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

Trump Campaign Lawyer John Eastman’s Disbarment Upheld in California Supreme Court, but an Appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is Likely 

John Eastman, the alleged architect of the effort to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election in Congress, had his disbarment upheld by the California Supreme Court April 15th.  His attorney says Eastman, previously pardoned by President Trump, will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
U.S. Congress - (2022)  HEARING BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE JANUARY 6TH              ATTACK ON THE  UNITED STATES CAPITOL, JUNE 16, 2022   (Name search for 'Eastman') 
PBS - (2022)  Plot to Overturn the Election (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
CATO Institute - (2022)  John Eastman’s Unsupported Defense of His Jan. 6 Plan

National Archives – 2020 Presidential Election Unofficial Certificates Submitted to The Office of the Federal Register 
State Bar Court of California  (Via States United Democracy Center) -  (2024) DECISION AND ORDER OF INVOLUNTARY INACTIVE ENROLLMENT
District of Columbia Court of Appeals - In re JOHN C. EASTMAN, ESQUIRE - A Member of the Bar of the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - President Donald Trump Pardons Many of His Accomplices Accused of Trying to Overturn the 2020 Election  

Groups Taking Action:

States United Democracy Center

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 #JohnEastman #Disbarred #2020Election #StoptheSteal

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for April 17, 2026

Until Recently, Wisconsin was One of the Most Heavily Gerrymandered in the Country.  Gov. Tony Evers Hopes to Permanently Change That.
Under former GOP Governor Scott Walker, Wisconsin became one of the most partisan gerrymandered states in the country for almost 15 years.  His successor, Democratic Governor Tony Evers, wants to amend the state constitution to make sure it never happens again.

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Articles & Resources:

Gov. Tony Evers - Text of Feb. 17, 2026 State of the State Address
Wisconsin Public Radio - After 20-point Supreme Court loss, Wisconsin Republicans look for who’s to blame
Wisconsin Watch - As Democrats surge, will Republicans take Tony Evers up on a special session to ban partisan gerrymandering?
Wisconsin Politics - Gov. Evers: Doubles down on partisan gerrymandering ban: “There’s nothing to negotiate.”
Wisconsin Examiner - Lawmakers leave conversations with Evers on gerrymandering, tax relief, school funding open

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Restoration of Fair Voting Districts in Wisconsin Ends GOP Near Supermajority in Assembly and Senate

American Democracy Minute - Oral Arguments Heard by the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Constitutionality of the the State’s Extreme Gerrymandered Maps

Groups Taking Action:

Law Forward, Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition,  Common Cause WI

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 16, 2026

Half of Americans are Concerned President Trump May Use the Military to Seize Ballots or Election Machines
A head-turning new 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.  

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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

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

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#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Poll #Survey #TrumpExecutiveOrder #ElectionSubversion #2026Midterm

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for April 15, 2026

New Survey Finds Election Officials are Worried About Midterm Election Interference, Replacing Lost Federal Funding, and Their Safety & Security
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.  

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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 

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

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 #ProtectElections #ProtectPollWorkers #BrennanCenter #Survey #Poll #2026  #ElectionOfficials

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

Virginia’s Special Election is April 21, a Limited Constitutional Amendment Allowing Mid-Decade Congressional Redistricting; Polling Shows It’s Close
Virginia voters head to the polls April 21st to weigh in on a constitutional amendment authorizing mid-decade redistricting – a response to additional red-state congressional seats requested by President Donald Trump.  Polling shows it’s close, and millions are being spent on both sides. 

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Virginia Dept. of Elections - Upcoming Elections and Registration Information
Virginia Dept. of Elections - Proposed Amendment for April 2026 Special Election
Virginia Public Access Project - Early Voting in Virginia
Washington Post - (Paywall likely) Poll shows mixed signs for Democratic push to gain seats in Congress
WVEC - National donors pour millions into Virginia redistricting referendum campaigns

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Democrats in Virginia & Maryland Race to Match GOP-Gerrymandered Congressional Seats, But It’s Far From a Done Deal.
American Democracy Minute - (Nov. 2025) Congressional Gerrymandering Arms Race Updates:  Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, California and Florida
American Democracy Minute - (Sept. 2025) Texas Governor Signs Gerrymandered Congressional Maps; Missouri Governor Calls Special Session, with More States Likely to Follow

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

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#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Virginia #SpecialElection #Redistricting 

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for April 13, 2026

CA Supreme Court Halts Sheriff’s Prop. 50 Ballot Investigation; Unsealed Warrant Affidavits Show Election Denier Group Provided the ‘Evidence’ 

The California Supreme Court temporarily halted a Riverside County sheriff’s investigation into the 650,000 Proposition 50 redistricting referendum ballots he seized last month. Unsealed “evidence” used to secure the warrant confirms it came from an election-denier activist group, not state elections authorities.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

CA Superior Court - County of Riverside (via Election Law Blog) - March 19 Affidavit & Search Warrant
CA Superior Court - County of Riverside (via Election Law Blog) - Feb. 23 Affidavit & Search Warrant
CA Superior Court - County of Riverside (via Election Law Blog)  - Feb. 9 Affidavit & Search Warrant
Riverside Election Integrity Team -  Activist Group Providing 'Evidence' for Affidavit
California Supreme Court - Order Temporarily Halting Sheriff Chad Bianco's Investigation
Courthouse News Service - California Supreme Court halts Riverside County ballot investigation
CalMatters - We went to court to unseal the warrants behind Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot seizures. What they reveal

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - California Sheriff Obtains Warrant from Judge He Endorsed, Then Seizes More than 650,000 Ballots for ‘Recount’ of 2025 Redistricting Referendum

Groups Taking Action:

League of Women Voters CA, Common Cause CA, Campaign Legal Center

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#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #California #Prop50 #ChadBianco #ElectionDeniers #BallotSeizure #ConspiracyTheories

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for April 10, 2026

New Expert Analysis Finds Fringe Report Apparently Used to Justify the Fulton County, GA 2020 Ballot Seizure is Not Credible
A fringe report apparently used by the FBI as the basis for the January 28th seizure of Fulton County, Georgia’s 2020 ballots is not credible, according to new independent expert analysis released April 8th. 

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
ProPublica - The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
Election Oversight Group - (Discredited) Fulton County Report of Investigation of the 2020 Election

States United Democracy Center -  Executive Summary:  “Election Oversight Group” Allegations About the 2020 Election in Fulton County, Georgia
States United Democracy Center -  Full Report:   “Election Oversight Group” Allegations About the 2020 Election in Fulton County, Georgia 

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 
American Democracy Minute - Elections Expert Testifies in DOJ Seizure of Fulton County, Georgia Ballots that Evidence Used to Justify the Warrant had ‘No Basis in Reality’ 

Groups Taking Action:

States United Democracy Center

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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 April 9, 2026

NH’s GOP Governor Signs Bill Eliminating Student IDs as Voter ID, a Long Sought-After Tool to Make It Harder for Students to Vote
With Governor Kelly Ayotte’s signature, New Hampshire became the latest GOP-led state to ban use of student IDs for voting purposes. It’s a long sought-after tool to make voting harder for high school and college students, despite no evidence of misuse.

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Articles & Resources:

NH General Court - Text of HB 323, Eliminating Student IDs for Voting Purposes
New Hampshire Bulletin - Ayotte signs bill barring use of student IDs to vote
New Hampshire Public Radio - Student IDs no longer permitted for NH voter identification
Voting Rights Lab - 2026 Bills on Use of Student IDs for Voting 
Campus Vote Project - Student ID as Voter ID
NH Municipal Association - (2020) SB 3 Struck Down by the Court as Unconstitutional for Unreasonably Burdening the Right to Vote and Violating Equal Protection Under the New Hampshire Constitution

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - New Hampshire Legislators Make Yet Another Attempt at Keeping Students from Voting, Further Tightening Voter ID Regulations
American Democracy Minute - (2023) Eliminating College IDs Isn’t the Only Tactic to Stop Students from Voting.  Just Ask New Hampshire.

Groups Taking Action:

NH Campaign for Voting Rights, Open Democracy Action, NH Youth Movement

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 #StudentIDs #VoterID #NHPolitics #NewHampshire #VoterSuppression

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for April 8, 2026

State Democracy Briefs on CA Sheriff’s Illegal Seizure of Ballots and a Court-Ordered Resentencing of CO County Election Official Tina Peters
We’re bringing you some state democracy news briefs today, including on the California county sheriff who seized over 600,000 ballots based on conspiracy theories, and a court-ordered resentencing of a former county clerk in Colorado who allowed access to her county’s voting machines. 

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

KBAK - GOP sheriff in California pauses election probe as legal challenges grow
CalMatters - (Opinion) Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot grab is a campaign stunt, not an investigation
CalMatters - California media outlets demand access to secret warrants in sheriff’s ballot seizure case
KESQ - Judge grants expedited hearing in lawsuit over Riverside County ballots
Colorado Newsline - Colorado appeals court orders resentencing of Tina Peters
Colorado Public Radio - Tina Peters to be re-sentenced after appeals court finds issue with free speech rights

Related ADM Reports:

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 - CO Election Official Tina Peters Got 9 Years for Tampering with Election Machines to Prove the Big Lie.  Trump is Trying to Set Her Free.

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

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#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Colorado #MesaCounty #TinaPeters #California #Prop50 #ChadBianco #RiversideCounty

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for April 7, 2026

Georgia House & Senate Sessions Expire Without a Fix for Ballot QR Codes.  A Special Session May Be Needed to Meet a July Deadline.
The Georgia legislature’s term ran out before passing an election bill removing QR codes from ballots.  It may require a special session to fix before the midterms.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Government Technology - (2019)  Georgia Awards $107M Voting Machine Contract to Dominion
Votebeat - (2024) Georgia bill to strip QR codes from ballots would cost tens of millions of dollars
Georgia Recorder - Lawmakers unveil proposal to replace Georgia’s voting machines before 2028 presidential election
Georgia Legislature - Text of HB 960, replacing Georgia's Touch Screen Voting System with Hand-Marked Ballots & Tabulators
Georgia Recorder - Election measures capsize on the final day of Georgia’s 2026 legislative session
Georgia Legislature - Text of SB 214, Extending Deadline for Removal of QR Codes
Georgia Recorder - Will Georgia join a GOP-led state exodus from a multistate voter accuracy group? 

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - (2023) States Are Leaving the ERIC Voter Registration Cross Referencing System.  Why?  Conspiracy Theories.

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

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