The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 6, 2023

Defamation Lawsuit Against Producers of Debunked Drop Box Fraud Case“2000 Mules” Can Proceed in Georgia Court Ruling
The debunked documentary “2000 Mules” purported to show evidence of people depositing stacks of fraudulent mail-in and absentee ballots into drop boxes. One of the individuals filmed is suing the producers.

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Articles & Resources:
Reuters - Fact Check-Does ‘2000 Mules’ provide evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 U.S. presidential election?
Texas Tribune - (2022) How the debunked conspiracy film “2000 Mules” became Texas Republican orthodoxy
Associated Press - (2022) Georgia man sues over false ballot fraud claim in film
NPR - (2022)  Prominent election deniers are facing growing legal trouble
US DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA - ATLANTA DIVISION via Protect Democracy - MARK ANDREWS, Plaintiff, v. DINESH D’SOUZA, TRUE THE VOTE, INC., CATHERINE ENGELBRECHT, GREGG PHILLIPS, D’SOUZA MEDIA LLC, SALEM MEDIA GROUP, INC., REGNERY PUBLISHING, INC., and JOHN DOES
Protect Democracy - Judge Rules Against the Makers of Election-Lie-Hyping Film ‘2,000 Mules’ — Allows Case to Proceed to Discovery
Washington Post - (Paywall)  ‘2000 Mules,’ a key piece of election misinformation, has its day in court

Groups Taking Action:
Protect Democracy, Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 5, 2023

Ohio’s Legislative Majority Continues Quest to Lock Down Power, Proposing Bans for Ranked Choice Voting and Ending Open Primaries

After ignoring Ohio’s constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering and attempting to make it harder to pass citizen ballot initiatives, the majority in the Ohio legislature is now attempting to ban ranked choice voting and close party primaries.

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Articles & Resources:
Ohio Capital Journal - Ohio senators consider election law changes to close primaries, prohibit ranked choice voting
Ohio Capital Journal - Ohio House bill to close primaries gets first hearing
Ohio Legislature -   HB 208 Primary election voting procedures
Ohio Legislature - HB 210 Political party registration
Ohio Legislature - SB 137 Prohibition against ranked choice voting
Morrow County Ohio - How Do I Declare or Change Political Party Affiliation?
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law - Online Panel - An Electoral Game-Changer: What if Ohio (and other states) used Alaska’s new Ranked Choice Voting system?
Axios - Record number of Americans say they're politically independent

Groups Taking Action:
Rank the Vote Ohio, League of Women Voters OH, FairVote, Open Primaries

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 4, 2023

NY Attorney General Sends Cease & Desist Letter to Group Suspected of Mobilizing Volunteers Impersonating Election Officials to Intimidate Voters

Early last month, we reported on activists posing as election officials around New York state who were harassing voters.  After the state’s investigation, we’re getting a clearer picture of who was behind it – and the trouble they’re in.

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Articles & Resources:
American Democracy Minute - Investigation Opened Into Election Denier Activists Allegedly Impersonating Election Officials in New York County
NY Office off Attorney General, Division of Social Justice - Civil Rights Bureau (via Democracy Docket) -  CEASE AND DESIST NOTIFICATION AND DOCUMENT REQUEST 

Associated Press - New York attorney general sends cease-and-desist letter to group accused of voter intimidation
Spectrum News - NY attorney general sends cease-and-desist letter to election impersonators
NBC News - (Note-There is no report of NY Citizen Audit using Eagle AI to identify targets)  Inside the right’s effort to build a voter fraud hunting tool

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 3, 2023

SCOTUS Said Alabama’s 26% Black Population Should have Two Congressional Districts.  Why is a Federal Court is Holding Up Maps Which Could Give Louisiana’s 33% Black Population Its Two Districts? 
Alabama’s population is 26% Black, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s Allen v. Milligan decision mandated two majority minority Congressional districts under the Voting Rights Act.  Louisiana is 33% Black, but on Sept. 29th, a federal appeals court stopped the drawing of two Black Congressional districts.

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Articles & Resources:
All About Redistricting - Timeline of Current Racial Gerrymandering Case
Democracy Docket - Louisiana Congressional Redistricting Challenge (Robinson)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA - Ruling on  a Motion to Cancel Hearing on Remedy and to Enter a Scheduling Order for Trial
NPR - An appeals court has blocked the redrawing of Louisiana's congressional map
Democracy Docket - Louisiana Voters Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Pause 5th Circuit Order Delaying Fair Maps
U.S. Supreme Court Brief via Democracy Docket  - EMERGENCY APPLICATION FOR STAY OF WRIT OF MANDAMUS

Groups Taking Action:
Power Coalition for Equity and Justice,  ACLU of Louisiana

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Sept. 29, 2023

Hear a Portion of President Biden’s Speech on the Work We Must Do Together to Strengthen Our Democracy 
Today we read a portion of a Sept. 28th speech by President Biden on the legacy of Sen. John McCain, and the challenge we face in preserving our democracy.

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Articles & Resources:
The White House - Remarks by President Biden Honoring the Legacy of Senator John McCain and the Work We Must Do Together to Strengthen Our Democracy
ABC News - Biden delivers speech on battle for American democracy

Groups Taking Action:

Declaration for American Democracy, Common Cause, Democracy21

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Sept. 29, 2023

With a Partisan State Supreme Court and Veto-Proof Majority, North Carolina Legislature Poised to Take Control of the State Election Board
In August, we reported on the North Carolina legislature’s SB 749, stripping the power of the governor to appoint members of the State Board of Elections and giving it to the legislature.  Last week, the bill passed the state senate.  It’s likely to be vetoed, but will be overridden by a legislature flexing its new veto-proof majority. 

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Articles & Resources:
WRAL - (2018) Voter ID, three other amendments pass; power shift proposals defeated
CNN - GOP-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court reverses rulings that struck down partisan gerrymanders by Republican lawmakers
Associated Press - Party switch gives GOP veto-proof control in North Carolina
North Carolina Legislature - Ratified Text for SB 749
Associated Press - N.C. legislature gives final OK to election board changes; governor's veto expected
Democracy Docket - Ignoring 62% of Voters, North Carolina Republicans Overhaul Elections Board With Senate Bill 749

Groups Taking Action:
North Carolina Black Alliance, Democracy North Carolina, North Carolina Voter, ACLU North Carolina

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for September 28, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses Stay for Alabama’s Defiant Redistricting Map, Despite Alleged Plan to Convince Justice Kavanaugh to Change His Mind
The day before the bombshell classified documents indictment of former President Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a bombshell of its own.  Its surprise decision in Allen v. Milligan, an Alabama racial gerrymandering case, may have an impact on 2024 elections nationwide.

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Articles & Resources:
Alabama Reflector - Federal court blocks Alabama’s congressional map, orders new lines drawn
Alabama Reflector - U.S. Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s request to stay redistricting decision
U.S. Supreme Court - ORDER IN PENDING CASE 23A231 ALLEN, AL SEC. OF STATE V. MILLIGAN, EVAN, ET AL.
CNN - Special master in Alabama redistricting case proposes three House maps in a closely watched voting rights fight
Alabama Political Reporter - Inside Alabama Republicans’ plan to overturn Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
Alabama Political Reporter -  Dark money: The backstory of Alabama’s redistricting defiance
Alabama Political Reporter -  Opinion - Alabama’s defense of its voting maps had a specific target

Groups Taking Action:

National Redistricting Foundation, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, ACLU Alabama
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Sept. 26, 2023

Federal Appeals Court Sides With Florida Legislature, Upholding Restrictions on Voter Assistance, Mail-In Voting

September 21st, a federal appeals court refused to rehear a challenge to Florida’s restrictive voting law SB 90, letting an April 2023 appeals decision stand. Florida voters who use mail-in voting should be paying attention.

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Articles & Resources:
Democracy Docket -  (2022) Three Trial Takeaways: Florida’s Voter Suppression Law
Florida Phoenix - (2022) 11th Circuit frees Florida to enforce limits on voter registration, ballot drop boxes
Politico - Appeals court upholds Florida voting restrictions approved by GOP lawmakers
11th Circuit Court of Appeals via Democracy Docket - April 2023 League of Women Voters vs. Florida Secretary of State
Democracy Docket - 11th Circuit Upholds Most of Florida’s Major 2021 Voter Suppression Law
WUSF - In a victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican legislators, a full federal appeals court Thursday declined to take up a challenge to a 2021 Florida elections law that opponents contend discriminated against Black voters.
Florida Phoenix - Eleventh Circuit won’t budge, reaffirms Florida’s 2021 voting restrictions law
11th Circuit Court of Appeals -Sept. 2023 - League of Women Voters vs. Florida Secretary of State

Groups Taking Action:
League of Women Voters of Florida, Southern Poverty Law Center, Fair Elections Center, Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters 

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Sept. 25, 2023

Pennsylvania Citizens Obtaining A Driver’s License or ID at the DMV Are Now Automatically Registered to Vote
Eligible citizens in Pennsylvania will now be automatically registered to vote when obtaining a new driver’s license or state ID, unless they opt out of the system.   Such “Automatic Voter Registration” or AVR, systems have registered millions of voters in the 23 states where it’s been implemented.

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Articles & Resources:
Office of Gov. Josh Shapiro - Governor Shapiro Implements Automatic Voter Registration in Pennsylvania
MSNBC - Interview with Gov. Josh Shapiro
Spotlight PA/Votebeat - Pa. will now prompt people to register to vote when they get a driver’s license
PA Dept. of State - Voter and Election Information Page
National Conference of State Legislatures - States With Automatic Voter Registration
Justin Grimmer and Jonathan Rodden,  Stanford University - Changing the Default: The Impact of Motor-Voter Reform in Colorado

Groups Taking Action:

League of Women Voters PA,   Common Cause PA, Conservation Voters of PA and PennFuture

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Sept. 21, 2023

Kentucky’s Constitution Mandates “Free & Equal” Elections.  Are the Commonwealth’s Manipulated Voting District Maps Legal?
The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments September 19th on whether the “free and equal elections” provision in the Commonwealth’s constitution prohibits partisan gerrymandering of its voting districts.

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Articles & Resources:
Louisville Public Media - Court upholds Kentucky’s Republican-drawn redistricting maps
Brennan Center for Justice/State Court Report - Kentucky Supreme Court Weighs Partisan Gerrymandering

WKU Public Radio - Kentucky Supreme Court hears arguments over redistricting maps
Kentucky Lantern - Kentucky Supreme Court must weigh constitutionality of partisan gerrymanders
Associated Press - Kentucky Supreme Court reviews state's Republican-drawn legislative, congressional maps
National Conference of State Legislatures - Free and Equal Election Clauses in State Constitutions
Governing/Lexington Herald-Leader - Does Kentucky’s Constitution Prohibit Gerrymandering?

Groups Taking Action:

League of Women Voters Kentucky, Common Cause KY, ACLU Kentucky, Black Lives Matter Louisville, Kentucky Equal Justice Center
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