Episode 1035: Amidst Caustic Democracy Bills Nationwide, Maryland Passes Positive Election Reforms, Including Its First Ranked Choice Voting Rules

Episode 1052: Convicted County Election Official & Election Denier Tina Peters Had Her Sentence Commuted. CO Gov. Jared Polis Censured His Action.

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 11, 2026 Convicted County Election Official & Election Denier Tina Peters Had Her Sentence Commuted. CO Gov. Jared Polis Censured His Action. Colorado Governor Jared Polis commuted the 9-year sentence for Mesa County clerk Tina Peters May 15th, leading to her release June 1st.  An unrepentant Peters immediately repeated her baseless voter fraud claims, and Polis has since been censured by his party. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today’s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [https://americandemocracyminute.org] Today’s Links Articles & Resources: Colorado Newsline - Colorado Gov. Polis cuts Tina Peters’ prison sentence in half [https://coloradonewsline.com/2026/05/15/polis-tina-peters-prison-sentence/] Colorado Newsline - Colorado Democrats vote to censure Gov. Polis over Tina Peters commutation [https://coloradonewsline.com/2026/05/21/gov-polis-defends-tina-peters-commutation-on-free-speech-grounds-following-censure/] Politico - Tina Peters says Democrats will ‘cheat’ in midterms [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/01/tina-peters-democrats-cheat-midterms-00944456] Colorado Public Radio - Tina Peters is free, but the story is likely far from over [https://www.cpr.org/podcast-episode/colorado-tina-peters-clemency-elections/] Related ADM Reports: 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. [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2025/05/08/election-official-tina-peters-was-sentenced-to-9-years-for-tampering-with-election-machines-to-prove-the-big-lie-trump-is-trying-to-set-her-free/] American Democracy Minute - Colorado Election Official Who Allowed 2020 Conspiracy Theory Activists Access to County Voting Machine Data Found Guilty [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2024/08/17/colorado-election-official-who-allowed-2020-conspiracy-theory-activists-access-to-county-voting-machine-data-found-guilty/] Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State [https://www.eac.gov/voters/register-and-vote-in-your-state]  Please follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/americandemocracyminute/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/americandemocracyminute/], and Bluesky Social [https://bsky.app/profile/democracyminute.bsky.social], and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [http://www.americandemocracyminute.org/] Subscribe for FREE [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/about-the-american-democracy-minute-radio-report-podcast/subscribe-to-the-american-democracy-minute-podcast/] at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport [https://audioport.org/index.php?op=series&series=American+Democracy+Minute&] and PRX [https://exchange.prx.org/series/42434-american-democracy-minute] #NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #Colorado #TinaPeters #ElectionDeniers #ConspiracyTheories

Episode 1051: What Could Go Wrong with Trump’s Mail-In Voting Executive Order and The USPS Plan to Implement It? Bad Data, for One Thing.

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 10, 2026 What Could Go Wrong with Trump’s Mail-In Voting Executive Order and The USPS Plan to Implement It?  Bad Data, for One Thing. In our last report, we shared the U.S. Postal Service’s plans for implementing President Trump’s executive order for verifying the citizenship of mail-in voters.  The flawed data on which the plan relies may result in election chaos and voters being disenfranchised.  Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today’s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [https://americandemocracyminute.org] Today’s Links Articles & Resources:  The White House - ENSURING CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION AND INTEGRITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/] U.S. Postal Service via The Federal Register - Proposal to Comply President Trump's Executive Order: POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 111 Ballot Mail for Federal Elections [https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10968.pdf] Brennan Center for Justice - Analyzing the President’s Executive Order on Mail Voting [https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/analyzing-presidents-executive-order-mail-voting]  Fair Elections Center - Eligible Voters at Risk: Examining Changes to USCIS’s SAVE System [https://fairelectionscenter.org/uscis-save-system-report/] Texas Tribune/ProPublica - A federal tool to check voter citizenship keeps making mistakes. It led to confusion in Texas. [https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/save-voter-citizenship-tool-mistakes-confusion/] Protect Democracy - The SAVE tool, explained [https://protectdemocracy.org/work/save-tool-explained/] Protect Democracy - The ‘SAVE’ Tool Could Disenfranchise U.S. Citizens [https://protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SAVETool_Aug2025.pdf] American Immigration Council - The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program: A Fact [https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/systematic-alien-verification-entitlements-save-program-fact-sheet/] Sheet Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Federal Circuit Courts Block Trump DOJ from Obtaining California and Oregon Voter Data [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/01/19/federal-circuit-courts-block-trump-doj-from-obtaining-california-and-oregon-voter-data/] Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State [https://www.eac.gov/voters/register-and-vote-in-your-state]  Please follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/americandemocracyminute/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/americandemocracyminute/], and Bluesky Social [https://bsky.app/profile/democracyminute.bsky.social], and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [http://www.americandemocracyminute.org/] Subscribe for FREE [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/about-the-american-democracy-minute-radio-report-podcast/subscribe-to-the-american-democracy-minute-podcast/] at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #TrumpExecutiveOrders #USPS #SAVEDatabase #Disenfranchised

Episode 1050: In Response to Executive Order Federalizing Mail-In Voting Rules, the U.S. Postal Service Proposes Rules to Verify Voter Eligibility

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 9, 2026 In Response to Executive Order Federalizing Mail-In Voting Rules, the U.S. Postal Service Proposes Rules to Verify Voter Eligibility Recently, a federal court allowed - for now - President Trump’s executive order governing mail-in ballots.  The US Postal Service has been tasked with implementing much of the order, and USPS just proposed how the process will work. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today’s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [https://americandemocracyminute.org] Today’s Links Articles & Resources: The White House - ENSURING CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION AND INTEGRITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/] U.S. Postal Service via The Federal Register - Proposal to Comply President Trump's Executive Order: POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 111 Ballot Mail for Federal Elections [https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10968.pdf] CyberScoop - USPS moving forward with mail-in ballot changes as courts weigh Trump’s election order [https://cyberscoop.com/usps-mail-in-ballot-restrictions-trump-order/] Brennan Center for Justice - Analyzing the President’s Executive Order on Mail Voting [https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/analyzing-presidents-executive-order-mail-voting]  Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Federal Court Allows Trump Order Federalizing Mail-In Voting Rules to Proceed Because Voters Haven’t Been Harmed – Yet [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/?s=Court+allows] American Democracy Minute - Trump Issues Executive Order Attempting to Federalize Mail-In Voting Rules and Establish ‘State Citizenship List’.  It’s Beyond His Authority. [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/04/01/trump-issues-executive-order-attempting-to-federalize-mail-in-voting-rules-and-establish-state-citizenship-list-its-beyond-his-authority/] Groups Taking Action: Common Cause [https://www.commoncause.org/press/voting-rights-groups-will-continue-fighting-trump-ballot-executive-order/], National Vote at Home Institute [https://voteathome.org/why-does-trump-hate-vote-by-mail/],  Asian Americans Advancing Justice [https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/press-release/voting-rights-groups-challenge-executive-order-mail-ballots-illegal-interference],  American Postal Workers Union [https://apwu.org/news/apwu-response-to-proposal-to-change-vote-by-mail/] Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State [https://www.eac.gov/voters/register-and-vote-in-your-state]  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [http://www.americandemocracyminute.org/] Subscribe for FREE [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/about-the-american-democracy-minute-radio-report-podcast/subscribe-to-the-american-democracy-minute-podcast/] at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #MailInVoting #VoteatHome #TrumpExecutiveOrder #USPS

Episode 1049: California Primary Mail-In Ballot Count Methodically Continues Amidst Trumped Up Fraud Accusations and U.S. DOJ Investigations

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 8, 2026 California Primary Mail-In Ballot Count Methodically Continues Amidst Trumped Up Fraud Accusations and U.S. DOJ Investigations It’s been a week since the California state primary, and election workers continue the methodical counting of mail-in ballots.  In a now familiar pattern, after President Donald Trump complained of “big cheating” in the election count, the U.S. Department of Justice announced election fraud investigations on June 5th. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today’s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [https://americandemocracyminute.org] Today’s Links Articles & Resources: CalMatters - Live California election results [https://calmatters.org/politics/elections/2026/06/california-primary-election-results-june-2026/] California Secretary of State - California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., Reminds Californians What to Expect During the Vote Count Process [https://www.sos.ca.gov/administration/news-releases-and-advisories/2026-news-releases-and-advisories/california-secretary-state-shirley-n-weber-phd-reminds-californians-what-expect-during-vote-count-process]  California Secretary of State - Vote by Mail (Absentee) Ballot Use 1962-2024 [https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/historical-absentee] Truth Social - June 4 Post by President Donald Trump Accusing Democrats of Voter Fraud [https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116690027934241490] The Guardian - Trump claims without proof Democrats are ‘trying to steal’ California primaries [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/04/trump-california-democrats-primaries] The New Republic - DOJ Investigates California for “Voter Fraud” in Middle of Election [https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/doj-investigates-california-voter-fraud-201251377.html] GV Wire - Letter from Gov. Gavin Newsom to Election Officials [https://gvwire.com/2026/05/06/newsom-urges-county-clerks-to-count-ballots-quickly-to-prevent-election-lies/] BBC - Here's why counting votes in California is taking so long [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2020jrpxz3o]  Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - In State of the Union Speech, Trump Pushes ‘SAVE America Act’, Voter ID, Proof of Citizenship and Ending Mail-In Ballots; Repeats Debunked Noncitizen Voting Claims [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/02/25/in-state-of-the-union-speech-trump-pushes-save-america-act-voter-id-proof-of-citizenship-and-ending-mail-in-ballots-repeats-debunked-noncitizen-voting-claims/] American Democracy Minute - Trump DOJ Says It Will Monitor Elections Nov. 4th in Five California Counties. Many Fear It’s a Voter Intimidation Tactic. [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2025/10/27/trump-doj-says-it-will-monitor-elections-nov-4th-in-five-california-counties-many-fear-its-a-voter-intimidation-tactic/] Groups Taking Action: Common Cause CA [https://www.commoncause.org/california/press/election-night-is-not-results-night-2/] Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [http://www.americandemocracyminute.org/] #NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #California #GavinNewsom #DonaldTrump #PrimaryElection #ElectionResults

Episode 1048: Unsigned SCOTUS Alabama Order May Make Intentional Discrimination Even Harder to Prove and Allow States to Ignore the Purcell Principle

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 5, 2026 Unsigned SCOTUS Alabama Order May Make Intentional Discrimination Even Harder to Prove and Allow States to Ignore the Purcell Principle We recently reported that the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority greenlighted Alabama’s return to its 2003 congressional district map, twice struck down by a lower court as intentionally discriminatory.  One election law expert calls it a “significant and very bad” decision. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today’s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [https://americandemocracyminute.org] Today’s Links Articles & Resources: U.S. Supreme Court - Order Allowing Alabama to use its discriminatory 2003 Map, overturning lower court [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a1314_7m58.pdf] U.S. District Court (via ACLU) -  Decision affirming Alabama's 2003 congressional map was intentionally discriminatory [https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/11/537-Order-granting-PI.pdf] Election Law Blog - Professor Rick Hasen, UCLA Law School  - Breaking: The Supreme Court, Over the Dissent of the 3 Liberal Justices, Allows Alabama to Use Maps that a Lower Court Found to Be Intentionally Discriminating Against Black Voters (Now Updated with Analysis–This is a Significant and Very Bad Ruling) [https://electionlawblog.org/?p=156541] Election Law Blog - Professor Travis Crum, Washington University School of Law - The Supreme Court Rewards Alabama’s Defiance [https://electionlawblog.org/?p=156546] Brennan Center for Justice - What the Supreme Court Gets Wrong About Democracy in the South [https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/what-supreme-court-gets-wrong-about-democracy-south] Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute -  The Purcell Principle, Often Used in the SCOTUS Shadow Docket, Will Be Argued in the Texas Gerrymandering Decision.  What is it? [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2025/11/25/the-purcell-principle-often-used-in-the-scotus-shadow-docket-will-be-argued-in-the-texas-gerrymandering-decision-what-is-it/] American Democracy Minute - U.S. Supreme Court Majority Greenlights Alabama’s 2023 Congressional Map, After a Lower Court Panel Said -Again- It Intentionally Discriminated [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/06/03/u-s-supreme-court-majority-greenlights-alabamas-2023-congressional-map-after-a-lower-court-panel-said-again-it-intentionally-discriminated/] Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State [https://www.eac.gov/voters/register-and-vote-in-your-state]  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [http://www.americandemocracyminute.org/] Subscribe for FREE [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/about-the-american-democracy-minute-radio-report-podcast/subscribe-to-the-american-democracy-minute-podcast/] at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #Alabama #USSupremeCourt #Milligan #RacialDiscrimination #ShadowDocket #VotingRightsAct