American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast

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.

Democracy News Updates from New Hampshire, Wisconsin & North Carolina

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

We’re updating breaking Democracy stories we’ve covered recently, ranging from Voter-Owned Elections in New Hampshire, to the Supreme Court elections in Wisconsin and the Moore v. Harper case in North Carolina.

Florida Group Leading Effort to Restore Voting Rights to Formerly-Incarcerated Felons is Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

In 2018, Florida voters passed Article 4, an initiative which restored voting rights to 1.6 million felons who had completed their sentence and parole. In the face of continued efforts by Florida’s Governor & legislature to block those rights, the Florida organization which led the initiative has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.