July 2022 | American Democracy Minute

American Democracy Minute for August 1, 2022: Election Conspiracy Theories in the Home County of Area 51, Nye County, Nevada

July 31, 2022July 31, 2022

We’re headed to the home of Area 51, Nye County, Nevada, where conspiracy theories of another type, election fraud, have driven out the county’s Republican chief election official.

American Democracy Minute for July 29, 2022: Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Another GOP Congressional District Map for Partisan Gerrymandering

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022

We’re headed back to Ohio today, where on July 19, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected another set of GOP-drawn Congressional district maps because they were gerrymandered for partisan gain.

American Democracy Minute for July 28, 2022: Democracy Advocates Speak Out on Election Count Reform Act

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

We’re wrapping up our discussion of the proposed, bipartisan Electoral Count Reform Act in the U.S. Senate with what advocacy groups are saying about the legislation.

American Democracy Minute for July 27, 2022: How Does the New Electoral Count Reform Act Protect Against an Election-Denying Governor?

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

As we noted yesterday, a reform for the Electoral Count Act introduced last week in the U.S. Senate clarifies that the governor must appoint the slate of presidential electors. But how does this new proposal protect against, theoretically speaking of course, a governor who is an election-denier?

American Democracy Minute for July 26, 2022: How Do Presidential Electors Get Their Job and Will it Change With the Electoral Count Act?

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022

In our second episode on the new Electoral Count Act amendments introduced July 20, today, we’re talking about how the electors are chosen, and what reforms are being proposed to keep the system from being manipulated.