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Massachusetts Legislature Passes Automatic Voter Registration
The Bay State is on its way to becoming the 14th state to adopt the innovative reform since 2015
Pam Wilmot leads Common Cause’s operations for its 23 state offices and advisory boards who advance the organization’s agenda in the states, advocating for démocratie reforms to address the needs of their communities. She oversees Common Cause’s state work including policy and program development, strategic planning and execution, and fundraising.
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Open Government Groups Applaud Senate Public Records Legislation, Call it a Strong Reform
The Massachusetts State Senate today released legislation to reform the Massachusetts public records law and announced a vote on the subject next week. Open government groups, which comprise the steering committee of the Massachusetts Freedom of Information Alliance, lauded the reform and called for swift passage. The new bill, released by the Senate Ways and Means Committee today, follows passage of a much weaker bill in the House of Representative last November.