American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast

Previous Episode Due to Nor’Easter Power Outage! Ranked Choice Voting May Have a Breakout Year in 2023 with Bills Proposed in 9 States

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for March 16, 2023 We got caught up Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday…

March 14 & 15, North Carolina Supreme Court Re-Hears Cases with National Implications

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023

March 14th & 15th, the North Carolina Supreme Court re-hears two cases that it decided just last December– a highly irregular action. One case reduces forms of IDs that voters can use for elections. The other may disrupt the Moore v. Harper U.S. Supreme Court case and saddle North Carolina voters with gerrymandered Congressional districts.

Two Bills Introduced in Congress Would Expand Mail-In Voting in States, Fund Election Administration

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023

Two pieces of federal legislation introduced last week would expand mail-in voting around the country. One of those bills would also help recruit and train poll workers, and provide financial support for administering elections.

Racketeering Convictions for Former Ohio House Speaker & GOP Chair in Dark Money Corporate Influence Scandal

March 12, 2023March 12, 2023

The Ohio Capital Journal and the Associated Press report that a former Ohio House Speaker, and a former state GOP chair were found guilty of racketeering in what prosecutors called the biggest bribery and money laundering scandal in Ohio history.

State Legislatures Attempting to Limit Voter Power by Making Citizen Ballot Initiatives Harder to Win

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

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.