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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 Matters: Political Notes: Strong public support for special elections to fill vacancies, U.S. Senate campaign updates, siblings disavow RFK Jr.’s politics
"The General Assembly can’t continue to allow a handful of individuals to speak on behalf of thousands of voters."
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50 State Report: Maryland Earns C for Redistricting from Common Cause
"We look forward to educating the public, and working in coalition to tame the gerrymander before our next redistricting cycle."
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New Poll: 85% of Marylanders Favor Special Elections to Elect Representatives
Common Cause Maryland and Maryland PIRG renew call on General Assembly to establish special elections for legislative vacancies.
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“In Good Hands:” Common Cause Maryland Congratulates New State Board of Elections Administrator
“We look forward to continuing to work with DeMarinis in this new capacity to ensure that our elections are safe and equitable. We’re in good hands.”
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Who paid lobbyists a total of $48.8 million to influence Maryland lawmaking, and what did they get?
“I’m shocked every time I see how much money is being spent."
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Anne Arundel County Council Votes to Create Public Campaign Financing Fund
Members of the Fair Elections Maryland Coalition, applaud the Anne Arundel County Council for passing a small donor Public Campaign Financing Fund.
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MoCo360: One committee has placed 35% of Montgomery County’s General Assembly delegation in current seats
Joanne Antoine, executive director of Common Cause Maryland, discusses the lack of transparency at the Montgomery County’s Democratic Central Committee.
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Some Democratic-led states seek to bolster voter protections
Morgan Drayton of Common Cause Maryland talks with the Associated Press about state-level Voting Rights Acts.
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Opinion: ‘Moore v. Harper’ Supreme Court case could weaken Maryland’s election rules
"We refuse to walk back access to the ballot box."
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Opinion: Lowering the voting age helps increase engagement
"The proposal to lower the voting age to 16 in Rockville could change our democracy and the lives of young people in Maryland."
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Opinion: Lowering the voting age is not a bad thing
‘Young people yearn to vote and allowing them to do so would only have positive outcomes.’
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Maryland Voting Rights Act Would Protect Voters in Wake of a Decade of Supreme Court Rights Rollbacks
A growing number of states are passing VRAs to defend freedom to vote and eliminate discrimination in voting.