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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Today’s Links

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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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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Today’s Links

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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