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WIRED: Inside Election Conspiracy Groups on Super Tuesday
“It is a locked, secure ballot receptacle to store and scan ballots ensuring they're included in the polling place's count at the end of the day,” the group explained.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle: House leaders make last-ditch effort on campaign finance reform
“Oregon voters will have no trouble seeing through this,” Titus wrote.
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San Francisco Chronicle/CalMatters: Cupertino Lawmaker Co-Authors Bill To Translate Ballots, Help More Non-English Speakers Vote
"In order for California to build trust, it has to be a multiracial and multilingual democracy, which means prioritizing and centering in language access," said Hernandez at Common Cause.
Common Cause was one of a dozen organizations that participated in the...
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Houston Chronicle: His life became a ‘nightmare’ when he went viral for voting in Texas. The trauma still lingers.
“Cases like this can absolutely have a chilling effect, and you have to wonder if that’s part of the point,” Gutierrez said. “The state could very easily take proactive steps to ensure people who are starting probation or parole are clearly told how their legal status impacts their ability to vote.”
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Colorado Newsline: ‘Dark day for democracy’: Coloradans highlight election threats in wake of 14th Amendment ruling
“Donald Trump lied, cheated, and unleashed violence when the election did not go his way, and his ongoing incitement has led to an unprecedented rise in attacks and death threats against election workers, judges, and other public servants,” Belknap said. “By refusing to hold Trump...
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In Major Setback for Democracy, Insurrectionist is Allowed to Stay on Ballot
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Yahoo! News/PolitiFact: Yes, an Arizona voter received two mail ballots. That’s not a sign of wrongdoing or fraud.
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Santa Fe New Mexican (Op-Ed): Effort to modernize Legislature casualty of broken system
The reputation tracks with a flawed legislative structure that is impeding progress on many levels. We are the only state where legislators do not receive a salary. Most lack professional staff to conduct policy research and constituent services, and they meet for the third-shortest amount of...
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Honolulu Star Advertiser: 5 Questions: Camron Hurt, of Common Cause Hawaii
Hawaii is truly a dynamic state. Areas of good governance that Hawaii does well include human rights as well as establishing safe avenues for citizen participation in democracy.
However, this is simply not enough as we continue to struggle with participation in democracy, transparency and strategic vision. Perhaps the aspect of good governance that is most missing from our state would be strong and pragmatic...
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Protections of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Needed Now More than Ever
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Mercury News: The campaign to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo is California’s most expensive House race. Here’s where the money is flowing.
“Money should not dictate who should run for office or who gets elected,” he said.
At the congressional level, money plays a large role in the election, and while McMorris said it’s not the “determining factor,”...
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Colorado Politics: Colorado lawmakers seek to penalize ‘fake electors’ under perjury laws