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Common Cause의 2024년 민주주의 점수표에서 워싱턴의 높은 점수
워싱턴 — 비당파 감시 기관인 Common Cause가 2024년 "민주주의 점수표"를 발표하여 의회의 모든 의원이 투표권, 대법원 윤리 및 기타 개혁을 지지하는 내용을 기록했습니다.
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데이비드 밴스
국가 미디어 전략가
dvance@commoncause.org
240-605-8600
케이티 스칼리
커뮤니케이션 디렉터
kscally@commoncause.org
202-736-5713
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지역 커뮤니케이션 전략가(서부)
아마몰레조@commoncause.org
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지역 커뮤니케이션 전략가(남부)
jgarcia@commoncause.org
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지역 커뮤니케이션 전략가(중서부)
kcolston@commoncause.org
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NPR Morning Edition (AUDIO): The GOP needs more of its voters to cast ballots early. What’s the problem?
Despite endorsing Bank Your Vote, on the trail, Trump has continued to cast doubt on the legitimacy and security of mail voting in particular. Aaron Scherb with Common Cause says this is a huge hurdle for the RNC. He says Republicans across the country have been maligning mail voting since 2020. He says it's going to be hard for them to convince their voters to get over a distrust they created.
AARON SCHERB: So getting voters to, like, unlearn or unhear those messages is tough to undo that damage. And so I think that's what this...
AARON SCHERB: So getting voters to, like, unlearn or unhear those messages is tough to undo that damage. And so I think that's what this...
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Yahoo! News/Providence Journal: ‘Relentless grind’: Providence City Council is a big job. Some members aren’t always doing it.
"Certainly the fact that it is very low-paying, that’s kind of a reflection of the value that has pervaded for a long time in America – that legislatures should be made up of regular citizens or residents of the state or city that they’re representing," said John Marion, executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island. "But we know that it can result in bodies not being necessarily as representative of a community as [they] could be because the lack of pay means that people who don’t have flexible jobs or don’t have a source of...
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New York Times: Candidates Lay Groundwork For Fraud Cries Before Caucuses
“This follows the general playbook, the election denier playbook of just pre-emptively laying the groundwork for claims of fraud in the event of a loss,” said Emma Steiner, the Information Accountability Project Manager at Common Cause. “It’s sort of future-proofing.”
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Cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer: $15k on tickets. $2k/month on meals. Inside a Cleveland-area House rep’s campaign spending
Catherine Turcer, executive director of Common Cause Ohio, which advocates for better government ethics laws and transparency in campaign finance, reviewed Patton’s audits. She said the most obvious aggrieved party to questionable campaign spending would be the donors. But in a less-direct way, she said problems arise in a representative democracy when public officials can enrich themselves in the process via interested donors.
“Campaign cash is not a slush fund,” she said. “It is intended to be spent to get yourself...
“Campaign cash is not a slush fund,” she said. “It is intended to be spent to get yourself...
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Texas Tribune/San Antonio Express-News: Texas GOP chair Matt Rinaldi backed a group with white supremacist ties — while working for its billionaire funder
Anthony Gutierrez, executive director of the watchdog group Common Cause Texas, said Rinaldi’s legal representation of Wilks was “shocking,” especially in light of the ongoing scandals involving Defend Texas Liberty that Rinaldi has been involved in.
“We all know money equals power in Texas politics and billionaires like the Wilks use their wealth liberally to bend public policy to their liking all the time,” he said. “But it's still pretty shocking.”
“We all know money equals power in Texas politics and billionaires like the Wilks use their wealth liberally to bend public policy to their liking all the time,” he said. “But it's still pretty shocking.”
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Washington Post: Maryland Elections Board member arrested on Jan. 6 riot charges, resigns
“After the 2024 election, the General Assembly should seriously consider whether the process for selecting board members needs to be changed. This should be a wake-up call,” Morgan Drayton, policy and engagement manager at the nonpartisan government watchdog group Common Cause Maryland, said in a statement.
“It is sickening to think that Ayala was making decisions about our elections after allegedly participating in the attempted insurrection. His disrespect for the voices of Maryland voters and his disregard for the...
“It is sickening to think that Ayala was making decisions about our elections after allegedly participating in the attempted insurrection. His disrespect for the voices of Maryland voters and his disregard for the...
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Axios: Lawmaker says free bus rides on Election Day are “not fair”
Julia Vaughn, Common Cause Indiana executive director, doesn't think the legislation would have a significant impact on elections or voter turnout, but said it sends a bad message in a state that already struggles with low voter turnout.
"We need to make voting more accessible and convenient to people," she said.
"We need to make voting more accessible and convenient to people," she said.
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Star-Ledger/NY.Com(사설): 뉴어크가 학교 위원회 선거에 청소년을 포함시킬 때가 왔다
3%가 조금 넘는 참여로, Newark의 학교 위원회 선거는 신선하고 젊은 에너지를 주입할 수 있습니다. 이 학생들에게 의견을 말할 기회를 주면, 그들이 얼마나 많은 일을 할 수 있는지 놀랄지도 모릅니다.
우리는 뉴어크 시의회가 학교 운영위원회 선거의 투표 연령을 낮추는 조례안을 찬성으로 통과시키기를 기대하며, 이 학생들이 기회가 주어졌을 때 무엇을 이룰지 기대합니다.
우리는 뉴어크 시의회가 학교 운영위원회 선거의 투표 연령을 낮추는 조례안을 찬성으로 통과시키기를 기대하며, 이 학생들이 기회가 주어졌을 때 무엇을 이룰지 기대합니다.
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KQED/NPR – Political Breakdown (Audio): Can Election Law Keep Up With AI and Deep Fakes?
The 2024 election will be the first where artificial intelligence, or AI, could play a big role — and not necessarily a good one. Today in Sacramento, the head of California Common Cause announced proposals to address the potential problems from things like deepfakes intended to confuse voters. Scott Shafer is joined by Jonathan Mehta Stein, head of Common Cause, to discuss threats posed by technology for this election.
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Raw Story: Revealed: Donors foot the bill for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s election law violation
“If I was one of her donors, I wouldn’t want my donations to be paying fines for when she did something wrong,” said Aaron Scherb, senior director of legislative affairs for Common Cause, a nonprofit watchdog organization that filed an initial FEC complaint against Greene. “There’s a little bit of an optics issue.”
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The Oregonian: Former OLCC board chair lands pot job
Kate Titus, executive director of Common Cause Oregon, a grassroots, nonpartisan organization that works to strengthen and advance democracy, said Révoal's leap into the industry that he up until recently regulated raises questions.
"Democracies die when we erode ethics norms," she said. "It's not just a matter of following the letter of the law. It's about keeping clear, bright lines between working for the public interest and working for one's own private interest."
"Democracies die when we erode ethics norms," she said. "It's not just a matter of following the letter of the law. It's about keeping clear, bright lines between working for the public interest and working for one's own private interest."
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오마하 월드 헤럴드: 네브래스카 의회, 필리버스터를 제한하기 위한 새로운 규칙 검토
네브래스카 주 커먼코즈의 대표이사인 게이빈 가이스는 현행 규칙이 선거구 재조정에 대한 균형 잡힌 접근 방식을 보장하는 안전장치 역할을 한다고 말했습니다. 선거구 재조정 과정은 전국적으로 지나친 정치화라는 비판을 받고 있습니다.
Geis는 "위원회 구성원 선정 요소에서 당 등록을 제거하면 사고방식과 관점의 다양성이 부족해져 우리 주의 정치적 풍토를 정확하게 (표현하지 못하는) 왜곡된 대표성이 초래될 수 있습니다."라고 말했습니다.
Geis는 "위원회 구성원 선정 요소에서 당 등록을 제거하면 사고방식과 관점의 다양성이 부족해져 우리 주의 정치적 풍토를 정확하게 (표현하지 못하는) 왜곡된 대표성이 초래될 수 있습니다."라고 말했습니다.
