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Trump Must Sign Ethics Pledge & Transition Documents

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Trump Must Sign Ethics Pledge & Transition Documents

President-elect Donald Trump still has not signed legal documents – including an ethics pledge - needed to formally begin his administration’s transition of power. Candidates usually file these documents well in advance of the election. As a result of this delay, the government cannot provide security clearances, briefings and resources to Trump’s incoming team before he is sworn into office on January 20th.

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Associated Press: DeSantis eases voting rules in counties devastated by Ian

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Associated Press: DeSantis eases voting rules in counties devastated by Ian

“It’s literally about removing barriers when people are in a state of incredible hardship and in displacement,” said Amy Keith of Common Cause Florida. “Just making it so they can do their civic duty, they can go out and exercise their right to vote.”

Associated Press: EXPLAINER: Trying to get politics out of election certifying

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Associated Press: EXPLAINER: Trying to get politics out of election certifying

Sylvia Albert, director of voting and elections with Common Cause, said voter advocacy groups are prepared to intervene should partisan actors interfere with certification without justification or if a secretary of state refuses to seek a court order compelling a local board to act.

“That is why we are here, and there will be lot of advocates and lawyers willing and able to step in and file if the secretary is not interested in using their authority or their position to ensure that the votes of their constituents are...

ProPublica/Miami Herald: DeSantis broke Florida precedent and maybe the law, too, in making congressional map

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ProPublica/Miami Herald: DeSantis broke Florida precedent and maybe the law, too, in making congressional map

The court’s decision in Rucho v. Common Cause barred federal court challenges to partisan gerrymanders. Writing for the 5-4 majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said it was not an issue for the federal judiciary to decide, but emphasized the ruling did not “condemn complaints about districting to echo into a void.”

In fact, the issue was being actively addressed at the state level, Roberts wrote. He cited Florida’s amendment and one of Pariente’s opinions. Responding to liberal justices who wanted to reject Rucho’s...

Texas Tribune: How the debunked conspiracy film “2000 Mules” became Texas Republican orthodoxy

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Texas Tribune: How the debunked conspiracy film “2000 Mules” became Texas Republican orthodoxy

Anthony Gutierrez, executive director of the Texas chapter of the watchdog group Common Cause, said the showing of the film by Paxton’s office is particularly concerning because of Paxton’s longstanding embrace of unfounded voter fraud conspiracies — and his role in prosecuting electoral crimes, which are exceedingly rare. (Since 2005, the Texas Attorney General’s website says the office has prosecuted 155 people for 534 election fraud offenses — good for about 0.0048% of the 11.1 million Texas votes cast in the 2020 presidential...

Associated Press: Wisconsin judge blocks absentee ballot spoiling

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Associated Press: Wisconsin judge blocks absentee ballot spoiling

This is not a common policy across the country, and only a few states do something similar due to logistical challenges associated with pre-processing of ballots, according to Sylvia Albert, director of voting and elections for the nonpartisan voter advocacy group Common Cause.

Bloomberg: Pelosi Urges FCC to Scrutinize $5.4 Billion Tegna Takeover

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Bloomberg: Pelosi Urges FCC to Scrutinize $5.4 Billion Tegna Takeover

“It’s hard to see the FCC approving this deal, given the evidence against it and given that key
members of Congress have voiced their concern,” Yosef Getachew, Media & Democracy program
director at the advocacy group Common Cause, said in an interview. Common Cause has asked the
FCC to deny the merger.

Center for Public Integrity: Rhode Island eases absentee ballot restrictions, but strict voter ID remains

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Center for Public Integrity: Rhode Island eases absentee ballot restrictions, but strict voter ID remains

Common Cause Rhode Island and the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island sued the state to strip signature requirements for good.

“It was waived in 2020 and for fall elections, and sure enough, we set a record for number of mail ballots,” said John Marion, executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island. “Part of that is that it was the height of the pandemic. But we think we’re going to see a permanent shift in an increase of voting by mail.”

Center for Public Integrity: A headlong rush by states to attack voting access — or expand it

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Center for Public Integrity: A headlong rush by states to attack voting access — or expand it

The attacks on access have targeted methods disproportionately used by people of color and younger, more Democratic-leaning voters. “These are direct attacks on voters that legislators think will vote for the other party,” said Sylvia Albert of Common Cause. “It is clearly an attack on Black and brown and low-income voters.”

Center for Public Integrity: In North Carolina, GOP legislature wants control over federal elections

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Center for Public Integrity: In North Carolina, GOP legislature wants control over federal elections

The case, Moore v. Harper, arose out of a lawsuit in state court where Democratic Party-backed groups, such as the National Redistricting Foundation, and pro-democracy groups, such as Common Cause, sued the legislature claiming their redistricted maps for state and federal offices were gerrymandered. The groups argued that the state’s constitution prevented extreme partisan gerrymandering. 

Center for Public Integrity: Oregon improves voting access while targeting misinformation, harassment

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Center for Public Integrity: Oregon improves voting access while targeting misinformation, harassment

“Oregon generally embraces a positive voting environment,” said Kate Titus, executive director of Common Cause Oregon. “All of these little changes around the edges help.”

Titus said the state could revisit further expanding its automatic voter registration system to allow registration to occur through other state agencies in the coming years.

Center for Public Integrity: In Indiana, extreme gerrymandering and low voter turnout go hand-in-hand

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Center for Public Integrity: In Indiana, extreme gerrymandering and low voter turnout go hand-in-hand

Julia Vaughn, the executive director of Common Cause Indiana, said people seeking to expand election access in Indiana find themselves constantly on the defensive.

“Very rarely do we get the opportunity to talk about proactive, pro-voting rights or legislative changes. We are often trying to prevent bad things from happening,” Vaughn said. “We’re like that little boy who sticks his finger in the hole on the side of a dike to stop it from flooding, but we often times don’t have enough fingers.”

Center for Public Integrity: New Mexico makes it easier to register to vote

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Center for Public Integrity: New Mexico makes it easier to register to vote

“With this still being a new method of registration, it will take a few years to see a statistical impact that can be analyzed,” said Mario Jimenez, campaign director at Common Cause New Mexico. “During the 2022 primary election, New Mexico saw over 10,000 residents utilize same-day voter registration. A number that is sure to grow during the 2024 presidential election year.”

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