Election Security

We deserve to know that our votes are accurately counted and protected from sophisticated cyber attacks. Common Cause is pushing for reforms that make our elections even more secure.

The integrity of our voting system is important to all of us, and we can always do more to make sure ballots nationwide are counted as cast. The most effective election security solutions include:

  • Retiring old and outdated voting machines and upgrading the technology we use
  • Moving toward using paper ballots in every state
  • Requiring risk-limiting, post-election audits of ballots to confirm that reported election results are accurate
  • Ensuring paper back-ups of our voter registration databases and electronic voter rolls
  • Eliminating the use of online voting

We are working with election officials and administrators at the national, state, and local levels to implement these common sense election security measures to safeguard our elections.

What We’re Doing


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Tell Congress: REJECT Trump and Johnson’s dirty tricks

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Tell Congress: REJECT Trump and Johnson’s dirty tricks

Congress must REJECT Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson’s lies about noncitizen voting. These xenophobic scare tactics hurt all of us and make it harder for all eligible voters to cast a ballot.

Our leaders should instead pass pro-voter reforms like the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to encourage voters and increase participation in our elections.

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The Devastating Accuracy of #MoscowMitch and Devastating Inaccuracy of Buck Sexton

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The Devastating Accuracy of #MoscowMitch and Devastating Inaccuracy of Buck Sexton

Politics is a series of moments that, over time, frame issues and define candidates -- occasionally with such devastating accuracy that the politician targeted is forced to react. Last week, #MoscowMitch blinked. That ensures we'll see the meme everywhere and vulnerable Senators in his caucus must be growing anxious. Unfortunately, conservative talk show host Buck Sexton is devastatingly inaccurate in his assessment of the costs of protecting our democracy from foreign influence.

The Mueller Report Adapted by Author of Black Hawk Down and Illustrator of Archer

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The Mueller Report Adapted by Author of Black Hawk Down and Illustrator of Archer

Mark Bowden, author of "Black Hawk Down" and Chad Hurd, the art director of "Archer" collaborated to bring out the drama of The Mueller Report -- one more way to get more Americans to engage with this important record of historic levels of unethical, illegal, and unconstitutional behavior by the Trump campaign and White House.

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Report

Email and Internet Voting: The Overlooked Threat to Election Security

Federal government, military and private sector studies have examined the feasibility of internet-based voting and have concluded it is not secure and should not be used in U.S. government elections.

Legal Filing

Complaint against Cambridge Analytica

Common Cause filed complaints with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC), alleging reason to believe that Cambridge Analytica LTD and its sister company, SCL Group Limited, and numerous employees of the London-based companies repeatedly violated the prohibition on foreign nationals performing certain election-related activities over two U.S. election cycles – including extensive work for the Trump campaign.

Letter

Letter from Reform Groups to Speaker Ryan on Russian Intervention in U.S. Elections

Groups Call Out Speaker Ryan for His Failure to Take Any Action Against Foreign Intervention in Future Elections: Letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan

Legal Filing

Complaint against foreign nationals buying election-related social media ads

Common Cause filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC), alleging that one or more unknown foreign nationals made expenditures, independent expenditures or disbursements in connection with the 2016 presidential election in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act.

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High Scores for Vermont on Common Cause’s 2024 Democracy Scorecard 

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High Scores for Vermont on Common Cause’s 2024 Democracy Scorecard 

VERMONT — Common Cause, the nonpartisan watchdog, released its 2024 “Democracy Scorecard," recording every member of Congress’ support for voting rights, Supreme Court ethics, and other reforms.  

Low Scores for Iowa on Common Cause’s 2024 Democracy Scorecard 

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Low Scores for Iowa on Common Cause’s 2024 Democracy Scorecard 

IOWA — Common Cause, the nonpartisan watchdog, released its 2024 “Democracy Scorecard," recording every member of Congress’ support for voting rights, Supreme Court ethics, and other reforms.  

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