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Government Accountability Groups Urge House to Strengthen the Office of Congressional Ethics and Make It Permanent

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Government Accountability Groups Urge House to Strengthen the Office of Congressional Ethics and Make It Permanent

Today, Common Cause and other government accountability groups urged every member of the U.S. House of Representatives to strengthen the independent Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) and make the office permanent. Even if Congress does not codify the OCE into law at this time, the groups stress the importance of maintaining the office’s continued existence and the importance of not weakening it in the 119th Congress. The letter emphasizes overwhelming public support for increased ethics and accountability measures and touts the success of...

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Katie Scally

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Ariana Marmolejo

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Kenny Colston

Regionaler Kommunikationsstratege (Mittlerer Westen)
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Spectrum News (VIDEO): Common Cause New York director on state’s ongoing redistricting process

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Spectrum News (VIDEO): Common Cause New York director on state’s ongoing redistricting process

Viewers of a certain age may remember the movie the "Never Ending Story."

Well, all New Yorkers are familiar with the state's own never-ending story — redistricting. For reaction to the latest addition to this saga, Capital Tonight was joined Tuesday by Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York.

Bloomberg: Ballots & Boundaries – ‘Veto His Own Maps?’

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Bloomberg: Ballots & Boundaries – ‘Veto His Own Maps?’

“Democrats were champing at the bit to have these maps six months ago, now they wish they had a chance to get a better court-approved map,” said Jay Heck, executive director or Common Cause in Wisconsin and a backer of the legislation. “C’mon. What’s he going to do, veto his own maps?”

USA Today/Gannett: Hawaii has a voter enthusiasm problem, could publicly funded campaigns help?

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USA Today/Gannett: Hawaii has a voter enthusiasm problem, could publicly funded campaigns help?

Common Cause Hawaii’s program manager, Camron Hurt, emphasized the need for more comprehensive changes to make Hawaii’s elections free from outside influence, more competitive and more popular.

“I think those (other reforms) are all tools to fix the same wheel. Right. So I think we fixed parts of the wheel, but the wheel still isn’t moving as efficiently as it can,” Hunt said.

ProPublica/MSN: Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering

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ProPublica/MSN: Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering

Good-government groups applauded the possibility of a legislative agreement, largely because it brings about stability and a measure of political certainty until the next redistricting process, after the 2030 census. Besides, said Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin, “The governor’s maps are pretty darn good.”

Prozess um Trumps Schweigegeld beginnt 6 Jahre, nachdem Common Cause Beschwerde beim Justizministerium einreichte

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Prozess um Trumps Schweigegeld beginnt 6 Jahre, nachdem Common Cause Beschwerde beim Justizministerium einreichte

Heute hat ein New Yorker Richter Donald Trumps Versuch zurückgewiesen, die Anklage gegen ihn wegen Schweigegeldzahlungen an Stormy Daniels abzuweisen, um ihre Affäre am Vorabend der Präsidentschaftswahlen 2016 geheim zu halten. Der Prozess beginnt sechs Jahre, nachdem Common Cause beim Justizministerium und der Bundeswahlkommission Klagen im Zusammenhang mit den Zahlungen eingereicht hat. Die Auswahl der Geschworenen soll am 25. März beginnen.

WAER (NPR): NYS redistricting committee could release new congressional map today

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WAER (NPR): NYS redistricting committee could release new congressional map today

Thursday's meeting will be open to the public, but Executive Director of Common Cause New York Susan Lerner says the state’s redistricting process has largely been conducted behind closed doors.

“The commission, which has held no meeting, after being charged with drawing a new congressional map, has announced that it’s going to meet on Thursday afternoon, and they’re going to vote on a map," Lerner said. "Nobody’s seen it, nobody’s made any comments about it, nobody has been able to provide feedback.”

Washington Post: Democrats look to Nebraska to shore up Biden’s blue wall

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Washington Post: Democrats look to Nebraska to shore up Biden’s blue wall

But Gavin Geis, the executive director of Common Cause Nebraska, said the bill is unlikely to be put forward for a full vote before the state’s legislative session ends for the year on April 18.

“If the bill did make it out of committee with a priority it would have to be debated on the floor, but that would definitely lead to an extended filibuster,” Geis said in a statement. “So its odds are slim.”

WUNC: Poll workers, voters adapting to North Carolina’s photo ID requirement

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WUNC: Poll workers, voters adapting to North Carolina’s photo ID requirement

Opponents of the ID law, like Common Cause North Carolina's Ann Webb, point out that while its supporters say it will boost election integrity, there is virtually no evidence of the kind of individual voter fraud it would stop.

"Ultimately, what the question is here is: What are we gaining from photo ID?" Webb rhetorically asked. "What's really critical at this point is that folks aren't disenfranchised by the uncertainty of what this new requirement means."

Colorado Politics/Colorado Springs Gazette: Colorado bill tasking attorney general to study online ‘misinformation’ sparks First Amendment debate

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Colorado Politics/Colorado Springs Gazette: Colorado bill tasking attorney general to study online ‘misinformation’ sparks First Amendment debate

Andrew Barton of Colorado Common Cause, who supports the measure, said his organization has conducted an independent analysis of social media posts and that the study revealed an increasing prevalence of "misinformation" about candidates for office, election processes, and the validity of the country's voting system.

"Our democratic institutions only work when we can all engage with them accurately and honestly," Barton said. "Because of the threat of misinformation and disinformation, it's imperative that data around how such...

Yahoo! News/USA Today: Kalifornien, die Wiege der Technologie, scheint bei der Regulierung von KI führend zu sein

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Yahoo! News/USA Today: Kalifornien, die Wiege der Technologie, scheint bei der Regulierung von KI führend zu sein

Jonathan Mehta Stein ist Mitbegründer der California Initiative for Technology and Democracy, einem Projekt der Organisation California Common Cause, die sich für verantwortungsvolle Regierungsführung einsetzt und Gesetzgeber hinsichtlich der Bedrohungen berät, die neue Technologien für die Demokratie darstellen. Er verweist auf den zunehmenden Einsatz von KI bei Wahlen auf der ganzen Welt als Beweis dafür, dass es sich nicht mehr um eine theoretische, sondern um eine aktive Praxis handelt. Im ersten Monat des Jahres 2024 erwiesen sich Deepfakes, die bei Wahlen in Bangladesch und der Slowakei Falschinformationen verbreiteten, als erhebliche Wahlstörungen. Hier in den Vereinigten Staaten...

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