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Common Cause today released initial results of its Our Democracy 2022 candidate questionnaire in the leadup to the first election since January 6th. With two months to go before Election Day, more than 100 candidates for Congress, including in certain swing House and Senate races, responded on how they promise to defend and strengthen our democracy.

With The Facebook Papers adding daily to the evidence of the inability and unwillingness of social media giants to combat disinformation and other harmful content, Common Cause today released an extensive report on election disinformation, including a comprehensive set of reforms needed to curb this huge and growing problem and protect our right to vote in elections next week, next year, and beyond. Based on more than 15,000 hours monitoring social media in the 2020 election cycle, together with legal and policy expertise, “As a Matter of...

“Sean has been an integral part of our Common Cause New York team for more than a decade. We are delighted he has been nominated by President Biden, and we look forward to his confirmation."

Common Cause today released Democracy on the Ballot 2020. The report examines the results of 18 initiatives on the November 2020 ballot that aimed to change state laws regarding money in politics, voting rights, redistricting and direct democracy. The grassroots, citizen-led measures that protect the people’s voice in government won by a 2 to 1 margin.

Common Cause today released the results of its Our Democracy 2020 candidate surveys. More than 200 candidates for Congress, including in certain swing House and Senate races, responded on how they promise to defend and strengthen our democracy.

 Un rapport publié aujourd'hui par des chercheurs de l'Université de Californie du Sud (USC), de l'Université du Minnesota et de l'Université de Houston recommande de manière provocatrice que la législature de l'État de Californie ne soit plus habilitée à rayer les finalistes de la liste des candidats à la Commission de redécoupage des circonscriptions électorales de Californie. Le rapport a été publié à la suite d'une série de rayures controversées dans la sélection de la nouvelle liste de commissaires.

RALEIGH – Vendredi, les avocats des plaignants dans l’affaire Common Cause v. Lewis, qui s’oppose au redécoupage des circonscriptions électorales, ont déposé un mémoire s’opposant aux 19 nouveaux districts de la Chambre des représentants de Caroline du Nord, dessinés par le Parlement. Les plaignants demandent au tribunal de redessiner les districts en question.

Today, Common Cause released a new report on the impact of denying voting rights to people with past felony convictions and what must be done to strengthen their voting rights. “Zero Disenfranchisement: The Movement to Restore Voting Rights” documents the racist history of felony disenfranchisement laws, the new movement to repeal them, and provides several personal stories of individuals affected by these voter suppression efforts.