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5 Ways Common Cause Defended Democracy in the First Trump Administration
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Trump’s Support for Big Coal Paying Off At His DC Hotel
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Bucking National Trend, California Making Voting Easier
California is advancing ways to increase voter participation ahead of the 2018 elections, while dozens of states have gone backwards by imposing new voting restrictions.
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Thanks, Mr. Secretary!
A tip of the hat today to an unlikely recipient: Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.
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Trump’s DACA Plan Grounded in Dubious Legal Claims
President Trump’s threat to deport about 800,000 young immigrants, many attending U.S. schools, holding jobs, and paying taxes, is based on legally dubious claims that an Obama-era executive order granting them “lawful presence” in the U.S. exceeded the then-president’s authority.
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Common Cause Presses FEC, Justice Department to Act on Facebook Ads
Citing evidence that Russian internet “trolls” placed political ads on Facebook last year, Common Cause today urged the Justice Department and the Federal Election Commission to investigate and take legal action against those responsible for the messages.
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Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ Panel “Flawed From the Start”
A report released today by Common Cause makes a powerful case that President Trump’s “election integrity” commission is a sham, rigged to exploit public fears about a voter fraud epidemic that exists only in the minds of the president and his hardcore supporters.
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Common Cause Sues New York State to End Voter Purges
New York State has improperly deactivated the voter registrations of tens of thousands of qualified voters simply because for several years they’ve chosen not to cast ballots, Common Cause New York charges in a lawsuit filed today.
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La Blockbuster Coalition cherche à mettre fin au redécoupage partisan des circonscriptions
Un groupe sans précédent de dirigeants politiques et de groupes de bonne gouvernance, dont Common Cause, ont uni leurs forces pour demander à la Cour suprême d'interdire le découpage électoral partisan.
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Indiana’s Largest County Clamps Down on Early Voting
While early voting expands in mostly white, Republican suburbs, voting gets more difficult in Democrat-dominated, largely black Indianapolis.
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An Ounce of Prevention – Missed
Fearful they would be accused of attempting to sway the presidential election, Obama administration officials last year shut down plans to share a list of cybersecurity precautions with state election officials responsible for protecting voting machines and databases.
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Dernières nouvelles : Un recours collectif contre le redécoupage partisan des circonscriptions électorales va être jugé
Un panel de juges fédéraux a décidé mardi après-midi que l'affaire Common Cause v. Rucho pouvait être jugée, rejetant une demande des avocats demandant à l'assemblée législative de l'État de retarder le procès. L'affaire remet en cause le découpage partisan des circonscriptions en Caroline du Nord.
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Trump Slaps Minorities With Plan to Give Police Military Gear
His pardon last week of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio gave police across America a new license to lock up Latinos; now President Trump wants to arm the cops with weapons and equipment designed to make war rather than keep the peace.
