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A 90-second radio report and podcast which keeps you informed of the key democracy issues in the U.S. Visit us at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org, on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @democracyminute. The American Democracy Minute is the successor to the Open Democracy Minute, produced from 2019 to 2022 and focused on NH democracy issues. Click on the ADM Logo on the episode, or in other players, the Play ⏯️ button. Are you a radio station? Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's A ...
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 27, 2025 Trump’s DOJ Reverses Position on Pending Voting Rights Act Case, Signaling Further Attacks on Fair Voting Districts for Minority Voters The Biden administration’s solicitor general submitted a Supreme Court brief in 2024, supporting fair Congressional voting maps in Louisiana un…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 24, 2025 Updates on Two Consequential State Supreme Court Cases in North Carolina and Pennsylvania We have updates on important state supreme court cases involving the outcome of a November 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court election, and whether Pennsylvania can count mail ballots with m…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 23, 2025 While We Were Distracted with DC Discord, States Advance New Voting Regulations While President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6th pardons and executive orders have dominated the news, state legislatures have been hard at work on both pro-voter and anti-voter legislation. Democracy legisla…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 22, 2025 Executive Orders Can Also Terminate Previous Orders; One of Trump’s Day-1 Orders Ended a Federal Policy to Promote Voting We recently reported on presidential orders, including executive orders, and how they’re used. Executive orders can also be used to revoke previous orders, a…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan 21, 2025 What is an Executive Order? What are the Limits of Its Power? Why Do Presidents Use Them? New Presidents often use “Day One” executive orders to move their policy agendas forward. What are the different kinds of presidential orders, what are their limitations, and why do Presiden…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 20, 2025 For MLK Day: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “March on Ballot Boxes” Speech in South Carolina, May 9, 1966 On May 9, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke in Kingstree, SC about the importance of voting on the eve of a state primary. Here are his words: “Let us on that glad day …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 17, 2025 ND Native American Nation Prevails in Protecting Majority-Minority Voting Districts. A Victory for Minority Voters, But GOP Efforts to Neutralize the VRA Continue Native American voters prevailed in federal court against the State of North Dakota, protecting the ability to elect…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 16, 2025 What are the Rules as to How Contributions to Inaugural Committee Funds Are Spent? There Aren’t Any. Our recent reporting explored the massive contributions to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, reportedly reaching $170 Million dollars. What are the rules as to how that money is spe…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 15, 2025 Donations to Trump’s Inauguration May Reach $200M, Funding the Parade, Inaugural Balls . . . and Pay-to-Play Influence Donald Trump’s inaugural committee has received $170 Million dollars in contributions, and it’s expected to reach $200 Million – almost double his 2017 total. Y…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 14, 2025 An Estimated $15.9 Billion was Spent in the 2024 Election Cycle, but 50% of It Came from the Top 1% of Special Interest Donors As we approach the 15th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s fateful Citizens United decision, we consider the estimated $15.9 billion dollars spent …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 13, 2025 SAVE Act Reintroduced in U.S. House and Senate, Requiring IDs and Proof of Citizenship for In-Person and Mail-In Voting. Millions of Eligible Voters Could Be Disenfranchised. Republicans reintroduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE Act, mandating proof of citiz…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 10, 2025 After 2 Years of Delays, Automatic Voter Registration is Finally Coming to New York Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed automatic voter registration into law in December of 2020, to begin in January of 2023. Pandemic, technical, and bidding delays ensued, but preparatio…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 9, 2025 GOP-Controlled NH Legislature Proposes Proportional Presidential Electoral Votes. Will Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Follow? Legislation unveiled Monday by the New Hampshire Senate would change the state’s four Presidential electoral votes from “winner take all” to “propo…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 8, 2025 Unlike the 2020 Election, 2024’s Election Was Certified without Violence, Sham Audits or Criminal Conspiracies. How Come? The 2024 election was certified January 6th by Congress with no objections, accusations of fraud, or violent mobs. Why was it, well, blissfully boring? To vie…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 7th, 2025 For the First Time in American History, Alabama Has 2 Black Members Congress, Thanks to the Protections of the VRA. It Wasn’t Easy. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 Section 2 provides opportunity for communities of minority voters to elect the Congressional candidate of their choi…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 6, 2025 Assault on America’s Democratic Process: The January 6th, 2021 Insurrection by the Numbers Today, we’re taking a look at the numbers associated with the January 6th, 2021 insurrection, one of the most serious assaults on the American democratic process in the country’s history. T…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 3, 2025 Federal Court of Appeals Throws Out GOP Legislator Challenge to Michigan’s Prop 2 Pro-Voter Reforms. But Sleep with the Light On. In November 2022, Michigan voters passed a constitutional amendment enshrining voting protections and expanding ballot access. After the legislature i…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 2, 2025 Another Tactic to Undermine Citizen Ballot Initiatives in Arizona: Slap Signature Collectors with a Subpoena Yesterday, we reported on attempts by anti-voter legislators in Arizona to make it harder to get citizen ballot initiatives on the ballot, and a higher threshold to pass o…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 1, 2025 83-Year-Old Rick Hubbard Finishes a 3,100-Mile Walk to Washington, DC on January 3rd to Deliver This Message to the New Congress: “Do Your Job” January 3rd, 83-year-old Vermonter Rick Hubbard and his Walking to Fix Our Democracy supporters walk the remaining 12 miles into Washing…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 31, 2024 The ‘A Crisis of Confidence’ Speech by President Jimmy Carter, July 15, 1979 Facing an energy crisis, high inflation, and rising unemployment, President Jimmy Carter addressed the nation in his “Crisis of Confidence” speech on July 15th, 1979. To view the whole script of today’s…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 30, 2024 What’s Ahead for 2025: VRA Majority Minority Voting Districts at Risk in Louisiana Redistricting Case at the U.S. Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear a Louisiana redistricting case with repercussions for minority voters around the country. It could further disman…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 27, 2024 Look for 2025 Conservative Challenges to a ‘Private Right of Action’ for Voting Rights Cases, Attempting to Dismantle the Voting Rights Act A 2023 decision in an Arkansas redistricting case found individual voters did not have a “private right of action” to challenge the maps. T…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 26, 2024 Brian is taking off the holiday, but posted this rebroadcast. Survey Finds Strong Support from Americans for Early Voting & Election Day Holiday Reforms, but Restrictive Government-Issued ID Requirements A new study by Pew Research finds Americans broadly support such democracy …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 25, 2024 What’s Ahead for 2025: Mississippi Case Challenging the Counting of Mail-In Ballots After Election Day Likely Headed to U.S. Supreme Court In coming reports, we’re anticipating 2025 democracy court cases and legislation. In October, a federal appeals court struck down a Mississi…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 24, 2024 Citizen Ballot Initiatives Help Voters Bypass Against Extreme Legislatures. But Expect More Attempts to Block Those Initiatives in 2025 As voters turn to ballot initiatives to bypass extreme legislatures, legislatures are manipulating initiative rules to protect their partisan p…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 23, 2024 USPS Issues Upbeat Report on Ballot Delivery Performance for the 2024 General Election, But Lower Use of Mail-In Ballots was the Biggest Factor We reported in September on concerns from election officials on whether the U.S. Postal Service could meet its mail ballot delivery obl…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 20, 2024 NYC’s Embattled Mayor Denied $4.5 Million in Matching Funds from City’s Public Campaign Finance Funding System New York City Mayor Eric Adams was denied access to over $4 million dollars in matching public funding for his 2025 campaign, due to questions over an ongoing federal i…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 19, 2024 Among 2024 Electoral College Presidential Electors Were 13 2020 Alleged Fake Electors, Some of Whom Await Trial on Fraud Charges In official meeting rooms around the country, 538 electors for the 2024 Presidential election met December 17th to cast their vote on behalf of their …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 18, 2024 New Report Shows Gerrymandering’s Impact on Control of Congress Gerrymandering, the manipulation of voting district boundaries to engineer an election outcome which benefits a particular party, had a significant impact on control of the new Congress, according to a new report. T…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 17, 2024 Ohio Voters Bill of Rights Ballot Measure Finally Authorized to Collect Signatures Following up our report on states which have passed a voting rights act comes an authorization to collect signatures for the Ohio Voters Bill of Rights, protecting voters from suppression tactics,…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 16, 2024 Brian is gone today. The current climate suggests that further VRA destruction is imminent, so expect pro-democracy states who've not already implemented state VRAs to act rapidly in 2025. With the SCOTUS Majority Intent on Dismantling the Voting Rights Act, Pro-Democracy States…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 13, 2024 Updates for State Stories We’ve Been Following in North Carolina, Alaska, and Wisconsin We have updates on stories we’ve been following, including North Carolina’s Supreme Court race & a power grab by its legislature, ranked choice voting in Alaska, and more charges in Wisconsin…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 11, 2024 After losing two recounts in State Supreme Court Race, North Carolina GOP Candidate Is Still Challenging the Eligibility of 60,000 Voters After two recounts, an incumbent North Carolina Supreme Court justice was declared the winner by 734 votes, with 5.5 million ballots cast. He…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 11, 2024 Restoration of Fair Voting Districts in Wisconsin Ends GOP Near Supermajority in Assembly and Senate If you follow the American Democracy Minute you know that until last year Wisconsin held the infamous title as one of the most gerrymandered states in the U.S. That changed Novem…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 10, 2024 More than 83 Million Americans Voted Early in 2024. Trump Says He Wants Rollbacks of Early In-Person and Mail Voting In the 2024 election, estimates show that more than 83 million Americans voted early in person, or by mail. President Donald Trump said December 5th he wants to l…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 9, 2024 Brian is away today, but this report from earlier this year remains an important tool for election officials around the country to help make elections as accessible as possible. Ways Local Officials Can Expand Voter Participation and Recruit Election Workers Using Public/Private …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 6, 2024 Before it Loses its Supermajority, the North Carolina Legislature Strips Election Powers from Its Governor, Bans AG from Opposing the Legislature. Will the House Override the Veto? Before a new Democratic governor takes office in January and it loses its supermajority, the GOP-co…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 5, 2024 Control of the Minnesota House May Come Down to a Race Decided by 15 votes - and 21 Missing Absentee Ballots If you ever need proof that your vote matters, consider a Minnesota House race decided by only 15 votes. Or was it? Twenty-one absentee ballots are missing, and hanging in…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 4, 2024 Brian is preparing for a meeting this evening, but this report is a great follow-up to yesterday's Presidential pardon primer. Can a U.S. President Pardon Him or Herself? Legal Scholars Think The Question Will Likely End Up in the U.S. Supreme Court. Recently, we discussed the Pr…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 3, 2024 President Biden Pardons Son, Trump Previously-Pardoned Ambassador Nominee & Family Member. How Did Presidential Pardons Evolve, and What Are Their Limitations? December 1st, President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter, convicted on federal gun and drug charges. President-elect Tr…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 2, 2024 Brian took a few days off, so we're revisiting a report from this past July which is even more relevent as the Trump administration takes shape. Would the Founding Fathers Have Embraced Having Unfettered Power for the Presidency? Not Likely. Anti-authoritarian feelings ran high i…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 29, 2024 Brian's taking a couple of days off. Here's a still-timely report from earlier this year! What is the ‘Gingles Test’ and How Does it Impact Minority Voting Rights? Today, we’re looking at a principle called the “Gingles Test” that federal courts use when determining whether a ge…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 28, 2024 Brian is taking off a couple of days, but for Thanksgiving Day, is repeating a report on the increasing voter suppression of Native Americans. Rank and file voters of all parties find this appalling, but few know that their party perpetrates such suppression tactics to protect p…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 27, 2024 The Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause was Intended to Stop Bribery and Corruption. Recently, Not So Much. The framers of the U.S. Constitution included the Foreign Emoluments Clause because they feared the influence, corruption and bribery they witnessed in Europe’s monar…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 26, 2024 The Presidential Transition Turns Into One Big Dark Money Special Interest Swamp Federal election law governs campaign contributions directly to Presidential candidates. But when an incoming administration refuses to follow the Presidential transition rules, those contributions …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 25, 2024 Alaska’s Ranked Choice Voting and ‘Top 4’ Open Primaries Survive Repeal Referendum - By a Whisker With a razor-thin statewide margin of 664 votes, ranked choice voting and open primaries weathered a repeal challenge in Alaska, one of the few democracy reforms to survive the 2024…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 22, 2024 AZ U.S. Senate Candidate & Election Denier’s Streak of Election and Courtroom Losses Continues, But Kari Lake May Resurface in DC Anyway One of the most strident election deniers and ardent Trump supporters lost her Arizona U.S. Senate race November 5th. But Kari Lake still has …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 21, 2024 SCOTUS Turns Down Case Challenging Alaska’s Dark Money Disclosure Law. Great News for Voters and a Possibly a Future Case in Maine. A 2020 Alaska ballot initiative took steps to shine a light on dark money campaign funding. The U.S. Supreme Court just turned down a challenge to …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 20, 2024 After Years of Litigation, Undated Ballot Envelopes are Again at Issue in Pennsylvania’s 2024 Election - and Thousands Likely Disenfranchised Four Democrat-led counties defied a Pennsylvania state law and counted undated mail-in ballots, a controversy under litigation for years.…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 19, 2024 Anti-Voter States Line Up for Showdown on 1965 Voting Rights Act at the U.S. Supreme Court The 2020 redistricting cycle featured several examples of egregious, racist gerrymandering to dilute Black voting power in the South, but also Native American voters in the West. A 2022 Lo…
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