American Democracy Minute

Challenge to Portions of Kansas Voter Suppression Laws Reach the State’s High Court Apologies:  Our podcast host is restricting our ability to provide the full script.  We're working on the issue.  Please go to our website for the full script . Today’s Links Articles & Resources: Center for Public Integrity - In Kansas, inequality in voting widens with new limits Associated Press - Kansas appe...

U.S. Supreme Court Tamps Down the Fringe Independent State Legislature Theory in an Important Decision for Democracy Today's Script   Our podcasting platform has issues today, so we're sending you to our website:  http://www.americandemocracyminute.org to read the script.   Sorry for the extra step!   Today’s Links Articles & Resources: U.S. Supreme Court - Decision in Moore v. Harper "Indepen...

In Another Step Backwards, New Hampshire Legislators Kill Online Voter Registration & Remove Limits on Political Group Donations to Candidates Today's Script (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. New Hampshire’s former Secretary of State once sai...

Oregon Legislature Sends Ranked Choice Voting Proposal to Voters on the November 2024 Ballot Today's Script (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. Oregon voters will have an opportunity to approve statewide Ranked Choice Voting, after the Oregon Senat...

How the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder Decision Re-Opened the Door to State Voter Suppression Legislation Today's Script (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. June 25th, 2023 was the tenth anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder, a U.S. Supreme Court de...

Brian is off today, making a money-in-politics video for New Hampshire Democracy advocacy organization, Open Democracy . We'll return next week with new reports! Meanwhile, we're rebroadcasting the third in our series on Dark Money, shining a light on the sleazy practice of using LLCs to bypass state campaign donation rules. Rebroadcast of "Shedding Light on Dark Money: How the Wealthy Use LLCs to...

Michigan Lawmakers Wrangling Over What Voters Demanded They Do When They Passed Question 2:  Expand Voting Rights Today's Script (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. Last November, Michigan voters passed Promote the Vote Question 2, dramatically exp...

North Carolina Bill Proposes Stripping Appointment Power from the Governor to Change Election Board Balance and Exploit Deadlocks Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. We recently reported on SB 747, a sweeping North Carolina voter s...

Highly-Qualified Election Official’s Job In Jeopardy from Wisconsin Legislators Clinging to Debunked Election Conspiracy Theories Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. After the Wisconsin’s legislature’s almost $2 Million dollar boon...

Quick Democracy News Updates from Alabama, Ohio, New York, & Connecticut Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. We have some quick updates on democracy stories we’ve been following in Alabama, Ohio, New York & Connecticut conc...

Manipulated Voting District Maps May Also Fall in Arkansas & Louisiana After Surprise SCOTUS Decision in Alabama Racial Gerrymandering Case Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. We reported Monday on the U.S. Supreme Court’s surp...

Connecticut Joins Five Other States in Passing State-Level Voting Rights Act Protections Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. June 12th, Connecticut became the sixth state to pass a state-level voting rights act, adding pro-voter pr...

We're gone today, so are bringing an evergreen rebroadcast for you today from our explainer series on Dark Money. With the 2024 election nigh, be on the lookout for SuperPAC ads, and look up them up on OpenSecrets.org . - Brian Beihl  =================== Shedding Light on Dark Money:  How 501c Nonprofits are Exploited to Hide Political Donors Today’s Links Articles & Resources: Open Secrets -...

Bombshell SCOTUS Decision in Alabama Case Reaffirms VRA Section 2 and May Impact 2024 Elections Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script Bombshell SCOTUS Decision in Alabama Case Reaffirms VRA Section 2 and May Impact 2024 Elections You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. The...

Midterm Voters Found Mail-In Ballot Process Had Few Problems Nationwide Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. On Tuesday, we told you about the MIT Election Data & Science Lab’s Survey of the Performance of American Elections for...

Alabama Bill Criminalizing Assistance with Absentee Voting Dies in State Senate Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. What some call “ballot harvesting,” others consider essential help to seniors, nursing care patients and the disabl...

YouTube Will No Longer Remove 2020 Election Fraud Disinformation.  Will False Claims Go Unchecked? Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. YouTube announced June 2nd that it will no longer remove disinformation about fraud in the 2020...

New MIT Voter Survey on 2022 Midterm Shows Rebounding Confidence in Process & Shifts in Methods of Voting Today's Script: (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time) Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. In May, the MIT Election Data & Science Lab released its Survey of the Performance...

North Carolina Legislators Propose Boilerplate Bills Suppressing Mail-in and Election Day Registration Voters Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. We’re in North Carolina today awaiting action by the U.S. Supreme Court on Moore vs....

After a Long Road, Connecticut Poised to Implement Early In-Person Voting Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. Wednesday, the Connecticut Senate passed a bill implementing 14 days of in-person early voting and the state is likely to...

Gerrymandering Cases Still Percolating in Georgia, Massachusetts, Florida, Arkansas, and Utah Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. Three years into the every-10-year redistricting cycle and challenges are still percolating around th...

Ohioans Mobilize for Aug. 8 Special Election to Defeat Assault on Citizen Ballot Initiatives Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. Ohioans are mobilizing against Issue 1, an effort by the anti-voter state legislature raising the bar...

Study Shows Stadium Voting is a Home Run We’re taking Memorial Day weekend off, so we’re posting an ADM from July 2022 about stadium voting, which we think is a really great idea. Have a great weekend, and we’ll be back Wednesday with a new American Democracy Minute Radio Report. – Brian Beihl Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the scrip...

On Memorial Day, Words from Legendary Campaign Finance Reformer, Doris "Granny D" Haddock Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time)  Today’s Links now below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. On Memorial Day, an abridged portion of a speech at the U.S. Capitol by legendary campaign finance reform...

The Texas Legislature's Session Ends May 29th with Democracy Bills Pending at the Deadline Today's Script:  (Variations occur with audio due to editing for time) Today’s Links now located below the script You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. May 29th ends the Texas legislature’s term, and we have a little bit of good news, some bad news,...