Today at 9:30 a.m., the Committee on House Administration will hold a hearing on โAmerican Confidence in Elections: Protecting Political Speech.โ Stephen Spaulding, Common Cause Vice President for Policy & External Affairs, will be testifying. His testimony submitted in advance of the hearing discusses the myriad threats that undermine public confidence in our democracy and offered several solutions as well. He includes voter suppression and gerrymandering as hugely detrimental to public confidence and focuses his testimony on the...
Common Cause Submits Written Testimony for Senate Hearing on Laws and Enforcement Governing Secret Money in Elections
Today at 2:00 p.m., the U.S. Senate Committee on Financeโs Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight will hold a hearing on current laws and enforcement governing the political activities by tax exempt โdark moneyโ groups. Beth Rotman, Common Cause Director of Money in Politics and Ethics, submitted written testimony to the subcommittee for todayโs hearing record, detailing how a lack of enforcement by both the IRS and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has allowed โdark moneyโ groups to evade existing disclosure laws related...
Common Cause Announces Nationwide Winners in 2021 โMy Voice, My Art, Our Causeโ Artivism Contest
The competition, designed by the Common Cause Student Action Alliance, invited youth ages 14-28ย to raise their voices on any set of nine democracy issues, including access to voting, campaign finance reform,ย fighting against gerrymandering, and more.
Common Cause Announces Washington D.C. Artist as Winner in 2021 โMy Voice, My Art, Our Causeโ Artivism Contest
The competition, designed by the Common Cause Student Action Alliance, invited youth ages 14-28 to raise their voices on any set of nine democracy issues, including access to voting, campaign finance reform, fighting against gerrymandering, and more.