American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast

Sept. 17 is National Voter Registration Day. If You’re One of the 81 Million Americans Not Registered, Now is the Time.

September 15, 2024September 15, 2024

There are an estimated 103 Million Americans who are NOT registered to vote. If you’re one of them, National Voter Registration Day, Tuesday, September 17th, is a great time to get it done at the municipal election office or voter registration drive in your community.

Following Questionable Late Voter Registration Purges, the U.S. DOJ Issues State Guidance and Asks for Help from Impacted Voters

September 12, 2024September 12, 2024

Reacting to recent partisan voter registration purges and rule changes from state officials, legislatures and election boards, September 10th, the U.S. Department of Justice reminded states of their responsibilities under the federal National Voter Registration Act.

Research Shows Trump’s Debate Claim of Widespread Voting by Noncitizens is Nonsense

September 11, 2024September 11, 2024

In the Sept. 10 Trump-Harris Presidential debate, former President Trump made claims that Democrats encouraged illegal immigration so that noncitizens would vote and support their candidates. A similar claim was made by Senator Ted Cruz in the Republican National Convention. Here is the report we filed in July.

Texas AG Paxton Sues Two Counties to Suppress Voter Registration Effort

September 9, 2024September 10, 2024

After ordering controversial searches of homes of LatinX democracy advocates in August, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued two counties in early September for attempting to register citizens to vote prior to the 2024 election.

In Wins for Pennsylvania Voters, Court Rules ‘Naked Ballots’ Can Be Fixed, and Ballots with Date Issues Can Be Counted

September 8, 2024September 9, 2024

In wins for voters, two Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court rulings confirmed that so-called ‘naked ballots’ may be cured with a provisional ballot, and that undated or misdated mail ballots must be counted.