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부패에서 책임으로: 애틀랜타의 돈 받고 하는 정치 개혁
수십 년 동안 애틀랜타 시는 제도화된 부패에 직면해 문화, 사업 및 국제 허브로서의 잠재력을 저해했습니다. Common Cause Georgia는 "애틀랜타 방식: 페이 투 플레이 검토"라는 제목의 새로운 보고서를 통해 이러한 부패를 폭로했습니다.
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고등법원이 취약한 윤리강령을 만든 후에도 SCOTUS 스캔들 소환장은 여전히 필요
오늘 상원 사법위원회는 최근 미국 대법원 윤리 스캔들의 중심에 있는 부유한 기부자와 유명 법률 권력자를 소환하기로 투표했습니다. 이 투표는 고등 법원이 이달 초 비판이 커지는 가운데 자체적인 약하고 시행 불가능한 행동 강령을 제안한 후에 이루어졌습니다.
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CalMatters (Op-Ed): Californians want lawmakers to safeguard elections from artificial intelligence
Since 2020, voters in California and beyond have seen disinformation proliferate and poison our politics more than ever before. Generative artificial intelligence has the power to rapidly intensify this trend for the worse.
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Los Angeles Times: L.A. will switch to independent redistricting if voters approve in 2024 election
“The city of Los Angeles is building on the best practices from around the state and the country and really, I think, setting a gold standard for everybody to be looking for,” said Kathay Feng, national redistricting director for the nonpartisan government accountability watchdog group Common Cause. Feng previously helped lead the effort to institute independent redistricting on the state level.
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Newsday: Suit aims to block touch screen voting machine
Led by Common Cause New York, the group contends the state Board of Elections erred in August when it certified for use the ExpressVote XL, a touch screen machine.
The machine allows voters to mark a ballot electronically instead of on paper and ... displays selections on a summary card. Advocates said that's not enough to verify ballots independently, as required by state law.
In their lawsuit, the advocates said: "As a voter cannot read a bar code, the voter's ballot is not certifiable. No voter can verify...
The machine allows voters to mark a ballot electronically instead of on paper and ... displays selections on a summary card. Advocates said that's not enough to verify ballots independently, as required by state law.
In their lawsuit, the advocates said: "As a voter cannot read a bar code, the voter's ballot is not certifiable. No voter can verify...
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Associated Press: Georgia Republicans move to cut losses as they propose majority-Black districts in special session
“This proposal does not do what it needs to do and it does not create additional representation for Black voters,” Aunna Dennis of Common Cause Georgia told the Senate committee.
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Colorado Newsline: Former Republican secretary of state of Colorado argues Trump should be barred from ballot
Buchanan joined the advocacy group Colorado Common Cause in making that argument in a brief they submitted as part of a case over whether Trump should be disqualified under a Civil War-era provision of the 14th Amendment.
“This country and its institutions are at a crossroads,” the brief says. “Either the plain mandates of our Constitution will be honored and enforced in the face of partisan outcry (thus preserving the rule of law in America) or they will be subverted to avoid that same partisan outcry (eroding the rule of...
“This country and its institutions are at a crossroads,” the brief says. “Either the plain mandates of our Constitution will be honored and enforced in the face of partisan outcry (thus preserving the rule of law in America) or they will be subverted to avoid that same partisan outcry (eroding the rule of...
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Santa Fe New Mexican: New Mexico Supreme Court hands Democrats a victory in redistricting case
Mason Graham, policy director of Common Cause New Mexico, said in a news release Monday he applauds the state Supreme Court’s decision.
“The redistricting process was more accessible and transparent this time, due to the involvement of the Citizen Redistricting Committee, but we can make it better,” Graham said.
“The redistricting process was more accessible and transparent this time, due to the involvement of the Citizen Redistricting Committee, but we can make it better,” Graham said.
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New York Public Radio/WXXI: Hochul urged to sign bill that would shift some local elections to even-numbered years
Skoufis on Monday held a news conference attended by government reform advocates, including Susan Lerner of Common Cause.
Lerner said the state holds so many elections on various dates throughout the year — including village elections in March, school budgets in May, and primaries in June — that voters can become confused and weary.
“New York state, there's a concept called voter fatigue,” Lerner said. “And unfortunately, we are fatiguing our voters.”
Lerner said the state holds so many elections on various dates throughout the year — including village elections in March, school budgets in May, and primaries in June — that voters can become confused and weary.
“New York state, there's a concept called voter fatigue,” Lerner said. “And unfortunately, we are fatiguing our voters.”
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Yahoo! News/NorthJersey.com: Dark money disclosures in NJ elections are a ‘work in progress.’ Will they work?
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...
“Overall, I think you could pick out, you know, a clause here or there that was good, but overall, it's a net negative...
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Washington Post: A renewed push to change how vacancies are filled in Md. legislature
Nearly half of the state lawmakers from Maryland’s largest county and about 1 in 4 statewide were not originally elected to their seats. Instead, they were appointed, sent to Annapolis by a handful of local party officials, according to a recent analysis from Common Cause Maryland, a nonpartisan organization that advocates for fair elections.
“The General Assembly can’t continue to allow a handful of individuals to speak on behalf of thousands of voters,” Joanne Antoine, executive director of Common Cause Maryland, said...
“The General Assembly can’t continue to allow a handful of individuals to speak on behalf of thousands of voters,” Joanne Antoine, executive director of Common Cause Maryland, said...
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Daily Beast: The Secret Megadonor Behind the MAGA Movement’s ‘Nerve Center’
Aaron Scherb, senior director of legislative affairs at Common Cause, a watchdog group with decades of experience and a longstanding national operation, told The Daily Beast that Rydin was not on his organization’s radar. Scherb even inquired with Common Cause’s state-level team in Rydin’s home of Texas.
“They said that oddly they had never heard this guy’s name before,” Scherb said.
“After the awful Citizens United decision, more than 13 years ago now, the ultra-wealthy and elites have had a golden...
“They said that oddly they had never heard this guy’s name before,” Scherb said.
“After the awful Citizens United decision, more than 13 years ago now, the ultra-wealthy and elites have had a golden...
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Yahoo! News/Erie Times-News: Erie federal judge’s ruling on mail-in ballots could shape outcome of 2024 election
"This is a tremendous victory for mail-in voters in Pennsylvania," Philip Hensley-Robin, executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, one of the plaintiffs in the case, said in a statement. "We are relieved that minor clerical errors will no longer prevent Pennsylvanians from having their votes counted. We look forward to seeing the impact that this ruling will have on future elections, particularly for communities of color and elderly Pennsylvanians."