November 20, 2008: Common Cause Minnesota has joined forces with the League of Women Voters and Citizens for Election Integrity MN to observe, document, and report what takes place during the Minnesota Senate race recount.Sign the "Count My Vote" petition...Support CC-Minnesota's work...
"Protect the Vote" campaign hits the airwaves
November 13, 2008: Common Cause worked hard in the run-up to election day to protect the vote and is pleased there was no widespread, systemic problems, but will keep pushing to improve our voting systems. Here’s a quick look at some of the TV interviews of Common Cause President Bob Edgar and other Common Cause staff prior to Election Day.
Lessons learned
November 7, 2008: Much has been made of the fact that there was no catastrophic meltdown in the election system this year. At the same time, thousands and thousands of voters faced unacceptable barriers to voting this year, demonstrating that much more work remains to be done. Read Common Cause’s analysis of “lessons learned” about voting on Election Day...
Victory on Prop 11 in California
November 6, 2008: California voters passed Prop 11, creating a truly independent, open and transparent citizens' commission to draw legislative districts, and putting an end to political gerrymandering. California Common Cause was the architect behind this proposal.Read the Washington Post editorial...
Record voter turnout
November 5, 2008: Preliminary results show that more than 133 million Americans (62.6%) voted in the 2008 elections, and that number could rise as absentee ballots and provisional ballots are processed.Read more on the U.S. Elections Project blog...
