April 2023 | American Democracy Minute

Decision in Harper v. Hall Leaves North Carolinians with No Protection from Gerrymandering

April 30, 2023May 4, 2023

We’ve been following the scary Moore v. Harper and Harper v. Hall gerrymandering cases out of North Carolina for months now. A decision Friday in the Hall case likely greenlighted MORE rigged voting districts.

Consequences for Conspiracy Theories in California, Pennsylvania & Nevada

April 27, 2023May 4, 2023

Last June, we reported on alleged 2021 breaches of ballot tabulation machines in Georgia and Michigan counties by allies of former President Trump. New reports in the New York Times, CNN and the Detroit News suggest that probes into those breaches may be moving forward, and that President Trump may have been involved in discussions about getting access to the machines.

Testimony and Texts Suggest Former President Trump May Have Been Aware of Breaches of Georgia & Michigan Voting Machines; Probes Move Forward

April 26, 2023May 4, 2023

Buckingham County, Virginia Rebuilds its Election Staff After Conspiracy Chaos Causes Entire Department to Resign

April 25, 2023May 4, 2023

Buckingham County, Virginia is rebuilding its elections department after its entire staff quit due to conspiracy-fueled chaos. Its election registar left in March after persistent & baseless accusations of voter fraud in the 2022 midterms, with one critic calling out at a public meeting, “I am putting you on notice — for treason!”

In Landmark Ruling, Alaska Supreme Court Rules that Gerrymandering is Unconstitutional

April 23, 2023May 4, 2023

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday, April 21st that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, invalidating the 2022 maps drawn from a redistricting commission which had strayed from its constitutional intent to be nonpartisan.