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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

Regionaler Kommunikationsstratege (West)
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Jennifer Garcia

Regionaler Kommunikationsstratege (Süd)
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Kenny Colston

Regionaler Kommunikationsstratege (Mittlerer Westen)
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The Guardian: US supreme court to hear arguments on keeping Trump off 2024 ballot

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The Guardian: US supreme court to hear arguments on keeping Trump off 2024 ballot

“Our democracy is not a chaotic free-for-all in which anyone can be elected. The voters are entitled to decide within the framework of the applicable rules,” the good government group Common Cause wrote in an amicus brief supporting the challengers.

“If Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment (“Section 3”) is not enforced in this case, there is a genuine risk that our system of government will not survive,” they wrote.

Democracy Docket: How Should SCOTUS Apply Section 3 of the 14th Amendment? Amicus Briefs in Trump’s Disqualification Case Have Different Answers

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Democracy Docket: How Should SCOTUS Apply Section 3 of the 14th Amendment? Amicus Briefs in Trump’s Disqualification Case Have Different Answers

Common Cause reminds the Court that the Constitution possesses checks and balances for the very expressed purpose of preserving constitutional order. Their brief highlights many restrictions on who voters can select including restrictions on age and term limits. They aver that elections must follow the rules laid in the Constitution and the Court must not shy away from public pressure to ignore their duty to the Constitution. The Framers of the Constitution recognized that protecting democracy would require “uncommon portion of fortitude”...

Albuquerque Journal (Op-Ed): NM needs a modern Legislature to cope with modern challenges

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Albuquerque Journal (Op-Ed): NM needs a modern Legislature to cope with modern challenges

For the past four years, Common Cause New Mexico, and several community groups, have been exploring the possibility of upgrading New Mexico’s legislative branch to meet today’s challenges with adequate staff, longer sessions and salaries for our unpaid legislators.

Arizona: Demokratieaktivisten fordern saubere Neuauszählung

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Arizona: Demokratieaktivisten fordern saubere Neuauszählung

Heute schloss sich Common Cause Arizona mit Wahlrechtsaktivisten zusammen, um eine saubere Lösung der Frage der Neuauszählung der Stimmen zu fordern. Die Forderung erging an die Verhandlungen über einen Vorschlag, der das Wahlrecht der Bürger Arizonas noch weiter einschränken könnte.

Yahoo! News/Providence Journal: Everyone wants something from Rhode Island’s part-time lawmakers. Here’s the list.

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Yahoo! News/Providence Journal: Everyone wants something from Rhode Island’s part-time lawmakers. Here’s the list.

"It targets specific instances when the government has used APRA to stonewall specific requests, like RIDOT's decision to withhold accident data it collects from all of Rhode Island's municipalities," says John Marion, executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island.

"With respect to the Washington Bridge emails," he said of emails for which different media outlets were charged anything from zero to $450 for the same 236 pages, "the bill would lower the costs by doubling the amount of free search time given for each...

San Diego Union Tribune: In Chula Vista, when it comes to public records, not much is public

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San Diego Union Tribune: In Chula Vista, when it comes to public records, not much is public

Sean McMorris of California Common Cause, a Los Angeles-area nonprofit that advocates for good government and open records, said there are many reasons cities should post responses to public-records requests.

Activists, lawyers, business owners and everyday citizens can review the postings themselves without having to interrupt city employees by submitting a redundant request, he said.

"It also creates a record for the city in terms of litigation," McMorris said. "It induces them to respond more thoroughly because...

Capitol Beat News Service: Paper ballots focus of latest election reform push

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Capitol Beat News Service: Paper ballots focus of latest election reform push

Anne Herring, policy analyst for Common Cause Georgia, raised concerns about the latter provision.

“The governor and lieutenant governor get to vote on whether their own races will be audited,” Herring told LaHood’s committee. “That’s a little concerning to me in terms of public confidence in elections.”

The Guardian: How Ohio Republicans ignore voters – and the governor – in power grab to pass laws

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The Guardian: How Ohio Republicans ignore voters – and the governor – in power grab to pass laws

According to Catherine Turcer, the executive director of the government watchdog group Common Cause Ohio, which is part of the Citizens Not Politicians coalition, the group has trained about 2,000 volunteers to collect petition signatures.

“It’s clear there’s this disconnect between what it is that ordinary Ohioans want, and what it is that the state legislature chooses to do,” said Turcer. “There is real interest in ensuring that we have accountable government.”

Yahoo! News/WCMH: Ohio GOP at odds over future of House Bill 6

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Yahoo! News/WCMH: Ohio GOP at odds over future of House Bill 6

“At the end of the day, this corrupt legislation means that we don’t have money we could be spending on other things,” Executive Director of Common Cause Ohio Catherine Turcer said.

HB6, in part, gave two Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) coal plants a consistent stream of revenue, from Ohioans.

“To the tune of $153,000 per day,” Turcer said.

Albany Tines Union (Op-Ed): Diese Maßnahmen würden die Integrität der Wahlen in New York schützen

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Albany Tines Union (Op-Ed): Diese Maßnahmen würden die Integrität der Wahlen in New York schützen

2023 war ein schwieriger Test für die Wahlen in New York. Die Wähler mussten hartnäckige Rechtsstreitigkeiten über die Neugliederung der Wahlbezirke und einen Skandal um die Kongresswahlen ertragen, der landesweite Aufmerksamkeit erregte. Es ist keine Überraschung, dass das Vertrauen in die Regierung landesweit weiter abnimmt. Angesichts der sich ändernden Wahlbezirke und einer bevorstehenden umstrittenen Wahlsaison steht den Wählern ein noch arbeitsreicheres Jahr bevor.

Deshalb müssen die Gesetzgeber rasch daran arbeiten, Leitplanken zu erlassen, die die bestehenden Lücken in unseren Gesetzen schließen und die Wähler vor der Bedrohung durch … schützen.

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