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Electoral Count Reform Act Passes; ADM Reviews Democracy Wins & Losses for 2022

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022

This week, we’re going to recap some of the 2022 democracy wins and losses around the U.S. The Center for Public Integrity reports that 26 states, quote “worsened equity in voting and representation. Twenty states and Washington, DC improved access to elections, and four other states didn’t change much.

2023 Texas Bills Propose More Restrictions, Penalties, Oversight, and an Election Police Force

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022

It’s not yet January and the 2023 election and voting bills are already piling up in Texas like tumbleweeds. Many of these bills are designed to prevent voter fraud, which already is as rare in Texas as the Jackalope.

The State of Florida Arrests Felons Who Voted Given Voter Registration Cards Issued to Them . . . . By the State of Florida

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

Let’s say you’re a felon, but you’re allowed to register to vote and handed a voting card by a state official. So that means you can vote, right? But in August, Florida’s new election police force started making voter fraud arrests of people who had been improperly issued voting information cards by the State of Florida.

ADM for May 2, 2022: FL Gov. Desantis Signs SB 524, Creating “Election Police” to Seek Out Election Fraud

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022

We're headed to Florida, land of sunshine, alligators and Governor Ron Desantis, who last week signed SB 524 into law, another in a string of voter suppression laws using unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud as a pretext.