The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 20, 2026

Does Alabama’s U.S. Senator and Gubernatorial Candidate Tommy Tuberville Actually Live in Alabama? It’s Not a Ridiculous Question.
Does Alabama’s senior U.S. Senator and candidate for governor Tommy Tuberville actually live in Alabama? The question is not as far-fetched as it seems. One of Tuberville’s Republican rivals in the
state gubernatorial race alleges Tuberville lives most of his time at his multi-million dollar home in Santa Rosa Beach …. Florida.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

AL.com - Republican rival cites Tuberville’s flights to Florida in Alabama residency challenge
Washington Post - (2023) Tommy Tuberville: Florida’s third senator?
Alabama Reflector - Alabama GOP dismisses residency challenges against Tommy Tuberville, John Wahl
Alabama Secretary of State - Minimum Qualifications for Public Office
Alabama Constitution via BallotPedia - Article V, Sec. 117. Qualifications of governor and lieutenant governor; lieu- tenant governor ex officio president of senate.

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 #TommyTuberville #USSenate #ResidencyRequirements #Alabama #AlabamaConstitution #Florida

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 19, 2026

With U.S. Supreme Court Support for the Voting Rights Act Disappearing, the Maryland Assembly Considers the Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026

The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has steadily gutted Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters in recent decades. With few protections left, and a pending decision likely to make it worse, nine states have passed state VRAs. The Maryland Senate just advanced a portion of the Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

MDVRA - About the Maryland Voting Rights Act
NAACP Legal Defense Fund - The Maryland Voting Rights Act (MDVRA)
Maryland Assembly - SB 255 Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations
Maryland Assembly - HB 219 - Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Voter Intimidation and Suppression
Maryland Assembly - HB 584 Clean Maryland Democracy Amendment
National Conference of State Legislatures - State Voting Rights Acts

NAACP Legal Defense Fund - State Voting Rights Acts with Summary for Each State

Groups Taking Action:

MDVRA, Legal Defense Fund, Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause MD

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 Feb. 18, 2026

Democrats in Virginia & Maryland Race to Match GOP-Gerrymandered Congressional Seats, But It’s Far From a Done Deal.
An effort in Virginia and Maryland to match GOP-gerrymandered congressional seats in Texas and other states continues. A state supreme court decision in Virginia will allow a ballot measure to go to the voters, but Maryland’s efforts have met opposition in the state senate.

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Articles & Resources:
Virginia Mercury - (Jan. 27) Virginia court strikes down redistricting amendment headed for April ballot
Virginia Mercury - Supreme Court of Virginia greenlights redistricting referendum
Virginia Supreme Court - Order in Scott v. McDougal
Rep. Jamie Raskin - Rep. Jamie Raskin’s Letter to the Maryland General Assembly on the New Congressional Map
Politico - How Maryland Democrats are thwarting Wes Moore’s political ambitions

WBAL - Hakeem Jeffries to Bill Ferguson: 'Allow democracy to prevail' on redistricting in Maryland
Maryland Matters - Moore to set aside redistricting, focus on core goals in State of the State

Past ADM Reports on this Topic:

American Democracy Minute - (Jan 21) Redistricting Updates: CA GOP Appeals Prop 50 Maps to SCOTUS, VA Dems Push Constitutional Amendment, NH’s Bill Doomed, MD Stalemated
American Democracy Minute - (Jan 29) Virginia Court Decisions Block Democrat Mid-Decade Redistricting Amendment, and Restore Rights to Some Citizens Convicted of Felonies
American Democracy Minute - (Feb. 6) Without Comment, the U.S. Supreme Court Allows California Prop 50 Maps. What’s the Next Battle in the Gerrymandering Wars?

#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #MidDecadeRedistricting #TrumpGerrymandering #PartisanGerrymandering #Virginia #Maryland #WesMoore #BallotMeasure