The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 23, 2024

Not One, Not Two, But Three Lawsuits Contesting Arizona’s New Election Procedure Manual for Election Officials
We’re in Arizona today, where a new and normally mundane Election Procedure Manual for election officials has attracted not one, not two, but three GOP lawsuits. 

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Articles & Resources:
Democracy Docket - Arizona Republicans Challenge Elections Procedure Manual
Arizona Mirror/Votebeat - Arizona Republicans sue Adrian Fontes over election manual, claiming disenfranchisement
National Republican Committee/Arizona GOP - Arizona Superior Court Claim
Arizona Mirror - GOP sues Fontes over Election Procedures Manual 

Associated Press - Group challenges restrictions in Arizona election manual on ballot drop-off locations

Groups Taking Action:
Native American Rights Fund,  League of Women Voters Arizona, Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, Voto Latino  

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb 22, 2024

True the Vote’s Claim of Evidence of 2020 Ballot Stuffing in Georgia Were . . . Not True

The election denier group True the Vote is one of the loudest and most aggressive in casting doubt on the 2020 election.  In Georgia, its claims of fraudulent absentee ballots being deposited in drop boxes was used in a documentary, parroted by former President Donald Trump and his allies, and led to the banning of drop boxes in several states.  In a court filing this week, True the Vote said it had no such evidence.

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Articles & Resources:
Georgia Recorder - Georgia election board dismisses claims of ‘ballot harvesting’ in 2020 election
USA Today - Fact check: Georgia investigation into alleged ballot harvesting is not evidence of election fraud
Kansas Reflector - States target ballot drop boxes in fight over voting rights
Movement Advancement Project - State Policies on Drop Boxes
Associated Press - Election officials sue conservative voting group over refusal to produce ballot-harvesting evidence
Associated Press - Conservative group tells judge it has no evidence to back its claims of Georgia ballot stuffing
PBS NewsHour - How 2020 election denialism became a litmus test for the GOP

Groups Taking Action:
Fair Fight Action,  All Voting is Local Georgia, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Showing Up for Racial Justice, ACLU Georgia

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 21, 2024
WI Gov. Signs Fairer Maps, MO High Court Rejects Challenge to State Senate Map, and NV’s Redistricting Commission Ballot Question Struck Down 

Wisconsin’s governor signed off on state legislative maps February 19th, fixing  some of the worst gerrymandering in the U.S.  Missouri’s Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the state senate map, and a Nevada court rejected a citizen ballot initiative to implement an independent redistricting commission.

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Articles & Resources:
Wisconsin Examiner - Gov. Evers signs new legislative maps, says they give every party a ‘fair shake’
Missouri Independent - Missouri Supreme Court upholds state Senate district map drawn by judicial panel
Nevada Independent - Advocates again push ballot measure to take redistricting out of Legislature’s hands
Las Vegas Review Journal - Judge blocks 2024 ballot initiatives seeking independent redistricting

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

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Feb. 20, 2024

NY’s Redistricting Commission Proposes Another Congressional Map with a Slight Democratic Edge, But This Time with a 9-1 Bipartisan Endorsement
When we last reported on New York’s Congressional redistricting drama, the state supreme court threw out a special master’s competitive map because the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission, or IRC,  hadn’t completed its constitutional duties.  Analysis of new maps released last week by the commission may give a slight advantage to Democrats.

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Articles & Resources:
American Democracy Minute -  Plot Twist in New York’s Ongoing Redistricting Drama, as Appeals Court Throws Out Competitive Maps Drawn by a Lower Court’s Special Master
NY Independent Redistricting Commission - 2024 Congressional District Map Proposal
Spectrum News - Mixed reaction to proposed NY Congressional map
Politico - New House lines approved in New York. What would change.
Democracy Docket - New York’s Independent Redistricting Commission Releases New Congressional Map

Groups Taking Action:
Common Cause NY,   NY Civil Liberties Union, New York Law School Census and Redistricting Institute, Empire Center

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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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