Fix Democracy First hosts a weekly Democracy Happy Hour on Wednesdays @ 5-6:30pm PT. Grab a drink and join us and learn about the latest democracy efforts, challenges, solutions, as well upcoming events and actions.

This is a recurring event. You only have to register once. Register here.

Digital Democracy Project

With Cassie Clayton

Meeting resources

• Speaker View Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/em9hh4wGuEkbedKhiuCSe_goemhsJag19mpCEz_wKI1AK4J9KRtjFkA4q_JJ7biBeliqOUxmp-coRDHs.O06gtKRwDf9me-aS
• Gallery View Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/5hHJS5xClNALfXfHfzPWMdt-f0EfBo3u9_91wSWzZFpUhJqeLm0ZzRwuFdFb341re7C6WjpEL8GW5kBW.TwLZirF2bLHL4JpR
• Chat file (will download directly to your computer): https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/sdownload/vpoj7OuIsX3iaxLmNA4QjA1GGSp9QDhc-sAjV3CQ_ZTy4s9Z9lEK4yB5-_gEHhxyC-OrqJYskQNWgEEW.6quQxXmKprwR_5ra
• Closed Caption file (will download directly to your computer): https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/sdownload/1Wdby1I1hFA1sV-R0ApHWtNwIGJ67xqgc48kNvrtey1ynfERXGnrkfevLx-c9YxwFU3p7xMJS6TG_JoN.7uGF_vCA73yYGZsl

Meeting links

Digital Democracy Project - https://digitaldemocracyproject.org/

• How to connect with Digital Democracy Project - DDP Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/digitaldemocracyproject
• Enroll - https://digitaldemocracyproject.org/vote
• Desktop Voting - https://app.webvoatz.com/en/home
• FAQs - https://digitaldemocracyproject.org/faq

FDF Links

• Fix Democracy First - https://www.fixdemocracyfirst.org/
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Democracy Happy Hour Upcoming Topics/Schedule

• Mar 25 - Leaving MAGA with Rich Logis
• Apr 1 - NO Democracy Happy Hour this week
• Apr 15 -  Rhizome: Building Youth Collective Power with Jacob Banobi, Co-Founder/CEO
• Apr 22 -  Leaving MAGA with Rich Logis, Founder
• Apr 29 - Final DHH with Cindy - Open Discussion

Actions and events

Actions

• Impeach Trump. Again. - https://www.impeachtrumpagain.org/. Sign the Petition: https://www.impeachtrumpagain.org/#action
• Sign & Share our WA Citizen Resolution to UNDO Citizens United - https://bit.ly/WA-Undo-Citizens-United

Events

• NO KINGS Day on March 28th, https://www.nokings.org
  • No Kings - Trainings & Calls - https://www.nokings.org/trainings
• The Inquisitor Online Screening Event – Sunday, March 22nd @ 3 pm PT/6 pm ET The film tells the story of Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman from the South elected to Congress. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-inquisitor-online-screening-event-tickets-1983749481099

Democracy in the News

Resources

• The Anti-Corruption Tracker: Mapping the Erosion of Oversight and Accountability - https://www.justsecurity.org/117267/anti-corruption-tracker/
• Follow the Money. Find Your Candidate's Conflict of Interest. - https://integrityindex.us/
• How You Can Protect Democracy - 29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect democracy - https://protectdemocracy.org/how-to-protect-democracy
• Iran War Live Updates - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/18/world/iran-war-news-trump-oil
• Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions - https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/
• State of Emergency - Democracy, Civil Rights & Progress Under Attack  - https://stateofblackamerica.org/sites/default/files/2025-07/NUL-SOBA-Executive%20Summary-2025-web%20%281%29%20%281%29.pdf
• The People's Hub For Grassroots Democracy Organizing  - https://www.usgrassroots.org/
• The SAVE Act: Overview and Facts - https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-save-act-overview-and-facts/
• Timeline of the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Undermine Elections - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/timeline-trump-administrations-efforts-undermine-elections
• Timeline: Tracking the Trump Justice Department’s Anti-Voting Shift - https://www.democracydocket.com/timeline-tracking-the-trump-justice-departments-anti-voting-shift/
• Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/us/trump-administration-lawsuits.html
• Transparent Election Initiative (Montana Plan) State-by-State Impact - https://transparentelection.org/states
• Trump’s Take, cash and gifts received by Trump - https://www.americanprogress.org/feature/trumps-take/

March

March 04

• Judge revises ballot language for plan to make it harder to amend Missouri Constitution - https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/judge-revises-ballot-language-for-plan-to-make-it-harder-to-amend-missouri-constitution/
• Town of Newburgh first in [New York] to adopt proportional rank-choice voting - https://www.wamc.org/news/2026-03-04/town-of-newburgh-first-in-ny-to-have-proportional-rank-choice-voting

March 05

• Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership - https://apnews.com/article/trump-homeland-security-noem-mullin-38c583b3cef97b4ef60d84b8f8b5961a
• Video: Proportional Representation, Explained - https://www.sightline.org/2026/03/05/video-proportional-representation-explained/

March 06

• As citizen voting bill stalls in US Senate, some states forge ahead - https://apnews.com/article/proof-citizenship-voting-us-elections-trump-4688881c23d4ea64654cd24aacb47339
• Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility - https://apnews.com/article/suicide-ice-detention-centers-b2d1cb0e4b579e0d89caabd00aa04e34
• Pardon Industry Offers Rich Offenders a Path to Trump - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/us/politics/schwartz-trump-pardon-industry.html
• Strict new Kansas law forces trans drivers to hand over their licenses - https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/03/06/kansas-transgender-drivers-license-bathroom-law
• Virginia moves to forbid schools from teaching that Jan. 6 was peaceful - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/06/virginia-schools-january-6-trump-spanberger

March 08

• New South Dakota law allows voters to challenge other voters’ citizenship - https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2026/03/08/new-south-dakota-law-allows-voters-to-challenge-other-voters-citizenship/
• Trump says he won't sign bills until Congress overhauls voting - https://www.npr.org/2026/03/08/g-s1-112917/trump-says-he-wont-sign-bills-until-congress-overhauls-voting
• Trump Wants to ‘Take Over’ Elections. These States Are Prime Targets. - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/us/politics/trump-elections-fulton-county-ballots.html

March 09

• FBI obtains voting data from Arizona GOP’s 2020 review that confirmed Trump’s loss - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/09/trump-arizona-election-subpoena
• How Profits Took Over American Politics - https://time.com/7383185/profits-took-over-american-politics/
• [Mississippi] Secretary of state turned to unverified credit data to check voters’ addresses for ‘election integrity’ - https://mississippitoday.org/2026/03/09/credit-data-checked-voters-addresses/

March 10

• How ICE officers defied court orders as immigrant arrests soared in Minneapolis - https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/03/10/trump-immigration-detention-minneapolis-courts

March 11

• A State [Washington] of Wealthy Entrepreneurs Passes a ‘Millionaires’ Tax’ - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/washington-millionaires-tax-bezos-schultz.html
• Americans are increasingly worried about voting, new poll shows - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/americans-are-increasingly-worried-about-voting-new-poll-shows
• Missouri Supreme Court considers if constitution allows mid-decade congressional redistricting - https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-03-11/missouri-supreme-court-redistricting-constitution
• ‘Montana Plan’ to prohibit corporate spending in politics green lit for signature gathering - https://dailymontanan.com/2026/03/11/montana-plan-to-prohibit-corporate-spending-in-politics-green-lit-for-signature-gathering/
• Poll: Confidence in the Supreme Court drops to a record low - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/poll-confidence-supreme-court-drops-record-low-rcna262459
• The Business of Military AI - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/business-military-ai
• The next redistricting battle might be who is counted in state legislative districts - https://www.npr.org/2026/03/11/nx-s1-5744864/the-next-redistricting-battle-might-be-who-is-counted-in-state-legislative-districts
• This Is the Next Wave of Political Fundraising - https://www.wired.com/story/this-is-the-next-wave-of-political-fundraising/
• Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to End Protections for Haitian Immigrants - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/politics/supreme-court-haitians-deportation.html
• What's actually in Trump's voting bill - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/trump-save-america-voting-bill-rcna262706

March 12

• Judge rules gerrymandered Missouri congressional map is constitutional - https://missouriindependent.com/2026/03/12/judge-rules-gerrymandered-missouri-congressional-map-is-constitutional/
• Trump says Democrats must cheat to win. What do his supporters think? - https://www.npr.org/2026/03/12/nx-s1-5745129/trump-democrats-cheat-election-security-pennsylvania-midterms

March 13

• Can Florida save Trump’s plan to keep GOP in power? - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/13/florida-trump-redistricting-midterms-congress/
• Connecticut lawmakers consider universal access to absentee ballots - https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/hartford/connecticut-lawmakers-consider-universal-access-to-absentee-ballots/
• Federal judge quashes Justice Department subpoenas of Fed Chair Jerome Powell - https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/politics/fed-chair-jerome-powell-subpoena
• Florida Republicans send SAVE Act–style proof-of-citizenship voting bill to DeSantis’ desk - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-republicans-send-save-act-style-proof-of-citizenship-voting-bill-desantis-desk
• ICE replaces contractor at largest detention camp after scrutiny of living conditions - https://apnews.com/article/ice-detention-facility-camp-east-montana-conditions-contract-c7d369ed5fcbe19d87868b9b337f5211

March 14

• Push for GOP voting law has many switching sides on filibuster issue - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/14/senate-filibusters-election-legislation

March 16

• As states scrap for congressional seats, Virginia could tip the scales - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/16/virginia-trump-redistricting-referendum-spanberger/
• Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/health/childhood-vaccines-lawsuit-kennedy.html
• Supreme Court Defers Decision on Trump’s Bid to End Protections for Migrants - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/supreme-court-defers-tps.html

March 17

• Justice Warns Against ‘Dangerous’ Attacks On Supreme Court—After Trump Slammed Justices - https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/03/17/justice-warns-against-dangerous-attacks-on-supreme-court-after-trump-slammed-justices/
• Ohio becomes 19th state to ban ranked-choice voting in elections - https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/03/ohio-becomes-19th-state-to-ban-ranked-choice-voting-in-elections.html
• Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill to crack down on ranked choice voting - https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/politics/state/2026/03/17/gov-mike-dewine-signs-bill-to-bank-ranked-choice-voting-in-ohio/89117297007/
• Republicans are launching a voting bill debate that could last days or even weeks - https://apnews.com/article/save-act-trump-thune-senate-voter-registration-dbed03cdb33350a49e351ae64676069c
• Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Opens Bitter Debate on Stiffening Voting Rules - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/17/us/trump-news

March 18

• The voting bill Trump says will secure victory could backfire - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/18/save-america-act-trump-voting-republicans/

Good News Websites

• ABC Good News - https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/good-news
• Daily Good - https://www.dailygood.org/
• Democracy's Good News - https://www.democracygroup.org/topics/democracys-good-news
• Good News Network - https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
• Politics & Government Good News - https://www.goodgoodgood.co/impact/democracy
• Sunny Skyz - https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news
• The Happy News - https://thehappynewspaper.com/

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