American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Oct. 29, 2026

DOJ Now Asks Washington State to ‘Segregate’ Ballots from Over 400 Alleged Noncitizens. SOS Says Timing is to ‘Cast Unfounded Suspicion.’
With Washington State’s ballots already in the mail, the U.S. Department of Justice is asking the state to “segregate” mail-in ballots from 405 registered voters that DOJ says have voted illegally. Unlike California, there’s no threat of a lawsuit – yet.

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Articles & Resources

U.S. Department of Justice - Federal data shows hundreds of non-citizens registered to vote in Washington
WA Secretary of State Steve Hobbs - Statement about Washington’s safe and secure elections
Washington State Standard - Feds allege over 400 noncitizens vote in WA; Hobbs disputes data
Oregon Public Broadcasting - Election officials in Southwest Washington say operations are running smoothly despite challenges
Bipartisan Policy Center - Four Things to Know about Noncitizen Voting

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Ninth Circuit Panel Dismisses Demand for California to Set Aside Ballots for Flagged Voters on DOJ’s Purported Noncitizen Voter List

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 Oct. 28, 2026

Ninth Circuit Panel Dismisses Demand for California to Set Aside Ballots for Flagged Voters on DOJ’s Purported Noncitizen Voter List
A federal appeals court dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice demand October 27th that the State of California must set aside mail-in ballots for registered voters on a list of 20,000 purported noncitizens. The court cited multiple mistakes in DOJ’s case.

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Articles & Resources

U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA; SHIRLEY
WEBER, PH.D., in her official capacity as the California Secretary of State; DEAN LOGAN, in his official capacity as the County of Los Angeles RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk
Courthouse News Service - Ninth Circuit tosses Trump appeal in California election challenge

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Trump DOJ Escalates Fight with California Over Noncitizen Voters, Arrests 28 Green Card Holders Alleged to Have Registered to Vote or Have Voted

American Democracy Minute - What Happened to the 16,000 Nevada Noncitizen Voters Announced by Trump’s DHS Secretary in July? Turns Out There Weren’t Any.

Groups Taking Action:

Campaign Legal Center, LULAC, NAACP, Democracy Defenders Fund

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 Oct. 27, 2026

Voting Early Can Offer Flexibility, More Certainty, and Avoiding the Possible Intimidating Presence of Federal Agents and Poll Watchers on Election Day

Availability of early voting has expanded since 2000, with 97% of the U.S. population now having access to early in-person voting or mail-in ballots. What are the advantages of voting early?

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Articles & Resources

Center for Election Innovation and Research - The Expansion of Voting Before Election Day, 2000-2026
University of Florida Election Lab - 2026 Early Voting
National Conference of State Legislators - Ballot Drop Box Laws
Vote.org - Early Voting Calendar - See the Dates for Your State
Brennan Center for Justice - A Guide to Early Voting
NPR - What's behind the early voting surge? It's more than voter enthusiasm, expert says

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Americans Like Voting Early, and Other Lessons from the 2024 Election U.S. Election Assistance Commission Follow Up Report

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 Oct. 26, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Lower Courts, Citing Proximity to the Election, to Allow NH to Ban Use of Student IDs for Voting

In an unsigned order, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned two lower courts which had blocked enforcement of New Hampshire’s new law removing student IDs for voting. The decision cited the Purcell Principle, as changing rules too close to the election.

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Articles & Resources

U.S. Supreme Court - SCANLAN v. COALITION FOR OPEN DEMOCRACY
SCOTUSBlog - Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to restrict use of student IDs in voting
New Hampshire Bulletin – Citing security, Republicans push to exclude student ID cards from voting verification
NH Legislature – Text of House Bill 323

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - (January) New Hampshire Legislators Make Yet Another Attempt at Keeping Students from Voting, Further Tightening Voter ID Regulations
American Democracy Minute - (October) With Less Than a Month Before the Election, NH Students Still Don’t Know Whether They Can Use Their Student Photo IDs to Register and Vote

Groups Taking Action:

Coalition for Open Democracy, ACLU NH

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 Oct. 23, 2026

In a Dystopian Moment, U.S. Senators Call on U.S. DOJ to “Forgo any actions that would interfere with the lawful administration of the 2026 elections”
In a dystopian moment, three U.S. senators have sent a letter to the U.S. attorney general asking for the Department of Justice to “reaffirm its election non-interference policy,” and, “forgo any actions that would interfere with the lawful administration of the 2026 elections.”
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Articles & Resources

U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, Sheldon Whitehouse & Dick Durban - Letter to U.S. Attorney Todd Blanche on DOJ Election Interference
Axios - Blanche sidesteps questions on federal agents at polls
U.S. Senate - Testimony of FBI Director Kash Patel
U.S. Senate - Confirmation Testimony of Then Assistant AG Todd Blanche

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - With USPS Blocked from Mail-In Voter Verification, Pro-Democracy Groups Go to Court to Keep Armed Federal Agents Out of Polling Places

American Democracy Minute - Midterm Madness Week: ICE at Polling Places? The Administration Sends Mixed Messages; Some States are Advancing Laws to Limit or Prohibit It.

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 Oct. 22, 2026

Many Alleged Registered Noncitizen Voters Arrested in CA Sweep Don’t Recall Registering; DOJ Asks Court to Stop CA from Counting Ballots from Voters on Its Suspect List
There are more developments in the Trump administration’s arrests of noncitizens allegedly registered to vote in California. The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal court to set aside mail-in ballots from voters matching names on DOJ’s list of 20,000 alleged registered noncitizens.

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Articles & Resources

Los Angeles Times - California residents accused by feds of voter fraud react with shock, confusion and anger
Center for Election Innovation & Research - Claims of Noncitizen Registration or Voting: Analysis and Tracker
NPR - (2019) Some Noncitizens Do Wind Up Registered To Vote, But Usually Not On Purpose
U.S. District Court for Central California - DOJ Request to Block California from Counting Mail-In Ballots from Voters Matching Its Flagged List of 20,000 Names

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Trump DOJ Escalates Fight with California Over Noncitizen Voters, Arrests 28 Green Card Holders Alleged to Have Registered to Vote or Have Voted

American Democracy Minute - Having Failed to Compel California to Turn Over Its Voter Records, DOJ Demanded the State Find Its Own Noncitizen Registered Voters – In 48 Hours.

CalMatters - ‘Borders on the absurd.’ California fights Trump lawsuit to set aside 20,000 ballots

Groups Taking Action:

Common Cause and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

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 #California #NoncitizenVoters #TrumpDOJ

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Oct. 21, 2026

Trump DOJ Escalates Fight with California Over Noncitizen Voters, Arrests 28 Green Card Holders Alleged to Have Registered to Vote or Have Voted
The Department of Justice had already sued the State of California when the state did not cooperate with DOJ’s 48-hour deadline to verify 20,000 registered voters alleged to be noncitizens. Oct. 19th, DOJ escalated the confrontation by announcing the arrests of 28 green card holders, alleging they were registered to vote or had voted. Eleven have been charged.

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Articles & Resources

U.S. Department of Justice - Justice Department Charges 28 Foreign Nationals in California for Election Crimes
KCRA 3 - U.S. Justice Department Press Conference
CalMatters - Federal prosecutors charge 28 California green card holders with voting violations
ABC7 / AP - Justice Department charges more than 2 dozen in California sweep targeting alleged noncitizen voters
American Bar Association - Debunking the Voter Fraud Myth, Again

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Having Failed to Compel California to Turn Over Its Voter Records, DOJ Demanded the State Find Its Own Noncitizen Registered Voters – In 48 Hours.

American Democracy Minute - In State of the Union Speech, Trump Pushes ‘SAVE America Act’, Voter ID, Proof of Citizenship and Ending Mail-In Ballots; Repeats Debunked Noncitizen Voting Claims

Groups Taking Action:

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 Oct. 20, 2026

Elon Musk Settles 2024 Class Action Suit for an Allegedly Fixed $1M ‘Lottery’ Scheme. A Notably Less Flashy Musk Has Spent $276M in 2026.
According to multiple reports, Elon Musk is settling two class action lawsuits against him for telling voters who gave their personal information to his America PAC they were entered into a lottery for one of several $1 million dollar payouts. It turned out to not be a random drawing. The setback has not stopped Musk’s spending for the 2026 midterms

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Huffington Post - Elon Musk Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Duping Trump Supporters
Politico - Megadonors are powering Republicans’ spending advantage
CNN - Elon Musk settles fraud lawsuits over his $1 million giveaways to 2024 election voters

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Elon Musk and America PAC Face Prosecution for ‘Election Bribery’ for Million Dollar Check Giveaway During 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

American Democracy Minute - Federal Judge Won’t Dismiss Class Action Suit Against Elon Musk

Groups Taking Action:
Campaign Legal Center, Law Forward, Common Cause

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

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