Category: Freedom to Vote

American Democracy Minute for August 2, 2022: Wisconsin Man Fraudulently Requests Absentee Ballots for the Mayor of Racine & WI Assembly Speaker

It’s tin foil hat week here at the American Democracy Minute. We told you yesterday about the county election official in Nye County, Nevada who had had enough of election conspiracy theories and resigned. Now to Wisconsin, where an activist took it upon himself to commit election fraud to prove it was possible – in a state that had no significant fraud issues in 2020.
AZ Drop Box restriction bill defeated

American Democracy Minute for July 21, 2022: States Limited or Eliminated Drop Boxes Claiming Fraud; the AP Found None

Recently we reported that the Wisconsin Supreme Court revoked use of ballot drop boxes in the state, and several other states have proposed legislation that limit, complicate, or eliminate their use, claiming they were a source of widespread fraud. The Associated Press just reviewed the use of drop boxes in the 2020 election, and didn’t find anything that affected the election.