Secretary of State

ADM for Aug 6, 2026: Missouri Voters Block GOP’s Attempt to Change Ballot Measure Rules; State SOS Blocks Nov. Measure Trying to Overturn Legislature’s Racially-Gerrymandered Congressional Map

Brian Beihl August 11, 2026

[image: MO-GOP-Changes-to-Ballot-Initiatives-Fail-Measure-to-Repeal-of-Congress-Maps-Blocked-20260806.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 6, 2026...

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ADM for May 21, 2026: Missouri SOS Still Apparently Scheming to Derail November Ballot Initiative to Overturn New Gerrymandered Congressional Map Splitting Kansas City

Brian Beihl May 20, 2026

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ADM for April 21, 2026: The Trump DOJ Demands 2024 Voting Records from Detroit and Wayne County. Michigan’s AG Says the Justification is Baseless.

Brian Beihl April 20, 2026

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ADM for Jan. 12, 2026: Missouri Secretary of State Tactics Attempt to Derail Citizen Repeal of Gerrymandered Congressional Map

Brian Beihl January 11, 2026

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ADM for Oct. 31, 2025: Ohio Secretary of State Refers 1,200 Alleged Illegal Voting Cases to U.S. DOJ. His Track Record is Less Than Stellar

Brian Beihl October 30, 2025

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ADM for June 6, 2025: Iowa Gov. Signs Bill Banning Ranked Choice Voting, Raising Bar for Third Parties, and Allowing Poll Workers to Challenge Citizenship Status of Voters

Brian Beihl June 5, 2025

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ADM for Dec. 2, 2024: Citizen Ballot Initiatives Help Voters Bypass Extreme Legislatures. But Expect More Attempts to Block Those Initiatives in 2025

Brian Beihl December 23, 2024

[image: Direct-Democracy-Block-State-Legislatures-2025.png] The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 24, 2024...

ADM for Oct. 16, 2024: Polling Shows Ohio Voters Lean Toward Passing Citizen-Led Redistricting Commission Ballot Measure, Despite Disinformation from State Officials

Brian Beihl October 15, 2024

[image: OH-Issue-One-Polling-Well-Despite-Disinformation.png] The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 16, 2024...

ADM for Oct. 11, 2024: Sensing a Threat to Their Power, Idaho GOP Leaders Use Every Lever to Stop Open Primaries & Ranked Choice Citizen Ballot Initiative

Brian Beihl October 10, 2024

[image: ID-Proposition-1-Open-Primaries-Ranked-Choice.png] The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 11, 2024...

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ADM for Sept. 20, 2024: Alabama SOS Sweeps Up Naturalized Citizens In Move to Root Out Supposed Noncitizen Voters, Spurs Lawsuit

Brian Beihl September 19, 2024

[image: AL-Noncitizen-Voter-Purge-Sweeps-Up-Naturalized-Citizens.png] The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Sept. 20, 2024...