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

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

Washington — 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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Common Cause’s network of national and state democracy reform experts are frequent media commentators. To talk with one of our experts, please reach out to any member of the press team above.

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NATIONAL VOTING IN PRISON COALITION RESPONDS TO THE RECENT ROLLBACKS OF FELONY DISENFRANCHISEMENT REFORMS IN NEBRASKA & MISSISSIPPI 

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NATIONAL VOTING IN PRISON COALITION RESPONDS TO THE RECENT ROLLBACKS OF FELONY DISENFRANCHISEMENT REFORMS IN NEBRASKA & MISSISSIPPI 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the National Voting In Prison Coalition (NVPC), a group of organizations dedicated to dismantling barriers to voting rights, objects to the recent legal efforts in Nebraska and Mississippi which undermine the voting rights of individuals impacted by the criminal legal system.

Common Cause Urges Political Leaders to “Elevate Civil Discourse”

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Common Cause Urges Political Leaders to “Elevate Civil Discourse”

On Saturday, at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, a lone gunman fired a series of shots injuring former President Trump, killing one rally attendee and critically injuring two others. The FBI is investigating this as an assassination attempt.

Common Cause Urges “No” Vote on Anti-Voter SAVE Act

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Common Cause Urges “No” Vote on Anti-Voter SAVE Act

Common Cause Urges “No” Vote on Anti-Voter SAVE Act

Common Cause is urging every member of the U.S. House of Representatives to vote “no” when the “SAVE” Act is expected to be brought to the floor later this week. The letter flags the legislation as a solution in search of a problem and stresses that the proposed “solution” would actually deny the right to vote to millions of Americans. Common Cause plans to key-vote this legislation in its Democracy Scorecard, which is sent to its more than 1.5 million members,...

Common Cause Urges Passage of Youth Voting Rights Act

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Common Cause Urges Passage of Youth Voting Rights Act

On the anniversary of the ratification of the 26th Amendment, Common Cause reaffirms its commitment to further protecting and expanding youth access to the ballot, urging Congress to pass the Youth Voting Rights Act of 2023.

SCOTUS Strikes Down Injunction Barring Contacts with Social Media Platforms on Disinformation

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SCOTUS Strikes Down Injunction Barring Contacts with Social Media Platforms on Disinformation

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an injunction barring the White House and other government agencies from communicating with and encouraging social media platforms to curb the spread of mis- and disinformation. The injunction also limited the government’s ability to communicate with civil society groups to limit disinformation online.

Common Cause Announces Five New Board Members

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Common Cause Announces Five New Board Members

Today, democracy watchdog Common Cause announced the addition of five new members to its National Governing Board, representing a diverse cross-section of allies and experts all deeply committed to safeguarding our democracy.

Arizona: State Leaders Adjourn With Handful of Pro-Voting Wins

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Arizona: State Leaders Adjourn With Handful of Pro-Voting Wins

Arizona’s 2024 legislative session adjourned with a handful of voting rights victories, despite the referral of some anti-democracy measures to this year’s ballot.

Democracy Docket: What Is the Future of Redistricting? Perhaps a Politician-Free Process, Experts Say

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Democracy Docket: What Is the Future of Redistricting? Perhaps a Politician-Free Process, Experts Say

“Illinois’ process basically demonstrated everything that’s wrong with elected officials being in charge of redistricting,” Dan Vicuña, director of the Redistricting and Representation program at Common Cause, told Democracy Docket. “It lacked transparency, disregarded public input, made it very difficult for the public to provide feedback and ignored a lot of community needs.”

In October, the nonprofit organization released a “report card” grading states on their redistricting processes based on certain...

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