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

Voters Identifying as ‘Independent’ Reaches Record High Led by Younger Americans, Says New Gallup Poll
The number of Americans identifying as independents reached a new high, at the expense of both major parties. An updated Gallup tracking poll found 45% of respondents called themselves political independents, led by younger Americans.

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Articles & Resources:

Gallup - New High of 45% in U.S. Identify as Political Independents
Gallup - (2024 -Previous poll results) Independent Party ID Tied for High; Democratic ID at New Low
Pew Research - Party Affiliation Fact Sheet (NPORS)
ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy - (2017) Gamechangers? Independent Voters May Rewrite the Political Playbook
Unite America - Research Brief: Significant Share of Young Voters Are Independents

Groups Taking Action:

Independent Center, Independent Voter Project, Unite America

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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 Jan. 13, 2026

Trump’s Executive Order on Elections Handed Another Defeat, as Federal Court Upholds a State’s Right to Set Ballot Deadlines, Choose Methods
President Donald Trump’s executive order on elections took yet another hit January 9th, as a federal judge blocked portions of the order trying to dictate election and ballot deadlines, what voting systems can be used, and blocking federal funding for non-compliant states.

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Articles & Resources:

The White House - The White House – PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS
Brennan Center for Justice – The President’s Executive Order on Elections
American Democracy Minute - (April 2025) Federal Judge Blocks Proof of Citizenship Provisions in Trump Executive Order on Elections
American Democracy Minute - (June 2025) Second Federal Court Invalidates More of Trump’s Executive Order on Elections as Unconstitutional, Burdensome, and Likely to Disenfranchise
American Democracy Minute - (Nov. 2025) Federal Court in DC Issues Permanent Injunction on Part of Trump Executive Order on Elections; No to Changing Federal Registration Form
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON - Decision in State of Washington v. Trump
The Hill - Judge halts enforcement of Trump executive order against vote-by-mail

Groups Taking Action:

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

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 12, 2026

Missouri Secretary of State Tactics Attempt to Derail Citizen Repeal of Gerrymandered Congressional Map
January 6th, the Missouri Secretary of State disqualified one third of the qualifying signatures for a ballot initiative repealing a gerrymandered mid-decade congressional map. January 9th, his lawyer admitted in court that the state’s language for the ballot initiative was “likely to create prejudice.” It’s all part of an all-out effort to derail the pro-voter ballot measure.

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Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - (2025) After the SCOTUS Texas Congressional Gerrymandering Decision, Battles Continue in Missouri, Indiana and Florida
St. Louis Public Radio - (Oct. 2025) Redistricting foes blast Hanaway for trying to stop referendum on Missouri map
Denny Hoskins, Missouri Secretary of State - Setting the Record Straight on Ballot Language
PBS/AP - Opponents of Trump-backed redistricting in Missouri submit a petition to force a public vote
Missouri Independent - Denny Hoskins isn’t verifying one-third of signatures for vote on Missouri’s gerrymandered map
Missouri Independent - Denny Hoskins admits writing flawed ballot summary for Missouri gerrymandering referendum

Groups Taking Action:

People Not Politicians, ACLU Missouri, Campaign Legal 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 #Missouri #TrumpGerrymandering #FairMaps #PeopleNotPoliticiansMO #RacialGerrymandering

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 9th, 2026

FL Governor Ron DeSantis Calls April Special Session to Gerrymander More GOP Congressional Districts, Escalating Redistricting Fight
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called an April special session of the legislature with the intent of redrawing the state’s congressional districts, further escalating the gerrymandering wars started last summer by President Donald Trump. An estimated three to five additional GOP seats are expected.

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Articles & Resources:

BallotPedia - Florida Amendment 6, Congressional District Requirements Initiative (2010)
Florida Politics - (2022) Gov. DeSantis signals he won’t sign Legislature’s proposed congressional maps
ProPublica (2022) How Ron DeSantis Blew Up Black-Held Congressional Districts and May Have Broken Florida Law
American Democracy Minute - (2023) DeSantis Congressional Map Diluting Black Voting Power Heads to Florida Supreme Court After Being Upheld by Appeals Court
Bolts Magazine - Floridians Restricted Gerrymandering. Their Justices Are Retreating on Enforcing That.
Florida Phoenix - (2025) DeSantis says Florida ‘will be forced’ to redistrict because of pending U.S. Supreme Court decision
Florida Phoenix - Governor calls an April special session on redistricting

Groups Taking Action:

Commom Cause FL, Southern Poverty Law Center, Equal Ground

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 Jan. 8th, 2026

Motor-Voter Laws Have Helped Register Millions to Vote, But Accidentally Signed Up a Relative Small Number of Noncitizens. It’s Still a Big Success.
As a solution to declining voter registration rates, 24 states and the District of Columbia implemented automatic voter registration, also known as AVR or “motor-voter.” Mistakes including the registration of noncitizens have occurred, but it’s also resulted in helping millions more Americans register to vote.

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Articles & Resources:

NPR - Some Noncitizens Do Wind Up Registered To Vote, But Usually Not On Purpose
Univ. of St. Thomas Law - Driver’s Licenses for All Meets Automatic Voter Registration: A Recipe for Noncitizen Voter Fraud or a Pathway to Electoral Justice?
Texas Tribune - Texas counties are looking into “potential noncitizens” on voter rolls. Here’s what they’re finding.
Oregon Public Broadcasting - Hundreds of noncitizens were registered to vote in Oregon through state error
Oregon Capital Chronicle - Wrongly registered voters were a mistake, not a policy decision
Oregon Secretary of State - Following DMV review of all relevant records, Oregon Secretary of State identifies 9 potentially ineligible voters with improper registration records
Oregon Dept. of Transportation - After-Action Report Regarding Oregon Motor Voter Issues

MIT Election Data & Science Lab - Automatic voter registration

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

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#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #AVR #MotorVoter #VoterRegistration #Texas #Oregon

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

The Transcript of Former Jan. 6th Prosecutor Jack Smith’s Deposition to the House Judiciary Committee is Released. It’s an Interesting Read.
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee released the transcript of former Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s December 17th deposition defending his January 6th insurrection and Mar-a-Lago classified documents cases. The 255-page transcript released New Year’s eve shows Smith was convinced that President Donald Trump was responsible for the insurrection.

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Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - Assault on America’s Democratic Process: The January 6th, 2021 Insurrection by the Numbers
U.S. House Judiciary Committee via PBS - Transcript of Testimony by Former Special Prosecutor Jack Smith
Report of Special Prosecutor - Final Report of the Special Counsel Under 28 C.F.R. § 600.8

Congressional Research Service - The Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant: A Legal Introduction
NPR - NPR's Visual Archive of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
American Oversight - A Timeline of the Government’s Response on Jan. 6, 2021
ABC News - Timeline: Special counsel's probe into Trump's efforts to overturn 2020 election
Associated Press - A timeline of events leading to Donald Trump’s indictment in the classified documents case

Groups Taking Action:

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, C.R.E.W., 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 Jan. 6, 2026

While Texas Trumpets Finding Noncitizens on Its Voter Registration Rolls, the Reality is Less Clear, and Some May Even Be the State’s Fault
Comparing its registered voter list to the federal SAVE database, the State of Texas announced in October it found over 2,700 purported noncitizens on its voter rolls. An oversight by state officials may have accidentally inflated that number.

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Articles & Resources:

Brennan Center for Justice - Homeland Security’s “SAVE” Program Exacerbates Risks to Voters
American Democracy Minute - Class Action Suit by Voters Claims Personal Data Shared to the Trump Administration’s SAVE Database Violates the Privacy Act of 1974
Texas Secretary of State's Office - Texas Completes Citizenship Verifications in the SAVE Database
Texas Tribune - Texas counties are looking into “potential noncitizens” on voter rolls. Here’s what they’re finding.
Votebeat Texas - (2025) Hundreds of Texas voters flagged as potential noncitizens may have already proven their citizenship
Texas Tribune - (2025)Texas secretary of state refers 33 potential noncitizen voters for criminal investigation
NPR - (2019) Some Noncitizens Do Wind Up Registered To Vote, But Usually Not On Purpose

Groups Taking Action:

League of Women Voters TX

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 Jan. 5, 2026

Ohio Election Oversight Becomes More Partisan on Jan. 1; Utah Judge Allows Legislature to Appeal Replacement Fair Congressional Map
We have state updates today, both with significant implications for voters. Ohio replaced its independent election commission with an “election integrity” commission under the control of the Secretary of State. A Utah judge will allow the legislature to appeal the state’s court-mandated congressional district map, which replaced the legislature’s unconstitutional map last year.

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Articles & Resources:

Ohio Capital Journal - New Ohio Election Integrity Commission begins to take shape
American Democracy Minute - (2024) Polling Shows Ohio Voters Lean Toward Passing Citizen-Led Redistricting Commission Ballot Measure, Despite Disinformation from State Officials
American Democracy Minute - Utah Judge Rejects Legislature’s Gerrymandered Congressional Map, Choosing a Map Which Follows the State Constitution Instead
Utah News Dispatch - Utah redistricting: Judge allows Legislature to appeal one of her rulings to Utah Supreme Court

Groups Taking Action:

Common Cause OH, League of Women Voters UT, Mormon Women for Ethical Government, Campaign Legal 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 #Ohio #Utah #FrankLaRose #FairMaps #Gerrymandering #OHSecretaryofState