Election Workers Archives

American Democracy Minute for Aug. 4, 2022: Cyber Ninjas Said 282 Dead People in Arizona Voted in 2020 – They Were Dead Wrong

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022

We’re continuing with Tin Foil Hat week here on the American Democracy Minute with a breaking story from Arizona. A sham audit group hired in 2021 to review Arizona’s 2020 election results claimed to find 282 dead people who had voted. As the Arizona Mirror headline puts it, they were “Dead Wrong.”

American Democracy Minute for Aug. 3, 2022: Tin Foil Hat Week – Dominion Voting Machine Conspiracy Theories Persist

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022

We have another episode in Tin Foil Hat week here on the American Democracy Minute. Earlier, we reported that Dominion Voting Systems machines were falsely alleged to be part of a widespread 2020 election fraud scheme, yet we’re still hearing about these conspiracies.

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 1, 2022: Missouri Governor Signs Omnibus – and Ominous – Voting & Elections Bill

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

Earlier this week we mentioned that the Missouri legislature had passed an omnibus–and ominous– voting and election bill, and that pro-voter groups and election officials were not happy with the additional barriers to voting and burdens to election workers. That bill was signed Wednesday by Republican Governor Mike Parson.

American Democracy Minute for June 24, 2022: Roundup of Democracy News from DC, TX, NE, MA, AK & CA + June 28th Primaries

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

It’s the end of the week so we’re updating some recent Democracy news from Washington, DC, Texas, Nebraska, Massachusetts and reminding you of June 28th’s state primaries.