American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast

Pro-Voter/Anti-Voter Tug-of-War in Michigan, New Mexico, Idaho, Georgia, Colorado & Maryland

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

State legislatures have been in a pro-voter/anti-voter tug-of-war this week with some embracing election safety and voter access, and others conspiracies and voter suppression.

More Chaos in Cochise County, Arizona as Supervisors Propose Election Denier for Election Oversight

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

Remember our reports on Cochise County, Arizona’s election chaos caused by election deniers on the county board of supervisors? The rural Arizona county of 126,000 is back in the news, because it wants to transfer election oversight to – you guessed it– another election denier.

Wyoming Legislature Restricts Change of Affiliation Rules, Making ‘Cross-Over’ Voting Harder

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023

Today we’re reporting on the Wyoming legislature’s effort to end “cross-over” voting in primary elections, and a recently-killed bill to allow municipalities to use ranked choice voting.

Idaho Has Little Voter Fraud. But the Legislature Wants to Eliminate No Excuse Absentee & Add ID Restrictions Anyway

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

Idaho Has Little Voter Fraud. But the Legislature Wants to Eliminate No Excuse Absentee & Add ID Restrictions Anyway

SCOTUS Takes Another Chop at the 1965 Voting Rights Act by Refusing Mississippi Case

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

February 21st, the U.S. Supreme Court took another chop at the 1965 Voting Rights Act by refusing to hear a 2001 Mississippi gerrymandering case called Buck v. Reeves.