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Nonpartisan Voting Rights Organizations Unite to Provide Hotlines, Resources, and Rides To the Polls
Below are some resources put together by coalition members to make sure that everyone has access to their fundamental right to vote.
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Media Contacts
Dera Silvestre
East Regional Communications Strategist
dsilvestre@commoncause.org
617-807-4032
Joanne Antoine
Executive Director
jantoine@commoncause.org
443-906-0442
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Maryland Voters Pass Election Day Voter Registration
Marylanders voted for a commonsense, pro-democracy reform. They voted for a ballot initiative that gives eligible voters the right to register, update their registration, and vote on every Election Day in the future.
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Democracy Dies in Darkness: Voters Have Right to Know Funders of Online Political Ads
The Washington Post, Baltimore Sun and other local newspapers have sued the state of Maryland to avoid complying with the state’s campaign finance disclosure law, a measure that allows Maryland citizens to easily obtain meaningful information about groups and individuals seeking to influence their vote through ads run on their publications’ online platforms. Common Cause Maryland and the Campaign Legal Center filed a brief in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, arguing that the state should enforce its campaign finance...
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Baltimore City Mayor Pugh Signs Fair Election Fund Charter Amendment
Mayor Catherine Pugh today signed Council Bill 18-0229, a charter amendment to establish the Fair Elections Fund and Citizen Commission.