The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 15, 2026
The FBI raided an Ohio civil rights group June 11th in an apparent effort to find evidence of fraudulent 2020 voter registration activity. Pro-democracy leaders around the country have condemned the action as intimidation.
The Ohio Organizing Collaborative works in Ohio’s major cities, helping to register voters in Black and Brown communities. Speaking to the Statehouse News Bureau, OOC Board Member Prentiss Haney said FBI agents searched the organization’s Cleveland offices, accessing and seizing laptops and cellphones, and interviewing the staff about purported illegal 2020 voter registration activities.
Other agents, which Haney estimated at over 100, knocked on the doors of people associated with the organization, and were, QUOTE, “Demanding and accusing people of voter fraud as if it was a witch hunt, and scaring the children, following them in their cars to school and to work. I mean, this was a full-out assault,” Haney said.
Ohio Congresswoman Emilia Sykes was one of many leaders who condemned the raid, saying she was concerned about, QUOTE, “An apparent effort to use federal law enforcement to intimidate community organizers and halt voter registration.”
The Trump Department of Justice has issued no statement. The Ohio Secretary of State’s June 12th website media statement made no mention of the raid, but instead celebrated its new America 250 “I Voted” sticker. We have more at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
Statehouse News Bureau – Ohio voting rights group says it was raided by the FBI
Ohio Capital Journal – FBI searches offices of Ohio voting-rights group
Signal Ohio – What to know about the Ohio Organizing Collaborative after FBI searches
OH Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn – Leader Isaacsohn’s Statement on Reports of Recent Raids of Ohio Organizing Collaborative’s Cleveland Offices & Homes of Voting Rights Advocates
U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes – Sykes Statement on FBI Raid of Ohio Voting Rights Organization
OH Secretary of State’s Office – June 12, 2026 -Secretary LaRose Unveils Limited Edition America 250 “I Voted” Sticker
Related ADM Reports:
American Democracy Minute – Federal Judge Acknowledges ‘Problematic’ and ‘Troublesome’ Evidence for Warrant, But Still Denies Fulton County Return of Its Seized 2020 Ballots
American Democracy Minute – The ‘Deceive, Disrupt, Deny’ Subversion Plan: After Claims of Widespread Noncitizen Voting Comes Intimidation, Disruptive Poll Watchers & Baseless Lawsuits
Groups Taking Action:
Register or Check Your Voter Registration:
U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State
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