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Chicago Tribune (Op-Ed): Sorry, but not all of us can vote from home
The need for meaningful community engagement is not limited to decisions about in-person polling places. Effective policymaking requires this kind of engagement for the entire slate of reforms needed for safe and healthy voting in November, from expanded early-voting options to full language access. No voter should risk their health in order to exercise their fundamental right to cast a ballot. But if we do not preserve in-person voting, we will risk the health of our democracy.
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Civil rights groups seek to block Judicial Watch lawsuit and avoid a purge of Pennsylvania voter rolls
“Lawsuits like these are designed to force counties to pull eligible voters off the rolls, and that’s just not the way democracy is supposed to work,” said Suzanne Almeida, interim executive director for Common Cause Pennsylvania.
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The American people are clear: they support voting by mail and other options to expand access to the ballot
Several new public polls make clear that the vast majority of Americans support innovative and commonsense reforms to make voting more accessible and secure.
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Ann McBride Norton's Legacy: "Our Victories Give Hope to the People that Working Together We Can Make a Difference"
From part-time volunteer, Ann McBride became one of a team of tenacious citizen-lobbyists who helped open up our political process. She rose to be the first woman president of Common Cause from 1995-1999 and inspired me and many others along the way.
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Washington Post: Ann McBride Norton, who led Common Cause and championed campaign-finance laws, dies at 75
“Saints are those who agree with your cause and will fight for it until the bitter end,” McBride observed in her mellifluous Louisiana lilt. “Sinners are those who vehemently oppose your cause and will to the day they die. People in the first two categories will never switch their opinions. It’s the savables, those caught in the middle, we all try to sway because there’s hope for them.”
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HuffPost: Win Or Lose, Trump’s Top Campaign Aides Are Raking In The Cash
“I think the general public would be interested to know what members of Trump’s extended family are being paid by campaign donors,” said Paul Ryan, a campaign finance legal expert at the watchdog group Common Cause.
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Politico: The bizarro tale of a phantom super PAC — and our sleuthing to find it
Paul S. Ryan, a vice president for the good governance group Common Cause, said he’s seen all sorts of shenanigans in a long career immersed in campaign finance issues. But this one’s a true head-scratcher, he said. “It is odd,” Ryan said. “I’ve been doing this for 20 years and this is a first for me.”
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Charlotte Observer (Editorial): NC needs to make voting by mail easier during the pandemic, but a top Republican may block the way.
Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina and an advocate of the changes, notes that more than 70 percent of North Carolina households have two or fewer members. Requiring voters to meet with a notary or have two others witness a ballot could require more contact than some voters want.
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CNN (VIDEO): How vote-by-mail could change the 2020 election
Concerned about the impact of the novel coronavirus on the 2020 election, states are scrambling to dramatically increase mail-in voting. CNN's Marshall Cohen speaks with Common Cause's Sylvia Albert and others who explain what that means for you.
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Washington Post: With 100k votes already mailed in, in-person voters cast ballots to fill Cummings’s seat
Joanne Antoine, executive director of Common Cause Maryland, said voting advocates aimed to avoid that very situation, but are hopeful there will be fewer problems with voters receiving their ballots in June. The special election on Tuesday was arranged too quickly for the state to launch a widespread voter education campaign, she told reporters on a conference call Tuesday afternoon. She urged Hogan to ensure adequate funding for extensive communications ahead of the primary. “I’m sure we would have seen more voters participating in the 7th District special election if more of an effort was made to reach them,” Antoine said.