The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 19, 2024

In Win for Voters, George Election Board Refuses to Recommend Dropping No-Excuse Absentee Voting to Legislature
A bipartisan effort in 2005 implemented no-excuse absentee voting in Georgia, and in 19 years, there have been only six convictions of absentee voter fraud.  Despite that tiny number, the state’s election board had to fend off yet another attempt to end no-excuse absentee voting.

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Articles & Resources:
Georgia Secretary of State - 3rd Strike Against Voter Fraud Claims Means They're Out After Signature Audit Finds No Fraud
Georgia Recorder - (2020) State lawmakers push changes after absentee ballots key in 2020 election
BallotPedia - Overview - Absentee/mail-in ballot vote fraud
Associated Press - State GOP-backed ‘election integrity’ units find few voter fraud cases after midterms
Georgia Recorder - No excuse absentee voting in Georgia survives a state election board vote to end it
Heritage Foundation - Election Fraud Cases in Georgia
Brennan Center for Justice - The Myth of Voter Fraud
National Conference of State Legislatures - States with No-Excuse Absentee Voting

Groups Taking Action:
Campaign Legal Center,  ACLU, Lawyers Democracy Fund

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 16, 2024

CISA & FBI Warn Secretaries of State to Prepare for Potential Cyberattacks and AI Voter Suppression Before the 2024 Election
Election security experts warned the country’s secretaries of state to take immediate steps to harden their election systems in both cities and rural precincts,  and prepare for cyber and AI election interference from both foreign and domestic bad actors.

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Articles & Resources:
Stateline News -  Feds deliver stark warnings to state election officials ahead of November
Associated Press - (2023) Election offices are sent envelopes with fentanyl or other substances. Authorities are investigating
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) - New webpage: #Protect2024
National Association of Secretaries of State - NASS 2024 Winter Conference Highlights
National Association of State Election Directors - NASED Highlights Reminders for the 2024 Elections

Groups Taking Action:
Committee for Safe & Secure Elections, Brennan Center for Justice, Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing & Analysis Center, Issue One/National Council on Election Integrity

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 15, 2024

In a Game of Chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP Legislators Pass Somewhat Competitive Redistricting Maps in Effort to Avoid Truly Fair Maps
In a game of chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP legislators passed somewhat competitive redistricting maps proposed Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, to avoid having truly fair maps forced upon them by the court.

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Articles & Resources:
Wisconsin Public Radio - Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns Republican-drawn legislative maps
Wisconsin Examiner - Seven sets of legislative maps submitted to Supreme Court, most would reduce GOP advantage
Marquette University - Analysis of Proposed Legislative Redistricting Plans submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin Examiner - Senate Republicans pass last-ditch effort to institute maps that protect incumbents
Wisconsin Examiner - Legislature adopts Evers’ maps in second attempt to choose before state Supreme Court
Democracy Docket - Wisconsin Legislature Passes Evers’ Legislative Maps With Poison Pill

Groups Taking Action:
Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition, League of Women Voters WI, Common Cause WI

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 14, 2024

Updates on Trump’s Immunity Challenge, AI Robocalls, and Election Denier-Fueled Hand Counting of Ballots
We’re updating recent stories today, including Donald Trump’s request for a stay from the U.S. Supreme Court on his immunity case, action by the FCC on use of AI in robocalls, and more misguided attempts at large-scale hand counting of ballots.

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Articles & Resources:
U.S. Supreme Court - APPLICATION FOR A STAY OF THE D.C. CIRCUIT’S MANDATE PENDING
THE FILING OF A PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
SCOTUSBlog - Trump asks justices to intervene in Jan. 6 case
Federal Communications Commission - FCC MAKES AI-GENERATED VOICES IN ROBOCALLS ILLEGAL

WyoFile - State’s top elections official backs hand counting ballots in Park County
WyoFile - (2022) Election integrity front and center in secretary of state race
BallotPedia - Presidential election in Wyoming, 2020

Groups Taking Action:
Protect Elections, People for the American Way, Common Cause Stopping Cyber Suppression Project, Brennan Center, League of Women Voters WY

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 13, 2024

Survey Finds Strong Support from Americans for Early Voting & Election Day Holiday Reforms, but Restrictive Government-Issued ID Requirements
A new study by Pew Research finds Americans broadly support such democracy reforms as making election day a holiday and two weeks of in person early voting, but also think voters must use government issued ID, and voting machines should have paper backup.

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Articles & Resources:
Pew Research - Bipartisan Support for Early In-Person Voting, Voter ID, Election Day National Holiday
Brennan Center for Justice - Voter ID
MIT Election Data & Science Lab - Automatic Voter Registration
Ballotpedia - Voting Methods and Equipment by State

Groups Taking Action:
ACLU, League of Women Voters, National Disability Rights Network, Declaration for American Democracy

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb 12, 2024

Scholars Question SCOTUS LeanToward Not Allowing States to Ban Federal Candidates as It Tries to Navigate a 14th Amendment Minefield

After oral arguments were heard February 8th in Donald Trump’s 14th Amendment eligibility case, some legal scholars voiced concerns that the pending decision could have dangerous consequences.

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Articles & Resources:
NPR - Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of effort to remove Trump from a state ballot
ScotusBlog - Supreme Court appears unlikely to kick Trump off Colorado ballot
Election Law Blog/Slate - My New One at Slate: “A Grand Bargain Is Emerging in the Supreme Court’s Trump Cases, But Chaos May Be Ahead”
The Atlantic - What the Colorado Oral Argument Missed

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington - The precedent for 14th Amendment disqualification

Groups Taking Action:
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington,  Protect Democracy

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb 9, 2024

Arizona Legislator and 2020 Fake Elector Proposes the State Legislature – Not the Voters – Should Pick the State’s Presidential Electors
An Arizona State Senator has introduced a resolution to take the state’s voters out of the U.S. Presidential election process.  Not surprisingly, the Senator is also under investigation as one of Arizona’s 2020 fake electors.

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Articles & Resources:
Arizona Mirror - UPDATED Trump’s fake electors: Here’s the full list
Arizona Mirror - Hobbs asks AG to investigate fake electors for using state seal
Arizona Mirror - Where was Anthony Kern on Jan. 6?
Arizona Legislature - Text of SCR 1014
The Guardian -  Arizona Republican says state lawmakers, not voters, should pick president
KNAU News Talk/Arizona Public Radio - Proposed resolution would give Arizona Legislature authority to override popular vote
Arizona Mirror - Senate Republicans opened a ‘special inquiry’ into AG Kris Mayes

Groups Taking Action:
Free Speech for People, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Mi Familia Vota

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT & LINKS
February 8, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court Live Stream of Oral Arguments in Donald Trump’s Eligibility for Office Under the 14th Amendment, Section 3 -  10 AM Eastern 

We urge our listeners to tune into the oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court today, as former President Donald Trump challenges the ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court that he is ineligible for office. This is a historic moment in U.S. governing and democracy, and citizens who support the republic and the rule of law should be attentive. 

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https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx

 It is also scheduled to be available on CSPAN, PBS, and MSNBC.

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb 8, 2024

Suspected Senders Identified in AI-Generated Robo Calls Faking Joe Biden’s Voice Before New Hampshire’s Presidential Primary
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Articles & Resources:
New Hampshire Public Radio - NH authorities investigating robocall that uses artificially created Biden voice
NBC10 Boston - Fake Biden robocall pre-NH primary appears illegal, AG says (Includes full call content)
New Hampshire Dept. of Justice - Voter Suppression AI Robocall Investigation Update
Federal Communications Commission - FCC DEMANDS ENTITY BEHIND ROBOCALLS IN NEW
HAMPSHIRE TO STOP ILLEGAL EFFORT TO TARGET VOTERS
New Hampshire Public Radio - NH attorney general, FCC trace AI robocalls impersonating Biden back to Texas company
The Hill - Fake Biden robocall ‘tip of the iceberg’ for AI election misinformation

Groups Taking Action:
Brennan Center for Justice, Common Cause, Union of Concerned Scientists

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 7, 2024

Federal Appeals Court Finds Donald Trump Does Not Have Immunity from Prosecution

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously February 6th that Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity from prosecution for alleged criminal actions after leaving the White House.

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Articles & Resources:
D.C. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals - United States v. Donald J. Trump
CBS News - Trump not immune from prosecution in 2020 election case, appeals court says, siding with special counsel
Salon - “Complete nonsense”: Legal scholars demolish Trump claim of “presidential immunity” from prosecution
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (C.R.E.W) - Trump now thinks former presidents should be immune from prosecution. He spent years saying otherwise.

Groups Taking Action:
Protect Democracy, Campaign Legal Center,  C.R.E.W

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