American Democracy Minute

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๐’๐”๐๐’๐‚๐‘๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ (๐’๐ฎ๐ง - ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ) ๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐“๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ˆ๐ง, ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ณ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž, or here on Podomatic.ADM is 90-second radio report and podcast heard on the Pacifica Radio and PRX networks which keeps you informed on key democracy issues in the U.S.  We cover voting rights, redistricting & gerrymandering, money-in-politics, political corruption,  voting research & polling, democracy reforms such as ranked choice voting and open primaries, and the groups taking action on these issues. Visit us at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org, on Facebook, Instagram, or follow us on Bluesky @democracyminute.   We are heard daily on select PRX and Pacifica Radio Network stations from Alaska to Maine.Click on the ADM Logo on the episode, or in other players, the Play โฏ๏ธ button.     You can also ask your smart speaker to "Play the American Democracy Minute."  Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX. lxXY4rQcaOLde5MZYjgE

  1. 15h ago

    โ€˜Vote for the best. Rank the rest. Donโ€™t rank candidates you detestโ€™ - Washington, DC Uses Ranked Choice Voting for the First Time

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 16, 2026โ€˜Vote for the best. Rank the rest. Donโ€™t rank candidates you detestโ€™ - Washington, DC Uses Ranked Choice Voting for the First TimeDistrict of Columbia voters use ranked choice voting for the first time June 16 in DCโ€™s Democratic primary.  A group which helped pass the election reform reminds voters to โ€œโ€˜Vote for the best. Rank the rest. Donโ€™t rank candidates you detest.โ€Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources: Rank the District - How to rank your ballotThe 51st - The 51stโ€™s D.C. voter guideWAMU - Ranked choice voting is coming to D.C. elections. How does it work? FairVote - How ranked choice voting is impacting the Washington, DC primaryOpportunity DC - RCV 101 Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - (2025) In NYCโ€™s June 24th Primary, 11 Dems Seek Nomination for Mayor.  Ranked Choice Voting & Matching Funds Helped Give Voters More Choice. Groups Taking Action: Grow Democracy DC , Campaign Legal Center, FairVote, Opportunity DC Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission โ€“ How to Register And Vote in Your State  Please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky Social, and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Subscribe for FREE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX #NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #RankedChoiceVoting #DC #DemocracyReform #RCV

    2 min

  2. 1d ago

    FBI Raids Ohio Group Promoting Voter Registration Seeking 2020 Evidence. Staff & Volunteers Questioned, Phones and Computers Seized.

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 15, 2026FBI Raids Ohio Group Promoting Voter Registration Seeking 2020 Evidence. Staff & Volunteers Questioned, Phones and Computers Seized. The FBI raided an Ohio civil rights group June 11th in an apparent effort to find evidence of fraudulent 2020 voter registration activity.   Pro-democracy leaders around the country have condemned the action as intimidation.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources: Statehouse News Bureau - Ohio voting rights group says it was raided by the FBI Ohio Capital Journal - FBI searches offices of Ohio voting-rights group Signal Ohio - What to know about the Ohio Organizing Collaborative after FBI searchesOH Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn - Leader Isaacsohn's Statement on Reports of Recent Raids of Ohio Organizing Collaborative's Cleveland Offices & Homes of Voting Rights Advocates U.S. Rep.  Emilia Sykes - Sykes Statement on FBI Raid of Ohio Voting Rights Organization OH Secretary of State's Office - June 12, 2026 -Secretary LaRose Unveils Limited Edition America 250 "I Voted" Sticker Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Federal Judge Acknowledges โ€˜Problematicโ€™ and โ€˜Troublesomeโ€™ Evidence for Warrant, But Still Denies Fulton County Return of Its Seized 2020 Ballots American Democracy Minute - The โ€˜Deceive, Disrupt, Denyโ€™ Subversion Plan: After Claims of Widespread Noncitizen Voting Comes Intimidation, Disruptive Poll Watchers & Baseless Lawsuits  Groups Taking Action: Ohio Organizing Collaborative Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Subscribe for FREE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #Ohio #VotingRights #FBIRaid #VoterIntimidation #TrumpDOJ

    2 min

  3. 4d ago

    Florida Supreme Court Allows Latest Gerrymandered Congressional Map, Again Ignoring the State Constitutionโ€™s Fair Maps Amendment

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 12, 2026Florida Supreme Court Allows Latest Gerrymandered Congressional Map, Again Ignoring the State Constitutionโ€™s Fair Maps Amendment Floridaโ€™s Supreme Court denied an emergency request by a pro-voter group June 10th to pause Governor Ron DeSantisโ€™ congressional redistricting map. The gerrymandered map, likely flipping four liberal-leaning districts conservative, will now likely be in place for the midterm election.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources: Florida Phoenix - DeSantis signs legislation making new congressional map officialFlorida Phoenix - Florida Supreme Court rejects emergency petition to stop DeSantisโ€™ redistricted congressional mapSupreme Court of Florida (via Democracy Docket) - Equal Ground Education Fund, Inc., v.Secretary, Florida Department of State  Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Redistricting Bill with Four More GOP Seats; Illinois and New York Contemplate a Response American Democracy Minute - Gerrymandering Arms Race Update:  FL Gov. Ron DeSantis Unveils Congressional Redistricting Plan, Gerrymandering 4 Additional GOP Seats Groups Taking Action: Equal Ground Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission โ€“ How to Register And Vote in Your State  Please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky Social, and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Subscribe for FREE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX #NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #Florida #FairMapsAmendment #FLSupremeCourt #PartisanGerrymandering #TrumpGerrymandering

    2 min

  4. 5d ago

    Convicted County Election Official & Election Denier Tina Peters Had Her Sentence Commuted. CO Gov. Jared Polis Censured His Action.

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 11, 2026Convicted County Election Official & Election Denier Tina Peters Had Her Sentence Commuted. CO Gov. Jared Polis Censured His Action. Colorado Governor Jared Polis commuted the 9-year sentence for Mesa County clerk Tina Peters May 15th, leading to her release June 1st.  An unrepentant Peters immediately repeated her baseless voter fraud claims, and Polis has since been censured by his party.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources: Colorado Newsline - Colorado Gov. Polis cuts Tina Petersโ€™ prison sentence in halfColorado Newsline - Colorado Democrats vote to censure Gov. Polis over Tina Peters commutationPolitico - Tina Peters says Democrats will โ€˜cheatโ€™ in midtermsColorado Public Radio - Tina Peters is free, but the story is likely far from over Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - CO Election Official Tina Peters Got 9 Years for Tampering with Election Machines to Prove the Big Lie.  Trump is Trying to Set Her Free. American Democracy Minute - Colorado Election Official Who Allowed 2020 Conspiracy Theory Activists Access to County Voting Machine Data Found Guilty Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission โ€“ How to Register And Vote in Your State  Please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky Social, and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Subscribe for FREE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX #NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #Colorado #TinaPeters #ElectionDeniers #ConspiracyTheories

    2 min

  5. 6d ago

    What Could Go Wrong with Trumpโ€™s Mail-In Voting Executive Order and The USPS Plan to Implement It? Bad Data, for One Thing.

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 10, 2026What Could Go Wrong with Trumpโ€™s Mail-In Voting Executive Order and The USPS Plan to Implement It?  Bad Data, for One Thing. In our last report, we shared the U.S. Postal Serviceโ€™s plans for implementing President Trumpโ€™s executive order for verifying the citizenship of mail-in voters.  The flawed data on which the plan relies may result in election chaos and voters being disenfranchised.  Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources:  The White House - ENSURING CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION AND INTEGRITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONSU.S. Postal Service via The Federal Register - Proposal to Comply President Trump's Executive Order: POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 111 Ballot Mail for Federal ElectionsBrennan Center for Justice - Analyzing the Presidentโ€™s Executive Order on Mail Voting  Fair Elections Center - Eligible Voters at Risk: Examining Changes to USCISโ€™s SAVE System Texas Tribune/ProPublica - A federal tool to check voter citizenship keeps making mistakes. It led to confusion in Texas.Protect Democracy - The SAVE tool, explained Protect Democracy - The โ€˜SAVEโ€™ Tool Could Disenfranchise U.S. CitizensAmerican Immigration Council - The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program: A Fact Sheet Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Federal Circuit Courts Block Trump DOJ from Obtaining California and Oregon Voter Data Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission โ€“ How to Register And Vote in Your State  Please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky Social, and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Subscribe for FREE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #TrumpExecutiveOrders #USPS #SAVEDatabase #Disenfranchised

    2 min

  6. Jun 8

    In Response to Executive Order Federalizing Mail-In Voting Rules, the U.S. Postal Service Proposes Rules to Verify Voter Eligibility

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 9, 2026In Response to Executive Order Federalizing Mail-In Voting Rules, the U.S. Postal Service Proposes Rules to Verify Voter EligibilityRecently, a federal court allowed - for now - President Trumpโ€™s executive order governing mail-in ballots.  The US Postal Service has been tasked with implementing much of the order, and USPS just proposed how the process will work.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources: The White House - ENSURING CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION AND INTEGRITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONSU.S. Postal Service via The Federal Register - Proposal to Comply President Trump's Executive Order: POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 111 Ballot Mail for Federal Elections CyberScoop - USPS moving forward with mail-in ballot changes as courts weigh Trumpโ€™s election order Brennan Center for Justice - Analyzing the Presidentโ€™s Executive Order on Mail Voting  Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Federal Court Allows Trump Order Federalizing Mail-In Voting Rules to Proceed Because Voters Havenโ€™t Been Harmed โ€“ Yet American Democracy Minute - Trump Issues Executive Order Attempting to Federalize Mail-In Voting Rules and Establish โ€˜State Citizenship Listโ€™.  Itโ€™s Beyond His Authority. Groups Taking Action: Common Cause, National Vote at Home Institute,  Asian Americans Advancing Justice,  American Postal Workers Union Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission โ€“ How to Register And Vote in Your State  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Subscribe for FREE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #MailInVoting #VoteatHome #TrumpExecutiveOrder #USPS

    2 min

  7. Jun 7

    California Primary Mail-In Ballot Count Methodically Continues Amidst Trumped Up Fraud Accusations and U.S. DOJ Investigations

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 8, 2026California Primary Mail-In Ballot Count Methodically Continues Amidst Trumped Up Fraud Accusations and U.S. DOJ InvestigationsItโ€™s been a week since the California state primary, and election workers continue the methodical counting of mail-in ballots.  In a now familiar pattern, after President Donald Trump complained of โ€œbig cheatingโ€ in the election count, the U.S. Department of Justice announced election fraud investigations on June 5th.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources:CalMatters - Live California election results California Secretary of State - California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., Reminds Californians What to Expect During the Vote Count Process  California Secretary of State - Vote by Mail (Absentee) Ballot Use 1962-2024 Truth Social - June 4 Post by President Donald Trump Accusing Democrats of Voter FraudThe Guardian - Trump claims without proof Democrats are โ€˜trying to stealโ€™ California primariesThe New Republic - DOJ Investigates California for โ€œVoter Fraudโ€ in Middle of Election GV Wire - Letter from Gov. Gavin Newsom to Election Officials BBC - Here's why counting votes in California is taking so long  Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - In State of the Union Speech, Trump Pushes โ€˜SAVE America Actโ€™, Voter ID, Proof of Citizenship and Ending Mail-In Ballots; Repeats Debunked Noncitizen Voting Claims American Democracy Minute - Trump DOJ Says It Will Monitor Elections Nov. 4th in Five California Counties. Many Fear Itโ€™s a Voter Intimidation Tactic. Groups Taking Action: Common Cause CA Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org #NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #California #GavinNewsom #DonaldTrump #PrimaryElection #ElectionResults

    2 min

  8. Jun 4

    Unsigned SCOTUS Alabama Order May Make Intentional Discrimination Even Harder to Prove and Allow States to Ignore the Purcell Principle

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 5, 2026Unsigned SCOTUS Alabama Order May Make Intentional Discrimination Even Harder to Prove and Allow States to Ignore the Purcell Principle We recently reported that the U.S. Supreme Courtโ€™s majority greenlighted Alabamaโ€™s return to its 2003 congressional district map, twice struck down by a lower court as intentionally discriminatory.  One election law expert calls it a โ€œsignificant and very badโ€ decision. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources: U.S. Supreme Court - Order Allowing Alabama to use its discriminatory 2003 Map, overturning lower courtU.S. District Court (via ACLU) -  Decision affirming Alabama's 2003 congressional map was intentionally discriminatoryElection Law Blog - Professor Rick Hasen, UCLA Law School  - Breaking: The Supreme Court, Over the Dissent of the 3 Liberal Justices, Allows Alabama to Use Maps that a Lower Court Found to Be Intentionally Discriminating Against Black Voters (Now Updated with Analysisโ€“This is a Significant and Very Bad Ruling)Election Law Blog - Professor Travis Crum, Washington University School of Law - The Supreme Court Rewards Alabamaโ€™s Defiance Brennan Center for Justice - What the Supreme Court Gets Wrong About Democracy in the South Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute -  The Purcell Principle, Often Used in the SCOTUS Shadow Docket, Will Be Argued in the Texas Gerrymandering Decision.  What is it? American Democracy Minute - U.S. Supreme Court Majority Greenlights Alabamaโ€™s 2023 Congressional Map, After a Lower Court Panel Said -Again- It Intentionally Discriminated Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission โ€“ How to Register And Vote in Your State  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Subscribe for FREE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #Alabama #USSupremeCourt #Milligan #RacialDiscrimination #ShadowDocket #VotingRightsAct

    2 min
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๐’๐”๐๐’๐‚๐‘๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ (๐’๐ฎ๐ง - ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ) ๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐“๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ˆ๐ง, ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ณ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž, or here on Podomatic.ADM is 90-second radio report and podcast heard on the Pacifica Radio and PRX networks which keeps you informed on key democracy issues in the U.S.  We cover voting rights, redistricting & gerrymandering, money-in-politics, political corruption,  voting research & polling, democracy reforms such as ranked choice voting and open primaries, and the groups taking action on these issues. Visit us at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org, on Facebook, Instagram, or follow us on Bluesky @democracyminute.   We are heard daily on select PRX and Pacifica Radio Network stations from Alaska to Maine.Click on the ADM Logo on the episode, or in other players, the Play โฏ๏ธ button.     You can also ask your smart speaker to "Play the American Democracy Minute."  Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX. lxXY4rQcaOLde5MZYjgE

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    American Democracy Minute
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
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