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Working to Ensure Independent Redistricting Commissions: Something to Feel Good About
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LA City Voter Turnout Analysis
Getting to 100: How Moving Elections to Even Years Increased Voter Participation in Local Elections October 2020
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Helen Grieco College Democracy Fellowship (Ambassadors)
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Bringing More Transparency & Independence to Los Angeles City’s Redistricting Process
Common Cause and its partners call on the Los Angeles City Council to ensure a fair, transparent, and community-led redistricting process in 2021.
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As States Gear Up For Vote By Mail, New Report on First-Time & Limited-English Speaking Voters Makes Key Recommendations for California
Report from California Common Cause and Center for Social Innovation at UC Riverside features voices and concerns of low-propensity voters
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Government Transparency in an Emergency
A statement of principles from California Common Cause
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Preparing for the 2020 General Election in LA County
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unique challenges to election administration. We propose a set of recommendations to help prepare for the November 2020 General Election in Los Angeles County.
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Free Online Student Organizing and Activist Training — SOAR!
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California Common Cause Welcomes Jonathan Mehta Stein as New Executive Director
Nationwide Organization Adds Voting Rights Expertise and Extends Legacy of Innovation at California Common Cause
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Recommendations for CA 2020 Elections
We propose a set of recommendations to California's Governor and Secretary of State for how to conduct the November 2020 elections in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Harms Our Democracy
We joined with the Communications Workers of America and allied groups to testify against the T-Mobile/Sprint merger during a public hearing at the California Public Utilities Commission on January 16 in Los Angeles.
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How to Ensure LA Matching Funds Candidates Appear in Town Halls and Debates
A third-party organization should be charged with hosting the town hall meetings or debates for candidates who use the public matching funds system.