High Scores for Washington on Common Cause’s 2024 Democracy Scorecard
Washington — Common Cause, the nonpartisan watchdog, released its 2024 “Democracy Scorecard," recording every member of Congress’ support for voting rights, Supreme Court ethics, and other reforms.
오늘, 뉴욕 판사는 도널드 트럼프가 2016년 대선 전날 스토미 대니얼스에게 불륜을 비밀로 유지하기 위해 지급한 입막음 돈에 대한 형사 고발을 기각하려는 시도를 기각했습니다. 이 재판은 Common Cause가 법무부와 연방선거위원회에 지급금과 관련된 불만을 제기한 지 6년 만에 시작됩니다. 배심원 선정은 3월 25일에 시작될 예정입니다.
WAER (NPR): NYS redistricting committee could release new congressional map today
Thursday's meeting will be open to the public, but Executive Director of Common Cause New York Susan Lerner says the state’s redistricting process has largely been conducted behind closed doors.
“The commission, which has held no meeting, after being charged with drawing a new congressional map, has announced that it’s going to meet on Thursday afternoon, and they’re going to vote on a map," Lerner said. "Nobody’s seen it, nobody’s made any comments about it, nobody has been able to provide feedback.”
Washington Post: Democrats look to Nebraska to shore up Biden’s blue wall
But Gavin Geis, the executive director of Common Cause Nebraska, said the bill is unlikely to be put forward for a full vote before the state’s legislative session ends for the year on April 18.
“If the bill did make it out of committee with a priority it would have to be debated on the floor, but that would definitely lead to an extended filibuster,” Geis said in a statement. “So its odds are slim.”
WUNC: Poll workers, voters adapting to North Carolina’s photo ID requirement
Opponents of the ID law, like Common Cause North Carolina's Ann Webb, point out that while its supporters say it will boost election integrity, there is virtually no evidence of the kind of individual voter fraud it would stop.
"Ultimately, what the question is here is: What are we gaining from photo ID?" Webb rhetorically asked. "What's really critical at this point is that folks aren't disenfranchised by the uncertainty of what this new requirement means."
Colorado Politics/Colorado Springs Gazette: Colorado bill tasking attorney general to study online ‘misinformation’ sparks First Amendment debate
Andrew Barton of Colorado Common Cause, who supports the measure, said his organization has conducted an independent analysis of social media posts and that the study revealed an increasing prevalence of "misinformation" about candidates for office, election processes, and the validity of the country's voting system.
"Our democratic institutions only work when we can all engage with them accurately and honestly," Barton said. "Because of the threat of misinformation and disinformation, it's imperative that data around how such...
Yahoo! News/USA Today: 기술의 요람인 캘리포니아, AI 규제의 선두주자로 부상
조나단 메타 스타인은 선의의 정부 그룹인 캘리포니아 커먼 코즈의 프로젝트인 캘리포니아 이니셔티브 포 테크놀로지 앤 뎀오크러시의 공동 창립자로, 입법자들에게 신기술이 민주주의에 미치는 위협에 대해 조언해 왔습니다. 그는 전 세계적으로 선거에서 AI 사용이 증가하고 있는 것을 AI가 더 이상 이론적인 것이 아니라 적극적인 관행이라는 증거로 지적합니다. 2024년 1월, 방글라데시와 슬로바키아 선거에서 잘못된 정보를 유포하는 딥페이크가 상당한 선거 혼란을 초래했습니다. 미국에서...
South Bend Tribune (Op-Ed): Our civic health is on life support. Indiana’s legislature doesn’t care
The recent Indiana Civic Health Index should be a wakeup call for Indiana elected officials, like the alarm of medical devices alerting doctors and nurses to a patient in need of urgent care. If you haven’t read the report, let me call out the alarms clearly. Indiana:
* ranked 50th in voting in the 2022 elections
* has consistently ranked in the bottom 10 in voting for the last 13 years
* moved backward in the rankings for both voting participation and voter registration in the last 11 plus...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Yahoo! News: Texas voter fraud activist leads closed-door poll watcher training at Arlington church
Such training sessions and the election day actions for which they prepare attendees are less about ensuring integrity in Texas elections than they are about voter intimidation, according to Anthony Gutierrez, executive director of Common Cause Texas, a nongovernmental organization that works to expand voting rights.
While he was unaware of what Pressley’s session was to cover, he said in a phone interview that such groups “seem to be going out of their way to use poll watchers to intimidate or at least harass voters of...
Yahoo! News/Politico: Adams’ pledge of government efficiency remains out of reach
“It’s that baseline of service that really affects how people think about their government,” said Susan Lerner of Common Cause New York, a government reform group. “It’s not about speeches and the big issues; it’s about whether you’ve made a noise complaint and nobody gets back to you for a week.”
For Lerner, head of Common Cause, the city’s recent budget cuts — coupled with a struggle to fill vacant positions and a hiring freeze — could hurt the Adams administration’s ability to maintain the nuts and...
피닉스 — 애리조나 주 의원들이 몇 달간의 긴장된 협상 끝에 투표 재검표 문제에 대한 깨끗한 해결책에 대한 결의안에 도달했습니다. 해결책인 HB2785는 선거가 끝난 후 선거 관리들이 투표를 집계할 수 있는 충분한 시간을 제공함으로써 이전 입법으로 인해 발생한 엄청난 문제를 해결합니다.
Providence Journal: Access to public records was a problem in the bridge shutdown. Will that help reforms pass?
"It's a perfect example of something that is in the public interest," John Marion Jr., executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island, said Thursday about the Washington Bridge emails.
