The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 26, 2024

If You Want to Vote this Fall, You’ll Need to Be Registered. To Register, You Need to Be Prepared, and Time is Running Out.
If you want to vote this fall and you’re not registered, it’s time to get busy. Fifteen states require a citizen to register 30 days prior to an election. And a recent study showed 9% of Americans don’t have ready access to the documents required. Here’s what you need.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State
USA Vote Foundation - Registration, Eligibility, State Election Office Links
Vote.Gov - Register to Vote in Your State
Vote.Org – Check Your Registration to Vote
National Conference of State Legislatures - Voter Registration Deadlines
Brennan Center for Justice - Millions of Americans Don’t Have Documents Proving Their Citizenship Readily Available

Groups Taking Action:
Rock the Vote, Mi Familia Vota, Black Voters Matter, League of Women Voters Vote 411, Brennan Center for Justice, ACLU, Center for Voter Information, Native Vote, APIAVote

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 25, 2024

Signatures for Ohio Citizen-Led Redistricting Ballot Measure Certified; Ohio Disabled Absentee Voters Win in Federal Court
Two significant wins for Ohio voters, with signatures certified for a citizen-led redistricting commission ballot measure, and a federal court ruling striking down a portion of a state voter suppression law.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
American Democracy Minute - Following Three Chaotic Years of Politician-Run Redistricting, Ohio Organizers Submit Ballot Measure Signatures for Citizen-Led Commission
Ohio Capital Journal - Signatures certified: Ohio anti-gerrymandering amendment on its way to November ballot
Democracy Docket - Ohio’s New Voter Suppression Law Unpacked
Ohio Capital Journal - Federal judge scraps Ohio’s narrow list of helpers for disabled voters
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, EASTERN DIVISION - Ruling in League of Women Voters v. Ohio Sec. of State Frank LaRose and the Republican National Committee

Groups Taking Action:
Citizens Not Politicians, League of Women Voters Ohio, ACLU Ohio

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 24, 2024

Claims of Widespread Voting by Undocumented Immigrants Might Be Red Meat for the Base, But It’s Complete Nonsense.

At the Republican National Convention, Sen. Ted Cruz claimed that Democrats tolerated illegal immigration so noncitizens would fraudulently vote. Such claims might rile up the GOP base, but they are patently false.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
Brennan Center for Justice - Myth of Noncitizen Voting
Democracy Docket -Debunking the Myths Surrounding Noncitizen Voting
Washington Post - (Possible paywall) The truth about noncitizen voting in federal elections
NPR - Conservatives are warning about noncitizens voting. It's a myth with a long history
Only Citizens Vote Coalition - Cleta Mitchell's allegations of noncitizen voting
Cato Institute - Noncitizens Don’t Illegally Vote in Detectable Numbers
Brennan Center for Justice - (2017) Noncitizen Voting: The Missing Millions

Groups Taking Action:
Common Cause, Anti-Defamation League, NAACP Legal Defense Fund

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