American Democracy Minute

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 8, 2025Redistricting Week:  A Gerrymandering War is Breaking Out Before the 2026 Midterms with Both Sides Threatening to Cheat on Their MapsWith sinking approval ratings and the 2026 midterms looming, President Donald Trump asked Texas legislators to further gerrymander Congressional maps and preserve a GOP advantage in the U.S. House.  Sinking to the challenge, Democratic states are threatening to cheat in their states, too. 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 - (2022) With legislative redistricting at a crucial stage, most Americans don't feel strongly about it American Democracy Minute -  Will Texas and Ohio Redraw Congressional Districts Before the 2026 Midterms? The Hill - Trump's net approval rating hits new low of second termCBS News - Trump wants Texas to redraw its congressional map to pick up more GOP seats. Here's what to know. Associated Press - Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majorityThe Hill - Here are the states to watch in the redistricting arms race NPR News - Texas Republicans release a redistricting plan that could achieve Trump's aims Texas Tribune - Texas House Republicans unveil new congressional map that looks to pick up five GOP seats U.S. House of Represenatives - Party BreakdownGroups Taking Action:Common Cause , Fair Districts PA, 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!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Texas #Gerrymandering #Ohio #DonaldTrump 

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 7, 2025Redistricting Week:  Who Does the Redistricting, and How Can Encourage Fair Maps and Curb Gerrymandering?We've been explaining the basics of fair redistricting and unfair gerrymandering this week.  Who does the redistricting, and how can that encourage fair maps and curb partisan and racial gerrymandering?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:BallotPedia - State by State Redistricting ProceduresNational Conference of State Legislatures - Redistricting Commissions: State Legislative PlansNational Conference of State Legislatures - Redistricting Commissions: Congressional Plans Brennan Center for Justice - A Better Way to Draw DistrictsCampaign Legal Center - Independent Redistricting CommissionsCommon Cause -  Independent and Advisory Redistricting CommissionsGroups Taking Action:Common Cause, FairVote, 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#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #IndependentRedistricting #FairMaps #EndGerrymandering

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 6, 2025Redistricting Week:  60 Years After The Voting Rights Act, Racial Gerrymandering Persists, Driven by State Legislatures Trying to Retain PowerYou may think racial gerrymandering happened long ago and just in southern states with legacies of suppressing of African Americans.  Think again. Anti-voter legislatures around the country still employ racial gerrymandering to retain political power. 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:Legal Defense Fund - Why Race Matters in RedistrictingNational Archives - Voting Rights Act (1965) American Democracy Minute -  (2024) Federal Court Releases Redistricting New WA Maps After Striking Down Districts Diluting Latino Voting Power American Democracy Minute - (2023) U.S. Supreme Court Finds South Carolina Gerrymandering Case ‘Bleaching' Congressional District Not Racially MotivatedAmerican Democracy Minute - (2022) Native American Tribe Unrigs Voting in its County with Court Redistricting DecisionRedistricting Online - Racial Gerrymandering Groups Taking Action:Campaign Legal Center, Legal Defense Fund, NARF, 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 #RacialGerrymandering #BlackVoters #LatinoVoters #NativeVoters

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 5, 2025The Cheating Side of Redistricting - How Gerrymandering's Packing, Cracking, and Diluting Rigs Our Electoral SystemWe're exploring redistricting this week, including its cheating side.  By manipulating which voters are in a voting district, the party in power can rig the system to guarantee a win for that party.  Ronald Reagan called it  “. . . the antidemocratic and un-American practice of gerrymandering . . “ 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:Campaign Legal Center - What Is Gerrymandering?Ronald Reagan Presidential Library - 1987 Speech to the Republican Governors Association  Represent.Us - How Politicians are Limiting Voter Power by Gerrymandering Brennan Center for Justice - Gerrymandering, ExplainedBrennan Center for justice - How Gerrymandering Tilts the 2024 Race for the House  Groups Taking Action:Represent.Us, FairVote, League of Women Voters U.S. , 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 #Gerrymandering #Redistricting #PartisanCheating

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 4, 2025Redistricting Week:  Why Do We Redistrict Our Voting District Maps Every 10 Years, and How is it Done?We're spending this week going back to the basics of redistricting, including what makes a fair voting map, and what qualifies as gerrymandering.  What is redistricting, why is it necessary?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 - ArtI.S2.C3.1 Enumeration Clause and Apportioning Seats in the House of RepresentativesLeague of Women Voters US - Redistricting League of Women Voters US - Video - What is Redistricting?Brennan Center for Justice - The Fight for Fair MapsAmerican Redistricting Project - Redistricting Process by StateAll About Redistricting - Redistricting 101 - Where are the Lines Drawn?Groups Taking Action:Represent.Us,  League of Women Voters US, Common Cause US, Redistricting Data HubRegister 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 #Gerrymandering #Redistricting #FairMaps #RacialGerrymandering

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 1, 2025Americans Like Voting Early, and Other Lessons from the 2024 Election U.S. Election Assistance Commission Follow Up ReportAmericans really like voting by mail and in-person early voting.  That according to 2024 statistics from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.   According to EAC, 158, 211,780 citizens voted, out of 211,144,275 active registered voters, a 74.8% turnout, 3 points lower than 2020.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. Election Assistance Commission - Election Administration and Voting Survey 2024 Comprehensive Report MIT Election Data & Science Lab - (2022 - Updated Feb. 2024) Voting by mail and absentee votingNational Vote at Home Institute - State by State Mail-In Voting OptionsCenter for Election Innovation & Research - Data Dive: The Growth of Early In-Person and Mail VotingGroups Taking Action:National Vote From Home Institute, Common Cause, AARPRegister 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 #VotebyMail #VoteatHome #EarlyInPerson #USEAC

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 31, 2025Can Individuals or Advocacy Groups Sue in Voting Rights Cases?  The Magic 8th Circuit Ball Says ‘No'.The federal 8th Circuit Court appears intent to block redistricting and voting rights cases by individuals and advocacy groups.  July 29th, the 8th Circuit issued another finding that individuals and groups can't sue using the 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:American Democracy Minute - (2023) Radical Federal Court of Appeals Ruling Deals Another Blow to Voters, Democracy Groups and the Voting Rights Act American Democracy Minute - Eighth Circuit ‘Private Right of Action' Ruling Temporarily Halted by Justice Kavanaugh in Case by North Dakota Tribal NationsBrennan Center for Justice - The Newest Attack on the Voting Rights ActArkansas Advocate - US appeals court overturns ruling that said Arkansas law violated voting rights8th Circuit Court of Appeals (via Democracy Docket)  - Arkansas United; L. Mireya Reith v. ArkansasGroups Taking Action:Arkansas United, Legal Defense Fund, ACLU, Arkansas State Conference of the NAACP, Arkansas Public Policy PanelRegister 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 #Arkansas #PrivateRightofAction #VotingRights #VRA

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 30, 2025Must County Boards Certify an Election?  Yes, Says Unanimous Georgia Appeals Court.Last year, we reported that the Georgia State Board of Elections passed new rules aimed at disrupting or overturning the 2024 Presidential election.  One of those rules, allowing members of county election boards to do their own investigation before certifying an election, was just unanimously struck down.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) Ninety Days Before the Election Georgia Launches ‘Voter Registration Cancellation Portal' and Changes Rules on Certifying Elections American Democracy Minute - (2024) Republicans Appeal to Georgia Supreme Court to Restore Fringe Georgia Election Board Rulings Struck Down by Lower CourtsState Court Report - (2024) Georgia Supreme Court Declines to Reinstate Controversial Election Rules Georgia Court of Appeals -  Opinion in A25A0685. ADAMS v. FULTON COUNTY et al. Georgia Pulic Radio - Georgia appeals court agrees: Local election officials must certify resultsGroups Taking Action:Protect Elections, ACLU GA,  Common Cause 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 #ProtectElections #ElectionCertification #Georgia #ElectionSabotage #2024Election

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 29, 2025Minnesota Rejects DOJ Request for Voting Records; Miami Election Postponement Denied by JudgeWe reported recently that the Trump administration's DOJ requested complete voter records from 12 states. Minnesota just refused to cooperate. In Florida, there's a decision in a court case over the City of Miami's proposed postponement of the city election.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 - The U.S. Department of Justice is Requesting All Voter Records for 12 States, Likely a Violation of Privacy and Free Speech RightsMinnesota Reformer - Secretary of State Steve Simon to feds: Nah Minnesota Secretary of State - Response to Trump DOJ request for voter records New Hampshire Public Radio – NH Secretary of State rebuffs Trump administration request for state's voter rollCBS News Miami - City of Miami postpones November 2025 election to 2026, extends officials' termsMiami Herald - Despite controversy, Miami moved election date. One candidate has already sued Miami Herald - Judge rules that Miami election date change was unconstitutionalGroups Taking Action:ACLU, League of Women Voters, LULAC, League of Women Voters Miami-DadePlease 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 #Minnesota #TrumpDOJ #Miami #ElectionPostponement

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 28, 2025Report Suggests NYC Mayor Eric Adams' Reelection Campaign May Have Violated Contribution Rules - AgainNew York City mayor Eric Adams, who had campaign corruption charges against him dropped by the Trump DOJ in March, may have more alleged campaign finance violations surfacing. 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 (Biden Admin) - (2024) New York City Mayor Eric Adams Charged With Bribery And Campaign Finance OffensesAmerican Democracy Minute - (2024)  NYC's Embattled Mayor Denied $4.5 Million in Matching Funds from City's Public Campaign Finance Funding SystemAmerican Democrcy Minute - Trump Fires Office of Government Ethics Chief Monday; Hours Later, DOJ Drops Campaign Corruption Charges Against NYC Mayor Eric AdamsThe City - New Eric Adams ‘Donors' Say They Never Gave to His Reelection CampaignGroups 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 #MayorEricAdams #CampaignFinance #StrawDonors 

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 25, 2025A Maine Ballot Initiative Limiting State Contributions to SuperPACs was also Ruled Unconstitutional.  This One, However, Might Reach SCOTUS.We reported last fall that Maine voters approved Ballot Question 1, limiting contributions to SuperPACs spending money in state elections.  It passed with massive voter support, but like the state's foreign influence ban, was ruled as likely unconstitutional.  That's what organizers hoped would happen.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 – Since Citizens United, a Decade of Super PACsEqual Citizens – (2023) EqualCitizens.US Announces Maine Effort to Limit SuperPAC ContributionsBallotpedia – Maine Question 1, Limit Contributions to Super PACs Initiative (2024)Maine Citizens to End SuperPACs – “An Act to Limit Contributions to Political Action Committees That Make Independent Expenditures”Associated Press – A voter-approved Maine limit on PAC contributions sets the stage for a legal challenge U.S. 1st Circuit District Court (via Courthouse News) - Opinion in DINNER TABLE ACTION et al. v. WILLIAM J. SCHNEIDER Maine Morning Star - Another voter-backed Maine law regulating campaign finance halted, but the case is far from overGroups Taking Action:American Promise, Citizens to End SuperPACs, Equal CitizensRegister 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 #Maine #Question1 #EndCitizensUnited #EndSuperPACs

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 24, 2025Federal First Circuit Deems Maine Ballot Initiative Limiting Foreign Spending in State Elections Likely UnconstitutionalThe voices of 86% of Maine voters were silenced July 14th as a federal appeals court found a 2023 ballot initiative limiting political spending by foreign-owned corporations likely violates the Constitution's right to free speech.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:Maine Public Radio – Question 2 passes, banning foreign electioneering in MaineState of Maine – §1064. Foreign government campaign spending prohibitedAmerican Democracy Minute - After a Canadian Utility Spent $22 Million Dollars to Influence a Ballot Measure, Maine Voters Ban Foreign Money in State ElectionsMaine Morning Star - First Circuit rules Maine ban on foreign government election spending likely unconstitutional First Circuit Court of Appeals (via Election Law Blog) -  Opinion in CENTRAL MAINE POWER v. MAINE COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS AND ELECTION PRACTICESMaine Morning Star - Another voter-backed Maine law regulating campaign finance halted, but the case is far from overGroups Taking Action:Maine Citizens for Clean Elections, League of Women Voters Maine, American Promise, End Citizens United, Represent.UsPlease 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 #Maine #EndBigMoney #ForeignInfluence #Question2

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 23, 2025Eight Circuit ‘Private Right of Action' Ruling Temporarily Halted by Justice Kavanaugh in Case by North Dakota TribesIn May, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that individuals, in this case Native Americans, do not have a “private right of action” in voting rights cases.  An emergency stay was granted July 22nd, and it's likely headed to the U.S. Supreme 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 - (2023) Ripple Effects After Radical Federal 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling Restricting Who Can Bring Voting Rights Act Suits; Red State AGs Pile On Brennan Center for Justice - The Newest Attack on the Voting Rights ActAmerican Democracy Minute - (2024)  Look for 2025 Conservative Challenges to a ‘Private Right of Action' for Voting Rights Cases, Attempting to Dismantle the Voting Rights ActU.S. Supreme Court - EMERGENCY APPLICATION TO STAY THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT'SMANDATE PENDING PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI    U.S. Supreme Court - Petition Granted by Justice Brett KavanaughCourthouse News - Kavanaugh pauses major voting rights fight over tribal vote dilution in North DakotaGroups Taking Action:Native American Rights Fund, Turtle Mountain Band, Spirit Lake NationRegister 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 #NativeVote #FairMaps #NorthDakota #VoterSuppression #RacialGerrymandering

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 22, 2025The U.S. Department of Justice is All Voter Records for 12 States, Likely a Violation of Privacy and Free Speech Rights  The U.S. Department of Justice sent letters to 12 secretaries of state requesting their complete their voter records as part of President Trump's executive order on elections.  The reason for the request isn't completely clear, nor is the legality of such a request, which may violate the privacy and free speech rights of U.S. citizens.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:Stateline/States Newsroom - Trump's DOJ wants states to turn over voter lists, election infoDemocracy Docket - All the States Where DOJ is Demanding Voting Data  Rhode Island Current - DOJ asked about R.I. voter rolls 8 days ago. Secretary of State Gregg Amore hasn't answered yet.Rhode Island Current - Email from DOJ to Rhode Island Election Officials  New Hampshire Public Radio - NH Secretary of State rebuffs Trump administration request for state's voter rollNew Hampshire Public Radio - DOJ Letter to NH Secretary of State Election Law Blog - Professor Justin Levitt, Loyola Merrymount Law School - The recent rash of DOJ voter file “requests”Groups Taking Action:ACLU, League of Women Voters, 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 #VoterRolls #TrumpDOJ #FreeSpeech #Privacy

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 21, 2025Citing the Equal Protection Clause, Florida Supreme Court Allows Desantis Redistricting Plan to Wipe Out Black Majority Congressional DistrictThe Florida Supreme Court, citing the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution, upheld the racial gerrymandering of a North Florida congressional district, which eliminated a long-standing Black majority district.  Use of the Equal Protections Clause is the latest anti-voter tactic to undo protections for minority 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:American Democracy Minute - (2023)  DeSantis Congressional Map Diluting Black Voting Power Heads to Florida Supreme Court After Being Upheld by Appeals CourtFlorida Supreme Court -  Decision  in Black Voters Matter v. FloridaFlorida Phoenix - Florida Supreme Court upholds congressional district maps; 5-1 opinion erases Black district, guts Fair Districts Amendment.SCOTUSBlog - Supreme Court punts decision on Louisiana's congressional map to next term National Constitution Center - The Equal Protections ClauseGroups Taking Action:Black Voters Matter FL, National Redistricting Foundation, League of Women Voters FL, Equal GroundRegister or Check Your Voter Registration: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 #Florida #FLSupremeCourt #RacialGerrymandering #EqualProtectionsClause

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 18, 2025Wisconsin Elections Commission Issues Report on 193 Uncounted Mail-In Ballots in Madison During the 2024 General ElectionThe Wisconsin Elections Commission issued a highly critical report of the City of Madison's former clerk July 17th, after investigating how 193 mail-in ballots were left uncounted after the 2024 general election.  The clerk was suspended by the city, then subsequently resigned. 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:Wisconsin Watch - Wisconsin Elections Commission launches investigation into uncounted Madison ballotsWisconsin Elections Commission -  Investigation of the City of Madison: Proposed Final Decision Letter and Order & Accompanying Materials City of Madison - Statement on WEC Investigation Battleground Wisconsin - WEC report faults former Madison clerk for ‘astonishing' lack of urgency over missing ballots  Wisconsin Examiner - WEC blames missing Madison absentee ballots on ‘confluence of errors' by city officialsRegister 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 #Wisconsin #Madison #MissingBallots 

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 17, 2025Rhode Island Enacts a Permanent Vote-by-Mail Application List, Joining 9 Other States Offering No Excuse Vote-by-Mail List OptionsRhode Island has given access to a permanent vote-by-mail list to all voters, in a bill signed by Governor Dan McKee.   The state joins nine other states and DC allowing voters to join a permanent vote by mail list.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:Rhode Island Legislature - HB 5709 TextRhode Island Secretary of State's Office -  Vote from Home (No details of new list sign-up yet)Rhode Island Secretary of State's Office -  Online Vote by Mail Application  National Conference of State Legislatures - States With Permanent Absentee Voting ListsVoting Rights Lab - Rhode Island expands access to permanent mail ballot application list to all voters, establishes election worker protections. MIT Election Data & Science Lab - Voting by mail and absentee votingGroups Taking Action:Common Cause RI, League of Women Voters RI, Economic Progress InstituteRegister 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 #RhodeIsland #NoExcuseAbsentee #VotebyMail #VotefromHome

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 16, 2025Local Election Officials Concerned by Trump Cuts to Election Security Funding and Personnel, According to New SurveyThe Brennan Center for Justice released its annual survey of local election officials.  It found continued concerns for threats, intimidation and violence against poll workers, and the loss of election security funding and staff now that the Trump administration has cut federal election security grants.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 - Key Findings - Local Election Officials Survey — July 2025American Democracy Minute - (2023)  Brennan Center Survey Shows Election Workers Concerned for Threats, Funding & Political Interference in Future Elections American Democracy Minute - CISA Pauses All Election Security Programs for Full Review.  Hint:  It's Not About Election Integrity, It's Reprisal for Telling the Truth.American Democracy Minute - DOGE Cuts 300 Experts From CISA's Election Security Team and U.S. Agency Cybersecurity; Funding for State Cybersecurity Also SuspendedInfoSecurity Magazine -  Trump Administration Shakes Up CISA with Staff and Funding CutsGroups Taking Action:Protect Democracy, IssueOne, Election Official Legal Defense NetworkRegister 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 #ElectionOfficials

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 CountyCBS News Texas -  Tarrant County citizens file lawsuit against new redistricting mapKERA - (Update) Tarrant County approves $250K contract with law firm to fight racial gerrymandering lawsuit Groups 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!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Texas #TarrantCounty #RacialGerrymandering #FairMaps #VRA

Brian is gone for a couple of days.  This is an important rebroadcast of our May 5 report, but Justice Jackson made similar remarks at another conference last week, saying the "'State of our Democracy' keeps me up at night." The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 14, 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 PMPolitico - Ketanji Brown Jackson sharply condemns Trump's attacks on judgesThe 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 ActPolitico - Trump calls for impeachment of judge who tried to halt deportationsWhite 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 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#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #AttacksonJudges #KetanjiBrownJackson #SCOTUS #USSupremeCourt

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 11, 2025Updates on Accountability for 2020 Election Fake Electors and Conspiracy Theorists - Or NotFive years after the fake elector scheme to overturn the 2020 election, legal accountability is grinding along for some of the conspirators and those who wittingly or unwittingly supported them.  But pardons may be in the wind, too.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: State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division - In the Matter of KENNETH JOHNCHESEBRO, a Suspended MEMORANDUM AND ORDERAttorney. State Bar Court of California (via Horvitz & Levy) - In the Matter of SBC-23-0-30029 - JOHN CHARLES EASTMAN, OPINION  State Bar No. 193726.Colorado Public Radio - Jury finds MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell defamed former executive at Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems Michigan Advance - Judge moves long-awaited decision in 2020 GOP false electors case to September hearing Arizona Mirror - Arizona judge says he'll consider fake electors' free speech defenseArizona Capitol Times - Trump's former chief of staff claims immunity from fake electors chargesGroups Taking Action:Campaign Law Center, States United Democracy Center, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) 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#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ProtectElections #FakeElectors #TrumpCriminalTrials #MikeLindell

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 10, 2025The Federal Election Commission has a New Chair.  But It's Still Paralyzed.Shana Broussard became chair of the Federal Election Commission July 1st.  Problem is, her bipartisan commission, hapless in the best of times, will still be paralyzed.  The agency is supposed to have six members, but has only three, so no enforcement can take place.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 - The Federal Election Commission is Reportedly Now Out of Commission with the Departure of Another Member.  It's Unlikely to Get Fixed Soon.Federal Election Commission - Shana M. Broussard becomes Chair of the CommissionFederal Electon Commission - STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER SHANA M. BROUSSARD UPONBECOMING CHAIR OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION Federal Election Commission - Leadership and structureCampaigns & Elections - New Chair Takes Over a Paralyzed Federal Election CommissionBrennan Center for Justice - Enforcement & the FECGroups Taking Action:Campaign Legal Center, Public Citizen, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)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#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #FEC #CampaignFinance #FederalElectionCommission

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 9, 2025Tale of Two States:  New Mexico Rolls Out Automatic Voter Registration while New Hampshire Mandates ID & Citizenship Docs for Absentee VotersNew Mexico rolled out its automatic voter registration system July 1st, allowing citizens to conveniently register to vote or change residency information while at the DMV.  Across the country, New Hampshire's legislature may burden its elderly and disabled absentee voters by requiring copies of ID when voting by mail, and citizenship papers when registering by mail.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:New Mexico Motor Vehicles Department - Automatic Voter RegistrationsKOAT - Automatic voter registration now in effect in New Mexico Institute for Responsive Government - Four States Open the Door to Automatic Voter Registration for Native AmericansAlliance for Youth Action - FACT SHEET: Automatic Voter Registration Transforms Oregon Youth Registration & Turnout RatesNew Hampshire Bulletin - Lawmakers push for yearly voter roll reviews, stricter absentee ballot verificationCampaign Legal Center - The Barriers to Voting Faced by Americans with DisabilitiesAmerican Democracy Minute - Voter Suppression Bills Aimed at College Students Pushed (Again) by the NH LegislaturePBS - Noncitizen voting is extremely rare, yet Republicans are making it a major election concern Groups Taking Action:Disability Rights Center NH, Open Democracy,  NM Native Vote, ACLU New MexicoPlease 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  #NewMexico #AVR #NewHampshire  #VoterSuppression #FreedomtoVote

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 8, 2025Voters Find Ranked Choice Voting Gives Them More Options, Eliminates Runoffs and is Easy to Use.  So Why Have 17 States Banned It?In a recent report, we told you that 96% of New York City voters found ranked choice voting easy to use and liked that it gave voters more options.  So why have 17 states banned ranked choice voting, including five just this year?Today's LinksArticles & Resources:The Hill - Republicans rage against ranked choice voting after Alaska electionRepublican Nation Committee - RESOLUTION TO OFFICIALLY OPPOSE RANKED CHOICE VOTING ACROSSTHE COUNTRY Alaska Beacon - Defeat of Alaska voting system repeal, Wasilla area House outcome are unchanged after recountAmerican Constitution Society - Ranked Choice Voting: Lessons in Democracy Reform from New York National Conference of State Legislatures - This Year's Election Bills Focus On Citizenship, Ranked Choice Voting  American Democracy Minute - Ranked Choice Voting Gets High Marks in NYC Primary, with 96% Finding it Easy to Use and 82% Ranking at Least 2 CandidatesFair Vote - New surveys: Voters love ranked choice votingMIT Election Data & Science Lab - (2021) The Effect of Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine  Groups Taking Action:FairVote, Represent.Us, Common CauseRegister 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 #RankedChoiceVoting #RCV #Alaska #Maine #RCVBans

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 7, 2025Ranked Choice Voting Gets High Marks in NYC Primary, with 96% Finding it Easy to Use and 82% Ranking at Least 2 CandidatesWe reported recently on the use of ranked choice voting in New York City's Democratic Primary. A survey found that 96% of Big Apple voters found it easy to use and 58% agreed that “Ranking allowed me to vote for candidates who aligned with my values."  Fifty-two percent felt that "Ranking allowed me to support multiple candidates." 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:Board of Elections for the City of New York - 2025 PRIMARY ELECTION - UNOFFICIAL RANKED CHOICE ROUNDSSurvey USA Election Poll - 96% of NYC Democratic Primary Voters Say Ranked Choice Ballots Were Simple to Fill OutAmerican Democracy Minute - Start Spreading the News:  NYC Mayoral Primary Results, Queens Assembly Candidate Indicted & George Santos Reports to Jail in July  Politico - Mamdani makes RCV boring National Conference of State Legislatures - This Year's Election Bills Focus On Citizenship, Ranked Choice VotingFairVote - Analysis: Ranked choice voting gave New Yorkers more choice, more voiceGroups Taking Action:FairVote, Rank the Vote NYC , Common Cause NYRegister 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 #RankedChoiceVoting #NYC #NewYork

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 4, 2025Thomas Jefferson Gets the Credit for the Declaration, but the ‘Independence' Part Came from Richard Henry Lee on June 7, 1776Thomas Jefferson is credited with most of the text of the Declaration of Independence.   But the “independence” part came from a Virginian named Richard Henry Lee on June 7th, 1776.  "Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved." 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 Foundation - 1774 Articles of AssociationYale Law School Goldman Library - Text of the Articles of Association National Constitution Center - On this day: The First Continental Congress concludesNational Archives - The Declaration of Independence - A TranscriptionNational Archives - The Declaration of Independence: A History   Library of Virginia - Richard Henry Lee BiographyNational Archives - Creating the Declaration: A Timeline 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#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #1776 #DeclarationofIndependence #July4th #RichardHenryLee

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 3, 2025New ProPublica Reporting Suggests DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Failed to Disclose $80,000 Payment from a Dark Money Political Group to Her LLCProPublica is reporting an alleged $80,000 disclosure omission by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in her federal executive branch disclosure form, an ethics violation.  Noem appears to have received a 2023 commission for fundraising for a dark money nonprofit group.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:ProPublica - Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political DonationsOffice of Government Ethics - Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report Federal Election Commission - AMERICAN RESOLVE PAC INC. ProPublica - American Resolve Policy Fund, Springfield, VA EIN: 93-2286963South Dakota Searchlight - (2022) Ethics panel dismisses airplane complaint against Noem, citing no definition of ‘state business' Business Insider - Kristi Noem took the $50K 'exotic sports car' of Rolex watches on her trip to a Salvadoran prisonGroups 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#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #KristiNoem #GovKristiNoem #EthicsViolation #ProPublica #MoneyinPolitics

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 2, 2025U.S. Supreme Court Takes Case Challenging Limits on Political Party Spending.   It Could Open Up Another Flood of Money into Campaigns.The U.S. Supreme Court decided in Buckley vs. Valeo and Citizens United that unlimited money spent for campaigns equaled free speech, and enabled the rise of Super PACs.  But it kept limits on certain types of spending by political parties.  A case by Republicans heard in the high court this fall tests those limits.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 - (2019) Citizens United ExplainedFederal Election Commission - Coordinated party expenditure limits  Code of Federal Regulations - § 110.3 Contribution limitations for affiliated committees and political party committees; transfers (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)(4), 30116(a)(5)). U.S. Supreme Court - National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al., Petitioners v. Federal Election Commission, et al.CNN - Supreme Court agrees to hear Republican-backed effort to lift caps on campaign spendingCampaigns & Elections - Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case on Coordinated SpendingThe New Republic - Supreme Court Takes Up Case That Could Change Elections as We Know It  Groups Taking Action:End Citizens United, 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 #BigMoney #CitizensUnited #CoordinatedSpending #USSupremeCourt

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 1, 2025Bill Moyers, Journalist and Keen Observer of Democracy, Dies at 91Distinguished television journalist Bill Moyers died June 26th at age 91.  In his long career, he earned 30 Emmy awards, served as President Lyndon Johnson's press secretary, helped found public broadcasting, and was a stalwart voice for democracy and democracy reform.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:Bill Moyers - (2017) FarewellMoyers on Democracy - PODCAST: Democracy on the Edge  Bill Moyers - (2016) We, the Plutocrats vs. We, the People – Saving the Soul of DemocracyFrontline - Legendary Journalist Bill Moyers, Correspondent on FRONTLINE Documentaries Including ‘Two American Families,' Dies at 91 BillMoyers.com - BILL MOYERS BIOGRAPHY Doris "Granny D" Haddock - Walking Across America in My 90th Year: Forward by Bill MoyersGroups Taking Action:The Nation - John Nichols:  Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever.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#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #BillMoyers #PBS #BillMoyers.com

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 30, 2025In Puzzling Move, U.S. Supreme Court Orders Additional Arguments in Louisiana Redistricting Case Pitting VRA Against Equal Protections ClauseThe U.S. Supreme Court was expected to announce an opinion June 27th in Louisiana v. Callais, one of the most important voting rights cases of the year. Instead, in a highly unusual move, the court ordered new arguments in the case pitting the Voting Rights Act of 1965 against the 14th Amendment's Equal Protections 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:The American Redistricting Project - Callais v. LouisianaAmerican Democracy Minute - Will Louisiana v. Callais Be the Latest Blow Against the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by SCOTUS?Brennan Center for Justice - Voting Rights Act Returns to the Supreme CourtU.S. Supreme Court - LOUISIANA, APPELLANT 24–109 v. PHILLIP CALLAIS, ET AL. SCOTUS Blog - Supreme Court punts decision on Louisiana's congressional map to next term NPR - Where the Voting Rights Act stands after the Supreme Court punts on a Louisiana caseGroups Taking Action:ACLU, Legal Defense Fund, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice 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#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #FairMaps #VRA #Louisiana #LouisianaVCallais #USSupremeCourt

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 27, 2025Is Partisan Gerrymandering Unconstitutional Under South Carolina Law?  A Pro-Voter Challenge Takes the Legislature to Task.The U.S. Supreme Court said in 2019 that partisan gerrymandering was fundamentally a political issue, and left it to legislatures and state courts to decide.  In South Carolina, a state supreme court case heard June 24th challenges the state constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering.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 MotivatedAmerican Democracy Minute - (2024) The End of One South Carolina Gerrymandering Lawsuit and the Beginning of Another, as the Fight for Fair Maps ContinuesLeague of Women Voters SC - Partisan Gerrymandering Case Reaches South Carolina Supreme CourtACLU SC - S.C. lawmakers admit they drew Congressional maps for partisan gain. We say that violates the State Constitution.  WCIV - ACLU gerrymandering case headed for oral arguments with SC Supreme Court TuesdayThe State - Republicans admit gerrymandering. SC Supreme Court weighs if that's allowed Groups Taking Action:League of Women Voters SC, ACLU SCPlease 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 #SouthCarolina #LWV #ACLU #FairMaps #EndGerrymandering

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 26, 2025Start Spreading the News:  NYC Mayoral Primary Results, Queens Assembly Candidate Indicted & George Santos Reports to Jail in JulyIt's been a busy few weeks in New York City, as the Democratic nominee for November's mayoral race was chosen, a recent Queens state assembly candidate is indicted for fraud, and disgraced Congressman George Santos prepares for prison.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:Board of Elections in the City of New York - Summary, Democratic Mayoral Primary The City - Mamdani Wins Stunning Upset in Democratic Primary as Cuomo Concedes Race  U.S. Department of Justice - Former New York State Assembly Candidate Charged with Wire FraudPoliticsNY - Former NYS Assembly candidate from Flushing charged with wire fraud: FedsU.S. Department of Justice - Ex-Congressman George Santos Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft CBS News NY - George Santos to report to prison in July after sentencing for wire fraud, identity theft charges  Groups Taking Action:Rank the Vote NYC, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Reinvent AlbanyRegister 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 #Corruption #NYCElections  #GeorgeSantos #AndrewCuomo #RankedChoiceVoting   

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 25, 2025Will Texas and Ohio Redraw Congressional Districts Before the 2026 Midterms? For most states, redistricting is a once-a-decade event, perhaps extended by some litigation.  For Ohio and Texas, redistricting may turn into an ongoing partisan battle as both states consider interim redistricting as the midterms approach. 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 - (2024)  How Gerrymandering Tilts the 2024 Race for the House  American Democracy Minute - Ohio SOS Under Fire Again, This Time for Sabotaging the Ballot Measure Description for a Citizen-Led Redistricting CommissionOhio Capital Journal - Ohio voters reject Issue 1, leaving politicians in control over map-making processOhio Capital Journal - Ohio U.S. Congressional redistricting is on the agenda for 2025, with advocates preparing Statehouse News Bureau - Once budget is done, Ohio lawmakers will return to Congressional redistricting againTexas Public Radio - (2024) Gerrymandering gives GOP a five seat advantage in Texas, study says Texas Tribune - Texas' GOP congressional delegation meets to discuss redrawing districts ahead of midtermsTexas Tribune - Gov. Greg Abbott orders special legislative session after vetoing 26 bills Groups Taking Action:Citizens Not Politicians, Common Cause OH, Fair Maps Texas Action CommitteePlease 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 #FairMaps #EndGerrymandering #Texas #Ohio

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 24, 2025In NYC's June 24th Primary, 11 Dems Seek Nomination for Mayor.  Ranked Choice Voting & Matching Funds Helped Give Voters More Choice.Tuesday, June 24th is the New York City primary, with 11 Democrats vying to become their party's nominee for mayor. The election also features two major democracy reforms:  Ranked choice voting and public financing of elections.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:Ballotpedia - Mayoral election in New York, New York (2025)City & State New York - Here's who's running for New York City mayor in 2025 WPIX - Mamdani ahead of Cuomo in ranked choice voting: NYC mayoral poll NYC Campaign Finance Board - How It WorksNYC Campaign Finance Board - NYC Campaign Finance Board Approves Pre-Primary Matching Funds Payments to 2025 Candidates NYC Campaign Finance Board - Limits & Thresholds 2025 Citywide Elections Board of Elections for the City of NY - Times & Places to Vote, Sample BallotsBoard of Election for the City of NY - Ranked Choice Voting for NYC Local ElectionsGroups Taking Action:NYC Votes, Common Cause NY, League of Women Voters NY, 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#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #NYCElections #NYCPrimary #RankedChoice #SmallDonorElections

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 23, 2025New Report Outlines Ways States and Municipalities Can Protect Elections from Certification Challenges by Rogue Local OfficialsIn the run-up to the 2024 election, we reported on the organized GOP efforts to challenge the certification of elections, laying the groundwork for sowing doubt and disrupting the outcome.  A new report published by the Brennan Center for Justice studied the threats to certification, and how to prevent them.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 - Election Certification: How to Strengthen State Frameworks - SummaryBrennan Center for Justice - Election Certification:   How to Strengthen State Frameworks - Full ReportAmerican Democracy Minute - The Electoral Count Reform Act Adds Federal and State Protections, But It Won't Stop Local Loyalists from Throwing a Wrench in the Certification Works American Democracy Minute - Unlike the 2020 Election, 2024's Election Was Certified without Violence, Sham Audits or Criminal Conspiracies.  How Come?Associated Press - Election certification disputes in a handful of states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest Protect Democracy - Election certification, explained Groups Taking Action:CREW, Protect Democracy, 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 #ProtectElections #ElectionCertification 

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 20, 2025Restrictive State Voter ID & Proof of Citizenship Bills Near the Finish Line, But Not All Have PassedVoting Rights Lab reports there were 59 state bills introduced on proof of citizenship for voter registration this year, and 160 bills concerning voter ID.  A handful have made it near the finish line, including in New Hampshire, Texas and Nevada, but not all have passed.  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 - Millions of Americans Don't Have Documents Proving Their Citizenship Readily AvailableVoting Rights Lab -  Bill Search:  Issues/Proof of Citizenship;  Issues/IDNew Hampshire Bulletin - House, Senate negotiators agree on absentee voting bill despite pushback from disability community Houston Public Media - Texas bill requiring proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration dies at end of sessionAssociated Press - Nevada GOP governor vetoes voter ID bill that he pushed for in a deal with DemocratsWyoming Public Radio - Gordon lets proof of voter residency bill become law without his signature Citizen Portal  - Indiana House Bill 1680 faces opposition for citizenship proof and voting assistance restrictionsGroups Taking Action:American Friends Service Committee NH,  Vote Riders TX, Let Nevadans VotePlease 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 #ProofofCitizenship #VotingRights #FreedomtoVote #VoterID

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 19, 2025Once Again, the North Carolina Legislature Finds Itself in Court for Racial GerrymanderingThe North Carolina legislature once again finds itself in federal court for two racial gerrymandering cases in a trial beginning June 16th.  Voters and three pro-voter groups accuse GOP leaders of violating the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and 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:Southern Coalition for Social Justice - Case Summary U.S. District Court - Complaint in NC NAACP v Berger, consolidated into Williams v. HallAmerican Redistricting Project - Williams v. Hall Racial Gerrymandering Case NC Newsline - NC racial gerrymandering trial begins MondayNorth State Journal/AP - North Carolina redistricting trial begins Brennan Center for Justice - (2017) Minority Representation: No Conflict with Fair MapsGroups Taking Action:Common Cause NC, Southern Coalition for Social Justice,  NC State Conference of the NAACPRegister 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 #VotingRightsAct #14thAmendment#FairMaps

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 18, 2025‘No Kings' Rally Organizers Estimate More than 5 Million Protesters Gathered at More Than 2,000 LocationsOrganizers estimate more than 5 million Americans attended the more than 2,000 “No Kings” rallies around the U.S. on June 14th.  It's likely to be in the top five mass protests of all time.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:PBS NewsHour - Millions turn out nationwide for ‘No Kings' protests against Trump administration Rolling Stone (via Yahoo News)  - Trump Parade Turnout Swamped by Millions Who Protested at ‘No Kings' Rallies USA Today - 'No Kings' organizers say protests drew large crowds: Here are their estimates The Guardian - Los Angeles police fire teargas to disperse crowds at Trump protestNBC News 10 Phildelphia - Recap: ‘No Kings' rally ends in Philly after thousands march against Trump 50501 / NoKings.org - Live Stream of No Kings Rally in Philadelphia Groups Taking Action:50501, Indivisible, Declaration for American Democracy, Partners in No Kings RallyRegister 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 #NoKings #50501 #GoodTrouble

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