American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast

NY’s Public Campaign Funding Matching Program Gets Funded in New State Budget. It Almost Didn’t Happen.

May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

Early in May, the New York State legislature finally passed its new $229 Billion dollar state budget. It included $40 Million dollar funding for the New York State Public Campaign Finance Program, which is a REALLY big deal. But it almost didn’t happen.

SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Dismissing Moore v. Harper; Democracy Advocates Divided

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023

Last month, the North Carolina Supreme Court reconsidered the case at the root of Moore v. Harper, overturning its own decision. Doing so may make Harper, now under consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, moot. Last week, SCOTUS heard arguments for and against dismissing the case, intriguingly putting pro-Democracy groups on both sides of the fence.

Rebroadcast from March 10, 2023: State Legislatures Attempting to Limit Voter Power by Making Citizen Ballot Initiatives Harder to Win

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023

Rebroadcast from March 10th: In our January 2023 predictions for state anti-voter legislation, we anticipated efforts to make citizen ballot initiatives harder, to keep voters from passing reforms that political parties & legislatures don’t like. Sorry to say, we were right.

Rebroadcast on the ERIC Voter Registration Cross Referencing System from March 9

May 14, 2023May 15, 2023

For 31 states, the ERIC voter registration change database provides real election integrity, not the made-up kind. Now, it’s under attack by conspiracy theorists.

Eliminating College IDs Isn’t the Only Tactic to Stop Students from Voting. Just Ask New Hampshire.

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

Thousands of students move to New Hampshire and live nine months of the year attending school. Under the state constitution’s “domicile” rules, those students may choose to vote in the state, or vote absentee in their originating state. And for decades, a college ID and apartment or dormitory address have been acceptable proof to register to vote in New Hampshire. But since 2011, some anti-democracy legislators have tried to stop them.