American Democracy Minute (2025)

11/07/2025

𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 - 𝐎𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐭
Five 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.

🎧 𝟗𝟎-𝐒𝐞𝐜. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝, 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📣 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬
https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2025/07/10/updates-on-accountability-for-2020-election-fake-electors-and-conspiracy-theorists-or-not/

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Five 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.

10/07/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 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, and it's likely to stay that way.

🎧 𝟗𝟎-𝐒𝐞𝐜. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝, 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📣 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬
https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2025/07/09/the-federal-election-commission-has-a-new-chair-but-its-still-paralyzed/
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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.

09/07/2025

𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐃 & 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
New 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.

🎧 𝟗𝟎-𝐒𝐞𝐜. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝, 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📣 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬
https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2025/07/08/tale-of-two-states-new-mexico-rolls-out-automatic-voter-registration-while-new-hampshire-mandates-id-citizenship-docs-for-absentee-voters/

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08/07/2025

𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 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?

🎧 𝟗𝟎-𝐒𝐞𝐜. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝, 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📣 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬
https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2025/07/07/voters-find-ranked-choice-voting-gives-them-more-options-eliminates-runoffs-and-is-easy-to-use-so-why-have-17-states-banned-it/

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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?

07/07/2025

𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐘𝐂 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟗𝟔% 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟖𝟐% 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟐 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬
We 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."

🎧 𝟗𝟎-𝐒𝐞𝐜. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝, 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📣 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬
https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2025/07/06/ranked-choice-voting-gets-high-marks-in-nyc-primary-with-96-finding-it-easy-to-use-and-82-ranking-at-least-2-candidates/

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We 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...

06/07/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ‘𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞’ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟕, 𝟏𝟕𝟕𝟔
Thomas 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.

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Thomas 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.

03/07/2025

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐇𝐒 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢 𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐦 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 $𝟖𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐋𝐂
ProPublica 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.

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ProPublica 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.

02/07/2025

𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲,
𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝟗𝟏
Distinguished 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.

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Distinguished 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.

01/07/2025

𝐈𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐠𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐑𝐀 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞
The 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.

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The 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...

23/06/2025

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬
In 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.

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In 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 preve...

20/06/2025

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐃 & 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝
Voting 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.

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Voting 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.

19/06/2025

𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐈𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠
The 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.

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The 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.

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