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Stopping Voter Suppression

Some elected officials are trying to silence voters by creating needless barriers to the ballot box. Common Cause is fighting back against these anti-democracy efforts.

We should be able to make our voices heard at the polls and have a say in the leaders who represent us. But sometimes, politicians push for laws that discourage, obstruct, or even intimidate voters in an effort to cling to their power.

Polling place closures, limits to vote-by-mail, and needlessly strict voter ID regulations can prevent eligible voters from casting their ballot—and lately, this playbook of voter suppression strategies has become more popular. Common Cause is stopping voter suppression by opposing these efforts in the legislature, in the courts, and beyond in defense of the right to vote.

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First Past the Post Voting: Our Elections Explained

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First Past the Post Voting: Our Elections Explained

First Past the Post voting often results in governments where the ratio of seats given to a certain party is not the same as the ratio of votes they got in the election.

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Common Cause Files Brief in Lawsuit to Disqualify Trump from Ballot in Colorado

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Common Cause Files Brief in Lawsuit to Disqualify Trump from Ballot in Colorado

Today, Colorado Common Cause and former Colorado Secretary of State Mary Estill Buchanan filed an amicus brief in the Colorado Supreme Court asserting that former President Donald Trump should be excluded from the ballot under the 14th Amendment for his role in the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

Just Vote! Colorado 2023 Election Day Resources

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Just Vote! Colorado 2023 Election Day Resources

Just Vote! Colorado Election Protection, the largest nonpartisan voter protection program in the state of Colorado, will support voters throughout Election Day in the 2023 Colorado Coordinated Election.

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