Common Cause, Allies Mark Citizens United Anniversary, MLK Day With Actions Across the Nation, New Data on Election Spending

Washington, DC – Common Cause joined this week with ally organizations to mark Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the third anniversary of Citizens United contre FEC with events drawing attention to the dual threats of voter suppression and unlimited corporate and special interest money in politics. Under the banner of Money Out/Voters In, organizers are hosting “Day of Action” events in more than 65 cities in 32 states on and around the weekend of January 19.

“Since the Citizens United decision three years ago, voters have been clear in their disdain for this decision,” said Common Cause President Bob Edgar. “The big question is whether our elected representatives will listen to those voices. Our goal is to build a wave of grassroots support so strong that they cannot ignore it. “

Additionally, two reports highlighting new data on spending in the 2012 election season were released today. A report by Demos and the U.S. PIRG Education Fund provides a wide-ranging analysis of the role of money in the 2012 elections, and a report by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund and the Center for Media and Democracy examines the role dark money nonprofits and shell corporations played in 2012.

For more information about the Money Out/Voters In Days of Action, please visit www.moneyout-votersin.com.