It's unclear why these groups — the very ones that have come to dominate campaigns in recent years — were exempted from pre-Election Day disclosures. But to some campaign finance watchdogs, like Philip Hensley-Robin, a former analyst for the League of Women Voters of New Jersey, the loophole — when coupled with other key shortcomings of the bill — belied its much-ballyhooed “transparency” title.

“Overall, I think you could pick out, you know, a clause here or there that was good, but overall, it's a net negative...

One group that has decided against litigation over this year’s redistricting process is Common Cause Ohio, a left-leaning good-government group. Catherine Turcer, Common Cause Ohio’s executive director, said last week that her organization was considering filing a lawsuit against the Ohio Redistricting Commission, primarily to assert that the closed-door negotiations held by commission members violated state open-meetings law.

But on Wednesday, Turcer said Common Cause Ohio decided that it would be better for them to spend...

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...

Emma Steiner, information accountability project manager with the non-partisan group Common Cause, said disinformation can often be hard to spot.

"A lot of times people fall for disinformation," said Steiner, "because it seems to confirm something they already believe and that's where people get tripped up."

Steiner recommended that people always refer to official sources for voting information - including Secretary of States' offices or local election boards.

"Disinformation spreaders and...

비평가들은 이 대회가 발동되더라도 총기 규제에 국한될 것이라는 보장은 없다고 지적합니다. 비당파 민주주의 옹호 단체인 Common Cause는 이번 주 초에 이 운동을 비난하며, 이 대회에는 법적 보호 장치와 역사적 규범이 없다고 지적했습니다.

"뉴섬 주지사는 헌법 대회를 소집함으로써 부유한 특수 이해 관계자를 초대하여 미국 헌법의 후드를 열고 단 하나의 규칙도 없이 우리의 권리와 자유를 건드리게 할 것입니다." 이 단체는 보도 자료에서 이렇게 말했습니다. "자유에 대한 위험은 거의 없습니다...

The 2020 election and its aftermath revealed the dangers posed to our democracy by disinformation. We saw how President Trump used social media platforms to assemble and incite the mob on the Ellipse on January 6th and then turn it loose on the Capitol where Congress was at work certifying the election victory of his opponent. The results were shocking, and they were tragic, and they could easily have been far worse. We must ensure they are not repeated in 2022, or 2024, or ever again.

Mario Jimenez of the progressive watchdog group Common Cause New Mexico said the public can view testing of vote-tallying machines prior to elections in every county, and that certification notices are posted on every machine where voters can see them.

“They have no basis — other than ‘we just don’t trust the machine’ — for not certifying the election,” Jimenez said of the Otero County commissioners.

이전에 거부권을 행사한 법안의 재도입에 대한 우려가 여전히 남아 있습니다.

투표권 단체인 Common Cause의 재구획 및 대표 책임자인 댄 비쿠냐는 PolitiFact에 "의회 분배 목적으로 미국 주민을 보이지 않게 만드는 것은 미국 헌법을 명백히 위반하는 것"이라고 말했습니다.

Common Cause는 미국 민주주의의 핵심 가치를 옹호하는 데 전념하고 있으며, 회원들의 의견에 귀를 기울입니다.