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Common Cause Urges Congress to Pass D.C. Statehood Legislation HR 51
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Passage of Justice in Policing Act a Key Step to Rooting Out Systemic Racism in Law Enforcement
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Salon: House Democrats: “We may very well” impeach William Barr for “reigning terror on the rule of law”
"Common Cause called for William Barr's impeachment in December 2019 and we renew that call today," she added. "Barr's attempted Friday night firing of Berman is yet another example of Barr's willingness to damage our nation's system of justice to protect President Trump and the Republican Party."
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Shelby County Continues to Undermine Voting Rights on 7th Anniversary
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Common Cause Commends Whip Clyburn, House Rural Broadband Task Force, and House Democrats on Comprehensive Broadband Bill
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Washington Post: Here’s why all election officials should pay attention to Kentucky’s primary
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Salon: Trump’s 2020 election app harvests intimate user data, including location: report
We have a "glaring lack of privacy protections [in] this country," Getachew told Salon, pointing out that there is "no federal framework for privacy." Regarding the Trump app specifically, Getachew noted that it is "pretty invasive, and one of the things that we would like to see in a federal framework is some sort of data minimization policy, where your company or service provider is only required to collect data...
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Associated Press: Kentucky incumbents win easily in rare unfinished primaries
“We don’t know how many never made it to the polls in the first place in an election where many counties -– including those encompassing Louisville and Lexington — had only one polling location for voters,” he said.
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Politico: Primary voters in New York and Kentucky turn out despite pandemic
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Associated Press: Redistricting initiatives face tight deadline to make ballot
To abide by social distancing, Oregon activists mailed petition signature forms to about a half-million households that each had at least two registered voters, Titus said. They have been getting back thousands of signed petitions daily.
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Kentucky Primary Offers Lessons That Must Be Addressed Before November
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Associated Press: New York votes after primary season like no other
“So we just ask voters and candidates for patience,” Goff said. “And it’s more important that the local boards of elections take the time they need to get the count right and make sure every vote is counted.”