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Untold Stories Matter, Too
Pretend you’re a journalist (if you really are one, ignore that but read on anyhow) and someone calls and says “I’ve got a good and timely story that I think your readers/listeners would like to know about. There is a government agency that has both the authority and the responsibility to help clean up our broken big-money election campaigns—and it is refusing to do its job.” Let me explain.
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City of Sacramento Approves Language for Independent Redistricting Referendum
The Sacramento City Council approved language for a November referendum to create an independent redistricting commission to draw City Council districts. Following the successful efforts of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw congressional, state legislative, and Board of Equalization districts based on nonpartisan criteria, municipalities are beginning to follow suit.
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لا مزيد من الخرائط الانتخابية المزورة
في هذا الأسبوع، تجرى محاكمة حاسمة في قاعة المحكمة التي ترأسها القاضية باربرا كراب في ماديسون. وقد يكون لنتائج هذه المحاكمة تأثير هائل ليس فقط هنا في ولاية ويسكونسن بل وفي مختلف أنحاء البلاد.
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Organization Representing 40 Local Governments in Pennsylvania Demands Redistricting Reform
Capital Region Council of Governments (CapCOG) – a council of governments that represents 40 Boroughs, Cities and Townships surrounding Harrisburg – passed a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to end partisan gerrymandering. The CapCOG resolution follows in the footsteps of the Cumberland County, Pittsburgh City Council, and Swarthmore Borough Council resolutions, demanding an end to partisan gerrymandering by way of a constitutional amendment.
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Voting Advocates to the Ohio House: Don’t put a pricetag on voting
Common Cause Ohio and other voting advocates are urging legislators to derail a fast- tracked bill that would make it tougher for state courts to protect every voter’s right to cast a ballot in the 2016 presidential election.
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أوهايو تتقدم نحو الحكومة المفتوحة
تحتفل منظمة Common Cause Ohio بانتصار واحد وتسعى لتحقيق انتصار آخر في المعركة المستمرة لضمان حصول المواطنين على إمكانية الوصول الكامل إلى المعلومات حول عمل الحكومة.
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Iowa’s redistricting model deserves bipartisan support
Not so long ago, Wisconsin was heralded as a national model for clean, accountable and open government. Other states sought to emulate Wisconsin’s system of government. We cannot say this today. Perhaps the most notable reason is the unwillingness of our legislators to pass or even discuss nonpartisan redistricting of Wisconsin’s congressional and state legislative districts.
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Indiana should let citizens play key role in redistricting
The Special Interim Committee should be called upon and encouraged to draft a strong reform proposal which should include a citizen-led redistricting commission that will draw districts according to a set of statutory guidelines. Reform of the redistricting process before the next round of maps are drawn in 2021 is critical to the future of the electoral process.
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Independent process to congressional redistricting may be solution for Georgia
The time for independent redistricting reform in Georgia is now. States similar to Georgia are already tackling this tough issue.
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Gerrymander Gazette – October 2016
Welcome to the third edition of the Gerrymander Gazette, Common Cause’s newsletter on redistricting reform efforts around the country.
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Updated: A Young Voter’s Story of Confusion and Misinformation at the Polls
Peter Flynn, 17, a senior at Middletown High School in Middletown, CT, ran into a bureaucratic buzzsaw when he went to cast his first-ever vote on Tuesday
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Tarheel Tarnish: North Carolina court strips voters of their rights
A federal judge in North Carolina showed us Monday night why the protections of the Voting Rights Act are still very much needed.
