Skip to content

American Democracy Minute

A 90 second radio news report & podcast on U.S. democracy issues

  • Home
  • About
    • Contact Us
    • Subscribe to the Daily Podcast
    • Have Host Brian Beihl Speak to Your Group
  • Get the ADM by Email
  • Get the ADM Podcast
  • Pacifica Radio Stations

Category: Mail in Voting

The Texas Legislature’s Session Ends May 29th with Democracy Bills Pending at the Deadline

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
May 29th ends the Texas legislature’s term, and we have a little bit of good news, some bad news, and some hopeful news. On the upside, more funding for poll workers and improvements to mail-in voting. On the downside, withdrawal from ERIC, the voter registration crosscheck system.
Read More

Voting Options & Poll Worker Protection Laws Move Forward in Delaware, Connecticut & Oklahoma

May 8, 2023May 9, 2023
We have three pro-Democracy stories out of Delaware, Connecticut and Oklahoma today, two proposing to expand voting options, and one just signed to protect poll workers from intimidation.
Read More

Minnesota Governor Signs “Democracy for the People Act” Enhancing Voting Access and Protections

May 7, 2023May 7, 2023
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the “Democracy for the People Act” Friday, a huge bill expanding voter registration and mail-in voting options, creating a small-donor campaign funding voucher system, and enhancing penalties for intimidation or harassment of voters or election officials.
Read More

Kansas Governor Vetoes Bill Eliminating 3-Day Grace Period for Mail-Delayed Ballots

April 23, 2023May 4, 2023
April 19th, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed a bill eliminating a three-day grace period for mail-in ballots. The bill pitted the common sense of election officials against voter fraud conspiracy theories. Common sense won.
Read More

Washington State Legislature Passes Enhancements to its State Voting Rights Act

April 20, 2023May 4, 2023
While other states attempt to curb access to voting, the State of Washington moved last week to expand access and enhance its Washington Voting Rights Act.
Read More

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Recent Reports

  • Largely Blocked by Lower Courts, Administration Asks SCOTUS to Allow Executive Order Directing USPS to Verify Citizenship of Mail-In Voters
  • Software Design Error and Slow DOT Response Likely Led to Noncitizen Registrations in New Jersey, Not Intentional Fraud 
  • Trump Administration Withholds FEMA Disaster Relief Funding Because States Refused to Provide Voter Data. In response, 24 States & DC Sued.
  • U.S. House Passes the SAVE America Act and Will Combine It With a Defense Appropriations Bill to Make it Harder to Vote Down in the Senate
  • Another Crusading ‘Election Integrity’ Politician is in Hot Water, This Time for Not Being a Registered Voter: MyPillow CEO & MN Gubernatorial Candidate, Mike Lindell

Archives

  • July 2026
  • June 2026
  • May 2026
  • April 2026
  • March 2026
  • February 2026
  • January 2026
  • December 2025
  • November 2025
  • October 2025
  • September 2025
  • August 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022

Categories

  • Absentee Ballots
  • American Democracy Minute Radio Report
  • Automatic Registration
  • Citizen Ballot Initiatives
  • Citizen Initiatives & Ballot Measures
  • Civic Engagement
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Corruption
  • Courts
  • Dark Money
  • Disinformation
  • Early Voting
  • Election Certification
  • Election Deniers
  • Election Interference
  • Election Law
  • Election Sabotage
  • Election Security
  • Election Workers
  • Elections
  • Electoral College – Direct Election
  • Ethics & Accountability
  • Federal Elections Commission
  • Federal Elections Commission (FEC)
  • Filibuster
  • Foreign Influence
  • Freedom to Vote
  • Gerrymandering
  • Hand Count of Ballots
  • History & Democracy
  • Inaugural Committees
  • Independent Redistricting Commission
  • January 6th Insurrection
  • Mail in Voting
  • Money in Politics
  • Moore v. Harper – Independent State Legislature Theory
  • National Popular Vote
  • Nominating Conventions
  • Non-Citizen Voting
  • Online Registration
  • Open Primaries
  • Political Violence
  • Primary Elections
  • Primary Elections
  • Proof of Citizenship
  • Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)
  • Redistricting
  • Research on Elections & Voters
  • Runoff Elections
  • Same-Day Registration
  • Signature Verification
  • Small Donor Campaign Funding
  • State Court
  • Stock Trading in Congress
  • Supreme Court
  • Trump Ballot Disqualification
  • U.S. Constitution
  • Uncategorized
  • Voter ID
  • Voter Registration
  • Voter Registration Purges
  • Voter Suppression
  • Voting by Felons
  • Voting Rights Act (VRA)
  • Voting Technology

Theme Designed by CT-Watch.org | Copyright © 2026 American Democracy Minute. All Rights Reserved.