May 18, 2026
[image: MD-Gov-Wes-Moore-Signs-Pro-Voter-Bills-Including-RCV-Rules-AI-In-Elections-20260519.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report for May 19, 2026 Timely to Dec. 31, 2026 Overshadowed by the stream of caustic gerrymandering and voter suppression bills nationwide, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed several pro-voter election bills May 12th. One bill includes the state’s first administrative rules for municipalities using ranked choice voting, and protections from election AI deep fakes.
🎧 𝟗𝟎-𝐒𝐞𝐜. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝, 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📣 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/05/18/amidst-caustic-anti-democracy-bills-nationwide-maryland-passes-positive-election-reforms-including-its-first-ranked-choice-voting-rules/
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