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American Democracy Minute for June 15, 2022: Federal Appeals Court Forces New Congressional Map in Louisiana

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

A federal appeals court has given voters in Louisiana a break, lifting a lower court stay and forcing the Louisiana legislature to draw new, fairer Congressional voting districts maps which don’t dilute the voting power of majority Black communities.

American Democracy Minute for June 14, 2022: June 14th Primaries for SC, ND, NV & ME

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Tuesday, June 14th there are four states holding state primaries, including South Carolina, Nevada, North Dakota and Maine. South Carolina, North Dakota and Nevada all have U.S. Senate seats at stake, and all states have U.S. House and state races.

American Democracy Minute for June 13, 2022: SCOTUS Allows Undated Ballots, but Dissent Shows Some Justices Unfriendly to Voters

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022

We told you earlier this month about the undated ballot case in Pennsylvania, and that it COULD have national implications. The U.S. Supreme Court has now lifted its temporary stay, but there are now more indications that the court may not be a friend to the American voter.

American Democracy Minute for June 10, 2022: State AG Investigates Alleged Voting Machine Tampering by Big Lie Proponents in 11 MI Townships

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

It’s not only the January 6th committee who has questions about security breaches after the 2020 election. Michigan’s attorney general is pursuing allegations in 11 towns in Michigan of voting machine tampering or the sharing of electronic data from tabulation machines to third parties. The tampering was apparently instigated by local Trump loyalists who believed former President Trump’s now debunked claims of voter fraud.

American Democracy Minute for June 9, 2022: NY Legislature sends John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to the Governor

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022

In November 2021, pro-voter legislators tried to pass the “John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in the U.S. Senate. Among several reforms, the bill which would have restored some of the protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The bill failed to get the 60 votes needed to override the anti-democracy filibuster. But the State of New York may succeed where the U.S. Senate failed.