The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 28, 2026

WI District Attorney Punts on Musk Charges; CA Justices Not Buying Sheriff’s Ballot Seizure Defense; Callais Decision Threatens GA Districts
We have updates on stories we’ve been following on Elon Musk “election bribery” accusations in Wisconsin, a state supreme court ballot seizure hearing for a California county sheriff, and a court-ordered review of Georgia’s state voting districts after the Supreme Court’s Callais decision.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

LaCrosse, WI District Attorney (via Wisconsin Public Radio) - Statement on Not Bringing Charges Against Elon Musk
CalMatters - California justices seem skeptical of Sheriff Chad Bianco’s defense in ballot seizure case
Georgia Recorder - Federal appeals court voids ruling that Georgia’s political maps violated Voting Rights Act 

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Elon Musk and America PAC Face Prosecution for ‘Election Bribery’ for Million Dollar Check Giveaway During 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

American Democracy Minute -  California Sheriff Obtains Warrant from Judge He Endorsed, Then Seizes More than 650,000 Ballots for ‘Recount’ of 2025 Redistricting Referendum
American Democracy Minute - Callais Decision Fallout as Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama & South Carolina Scramble to Eliminate Black Congressional Districts

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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 Aug. 27, 2026

The SCOTUS USPS Mail-In Ballot Ruling May Not Be the Final Word. 

USPS Has Now Released Its Rules and Challenges Have Already Been Filed

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision August 24th allowing President Donald Trump’s plan for the U.S. Postal Service to verify the citizenship of mail-in voters to proceed may not be the final word.  The USPS has now released its rules, and pro-voter groups have already challenged them.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

U.S. Supreme Court – DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL. v. CALIFORNIA, ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
The White House – ENSURING CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION AND INTEGRITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS
U.S. Postal Service - POSTAL SERVICE - 39 CFR Part 111 - Ballot Mail For Federal Elections
Campaign Legal Center - Challenge to USPS Rules for Mail-In Ballots (above) 

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - In 6 to 3 Decision, Supreme Court Majority Stops Lower Court’s Ruling Blocking U.S. Postal Service Plans for Mail-In Voter Citizenship Verification  

American Democracy Minute – (Aug 13) District Court Block of Executive Order for USPS Citizenship Verification Now Nationwide; DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Quickly Overturn the Ruling
Election Law Blog / UCLA Prof. Rick Hasen - [Now Updated] Breaking: The Supreme Court, Over the Dissents of Democratic-Appointed Justices Stays the District Court Preliminary Injunction in Trump Mail-In Voting Case; But Another Injunction Against It Remains in Place for Now

Groups Taking Action:

LULAC,  Arizona Students' Association, Secure Families Initiative

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 26, 2026

In 6–3 Decision, Supreme Court Majority Stops Lower Court’s Ruling Blocking U.S. Postal Service Plans for Mail-In Voter Citizenship Verification   
June 25th, a Massachusetts federal district court blocked portions of President Trump’s executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service to verify a voter’s citizenship before receiving or returning a mail-in ballot.  August 24th, the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority stayed that order, ruling the states had not yet been harmed. 

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

U.S. Supreme Court - DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL. v. CALIFORNIA, ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
SCOTUSBlog - Supreme Court allows Trump administration to move forward with order imposing restrictions on mail-in voting
Brennan Center for Justice - Voting Rights Groups React to Supreme Court Order in Trump v. California
The White House – ENSURING CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION AND INTEGRITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS
U.S. District Court for Massachusetts (via Court Listener) – Ruling in California v. Trump

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - (Aug 13) District Court Block of Executive Order for USPS Citizenship Verification Now Nationwide; DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Quickly Overturn the Ruling

American Democracy Minute - (July 28) Largely Blocked by Lower Courts, Administration Asks SCOTUS to Allow Executive Order Directing USPS to Verify Citizenship of Mail-In Voters

Groups Taking Action:

League of Women Voters US, Democracy Defenders Fund, Common Cause

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#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #MailinVoting #TrumpExecutiveOrder #SCOTUS #USSupremeCourt #TrumpvCalifornia #VoterSuppression

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

Elon Musk and America PAC Face Prosecution for ‘Election Bribery’ for Million Dollar Check Giveaway During 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
In a 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Elon Musk gave $1 million dollar checks to three voters, quote, “In appreciation for you taking the time to vote.” The Wisconsin Elections Commission found probable cause that he violated the state’s Election Bribery statute, and it’s finally being prosecuted.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Wisconsin Legislature - Election Bribery Statute
Wisconsin Elections Commission - Referral to Brown County DA for Prosecution
Wisconsin Examiner - Elon Musk likely broke law with $1 million voter checks, Elections Commission says
Wisconsin Public Radio - Citing ‘conflict of interest,’ Brown County DA hands Elon Musk case to La Crosse County
Casino.org - Federal Case -  Elon Musk’s $1M Election Giveaway Was ‘Far From Random,’ Says Federal Judge

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Wisconsin AG Appeals to State Supreme Court to Block Elon Musk’s Million Dollar Lottery for WI GOP Voters – Oops – Make that ‘Spokesmen’

American Democracy Minute - Federal Judge Won’t Dismiss Class Action Suit Against Elon Musk 

Groups Taking Action:

Law Forward, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

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 Aug. 24, 2026

Does the Missouri Constitution Allow Ballot Initiatives to Change Voting Districts? Updates on Epic Battle Over Racially Gerrymandered KC Map
We’re back in Missouri, where a Cole county circuit judge ruled August 19th that a proposed November citizen ballot initiative, stonewalled by the secretary of state, could not constitutionally change voting districts.  The Missouri Supreme Court will hear an appeal September 2nd.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Missouri Independent - Judge blocks referendum on gerrymandered Missouri redistricting plan
Missouri Independent - Missouri Supreme Court sets hearing date for referendum, initiative case appeals
Spectrum News/AP - Pair of decisions back Hoskins on redistricting and a proposed constitutional amendment; Appeals certain
BallotPedia - Missouri Congressional Map Referendum (2026) 

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Updates on Challenge to Missouri SOS Invalidation of Redistricting Ballot Measure, and DOJ Loses Two More State Voter Data Cases
American Democracy Minute - Missouri Voters Block GOP’s Attempt to Change Ballot Measure Rules;  State SOS Blocks Nov. Measure Trying to Overturn Legislature’s Racially-Gerrymandered Congressional Map

Groups Taking Action:

People Not Politicians

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 Aug. 21, 2026

Election Officials are Worried About Midterm Election Interference, Replacing Lost Federal Funding, and Their Safety & Security, Says Brennan Center Poll
An annual poll of election officials just updated by the Brennan Center for Justice April 13th shows half of those surveyed worry about election interference by political leaders, and 75% say cuts in federal election funding have not been replaced by local or state governments. 

Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
Brennan Center for Justice – Survey Finds Election Officials Remain Concerned About Safety, Lack of Government Support
Brennan Center for Justice –  Local Election Officials Survey 2026 

Institute for New Economic Thinking – (2025) Ex-CISA Official Warns: We’ve Gutted Cybersecurity—A Gift to Iran, China and Russia

NextGov – Trump proposes cutting CISA election security program in FY27 budget

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute – Since 2018, CISA Helped States Harden Elections From Foreign Interference by Iran and Others. In 2025 Its Workforce & Funding was Cut.
American Democracy Minute –  Our Midterm Madness Series on Ways the Trump administration and its allies could interfere in the 2026 midterm

Groups Taking Action:

Issue One, Protect Democracy, Election Official Legal Defense Network

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 20, 2026

‘Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating,’ He Says, But President Trump Voted Again by Mail, This Time in the 2026 Florida Primary Election
President Trump again recently condemned mail-in voting, used by an estimated 30% of Americans in the 2024 election, as “inherently corrupt.”  Yet the president voted by mail August 13th in Florida’s state primary, the fifth time since 2017 he’s used mail-in voting.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

The Hill - Trump voted by mail in Florida primary election: Report
Washington Post - (March 2026) Trump uses mail-in ballot as he asks lawmakers to limit the practice
National Vote at Home Institute - Why Does Trump Hate Vote-By-Mail?
CNN - Fact check: The lies Trump is using to sell his latest attack on mail-in voting
Newsweek - List of Times Trump Voted by Mail After Calling It ‘Inherently Corrupt’
Brennan Center for Justice - Using Unproven Fraud Claims to Make Voting by Mail Harder

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Midterm Madness Week:  One-Third of Americans Used Mail-In Voting in 2024.  So Why is the Trump Administration Trying to End It?

American Democracy Minute - (2024) A Majority of Americans Like Voting by Mail – Including Many Florida Republicans.  Making it Harder May Keep Them From Voting, Too. 

Groups Taking Action:

National Vote from Home Institute, AARP, Veterans for All Voters, American Association of People with Disabilities

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

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

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#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #VotingbyMail #MailInVoting #DonaldTrump #VoteatHome  #DoAsISayNotAsIDo

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 19, 2026

Kansas Voters Reject Constitutional Amendment to Elect the State Supreme Court;  North Carolina Governor Vetoes Anti-Voter Bill

We have updates from Kansas and North Carolina today.   August 4th, Kansas voters rejected a measure to elect state supreme court justices, and August 17th, North Carolina’s governor vetoed an anti-voter bill which would have shortened early primary voting among other restrictions.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Kansas Reflector - Kansas voters reject constitutional amendment on judicial selection by wide margin
BallotPedia - Kansas Elections for Supreme Court Justices Amendment (August 2026)
Kansas Secretary of State - Results of Aug. 4 State Primary
NC Newsline - Stein vetoes Republican-backed ‘anti-voter’ North Carolina elections bill
North Carolina General Assembly – House Bill 958

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - North Carolina Governor Signals Veto of Anti-Voter Bill Shortening Early Voting, and Lengthening the Window for Ballot Challenges

Groups Taking Action:

Democracy North Carolina, ACLU NC, League of Women Voters NC, League of Women Voters KS, Kansas Appleseed, ACLU KS

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

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

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 18, 2026

Updates on Challenge to Missouri SOS Invalidation of Redistricting Ballot Measure, and DOJ Loses Two More State Voter Data Cases
A Missouri district court will hear a case September 8th challenging the state’s invalidation of a citizen ballot initiative rolling back a racially gerrymandered Kansas City congressional district.  And the U.S. Justice Department lost two more cases demanding state voter data in Nevada and Michigan.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Missouri Independent - Judge sets trial date for Missouri redistricting referendum, initiative petition amendment
Nevada Independent - Judge tosses Trump administration suit to get Nevada voters' personal info
U.S. District Court for Nevada - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,  v. FRANCISCO V. AGUILAR,
U.S. Sixth Circuite Court of Appeals (Via Democracy Docket) - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOCELYN BENSON, in her official capacity as Secretary
of the State of Michigan; STATE OF MICHIGAN

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute -  Let’s Just Say the Trump Administration’s Quest to Obtain State Voter Data Has Not Gone Well.  DOJ is now 0 for 21, With 9 More Cases Pending.
American Democracy Minute -  Federal Circuit Courts Block Trump DOJ from Obtaining California and Oregon Voter Data

U.S. Department of Justice – Justice Department Sues Six Additional States for Failure to Provide Voter Registration Rolls

Groups Taking Action:

Michigan Alliance for Retired Americans, League of Women Voters NH, ACLU KY

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 #TrumpExecutiveOrder #TrumpDOJ #VoterData #VoterSuppression

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 14, 2026

Brian is gone today, so we're resharing a report from April.

An April Poll Suggests Half of Americans are Concerned President Trump May Use the Military to Seize Ballots or Election Machines. 
A poll released April 6th found 49% of Americans are concerned that President Donald Trump will order the military to seize ballots and voting machines during the 2026 midterms. 

Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

States United Democracy Center - Survey: Americans Oppose Executive Overreach in Elections
Roll Call - Speech: Donald Trump Addresses a GOP House Member Retreat - January 6, 2026
U.S. House of Representatives - Biennial Elections
Center for American Progress - The Trump Administration Has No Legal Authority To Invoke National Security and Take Over Elections

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - It’s Groundhog Day All Over Again:  Trump Executive Order on Elections Loses Again on Constitutional Grounds

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

Groups Taking Action:

States United Democracy Center, Campaign Legal Center, Protect Democracy

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

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

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