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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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kscally@commoncause.org
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아마몰레조@commoncause.org
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jgarcia@commoncause.org
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kcolston@commoncause.org
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Indianapolis Star (Op-Ed): Lax Indiana lobbying laws bring legislator ethics into question
From shameful loopholes to murky transparency, Indiana lags on lobbying ethics. It's time for the Statehouse to make sure legislators spend less time enjoying steakhouse dinners from the moneyed interests who pay for them - and more time listening to their constituents.
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Bergen Record/NorthJersey.com: If he doesn’t resign, could indicted Bob Menendez be expelled from the Senate?
Impeachment has generally been held for civil officers and members of the judiciary and the executive branch, said Stephen Spaulding, vice president at Common Cause, a Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group.
“Anything can move quickly in the Senate if senators want to,” Spaulding said.
The punishment granted in Article I, Section 5, of the Constitution has been rare: The Senate has expelled 15 members since 1789, and the 14 cases other than Blount's occurred during the Civil War for support of the...
“Anything can move quickly in the Senate if senators want to,” Spaulding said.
The punishment granted in Article I, Section 5, of the Constitution has been rare: The Senate has expelled 15 members since 1789, and the 14 cases other than Blount's occurred during the Civil War for support of the...
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Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio Redistricting Commission kicks off regional hearings
Common Cause executive director Catherine Turcer urged the panel to start over. She insisted there’s a strong argument the newest proposal makes “zero improvement” on the current unconstitutional map.
“The manipulation of district lines is the manipulation of elections,” Turcer argued. “The manipulation of elections is the manipulation of public policy.”
“So at the end of the day,” she continued, “manipulating districts to favor one political party over the other manipulates all sorts of...
“The manipulation of district lines is the manipulation of elections,” Turcer argued. “The manipulation of elections is the manipulation of public policy.”
“So at the end of the day,” she continued, “manipulating districts to favor one political party over the other manipulates all sorts of...
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New York Times: In North Carolina, Republicans Seek More Control Over Elections
The legislation “will leave us with county and state boards that can gridlock,” said Ann Webb, the policy director for Common Cause North Carolina, which opposes the measures. “And in this political environment of hyperpartisanship, we fully expect that they will gridlock.”
Ms. Webb and other critics say their concerns might have been allayed had the legislature added language to the House bill that laid out instructions to break deadlocks. But “those suggestions have been rejected,” she said.
Ms. Webb...
Ms. Webb and other critics say their concerns might have been allayed had the legislature added language to the House bill that laid out instructions to break deadlocks. But “those suggestions have been rejected,” she said.
Ms. Webb...
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CFTC, 미국 선거에서 도박 합법화 시도 거부
오늘, 상품선물거래위원회(CFTC)는 미국 선거 결과에 대한 도박을 합법화하라는 요청을 거부했습니다. 7월에 Common Cause는 15,000명 이상의 회원이 공동 서명한 의견을 제출하여 CFTC가 KalshiEX, LLC("Kalshi")가 제안한 의회 통제 이벤트 계약이 "우리 민주주의와 선거의 성실성에 새롭고 심각한 위협"을 가하고 있다고 주장하며 제안을 거부할 것을 강력히 촉구했습니다.
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Orlando Sentinel: Fight teed up in federal court over controversial Florida congressional redistricting map
White Republicans won all North Florida congressional districts in the November elections after the map was redrawn. Attorneys for plaintiffs such as the NAACP and Common Cause Florida argue in the federal lawsuit that the overhaul to Congressional District 5 involved "intentional discrimination" and violated the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment and 15th Amendment. The 14th Amendment ensures equal protection, while the 15th Amendment prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote based on race.
The Legislature passed the...
The Legislature passed the...
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Patriot News/PennLive (Op-Ed): Effective, useful, and secure: Why Dush is wrong about ERIC
There is no viable alternative to ERIC. Other states have tried, but to no avail; for example, the Interstate Crosscheck System, a program started in Kansas, had a 99% error rate. It was found to eliminate about 200 registrations used to cast legitimate votes for every one duplicate voter registration. As explained by the Louisiana Illuminator, “Replicating what ERIC built would be a major technical, scientific, administrative and political challenge, even for a state committed to making it work.”
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PolitiFact: Vivek Ramaswamy has called for ‘paper ballots.’ Most Americans vote that way already
"There was a big movement on the left and right to move to paper and it was backed by computer scientists," as well as voting rights advocates and lawyers with expertise in elections, said Susannah Goodman, director of the Election Security Program at Common Cause.
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존 R. 루이스 투표권 진흥법은 모든 미국인의 투표 자유를 보호할 것입니다
미국인들은 자유롭고 공정한 선거를 기대하고 마땅히 받아야 합니다. 존 R. 루이스 투표권 진흥법은 우리 나라의 많은 지역에서 투표권이 다시 한번 공격을 받고 있는 시기에 모든 미국인의 투표권을 보호할 것입니다. 오늘 하원에서 재도입된 이 법안은 10년 전 셸비 카운티 대 홀더 판결과 그에 따른 판결에서 대법원이 투표권법에 입힌 피해의 상당 부분을 복구할 것입니다.
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제5조 헌법 회의 위협에 대한 하원 청문회 증언
오늘 오후 2시 ET에 하원 사법부 헌법 및 제한 정부 소위원회는 "제안된 헌법 개정안 검토"에 대한 청문회를 개최할 예정이며, 여기에는 헌법 제5조와 제안된 개정안을 검토하는 것도 포함됩니다. 정책 및 대외 문제 담당 Common Cause 부사장인 Stephen Spaulding은 제5조 헌법 대회 소집에 내재된 위험에 대해 증언할 예정입니다. 청문회에 앞서 제출된 그의 서면 증언은 헌법 대회 소집의 위험과 예측 불가능성에 초점을 맞추고 있습니다...
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Public News Service: Some Maryland Communities Lowering Voting Age to 16
Alyssa Canty, director of youth programs for Common Cause, said young people are often beginning to see the effects of civic policy.
"When they're 16- or 17-year-olds, they are starting their first part-time jobs," Canty pointed out. "So they now have income, so they're purchasing things, so they are paying sales tax, but they have no say in what happens to those tax dollars."
Canty sees late high school as a good time to engage young people.
"Usually around 16, 17 years old, that junior, senior...
"When they're 16- or 17-year-olds, they are starting their first part-time jobs," Canty pointed out. "So they now have income, so they're purchasing things, so they are paying sales tax, but they have no say in what happens to those tax dollars."
Canty sees late high school as a good time to engage young people.
"Usually around 16, 17 years old, that junior, senior...
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Associated Press: Wisconsin Republicans push redistricting plan to head off adverse court ruling
The higher vote requirement is a critical component of any redistricting change, said Jay Heck, director of Common Cause Wisconsin.
The plan the Assembly is voting on was unveiled at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. There was no public hearing, and Democrats and advocates say they were not consulted in the drafting of the bill.
“It’s not serious," Heck said. "This is an act of desperation to head off the Supreme Court from redrawing the maps. ... It just doesn’t pass the smell test on any level.”
The plan the Assembly is voting on was unveiled at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. There was no public hearing, and Democrats and advocates say they were not consulted in the drafting of the bill.
“It’s not serious," Heck said. "This is an act of desperation to head off the Supreme Court from redrawing the maps. ... It just doesn’t pass the smell test on any level.”
