North Carolina Legislature Overrides Governor’s Vetoes of Voter Suppression and State Election Board Bills
The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 17, 2023 Today's Script (Variations occur with audio due to…
“American Confidence in Elections Act” Introduced in U.S. House Nationalizes Restrictions on Mail-In Voting & Doubles Down on Election Disinformation
The American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act sounds harmless enough. But cloaked in the bill introduced Monday in the U.S. House is an effort to nationalize mail-in voting restrictions modeled by Florida, Georgia, Texas and other voter suppression states.
Quick Democracy News Updates from Alabama, Ohio, New York, & Connecticut
We have some quick updates on democracy stories we’ve been following in Alabama, Ohio, New York & Connecticut concerning mail-in ballots and constitutional ballot questions.
Midterm Voters Found Mail-In Ballot Process Had Few Problems Nationwide
On Tuesday, we told you about the MIT Election Data & Science Lab’s Survey of the Performance of American Elections for the 2022 midterms, and its finding that voters were overall satisfied with the voting process. Today, we’re exploring the findings on voting by mail – with results which may surprise people of both parties.
The Texas Legislature’s Session Ends May 29th with Democracy Bills Pending at the Deadline
May 29th ends the Texas legislature’s term, and we have a little bit of good news, some bad news, and some hopeful news. On the upside, more funding for poll workers and improvements to mail-in voting. On the downside, withdrawal from ERIC, the voter registration crosscheck system.