The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for April 6, 2026

Trump Executive Order on Mail-In Voting Spurs Five Lawsuits from States, Pro-Democracy Groups, Civil Rights Groups and the Democratic Party
President Donald Trump’s March 31st executive order obstructing mail-in voting spurred five lawsuits from 23 states, 2 coalitions of pro-democracy groups, 2 coalitions of civil rights groups and the Democratic party.  The suits universally argue that the constitution does not grant election administration power to the president.  

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources: 
CNN - Trump’s new role for USPS in mail balloting is unconstitutional, three lawsuits say

US District Court for Massachusetts (via Court Listener) - Suit by Attorneys General of California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin and the Gov. of Pennsylvania.
US District Court for Massachusetts - LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF VOTERS, ASSOCIATION OF
AMERICANS RESIDENT OVERSEAS, U.S. VOTE FOUNDATION, OCA-ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN ADVOCATES, DELTA SIGMATHETA SORORITY, INC.,
US District Court for DC - NAACP, Common Cause, Black Voters Matter
US District Court for DC - LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, SECURE FAMILIES INITIATIVE, ARIZONA STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
Democratic Party Groups (via Court Listener) -  COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 

Groups Taking Action:
Campaign Legal Center, ACLU, Lawyers' Commitee for Civil Rights Under Law

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Trump Issues Executive Order Attempting to Federalize Mail-In Voting Rules and Establish ‘State Citizenship List’.  It’s Beyond His Authority.

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for April 3, 2026

Florida Governor Signs State Version of the Restrictive SAVE America Act.  Pro-Voter and Civil Rights Groups Sued Within Minutes.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 991 April 1st, a state version of the still pending SAVE America Act.  Within minutes of the signing, multiple pro-voter groups sued, arguing it violates the U.S. Constitution, and harms thousands more eligible voters than prevents the rare fraudulent one.

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Articles & Resources:

Florida Phoenix - Florida Legislature approves bill requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship
Florida Phoenix - DeSantis signs bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote — voting rights group sue
Florida State Senate - Summary of HB 991 — Elections
Pro-Voter Groups' Lawsuit - COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Florida Legislature Passes State Version of the SAVE America Act. Its Proof of Citizenship & Voter ID Rules May Disenfranchise Thousands.

Groups Taking Action:

League of Women Voters of Florida, ACLU FL, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising, Common Cause, Hispanic Federation, and UnidosUS

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 April 2, 2026

Trump Issues Executive Order Attempting to Federalize Mail-In Voting Rules and Establish ‘State Citizenship List’.  It’s Beyond His Authority.

President Trump issued an executive order March 31st attempting to impose strict federal mail-in voting rules.  The order ignores multiple recent court rulings making clear he does not have authority over election administration.   

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

The White House - ENSURING CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION AND INTEGRITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS
The White House - Summary 
CNBC - VIDEO - President Trump signs executive order limiting mail-in voting — 3/31/2026 
TIME - Trump’s Order Restricting Mail-In Voting Rebuked by States
PBS Newhour - Trump signs executive order to create national list of eligible voters 

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Can President Trump Mandate Voter ID for the Midterms?  He May Try, But the U.S. Constitution Says He Doesn’t Have the Authority.
American Democracy Minute - Court Opinion Blocking More of Trump’s Executive Order on Elections Also Demands the Administration Follow Federal Citizen Data Privacy Statutes

Groups Taking Action:

League of Women Voters US, ACLU, National Vote at Home Institute

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for April 1, 2026

New Jersey Assembly Advances ‘John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act.’ If Passed by the Senate and Signed, It Becomes the 10th State VRA
The New Jersey Assembly advanced the “John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act” March 23rd on a 53 to 20 vote.  If passed by the senate and signed as expected, New Jersey would become the 10th state to pass a state voting rights act.

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Articles & Resources:

National Conference of State Legislatures - State Voting Rights Acts
New Jersey Legislature - Bill A1715 Summary: John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey
New Jersey Legislature - Bill A1715 Full Text:  John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey
New Jersey Monitor - NJ Assembly panel advances state-level voting rights act
New Jersey Monitor - NJ Assembly passes state Voting Rights Act 
Brennan Center for Justice - Shelby County v. Holder
Associated Press - Federal court order ends in RNC voter-intimidation case

Related ADM Reports: 

American Democracy Minute - With the SCOTUS Majority Intent on Dismantling the Voting Rights Act, Pro-Democracy States are Enacting State VRAs

Groups Taking Action:

New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, ACLU NJ

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 March 31, 2025

Elections Expert Testifies in DOJ Seizure of Fulton County, Georgia Ballots that Evidence Used to Justify the Warrant had ‘No Basis in Reality’  
After the FBI seized hundreds of boxes of 2020 election records from  Fulton County, Georgia in January, county officials sued to get back their ballots.  Expert testimony in the case suggests the justification cited by a Trump administration official to obtain the warrant had “no basis in reality.”

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Articles & Resources:

U.S. District Court for Northern Georgia (via Court Listener) - FBI Affidavit for Search Warrant using materials from Kurt Olsen, White House Director of Election Security and Integrity
Georgia Recorder - Fulton County, Justice Department battle for custody of 2020 election documents
NBC News -  Election expert testifies FBI's evidence in Fulton County ballot case 'doesn't make sense'
CNN - Trump Justice Department’s probe of the 2020 election gets first public test in court 

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - FBI Raids Fulton County, GA Election Office, Seizing Ballots and Documents in Apparent Pursuit of 2020 Presidential Election Fraud
American Democracy Minute - Affidavit Used to Obtain the Search Warrant for Fulton County FBI Raid Originated with Trump 2020 Campaign Lawyer

Groups Taking Action:

League of Women Voters GA / Fulton County,  Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law  

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for March 30, 2026

California Sheriff Obtains Warrant from Judge He Endorsed, Then Seizes More than 650,000 Ballots for ‘Recount’ of 2024 Redistricting Referendum
A California county sheriff running for governor obtained a warrant from an elected judge he endorsed, then seized over 1,000 boxes of ballots from last November’s Proposition 50 redistricting referendum.  After a warning from the state attorney general, he seized 426 more.

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Articles & Resources:

Cyberscoop - State officials, election experts question California sheriff’s seizure of ballots
CalMatters - California sheriff says his seizure of more than 600,000 ballots is ‘normal law enforcement’
CA Attorney General - Warning Letter to Sheriff Chad Bianco   
ABC 10 - California AG says Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized 426 additional boxes of ballots
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE (Via Democracy Docket  - VERIFIED PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE
CA Secretary of State - California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., Sets the Record Straight about Accusations of Election Irregularities and Investigation Interference in Riverside County
KABC - (2021) Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco acknowledges he was dues-paying member of Oath Keepers in 2014
Riverside County Supervisor Jose Medina - SUPERVISOR RAISES CONCERNS OVER BALLOT SEIZURE AND MISUSE OF COUNTY RESOURCES

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for March 27, 2026

Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Legislature’s Mid-Decade Redistricting Authority, But a Pending Ballot Measure May Still Invalidate its Map
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled March 24th that the state legislature did have the authority to redistrict mid-decade, and not just after the release of the decennial U.S. Census.  The legislature’s HB 1 gerrymandered Congressional map diluted majority-Black Kansas City to gain one GOP-leaning seat.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
Supreme Court of Missouri -  Decision -  MERRIE SUZANNE LUTHER, et al., Appellants, V. DENNY HOSKINS
Missouri Independent - Missouri Supreme Court upholds legislature’s redistricting authority, keeps voter ID law

State of Missouri  - Missouri Constitution - III Section 3.  Election of representatives — legislative redistricting methods — house independent bipartisan citizens commission, appointment, duties, compensation — court actions, procedure
Missouri Independent - Missouri referendum campaign says it has enough signatures to challenge gerrymandered map
People Not Politicians - Divided MO Supreme Court Ruling Will Not Derail Effort toThrow Out Gerrymandered Congressional Maps
People Not Politicians - Referendum on HB1 — Preliminary results from LEAs 

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - (Jan. 2026) Missouri Secretary of State Tactics Attempt to Derail Citizen Repeal of Gerrymandered Congressional Map
American Democracy Minute - (2025) After the SCOTUS Texas Congressional Gerrymandering Decision, Battles Continue in Missouri, Indiana and Florida

Groups Taking Action:

People Not Politicians MO, League of Women Voters MO

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#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Missouri #HB1 #PeopleNotPoliticiansMO #Gerrymandering #FairMaps

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for March 26, 2026

President Ties Ending the Partial Government Shutdown to Passage of the SAVE America Act. The Draconian Voting Bill Still Doesn’t Have the Votes.
March 22nd, President Donald Trump tied ending the partial government shutdown to passage of the GOP’s draconian voting bill, the Save America Act. It still doesn’t have the votes.  

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Articles & Resources:

U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.7296 - SAVE America Act
President Donald Trump - Truth Social post tying ending shutdown to passing the SAVE Act
Reuters - Trump ties DHS funding deal to approval of voter bill
USA Today - With airports in chaos, Trump bats down potential DHS deal over SAVE Act battle
Washington Post - (possible paywall) Senate Republicans pitch deal to end DHS shutdown, but Trump isn’t sold
National Conference of State Legislatures - States With Mostly Mail Elections
Senator Majority Leader John Thune - Announcement of Voter ID Amendment to the SAVE America Act
Brennan Center for Justice - Letter to U.S. Senators Opposing the SAVE America Act, S. 1383

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - An Amped Up SAVE Act, the SAVE America Act, Passes the U.S. House and Heads to the Senate. Its Restrictions Could Disenfranchise Millions.  

Groups Taking Action:

Declaration for American Democracy, Campaign Legal Center, National Coalition for Accessible Voting, AARP, NAACP Legal Defense Fund

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for March 25, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority Appears Likely to End to Ballot Grace Periods, Affecting Dozens of State Laws and Millions of Voters
During oral arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee on March 23rd, the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority appeared ready to end grace periods for mail-in ballots.  A decision could come in the early summer, four months before the midterm.

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Articles & Resources:

U.S. Supreme Court - Transcript of Oral Arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee
U.S. Supreme Court – Docket for24-1260 WATSON V. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
U.S. Congress – (1845) H.R.80 – A Bill To establish a uniform time for holding elections for members of the House of Representatives, and for electors of President and Vice President, in all the States of the Union.  
SCOTUSblog - Court appears ready to overturn state law allowing for late-arriving mail-in ballots 
The Hill - Supreme Court seems wary of states counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day  

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - March 23rd, U.S. Supreme Court Hears Mississippi Case Which Could Impact Mail-in Ballots in 14 or More States

Groups Taking Action:

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Campaign Legal Center, League of Women Voters/ACLU

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 March 24, 2026

A North Carolina State Primary Race Separated by 23 Votes is Likely to End Up in Court After a Second Recount
A North Carolina state senate primary race separated by only 23 votes and marred by accusations of dirty tricks and dark money, will face a partial second recount.  Like last year’s state supreme court race, this one is likely headed to court

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Articles & Resources:

WUNC - Outside groups boosted campaign to oust NC Sen. Phil Berger — some with ties to Democrats
Caroline Public Press - NC Senate leader trailing primary challenger after recount seeks another recount
The Carolina Journal - Berger challenges 13 ballots in tight race against Page
WUNC - Sen. Berger calls for second recount in close race, but will it include all ballots?
NC Newsline - NC Sen. Berger alleges Page’s campaign is intimidating voters who say they received the wrong ballot
NC State Board of Elections - State Board to Select Precincts at Random for Partial Hand Recount in Senate District 26 Contest

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - (2025) Federal Court Settles North Carolina Supreme Court Race, Heading Off a Dangerous Precedent of Retroactively Questioning Election Rules

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

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

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