La comisión de Virginia creada por el gobernador McAuliffe examinará la reforma de redistribución de distritos.

Gavin Geis, de Common Cause Nebraska, dijo que era decepcionante y preocupante que se hubiera ignorado y eludido el requisito de equilibrio partidista.

“Está ahí con un propósito, para que tengamos una especie de diversidad de opiniones y perspectivas sobre cuestiones de política”, dijo Geis. “Esa diversidad de pensamiento conduce a mejores resultados”.

“No todo el mundo tiene la opinión de un republicano registrado”, añadió. “Sin duda, no se debe eludir”.

Jay Heck, executive director of voting rights advocacy organization Common Cause Wisconsin, says the introduction of the proposal will only serve to confuse voters ahead of next year’s elections.

Under the bill, the administrator of the WEC would need to work with the secretary of state to transition election responsibilities by June 30, 2024 —a little more than four months before the presidential election.

“The thing that’s most disturbing about it is it’s creating, deliberately, a chaotic, confusing...

Hoy, el organismo de vigilancia de la democracia Common Cause anunció la incorporación de cinco nuevos miembros a su Junta Directiva Nacional, que representan un sector diverso de aliados y expertos, todos profundamente comprometidos con la protección de nuestra democracia.

The negotiated framework in the Freedom to Vote Act represents a huge step forward for the people. It shows the Senate is working to find a path forward to get this landmark legislation signed into law. This legislation will strengthen our freedom to vote so that we all, regardless of political party, background, or where we live, have an equal say in the future for our family and community. The legislation leads to fair maps for Congressional districts and ending gerrymandering forever. It also makes important steps to curtail secret money in...

O protegemos la libertad de votar, o protegemos el obstruccionismo, una laguna legal anticuada del Senado que permite a McConnell bloquear leyes cruciales.

The negotiated framework in the Freedom to Vote Act represents a huge step forward for the people. It shows the Senate is working to find a path forward to get this landmark legislation signed into law.

“El proceso de Illinois básicamente demostró todo lo que está mal cuando los funcionarios electos están a cargo de la redistribución de distritos”, dijo a Democracy Docket Dan Vicuña, director del programa de Redistribución de Distritos y Representación de Common Cause. “Careció de transparencia, ignoró las opiniones del público, dificultó mucho que el público brindara su opinión e ignoró muchas necesidades de la comunidad”.

En octubre, la organización sin fines de lucro publicó un “boletín de calificaciones” que califica a los estados en sus procesos de redistribución de distritos...

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In the United States, more than 3,000 sheriffs possess extensive or even total authority over arrests, incarceration, and civil enforcement in their jurisdictions. A new report released today by Common Cause and Communities for Sheriff Accountability examines how campaign contributions to sheriffs across the country and their business relationships with donors can encourage and incentivize mass incarceration in the U.S. “The Paid Jailer: How Sheriff Campaign Dollars Shape Mass Incarceration,” is a first of its kind report that examines the...