The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 16, 2026

Federal Panel Allows California’s Gerrymandered Counterpunch to Five More GOP Congressional Seats in Texas. Will a Politicized SCOTUS Block It?
January 14th, a 9th Circuit federal court panel rejected a GOP claim that California’s new congressional districts were racially gerrymandered. The court said the Proposition 50 maps, created as a counterpunch to gerrymandering in Texas, were manipulated for partisan, not racial reason.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - (Dec. 2025) U.S. Supreme Court Majority Embraces Texas Redistricting, Ignores District Court Panel Racial Gerrymandering Findings
CalMatters - Proposition 50 passed in California. Here’s what you missed
U.S. DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (Via Democracy Docket) - Order in DAVID TANGIPA, et al., Plaintiffs, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. GAVIN NEWSOM, in his official capacity
as the Governor of California, et al.,

American Democracy Minute - (Nov. 2025) The Purcell Principle, Often Used in the SCOTUS Shadow Docket, Will Be Argued in the Texas Gerrymandering Decision. What is it?

Groups Taking Action:

Common Cause, FairVote, League of Women Voters

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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 Jan. 15, 2026

New Hampshire Legislators Make Yet Another Attempt at Keeping Students from Voting, Further Tightening Voter ID Regulations
New Hampshire legislators are making another attempt to end the use of student IDs as voter identification, claiming such IDs were prone to fraud and advancing a bill to further narrow acceptable options. Such fraud is almost non-existent, and pro-voter groups say it’s partisan voter suppression.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - (2025) Voter Suppression Bills Aimed at College Students Pushed (Again) by the NH Legislature
New Hampshire Bulletin - Citing security, Republicans push to exclude student ID cards from voting verification
NH Legislature - Text of House Bill 323
NH Legislature - Text of CACR 4
NH Municipal Association - (2018) Voter Registration Law Changes: Senate Bill 3
New Hampshire Bulletion - (2021) In blow to state’s Republicans, Supreme Court strikes down voter registration law
Democratic Erosion Consortium - The Dangers of Disenfranchising College Students in New Hampshire

Groups Taking Action:

Open Democracy Action, League of Women Voters NH, NH Youth Movement

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

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

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#StudentVoters

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 14, 2026

Voters Identifying as ‘Independent’ Reaches Record High Led by Younger Americans, Says New Gallup Poll
The number of Americans identifying as independents reached a new high, at the expense of both major parties. An updated Gallup tracking poll found 45% of respondents called themselves political independents, led by younger Americans.

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Articles & Resources:

Gallup - New High of 45% in U.S. Identify as Political Independents
Gallup - (2024 -Previous poll results) Independent Party ID Tied for High; Democratic ID at New Low
Pew Research - Party Affiliation Fact Sheet (NPORS)
ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy - (2017) Gamechangers? Independent Voters May Rewrite the Political Playbook
Unite America - Research Brief: Significant Share of Young Voters Are Independents

Groups Taking Action:

Independent Center, Independent Voter Project, Unite America

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

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

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