It's unclear why these groups — the very ones that have come to dominate campaigns in recent years — were exempted from pre-Election Day disclosures. But to some campaign finance watchdogs, like Philip Hensley-Robin, a former analyst for the League of Women Voters of New Jersey, the loophole — when coupled with other key shortcomings of the bill — belied its much-ballyhooed “transparency” title.

“Overall, I think you could pick out, you know, a clause here or there that was good, but overall, it's a net negative...

One group that has decided against litigation over this year’s redistricting process is Common Cause Ohio, a left-leaning good-government group. Catherine Turcer, Common Cause Ohio’s executive director, said last week that her organization was considering filing a lawsuit against the Ohio Redistricting Commission, primarily to assert that the closed-door negotiations held by commission members violated state open-meetings law.

But on Wednesday, Turcer said Common Cause Ohio decided that it would be better for them to spend...

Alyssa Canty, director of youth programs for Common Cause, said young people are often beginning to see the effects of civic policy.

"When they're 16- or 17-year-olds, they are starting their first part-time jobs," Canty pointed out. "So they now have income, so they're purchasing things, so they are paying sales tax, but they have no say in what happens to those tax dollars."

Canty sees late high school as a good time to engage young people.

"Usually around 16, 17 years old, that junior, senior...

Emma Steiner, information accountability project manager with the non-partisan group Common Cause, said disinformation can often be hard to spot.

"A lot of times people fall for disinformation," said Steiner, "because it seems to confirm something they already believe and that's where people get tripped up."

Steiner recommended that people always refer to official sources for voting information - including Secretary of States' offices or local election boards.

"Disinformation spreaders and...

Kritiker weisen darauf hin, dass es keine Garantie dafür gebe, dass sich die Konvention im Falle einer Auslösung auf Waffenkontrolle beschränken würde. Die überparteiliche Demokratiebewegung Common Cause kritisierte Anfang der Woche den Vorstoß mit der Bemerkung, dass es einer Konvention an rechtlichen Leitplanken und historischen Normen mangele.

„Durch die Einberufung einer Verfassungsversammlung würde Gouverneur Newsom wohlhabende Sonderinteressen dazu einladen, die Haube der US-Verfassung zu öffnen und an unseren Rechten und Freiheiten herumzubasteln – ohne eine einzige Regel“, sagte die Gruppe in einer Pressemitteilung. „Es gibt kaum Risiken für die Freiheiten …“

The 2020 election and its aftermath revealed the dangers posed to our democracy by disinformation. We saw how President Trump used social media platforms to assemble and incite the mob on the Ellipse on January 6th and then turn it loose on the Capitol where Congress was at work certifying the election victory of his opponent. The results were shocking, and they were tragic, and they could easily have been far worse. We must ensure they are not repeated in 2022, or 2024, or ever again.

Mario Jimenez of the progressive watchdog group Common Cause New Mexico said the public can view testing of vote-tallying machines prior to elections in every county, and that certification notices are posted on every machine where voters can see them.

“They have no basis — other than ‘we just don’t trust the machine’ — for not certifying the election,” Jimenez said of the Otero County commissioners.

Bedenken hinsichtlich der Wiedereinführung eines zuvor abgelehnten Gesetzesentwurfs bleiben bestehen

Dan Vicuña, Direktor für Neugliederung und Repräsentation bei Common Cause, einer Gruppe für Wahlrechte, erklärte gegenüber PolitiFact: „Einwohner der Vereinigten Staaten für die Zwecke der Kongressaufteilung unsichtbar zu machen, wäre ein klarer Verstoß gegen die US-Verfassung.“

Common Cause setzt sich für die Wahrung der Grundwerte der amerikanischen Demokratie ein und uns ist wichtig, was unsere Mitglieder zu sagen haben.