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Tom Mathews, Common Cause’s First VP, Dies at 96

There’s sad news today from Utah, where the Salt Lake Tribune reports that Tom Mathews, recruited by Common Cause founder John Gardner in 1970 to serve as the fledgling organization’s first vice president, died Saturday at age 96.

Court Weighing Common Cause Challenge to Partisan Gerrymandering

A trial underway today in Raleigh, NC could put an end to partisan gerrymandering across the U.S.

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Complete, Accurate Census Is Vital

Another in a series of reports from Common Cause New York's 2017 summer interns

Common Cause Presses FEC, Justice Department to Act on Facebook Ads

Citing evidence that Russian internet “trolls” placed political ads on Facebook last year, Common Cause today urged the Justice Department and the Federal Election Commission to investigate and take legal action against those responsible for the messages.

Automatic Registration Comes to Illinois

There’s good news today from Illinois, where Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a bill to provide automatic voter registration (AVR) to qualified residents when they do business with state agencies.

‘Election Integrity’ Commission Appears Unconcerned With Election Hacking

President Trump’s Commission on Election Integrity is well-stocked with state election officials hostile to efforts to protect critical voting and voter registration systems against electronic hackers, Mother Jones reported over the weekend.

Twitter Town Hall Will Watchdog “Voter Integrity” Commission

As President Trump’s “election integrity” commission meets by livestream on Wednesday, Common Cause will host a Twitter town hall with analysis and commentary on the commission from some of the nation’s leading election law experts.

Common Cause Sues to Stop Pence-Kobach Panel’s Data Collection

Common Cause sued President Trump’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity this afternoon, asking a federal court to shut down commission efforts to obtain personal information about millions of voters and order the panel to return the data it has already collected to state officials.

Common Cause v. Rucho: Key Briefs and Orders

Hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians were robbed of their ability to elect the candidates of their choice through this blatant partisan gerrymander by the legislature.