The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 16, 2026

Can President Trump Mandate Voter ID for the Midterms? He May Try, But the U.S. Constitution Says He Doesn’t Have the Authority.
In a social media post February 13th, President Donald Trump threatened an executive order mandating voter ID for the 2026 midterm elections, “whether approved by Congress or not!” He may try, but the U.S. Constitution says he doesn’t have the authority.

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Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - An Amped Up SAVE Act, the SAVE America Act, Passes the U.S. House and Heads to the Senate. Its Restrictions Could Disenfranchise Millions.
President Donald Trump - Truth Social Post Claiming He Would Require Voter ID
The Hill - Trump floats executive order on voter ID if SAVE Act stalls in Senate
American Democracy Minute - It’s Groundhog Day All Over Again: Trump Executive Order on Elections Loses Again on Constitutional Grounds
The U.S. Constitution - Article I, Section 4 Congress, Clause 1 Elections Clause
The Brookings Institution - Does President Trump have the authority to ‘nationalize’ voting?

Groups Taking Action:

Campaign Legal Center, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of Women Voters US, National Partnership for New Americans

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 Feb. 13, 2026

An Amped Up SAVE Act, the SAVE America Act, Passes the U.S. House and Heads to the Senate. Its Restrictions Could Disenfranchise Millions.

Last year’s version of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE Act, died in the U.S. Senate. This year’s versions, the SAVE America Act and the Make Elections Great Again, or MEGA Act, are even more restrictive. The SAVE America Act just passed the U.S. House.

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Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - (2025) Bill Which Could Disenfranchise Millions, the SAVE Act, Passes the U.S. House; Unlikely to Pass the Senate
Brennan Center for Justice - New SAVE Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From Voting
Campaign Legal Center - What You Need to Know About the SAVE Act
US Congress - H.R.7296 - SAVE America Act
US Congress - H.R.7300 - Make Elections Great Again Act
The Cato Institute - “MEGA” Bill Supersizes the Federal Government’s Role in Election Administration
WGME - Fact Check Team: MEGA Act vs. SAVE Act, the latest push for stricter voting rules
The 19th - House passes elections overhaul bill that could make it harder for married women to vote

Groups Taking Action:

Declaration for American Democracy, ACLU US, League of Women Voters US, Bipartisan Policy Center

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 Feb. 12, 2026

Affidavit Used to Obtain the Search Warrant for Fulton County FBI Raid Originated with Trump 2020 Campaign Lawyer

Feb. 11th, a federal court unsealed the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant to seize Fulton County, Georgia’s 2020 ballots and election documents. The affidavit notes that “the FBI criminal investigation originated from a referral sent by Kurt Olsen, Presidentially appointed Director of Election Security and Integrity” - and a 2020 Trump campaign lawyer.

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Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - (Oct. 2025) Lawyer Advising Trump During January 6th Appointed to Rehash the President’s 2020 Election Fraud Claims
American Democracy Minute - Fulton County, Georgia Sues to Get Their Ballots Back, See the DOJ Affidavit Used to Convince the Judge to Issue a Search Warrant
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia - Application and Affidavit for Search Warrant
Politico - Justification unsealed for FBI’s seizure of 2020 Fulton County ballots

Groups Taking Action:

ACLU GA, League of Women Voters GA

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

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

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American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 11, 2026

Proof of Citizenship: Trial Begins on Strict NH Law; FL Bill Advances; VA Bill Ends Searches for Registered Noncitizens 90 Days Before the Election
We have important state updates on proof of citizenship legislation in New Hampshire and Florida, and a bill in Virginia to keep eligible voters from being disenfranchised during purges of noncitizens from voter rolls.

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Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - (2024) NH Voter Suppression Bill Eliminates Sworn Affidavits for Voter Registration, Demanding Citizenship Documents for Otherwise Qualified Voters. It Could Disenfranchise Thousands.
ACLU NH - Coalition for Open Democracy v. Scanlon
New Hampshire Public Radio - Trial begins over fate of NH’s proof-of-citizenship voter law
New Hampshire Bulletin - Plaintiffs argue NH voter citizenship law an unlawful burden, in first day of two-week trial
Florida Phoenix - Bill requiring new FL voters to prove U.S. citizenship clears first committee
American Democracy Minute - (2024) U.S. Supreme Court Allows Virginia to Purge of Alleged Non Citizen Voters Only Days Before the Election, Ignoring Established Federal Law. Eligible Voters Were on the List, Too.
Virginia Mercury - Senate moves to strengthen protections against voter roll purges
Center for Election Innovation and Research - Three reasons non-citizen voting is a myth—no matter what you’ve heard​

Groups Taking Action:

ACLU NH, Coalition for Open Democracy, All Voting is Local FL, Southern Poverty Law Center, Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights

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

With Election Disinformation Again on the Rise, Bipartisan Policy Groups Remind Americans that Elections are Secure, Accurate and Transparent
Disinformation claiming rigged elections and widespread illegal voting is on the rise. A new explainer from three prominent bipartisan policy groups shows how our state procedures, preparation and infrastructure keep our elections secure.

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Articles & Resources:

Bipartisan Policy Center / R Street / Institute for Responsive Government - United in Security: How Every State Protects Your Vote in 2026
Protect Democracy - Voter list maintenance, explained
Brennan Center for Justice - Election Security Resources
Issue One - Understanding and mitigating election official turnover to build election workforce resiliency

Groups Taking Action:

Bipartisan Policy Center, R Street, Institute for Responsive Government, Protect Democracy

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 Feb. 9, 2026

Fulton County, Georgia Sues to Get Their Ballots Back, See the DOJ Affidavit Used to Convince the Judge to Issue a Search Warrant
Fulton County, GA has filed a complaint against the Trump Department of Justice for having seized as many as 700 boxes of securely stored ballots and election records during an FBI raid on January 28th. They want their ballots back.

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Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - (Jan 29) FBI Raids Fulton County, GA Election Office, Seizing Ballots and Documents in Apparent Pursuit of 2020 Presidential Election Fraud
Cornell Law School- Rule 41. Search and Seizure
Georgia Recorder - Fulton County officials file lawsuit seeking return of 2020 ballots taken during FBI raid
WXIA - Full Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts press conference on motion to recover 2020 election records
Brennan Center for Justice - Trump Administration Escalates Election Meddling by Seizing 2020 Voting Records in Georgia
American Democracy Minute - In Stunning Statement, a U.S. President Suggests ‘Republicans Ought to Nationalize the Voting.’
ABC News - Trump posts discredited conspiracy theories following seizure of 2020 ballots in Georgia

Groups Taking Action:

ACLU GA, League of Women Voters GA

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 Feb. 6, 2026

Without Comment, the U.S. Supreme Court Allows California Prop 50 Maps. What’s the Next Battle in the Gerrymandering Wars?

Without comment February 4th, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal from the California GOP to block the state’s Proposition 50 congressional redistricting as racially gerrymandered. What’s next in the Trump gerrymandering wars?

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Articles & Resources:

U.S. Supreme Court - Complaint in Emergency Appeal from California GOP
American Democracy Minute - Updates on Two Pending U.S. Supreme Court Democracy Cases: California’s Prop 50 Redistricting, and Mississippi’s Mail Ballot Deadline
U.S. Supreme Court - ORDER IN PENDING CASE 25A839 TANGIPA, DAVID, ET AL. V. NEWSOM, GOV. OF CA, ET AL
SCOTUSBlog - Supreme Court allows California to use congressional map benefitting Democrats
American Democracy Minute - FL Governor Ron DeSantis Calls April Special Session to Gerrymander More GOP Congressional Districts, Escalating Redistricting Fight
Politico - Virginia Supreme Court will hear redistricting challenge
Maryland Matters - Redistricting bill sails through House, faces troubled waters in the Senate

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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 Feb. 5, 2026

Updates on Two Pending U.S. Supreme Court Democracy Cases: California’s Prop 50 Redistricting, and Mississippi’s Mail Ballot Deadline
We have updates on two important U.S. Supreme Court cases we’ve been following. Submitted briefs are complete in the GOP emergency challenge to California’s midterm congressional redistricting; and a March date has been set for oral arguments in Mississippi’s mail ballot deadline case.

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Articles & Resources:

U.S. District Court (via Democracy Docket) – California Republican Party Plaintiff’s Lower Court Complaint
U.S. District Court (via Democracy Docket) – DOJ Civil Rights Division Intervening Complaint
American Democracy Minute - (2025) Federal Panel Allows California’s Gerrymandered Counterpunch to Five More GOP Congressional Seats in Texas. Will a Politicized SCOTUS Block It?
U.S. Supreme Court - California Republican Party Emergency Appeal

American Democracy Minute - (2024) Fringe Federal Court Ruling Invalidating the Counting of Mail-In Ballots in Mississippi After Election Day is Challenged by Pro-Voter Groups
American Democracy Minute - (2025) Ohio Joins Kansas in Eliminating Grace Periods for Mail-In Ballots; A 2026 Mississippi SCOTUS Case Could Eliminate Them Nationwide

Groups Taking Action:
Vet Voice Foundation, Mississippi Alliance for Retired Americans

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

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