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MONEY: How to Support Voting Rights and Protect our Elections: A Guide for Where to Donate Money
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Washington Post: Voter confusion rattles election officials in Pennsylvania near Monday’s deadline to register
“There are things that DOS [Department of State] can do to make sure those people are registered, and my understanding is they are taking those steps,” she said, adding that the situation is “not perfect” and is “the kind thing that could make it more difficult for folks to register to vote. For someone who...
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New York Times: How Prepared Are These 7 Battlegrounds for the Election? A Readiness Report
“The longer a voter says, ‘Oh I turned in my ballot, it must be good,’ when they do finally hear from the county, they might be more suspicious about it, considering how much disinformation there is going around,” said Sylvia Albert, director of voting and elections at Common Cause, a voting rights group.
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Newsweek: Pennsylvania Could Be ‘Florida of 2020’ With Post-Election Day Court Battles, Lawyers Warn
"We know that Pennsylvania is certainly in the center of the bullseye when it comes to this election. With new voting laws, and a focus from both national campaigns, everyone is fighting for the state's voters. And we don't expect that to stop on Election Day,"...
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ABC News: 4 key battleground states reporting record-high coronavirus cases weeks from Election Day
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HuffPost: How Trump Got Played By The Military-Industrial Complex
“Given the hundreds of conflicts of interest flouting the rule of law in the Trump administration, certainly these issues have gotten that much more attention and are that much more salient now than they were four years ago,” said Aaron Scherb, the director of legislative affairs at Common Cause, a nonpartisan...
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Newsweek: Donald Trump’s Call to Militia to ‘Watch’ Polling Places Raises Fears of Voter Intimidation
"There are valid concerns now," Almeida added, "but we must let voters know about them without involuntarily discouraging them from coming to the polls."
"We will have more than 1,000 volunteers at polling stations for questions, and to be eyes and ears on the ground...
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USA Today/Center for Public Integrity: ‘We’ll protect their right to vote’: How election officials are preparing for voter intimidation tactics
Some voting rights advocates add a note of caution, however. Suzanne Almeida, interim executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, wants voters to be aware of the issue and know to notify...
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Boston Globe: Joe Kennedy III campaign says it improperly spent $1.5 million in Senate primary
"Our contribution limits are intended to safeguard against corruption or even the appearance of corruption. They're intended to prevent wealthy individuals from having undue influence over candidates and officeholders," said Ryan.
Ryan...
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NPR (AUDIO): Voting Rights Groups Help Americans ‘Cure’ Rejected Ballots
DANA ABELSON: Hi. Is Chandramani there? This is Dana. I'm a nonpartisan volunteer with Common Cause. And I was just calling because it seems like your mail-in ballot might have had a problem with the signature.
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Associated Press: NY officials optimistic about fixes to mail-in voting system
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Washington Post: ‘I’ve been crying for days’: How voting became the latest of 2020’s many anxieties