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Taking Stock on the 4th
The 2016 election showed clearly that Russia has the will and the ability to manipulate critical U.S. electoral and governmental systems. Russia’s actions have shown the world that the U.S. government is no longer independent from foreign exploitation.
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California Common Cause, Allies, Urge Court to Uphold Public Financing
In a post-Citizens United age, when corporations and interest groups can spend whatever they like to influence our elections, it’s more important than ever that we make sure that every American can be heard.
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New Report Details Path to Protecting Future Elections
As vital as it is that Americans get to the bottom of Russia's unprecedented attack on our democracy, a report issued this week by the Brennan Center for Justice suggests that future celebrations of our independence could depend on federal and state government action to thwart future electoral assaults.
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Gallego Sits Down With the Interns
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-AZ, opened his office to the seven Common Cause national staff summer interns last week. We discussed a wide array of subjects, from congressional procedure and national elections to Arizona state politics.
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Voting Rights Remain Far From Secure
Advancing voting rights, once a bipartisan objective, has fallen victim to intense partisan gridlock following the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, a ruling that effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA).
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Different Kinds of Industries, Same Kinds of Expenditures
A new crop of employers and industries emerged as major lobbying forces in the 2017 Maryland General Assembly, Common Cause Maryland (CCMD) reported today.
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DC Moving Ahead on Fair Elections
Common Cause President Karen Hobert Flynn is among the witnesses this morning as the District of Columbia City Council subcommittee considers the Fair Elections Act of 2017, an ordinance that would add the nation’s capital to the list of jurisdictions embracing a small dollar donor based campaign finance system.
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Contractor’s Security Lapse Exposes Data on Millions of Voters
A contractor for the Republican National Committee has exposed the personal data of 198 million Americans online, raising alarms about the security of election systems across the U.S., according to a report published this week by Gizmodo.
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Texas-sized Trouble
Texas lawmakers have ramped up efforts to deprive millions of Texans of the right to vote since the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder gutted key portions of the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA), the Texas Civil Rights Project charges in a new report.
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Election Day!
The polls are open today in a pair of deep south congressional districts,including one that has become the most expensive congressional election ever and a test of President Trump’s popularity – or lack of it – with suburban voters.
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„Vielleicht die schlimmste FCC, die ich je gesehen habe“
In nur wenigen Monaten hat Trumps Abrissbirne die Regeln und Vorschriften praktisch jeder Regierungsbehörde zunichte gemacht. Die Federal Communications Commission bildet da keine Ausnahme.
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Gerrymander Gazette | June 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court announced this morning that it will hear oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, an appeal of a three-judge federal trial court decision that Wisconsin State Assembly districts are an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
