The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for March 15, 2024
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You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people.
We reported last month that the Republican National Committee unveiled its 2024 “Bank the Vote” campaign to encourage Republicans to vote early and by mail to mobilize elderly and disabled GOP voters. Well, never mind.
After firing 60 RNC staffers last week, Donald Trump’s hand-picked leadership will reportedly drop the Bank the Vote program, according to the Washington Post. The RNC will instead create an “election integrity” unit headed by no less than notable election denier Christina Bobb, a former OAN host, Dominion Voting Systems defendant, and Trump lawyer embroiled in his classified documents case.
A new RNC lawsuit was filed in Michigan Wednesday, and suits were filed in Mississippi and Arizona earlier this year. The RNC’s Michigan complaint argues, “Voter fraud is very real in Michigan. Several recent elections have suffered
from voter fraud.” Since 2006, there have been only 16 voter fraud convictions among 34.9 million Michigan ballots cast, according to the conservative Heritage Foundation.
Democracy Docket counts 23 active lawsuits in which the RNC is engaged, including mail-in voting, voter ID requirements, voter registration rules and other anti-voter challenges. Not surprisingly, the majority of those suits are in battleground states like Michigan.
Three real voter fraud cases in Michigan, involving a 2020 ballot tabulation machine tampering scheme by Trump supporters, come to trial soon.
We have more at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
American Democracy Minute – The RNC Weaves a Tangled Web, Pushing Early & Mail-In Voting to Its Base, While Litigating and Legislating to Limit It In Swing States
Washington Post – (likely paywall) Trump takes control of the RNC with mass layoffs, restructuring
CNN – RNC to add new lawyers focusing on claims of election fraud – including one key figure from 2020 challenges
Democracy Docket – On the Heels of Recent Shakeup, RNC Files Lawsuit in Michigan Seeking to Purge Voters
Democracy Docket – Michigan Voter Purge (RNC)
Heritage Foundation – 16 Cases of Voter Fraud Since 2006
Michigan Secretary of State – Statistics on Michigan Voter Turnout
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