American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast

ADM for Sept. 21, 2022: Early Voting for the Midterm General Election Begins in Sept. for Six States

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022

With the last of the state primaries completed September 13, the focus now turns to the general election on November 8th. But for some states with early voting, casting a ballot may start this week.

ADM for September 20, 2022: U.S. House Proposes Counterpart to Senate’s Electoral Count Reform Act to Prevent a Future Coup

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022

The counterpart to the U.S. Senate’s Electoral Count Reform Act was just announced in the U.S. House on September 15th. The bipartisan legislation is an attempt to prevent future attempted coups, but time is short as the Congressional term nears its end.

ADM for Sept. 19, 2022: Delaware Court Strikes Down New No-Excuse Vote by Mail Law

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022

We reported earlier this summer on the passage of a no-excuse mail-in voting law in Delaware. September 14th, a Delaware state court judge struck down the law as contrary to the state constitution.

ADM for Sept. 16, 2022: A New ProPublica Report Chronicles One Women’s Quest to Assist Low-Literacy Voters – And the Attempts to Stop Her

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022

An investigative report just released by nonprofit news organization ProPublica follows the story of one woman’s quest to provide assistance to low-literacy voters in her community. It also shows the efforts by local and state government to stop that assistance, which is guaranteed by the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

ADM for Sept. 15, 2022: Activists Requesting “Cast Vote Record” Data Around the Country to Once Again Try to Prove 2020 Election Fraud

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022

Election-denier activists are trying to obtain the “Cast Vote Record” report from vote tabulating machines around the country in a nationwide effort to prove the existence of wide-spread voter fraud.