. District Court for DC Against Trump Executive Order U.S. District Court for MA, via State of NY - Complaint by 19 States Against Trump Executive OrderGroups Taking Action:Campaign Legal Center, State Democracy Defenders Fund, LULAC, Arizona Students' Association, Secure Families InitiativePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #DonaldTrump #ExecutiveOrders #Unconstitutional #Disenfranchisement

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 10, 2025Wisconsin Voters Enshrine Voter ID in Their Constitution.  Voter ID is Popular with Voters, But Comes with ConsequencesOn the ballot with Wisconsin's Supreme Court race April 1st was a question to enshrine a voter ID requirement into the state's constitution.  Voter ID is popular in Wisconsin and elsewhere, but comes with unintentional - or perhaps intentional, consequences.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Pew Research Center - Bipartisan Support for Early In-Person Voting, Voter ID, Election Day National HolidayWisconsin Public Radio - Voter ID in Wisconsin: What to know about Wisconsin's April 1 referendum BallotPedia - Wisconsin Question 1, Require Voter Photo ID Amendment (April 2025) Wisconsin Legislature - 2025 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 2 Votebeat Wisconsin - Wisconsin voters to decide whether to put photo ID requirement in constitutionWisconsin Dept. of Transportation - Wisconsin ID card for voting purposes - petition process Wisconsin Examiner - Wisconsin voters approve constitutional amendment to enshrine voter ID law Groups Taking Action:ACLU WI, Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition, League of Women Voters WIRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #VoterID #Wisconsin #WIConstitution

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 9, 2025Colorado Senate Advances State Voting Rights Act, As Federal VRA is Under Threat by the U.S. Supreme Court's Conservative MajorityDemocracy advocates fear that the recent Louisiana case heard in the U.S. Supreme Court could further erode the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  The Colorado Senate just passes a state VRA to ensure that all of its citizens have access to registration and voting. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Colorado Senate - SB25-001 Colorado Voting Rights ActColorado Newsline - Colorado Senate gives preliminary approval to Voting Rights Act, which mirrors federal law National Conference of State Legislatures - State Voting Rights Acts National Conference of State Legislatures - Legislatures Pursue State-Level Voting Rights ActsCampaign Legal Center - Protecting the Freedom to Vote Through State Voting Rights Acts Groups Taking Action:ACLU CO, League of Women Voters CO, Common Cause CO, New Era Colorado Action FundRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Colorado #VotingRightsAct #SB1 

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 8, 2025‘Millions' of ‘Hands Off' Protesters in 1,300 Locations and All 50 States Oppose Trump Policies & Cuts April 5 Americans unhappy with the draconian policies of President Donald Trump and his unelected advisor, billionaire Elon Musk, rallied in all 50 states April 5th. Over 600,000 had registered to attend, but organizers now estimate attendance for the over 1,400 rallies around the U.S. may have reached into the millions.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:The Guardian - More than 1,000 ‘Hands Off' anti-Trump protests hit cities across the USCNN - ‘Hands Off!' protesters across US rally against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk AM New York - ‘Hands Off' march in Manhattan sees tens of thousands protest Trump/Musk agenda and demand end to turmoilBlock Club Chicago - Massive Crowds March Downtown Against Trump, Musk At ‘Hands Off' Protest WSAW-TV - Hundreds rally in Rib Mountain to protest against Trump Homer News - Hundreds turn out in Homer, Soldotna to protest actions of Trump administrationGroups Taking Action:50501, Indivisible, Declaration for American Democracy CoalitionRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #HandsOff #April5th, #ProVoter

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 7, 2025Good Democracy News for a Change:  Federal Court Directs Pennsylvania to Count Undated Mail-in Ballots in Ongoing Partisan DisputeSome good news during some very dark days for American democracy.  A federal judge ruled Pennsylvania mail-in ballots without a date can be counted, protecting the vote of as many as 10,000 citizens who made a simple mistake.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (2024) After Years of Litigation, Undated Ballot Envelopes are Again at Issue in Pennsylvania's 2024 Election – and Thousands Likely DisenfranchisedReuters - Pennsylvania can discard undated mail-in ballots, US appeals court rulesACLU - Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP et al. v. Schmidt et alJurist - US judge rules Pennsylvania rejecting undated mail-in ballots violated First Amendment U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania via Democracy Docket - BETTE EAKIN, et al. Plaintiffsvs. ADAMS COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, et al Democracy Docket - Pennsylvania Must Count Undated Mail-In Ballots, Federal Court Rules Groups Taking Action:ACLU, NAACP PA , League of Women Voters PA, Black Political Empowerment Project Register or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Pennsylvania #UndatedBallots