The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Nov. 21, 2025

Kansas AG Kobach Announces Noncitizen Voting Charges Against Local Mayor, and Promises “Hundreds More” Prosecutions. It’s Highly Unlikely.

Charges of illegal noncitizen voting have been filed by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach against a respected local mayor, who just won reelection with 83% of the vote. The politically ambitious Kobach promises “hundreds” more prosecutions. It’s highly unlikely.

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Articles & Resources:

Kansas Reflector - Kansas mayor charged with alleged voter fraud; state leader says ‘hundreds’ more cases expected
Topeka Capital Journal - Kansas officials believe illegal voting case is first of many
Kansas Attorney General's Office - Kobach, Schwab announce charges in voter fraud case
Kansas SOS Office - Secretary Schwab and Attorney General Kobach announce voter fraud charges - FULL Press Conference
Brennan Center for Justice - Noncitizen Voting Is Already Illegal — and Vanishingly Rare
Cato Institute - (2020) Noncitizens Don’t Illegally Vote in Detectable Numbers

Cato Institute - (2024) Illegal Alien Voting Isn’t Swaying Federal Elections

ProPublica - (2018) How the Case for Voter Fraud Was Tested — and Utterly Failed

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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 Nov. 20, 2025

Trump-Requested Texas Congressional District Gerrymandering Blocked by Federal Court Panel
In June, President Donald Trump asked Texas to redistrict and deliver five additional congressional seats before the 2026 midterm, igniting a multi-state gerrymandering arms race. Nov. 18th, a federal court ruling halted the new districts and said “substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map.”

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Articles & Resources:

Politico - Trump on Texas redistricting: ‘We are entitled to 5 more seats’
American Democracy Minute - (Sept) Texas Senate Republicans Approve Gerrymandered Congressional Map; California Democrats Pass Bill to Put Retaliatory Maps on the Ballot
League of United Latin American Citizens (via Democracy Docket) - Complaint Alleging Racially Gerrymandered Districts in 2025 Maps (1 of 4 complaints from pro-voter groups)
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas - El Paso - MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GRANTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Texas Tribune - Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms

Groups Taking Action:

LULAC, MALDEF, NAACP Legal Defense Fund

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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 Nov. 19, 2025

Utah Judge Who Struck Down ‘Extreme Gerrymander’ Threatened with Impeachment and Violence; Florida Redistricting Starts December 4

The Utah judge who struck down the state legislature’s proposed congressional map as “an extreme gerrymander” has faced threats of impeachment - and violence. Florida’s legislature scheduled its initial congressional redistricting committee meeting for Dec. 4th.

Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute – Utah Judge Rejects Legislature’s Gerrymandered Congressional Map, Choosing a Map Which Follows the State Constitution Instead

Utah News Dispatch – Utah judge faces impeachment threats after ordering congressional map with 1 Democratic seat

Utah News Dispatch – Utah judiciary issues rare statement addressing threats against judge in redistricting case

Utah Bar Association – Utah State Bar Statement on Call to Impeach Judge Gibson

Utah Judiciary – UTAH JUDICIARY RESPONDS TO THREATS IN REDISTRICTING CASE

Florida Politics – Florida House moves forward with meeting on redrawing Florida’s congressional lines

WJHG – Redistricting committee expected to meet in December

BallotPedia – Florida Fair Districts Now Amendments 5 & 6

Groups Taking Action:

League of Women Voters UT, Mormon Women for Ethical Government, Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause FL,

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#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #FairMaps #Florida #Utah #BetterBoundaries #Proposition 4 #TrumpGerrymandering

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Nov. 18, 2025

Though the President Pardoned Loyalists for 2020 Election Subversion, State Cases Against Fake Electors Revived in Georgia and Nevada

We recently reported that President Donald Trump pardoned many of the fake electors in the scheme to overturn the 2020 Presidential election. But state cases in Georgia and Nevada have just been rekindled.

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Articles & Resources:

Georgia Recorder - (2022) UPDATED Trump’s fake electors: Here’s the full list
American Democracy Minute - (2024) 2020 Fake Elector Scheme Investigations Grind On in Michigan, Nevada and Georgia, and Arizona
American Democracy Minute - President Donald Trump Pardons Many of His Accomplices Accused of Trying to Overturn the 2020 Election
Politico - Nevada Supreme Court revives criminal case over Trump elector gambit
Georgia Recorder - New prosecutor tapped to take over Georgia election interference case against Trump
The Guardian - Georgia prosecutor to take over last remaining criminal case against Trump
CBS News Atlanta - Judge officially drops 3 charges in Georgia's Trump 2020 election interference case

Groups Taking Action:

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Protect Democracy,

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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 Nov. 17, 2025

Congressional Gerrymandering Arms Race Updates: Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, California and Florida
We have updates on the congressional midterm gerrymandering arms race from Indiana, Missouri, Kansas,and California. Florida, which has been on the sidelines so far, may enter the fray soon.

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Articles & Resources:
Indiana Capital Chronicle - Indiana Republican senators reject Trump’s redistricting push; won’t convene in December
Missouri Independent - Judge hears arguments over legality of gerrymandered Missouri congressional map
Missouri Independent - National Republicans gear up to fight referendum on Missouri congressional map
NPR - In Kansas and elsewhere, some state lawmakers are skeptical of the redistricting rush
Kansas Reflector - Kansas Republicans’ effort to redraw state maps isn’t over, just delayed, leadership says
U.S. Justice Department - Justice Department Sues Governor Gavin Newsom for California’s Race-Based Redistricting Plan
Florida Politics - ‘Stay tuned’: Ron DeSantis still expects Congressional redistricting

Groups Taking Action:

Common Cause, FairVote, League of Women Voters

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 #Gerrymandering #CaliforniaPolitics #MissouriPolitics #KansasPolitics #FloridaPolitics #Indiana Politics #DonaldTrump #Midterms

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Nov. 14, 2025

Can Mail-In Ballots, Eligible in Every Other Way, Be Counted if They Arrive After Election Day? The Question will be Heard in the U.S. Supreme Court
Mail-in ballots are increasingly popular with voters. But when the U.S. Postal Service doesn’t deliver an otherwise eligible mail-in ballot in time by no fault of the voter, should it still be counted? The U.S. Supreme Court just accepted a case which could potentially disenfranchise those voters.

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Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - What’s Ahead for 2025: Mississippi Case Challenging the Counting of Mail-In Ballots After Election Day Likely Headed to U.S. Supreme Court
American Democracy Minute - (July) Americans Like Voting Early, and Other Lessons from the 2024 Election U.S. Election Assistance Commission Follow Up Report
U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals - Opinion in Watson v. Republican National Committee
U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals - Rejection of En Banc Rehearing, Including Dissents
Mississippi Today - U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Mississippi mail-in ballots case
National Conference of State Legislatures - Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Mail Ballot Deadlines
SCOTUS Blog - Justices agree to decide major election law case

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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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Nov. 13, 2025

Utah Judge Rejects Legislature’s Gerrymandered Congressional Map, Choosing a Map Which Follows the State Constitution Instead

In October, the Utah legislature proposed yet another gerrymandered Congressional map which violated state constitutional rules for redistricting. Nov. 10th, the judge overseeing the case rejected the legislature’s map, choosing a constitutionally-compliant one instead.

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Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - (2024) Utah Voters Fought Back After Their Fair Voting Districts Constitutional Amendment was Gutted by an Anti-Voter Legislature. They Won.
American Democracy Minute - After Losing in Court and at the Polls, Utah Legislature Approves Nov. Ballot Measure to Veto or Alter Citizen Ballot Measures to Protect Its Power
American Democracy Minute - Judge Orders Utah to Immediately Draw New Congressional Map, After the Legislature Circumvented the Voters – and the State Constitution
Utah News Dispatch - Redistricting ruling: Utah judge picks plaintiffs’ congressional map, blocks Legislature’s

Groups Taking Action:

League of Women Voters UT, Mormon Women for Ethical Government, Campaign Legal Center

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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 Nov. 12, 2025

Court Case Defending Maine’s Limit on Contributions to Super PACs Gets Unlikely Allies: Billionaires
Maine voters approved a ballot question limiting contributions to a Super PAC to $5,000 dollars in 2024. It was overturned by a federal district court, but it’s now headed to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals with some unlikely allies: Billionaires.

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Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - (2024) Maine Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Limits to Individual Contributions to SuperPACs, and Lay the Groundwork for SCOTUS Case
American Democracy Minute - (July) A Maine Ballot Initiative Limiting State Contributions to SuperPACs was Also Ruled Unconstitutional. This One, However, Might Reach SCOTUS.
Open Secrets - Federal judge blocks voter-approved Maine law capping super PAC contributions
U.S. First District Court of Appeals - BRIEF OF MARK CUBAN, WILLIAM VON MUEFFLING, STEVE JURVETSON,
VIN RYAN, AND REID HOFFMAN AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS AND REVERSAL
Sportico - Mark Cuban Joins Legal Fight Against Dark Money and Super PACs
Maine Morning Star - Latest filings in campaign finance court battle argue Maine has legal right to regulate super PACs
Equal Citizens - Outline of the case by former Acting Solicitor Neal K. Katyal

Groups Taking Action:

American Promise, Citizens to End SuperPACs, Equal Citizens

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#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #EndCitizensUnited #BigMoneyCorruption #SuperPACs #Maine