American Democracy Minute

Today's Links Articles: Washington Post - Wisconsin anti-voting-fraud activist commits voter fraud to make a point WISN - Racine County man admits to voter fraud to prove a point Wisconsin Public Radio - Racine County man admits to fraudulent requests for absentee ballots in effort to criticize state voting system Groups Taking Action: League of Women Voters Wisconsin , Common Cause WI You’re list...

Election Conspiracy Theories in the Home County of Area 51, Nye County, Nevada Today's Links Articles Associated Press - Election conspiracies grip Nevada community, sowing distrust Associated Press - Officials in Nevada county endorse hand count, paper ballots Forbes - Court Lets Fox Lawsuit Move Forward—Here’s Where Dominion And Smartmatic’s Defamation Suits Stand Now Groups Taking Action Let Ne...

Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Another GOP Congressional District Map for Partisan Gerrymandering Today's Links Articles : Associated Press - Ohio Supreme Court scraps 2nd GOP-drawn congressional map Columbus Dispatch - Redistricting: Ohio Supreme Court rejects congressional map used in May, orders new one Cleveland.com  - Ohio Supreme Court again rejects Republican congressional map, ordering redraw...

Today's Links Articles: Statement from ACLU - ACLU COMMENT ON THE ELECTORAL COUNT ACT REFORM PROPOSAL Statement from Campaign Legal Center - Senate Introduces Bipartisan Bill Updating the Electoral Count Act Article from the Brennan Center for Justice - How to Fix the Electoral Count Act Polling collected by Protecting Democracy -  Polling shows bipartisan support for critical updates to the Elect...

Today's Links Articles: Lawfare - Correcting Misconceptions About the Electoral Count Reform Act Brennan Center for Justice - How to Fix the Electoral Count Act Slate - The New Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Another Jan. 6 Would Actually Work You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people.   As we noted yesterday, a reform for the Electoral Count Act i...

How Do Presidential Electors Get Their Job and Will it Change With the Electoral Count Act? Today's Links Articles VOX -  The bill that could make it harder to overturn an election National Archives - About the electors History Channel -  How Are Electoral College Electors Chosen? LawFare - Correcting Misconceptions About the Electoral Count Reform Act Groups Taking Action:   Brennan Center ,  Pro...

Today's Links Articles:   VOX - The bill that could make it harder to overturn an election NPR - Proposed reforms for the Electoral Count Act draw broad support New York Times - Bipartisan Senate Group Strikes Deal to Rewrite Electoral Count Act Brennan Center - How to Fix the Electoral Count Act Groups Taking Action:   Brennan Center ,  Protect Democracy ,  League of Women Voters You’re listening...

Courts Ordered Undated PA Mail Ballots to Be Counted; 3 Counties Refused Today's Links: Marc Elias essay on Democracy Docket:  A Constitutional Crisis Is Brewing in Pennsylvania Prof. Derek Muller, Univ. of Iowa on Election Law Blog:  Is mandamus appropriate in the Pennsylvania certification dispute, Chapman v. Berks County Board of Elections?  Phildelphia Inquirer  Pennsylvania’s in an election r...

Today's Links Associated Press:   No major problems with ballot drop boxes in 2020, AP finds Law Fare:    The Rise of Ballot Drop Boxes Due to the Coronavirus Brennan Center:  Voting Laws Roundup: May 2022 You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. Recently we reported that the Wisconsin Supreme Court revoked use of ballot drop boxes in the st...

Ohio Redistricting Commission Doubles Down on Rigged Voting Map Just Weeks Before Aug. 2 Primary Today's Links Articles: City Beat/Ohio Capitol Journal:  Redistricting Commission: Leave Unconstitutional Maps for 2022 Election Supreme Court of Ohio Clerk of Court - Filed May 09, 2022 - Case No. 2021-1198 ACLU Summary:    LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF OHIO, ET AL. V. OHIO REDISTRICTING COMMISSION (CONGR...

Maryland's July 19th Primary Features Close Races and Record Numbers of Mail-In Ballots Today's Links Articles: Washington Post:    What you need to know about delayed election results in Maryland Washington Post:    Meet the candidates who want to be Maryland’s next governor WJLA TV:  Maryland 2022 Primary Election: Everything you need to know before you vote Maryland State Board of Elections:   ...

New Study Shows Stadium Voting is a Home Run Today's Links: Civic Responsibility Project Study:    VOTING IN 2020: PROFESSIONAL SPORTS STADIUMS & ARENAS AS POLLING PLACES Washington Monthly:  Take Me Out to the … Voting Booth! You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people.   It’s baseball’s All Star week, and a new study suggests that you migh...

New All-Star Coalition Group will Research Ways to Protect Elections Today's Links Articles:    UCLA's Safeguarding Democracy Project CBS News:    Interview with Janai Nelson of Safeguarding Democracy Project and the Legal Defense Fund Politico:  Elections expert launches ‘Safeguarding Democracy’ project Groups Taking Action: Declaration for American Democracy ,  NAACP Legal Defense Fund , League...

Lawsuit Filed Against FEC for Dismissing Credible Complaint on Secret Payments to Trump Family & Insiders Today's Links:    Articles Campaign Legal Center - CLC Sues FEC over Dismissal of Complaint Alleging Violations by Trump Campaign Business Insider  -  Trump's campaign committee dodges penalty as federal watchdog deadlocks on complaint it laundered hundreds of millions of dollars Associate...

Voter ID Ballot Initiative in PA, Early Mail Ballot Tracking in AZ, &  Banning or Drop Boxes in WI Today's Links Articles:    PA Capitol Star -- Pa. Senate Republicans advance late-night constitutional amendment package on abortion, voter ID Arizona Legislature -- Text of AZ HB 1411 Wisconsin Public Radio -- Wisconsin Supreme Court rules absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal in Wisconsin Grou...

Cippelone's Testimony & Possibly Bannon's May Heat Up the Jan. 6th Committee Hearings Today's Links Articles: Politico:    Cipollone provided ‘a lot of relevant information,’ Jan. 6 committee member Murphy says Washington Post: Bannon, dangling possible testimony, brings new focus to Jan. 6 role You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. B...

Today's Links: Articles: Ballotpedia -  Status of redistricting after the 2020 census Brennan Center for Justice - Redistricting Litigation Roundup FiveThirtyEight - What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State Groups Taking Action: League of Women Voters People Powered Maps Project ,  Democracy Docket , ACLU You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the...

Massachusetts' Republican Governor Signs Bill to Expand Early Voting & Mail Voting, Extend Voter Registration Dates Today's Links: Articles: Read the bill:    MA Senate Bill 2924 WBUR/AP - Gov. Baker signs bill ensuring mail-in ballots, early voting in Massachusetts AP - State high court hears arguments in GOP mail-in voting suit CBS - Republicans challenge Massachusetts' new mail-in and early...

U.S. Justice Dept. Files Suit to Block Arizona from Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Use Federal Election Ballot Correction - the audio podcast version has an error that has since been corrected for the syndicated radio broadcast. We referred to the National Voting Rights Act; it is the National Voter Registration Act. Sorry for the error! Today's Links Articles: Arizona Star/Tuscon.com - Feds: A...

SCOTUS Case on  “Independent State Legislature Theory” Could have Profound Impact on Your Right to Vote Today's Links Articles:  NPR - How the Supreme Court could radically reshape elections for president and Congress Associated Press - Supreme Court to hear case on state authority over elections  Politico - Supreme Court to hear case on GOP ‘independent legislature’ theory that could radically re...

On Independence Day , Some Advice from the Declaration on Fighting Absolute Despotism Today's Links: National Archives:    Declaration of Independence: A Transcription    (full text is also below) You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people. We can’t read the entire Declaration of Independence in 90 seconds, but here’s a  portion for Independenc...

Missouri Governor Signs Omnibus - and Ominous - Voting & Elections Bill Today's Links Articles Kansas City Star - Missouri Gov. Parson signs sweeping new law requiring voters to show photo ID at polls St. Louis Public Radio - Huge bill adds extra steps for voters and those who run Missouri elections Text of Missouri's now signed HB 1878 Groups Taking Action Missouri Voter Protection Coalition...

U.S. Supreme Court Restores Racially Gerrymandered Maps in Louisiana Today's Links Articles:   Washington Post - Supreme Court frees Louisiana to use congressional map drawn by GOP Vox - The Supreme Court just handed down very bad news for Black voters NAACP Legal Defense Fund - U.S. Supreme Court Reinstates Louisiana’s Discriminatory Congressional Map NPR - Supreme Court blocks creation of 2nd ma...

Voting Rights Updates from DC, DE, MO, & LA - Some are Good News for a Change Today's Links Articles: January 6th Committee - CNN - January 6 committee unexpectedly adds new hearing for Tuesday Delaware - Town Square Live -  Same-day voter registration bill heads to Carney Missouri - St. Louis Public Radio - Huge bill adds extra steps for voters and those who run Missouri elections Louisiana -...

Brennan Center Essays Show How Erosion of Democracy Made Overturning of Roe vs. Wade Possible Today's Links:    Brennan Center article:  Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling Shows What Happens When Democracy Is Thwarted Texas Tribute:  Analysis: Gerrymandering has left Texas voters with few options NPR:    Supreme Court Rules Partisan Gerrymandering Is Beyond The Reach Of Federal Courts Mother Jones: ...