The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Sept. 11, 2025

Voting Dogs, Habeas Corpus and Fake Electors: Updates on Election Deniers and Their Legal Jeopardy
Did the dog catch the car? We have election denier legal trouble involving voting dogs, former election officials claiming they’re political prisoners, and 2020 fake electors who claim they didn’t know what they were doing was wrong.

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Articles & Resources:

Orange County District Attorney's Office - Costa Mesa Woman Charged with Five Felonies for Illegally Registering Her Dog to Vote, Casting Mail-in Ballots Sent to Dog in Two Elections
American Democracy Minute - In Michigan, State AG Charges 16 Fake Electors, Voting Machine Tampering Case Moves Forward
Bridge Michigan - Michigan false electors case dismissed, Nessel not ruling out appeal
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.
Colorado Newsline - Colorado AG asks court to dismiss Tina Peters’ habeas corpus petition
The Daily Sentinel - Prosecution reiterates claim Tina Peters is ineligible for release

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U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State

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#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #Colorado #TinaPeters #Michigan #FakeElectors #California #ElectionDeniers

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Sept. 10, 2025

National Voter Registration Day is Sept. 16th and Millions of Americans Aren’t Registered or May Not Know Their Voter Registration Status
National Voter Registration Day is coming up on September 16th, with nationwide events to encourage eligible voters to register and check their registration. With no national election as incentive this year, organizers point to local and special elections, and readiness to vote in the 2026 midterms, as reasons to consider registering or reviewing registration status.

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Articles & Resources:

National Voter Registration Day - Organizing for National Voter Registration Day 2025 Begins
National Voter Registration Day - From New York to Texas: Thousands of Local Organizations Rally for Voter Registration Ahead of Critical Year for Local Elections
Pew Research - Voters’ and nonvoters’ experiences with the 2024 election
American Democracy Minute - Why People Don’t Vote Week: You Can’t Vote if You Don’t Register — So Why Don’t Nonvoters Register?

Groups Taking Action:

Nonprofit Vote, National Association of Secretaries of State, National Association of Election Officials, Rock the Vote

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Sept. 9, 2025

Judge Orders Utah to Immediately Draw New Congressional Map, After the Legislature Circumvented the Voters – and the State Constitution

Utah voters are back on a path to fair maps, as a state circuit court judge ruled Congressional districts must be redrawn by September 25th. The state’s supreme court ruled last summer that the legislature’s attempt at circumventing a citizen-led independent redistricting commission by passing contrary state statutes was unconstitutional.

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Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - Will Utah’s Voter-Approved Independent Redistricting Commission and Fair Maps Prevail Over the Legislature’s Attempt to Rig Them?
Utah News Dispatch - Judge orders Utah Legislature to draw new congressional maps
Utah 3rd District Court (via Mormon Women for Ethical Government) - Ruling and Order in League of Women Voters v. Utah Legislature
The Hill - Utah is the surprise redistricting state: What to know
Utah News Dispatch - GOP legislative leaders begrudgingly say they’ll redraw Utah’s congressional map, as court ordered

Groups Taking Action:

League of Women Voters UT, Mormon Women for Ethical Government, Campaign Legal Center, Better Boundaries UT

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State

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#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #Utah #FairMaps #BetterBoundaries #EndGerrymandering

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Sept. 8, 2025

Pro-Voter Groups Respond to State of Louisiana’s Equal Protection Clause Defense in October’s Consequential U.S. Supreme Court Case
We reported that the State of Louisiana shifted its argument in Louisiana vs. Callais, and now claims the protections of Voting Rights Act of 1965 Section 2, are unconstitutional and no longer needed. In their brief, pro-voter groups point out Louisiana’s maps have already been found to discriminate, so shifting arguments won’t help them.

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Articles & Resources:

Louisiana Illuminator - How we got here: Louisiana’s redistricting case puts the Voting Rights Act on trial
American Democracy Minute - Louisiana’s Racial Gerrymandering Defense to SCOTUS Switches from ‘It was for Partisan Reasons’ to ‘The VRA is Unconstitutional’
U.S. Supreme Court - Brief by ACLU, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Election Law Clinic of Harvard Law School
U.S. Supreme Court - Supplemental Brief by the State of Louisiana
NAACP Legal Defense Fund - The Fight for Fair Maps in Louisiana and the Long Road to the Supreme Court

Groups Taking Action:

ACLU, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State

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#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #RacialGerrymandering #EqualProtectionClause #Louisiana #RacialDiscrimination #GOP #FairMaps #SCOTUS

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Sept. 5, 2025

Louisiana’s Racial Gerrymandering Defense to SCOTUS Switches from ‘It was for Partisan Reasons’ to ‘The VRA is Unconstitutional’
The State of Louisiana’s new brief for a U.S. Supreme Court racial gerrymandering case now claims Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is unconstitutional because it uses race-conscious redistricting. Their shifting argument may suggest the state thinks more justices are ready to strike down the VRA.

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Articles & Resources:

All About Redistricting - Louisiana v. Callais (also Callais v. Landry, Robinson v. Callais)
NAACP Legal Defense Fund - Louisiana v. Callais FAQ
Louisiana Attorney General - Supplemental U.S. Supreme Court Brief
Campaign Legal Center - Defending States’ Ability to Use the Voting Rights Act for Fair Maps (Louisiana v. Callais/Robinson v. Callais)
SCOTUSBlog - (Commentary) The future of voting rights

Groups Taking Action:

ACLU, Legal Defense Fund, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State

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#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #ProtectElections #ProtectPollWorkers

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Sept. 4, 2025

Missouri’s Special Session was Called to Gerrymander Another GOP Seat, But There May Be More Voter Suppression Ahead
We reported recently on the Missouri governor’s call for a special legislative session to gerrymander another GOP Congressional seat. What didn’t make the headlines was the governor’s additional request to make the citizen ballot initiative process harder, and limit the power of the voters to check a hyperpartisan legislature.

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Articles & Resources:

Governor Mike Kehoe - Governor Kehoe Announces Special Session on Congressional Redistricting and Initiative Petition Reform
BallotPedia - Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri
KSHB - Changes to initiative petition process may have more impact amid redistricting fight
KRCG - Nonpartisan coalition speaks out against Governor Kehoe's congressional redistricting plan

Groups Taking Action:
Respect Missouri Voters, Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, Missouri NAACP

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State

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#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #Missouri #CitizenBallotInitiative #FreedomtoVote

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Sept. 3, 2025

Texas Governor Signs Gerrymandered Congressional Maps; Missouri Governor Calls Special Session, with More States Likely to Follow
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed his legislature’s mid-decade Congressional redistricting maps August 29th, manipulated to gain the GOP five seats at President Donald Trump’s request. After California’s move to counteract it, Missouri’s governor called a special session, and more states are considering rigging their Congressional maps.

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Articles & Resources:

Pew Research - Redistricting between censuses has been rare in the modern era
Texas Tribune - Gov. Greg Abbott signs new Texas congressional map designed to give GOP five more seats
CalMatters - Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan is on its way to voters. What you need to know
NPR - At Trump's urging, Missouri jumps into redistricting race to help Republicans
MO Gov. Mike Kehoe - Governor Kehoe Announces Special Session on Congressional Redistricting and Initiative Petition Reform
Missouri Independent - Missouri governor calls lawmakers back to Capitol to gerrymander congressional map
Indiana Capital Chronicle - GOP legislative leaders break redistricting silence as opponents deliver signature-backed petition
CBS News - Florida could be next big target for Republican redistricting before 2026 elections

Groups Taking Action:

NAACP, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

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#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #Gerrymandering #DonaldTrump #2026Midterms #Texas #California #Missouri

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 29, 2025

Pennsylvania Must Count Mail-In Ballots with Missing or Incorrect Dates, Says Federal Appeals Court, Protecting Thousands of Voters Each Election
A Federal appeals court panel ruled August 26th that Pennsylvania counties must count mail-in ballots with a missing or incorrect date. The decision could protect the vote of as many as 10,000 voters each election.

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Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - (2022) Undated Mail-In Ballots Case Impacts PA U.S. Senate Race
American Democracy Minute - (2024) The ACLU Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Undated Pennsylvania Mail-in Ballots Case
American Democracy Minute - Good Democracy News for a Change: Federal Court Directs Pennsylvania to Count Undated Mail-in Ballots in Ongoing Partisan Dispute
Politics PA - Court Rules Pennsylvania Must Count Undated Mail-In Ballots
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit - Opinion in BETTE EAKIN et. al. vs. Adams County Board of Elections

Protect Democracy - The Constitutionality of the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania - Docket for Separate Case Challenging Free & Equal Elections Clause in PA Constitution

Groups Taking Action:

ACLU PA, PA Conference of the NAACP, Common Cause PA, Black Political Empowerment Project

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#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #Pennsylvania #MissingDates #1stAmendment #14thAmendment #FreedomtoVote