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Brian Beihl is the founder and host of the American Democracy Minute. He is the former deputy director of Open Democracy, founded by campaign finance reformer Doris "Granny D" Haddock. He has a degree in Journalism from Michigan State University.

President Trump Threatens Executive Order to End Voting by Mail and Use of Voting Machines

August 19, 2025August 19, 2025
On Truth Social August 18th, President Donald Trump threatened to end the use of mail-in ballots and voting machines in the United States, claiming it was responsible for massive voter fraud.  There is no evidence of widespread fraud from either, and the U.S. Constitution grants states control of the “Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections.”
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Federal Court Rules Against Louisiana for Racial Gerrymandering – Again – This Time for State Legislative Districts

August 18, 2025August 18, 2025
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling August 14th that Louisiana’s legislature violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 when it racially gerrymandered state legislative districts, diluting the voting power of Black Louisiana voters.
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How Adding a Citizenship Question in the Next U.S. Census Could Change the Make-Up of Congress

August 17, 2025August 17, 2025
You may have filled out a U.S. Census questionnaire which promised to keep your individual data private. There’s concern the Trump administration or Congress may add a question about your citizenship in the 2030 Census. Would you answer it?
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Over 100,000 Registered North Carolina Voters Must Now Provide ID Information or Vote by Provisional Ballot

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025
In November 2024, a GOP North Carolina Supreme Court candidate challenged the eligibility of thousands of voters with missing ID information. The state is now trying to fix the problem.
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NH Mandates Visually Disabled-Accessible Voting Machines, But Makes Absentee Registration & Voting Harder for Those Voting From Home

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte signed three election bills Aug. 1, one a positive reform requiring handicapped-accessible voting machines in all towns. The others, however, add barriers to disabled, elderly and other mail-in absentee voters.
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