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Gun Ban at Polling Places Means “Voters Can Cast a Ballot Without Fear”
On Wednesday, the House and Senate budget conference committee released a compromise bill to improve gun safety in Massachusetts.
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Dera Silvestre
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MassLive: Coronavirus: Massachusetts lawmakers plan to postpone March special elections
Advocates say the coronavirus outbreak could make it difficult for some people to keep their voter registrations up to date.
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The Boston Globe: Remote meetings. Shuttered offices. Amid outbreak, some fear government is receding from view
“People need to have confidence their government is moving forward, and providing public access is still a requirement under the new order. It’s now more important than ever,” said Pam Wilmot, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts, a government watchdog group.
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Elections Advocates Call for Protecting Public Health and the Integrity of Elections in Massachusetts
The Election Modernization Coalition urges officials in Massachusetts to act quickly to adopt reforms that will protect the right to vote in the midst of a crisis of indeterminate duration where public health officials recommend that people remain in their homes as much as possible, practice social distancing, and limit gatherings to less than 10 people.
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The Boston Globe: Massachusetts should pass Election Day registration legislation
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Reject the Coverup Rally – Jesse Littlewood, Vice President of Campaigns
We rallied on the night of February 5, 2020, when Senate Republicans refused to remove Trump from office. We rallied because a Senate trial without witnesses is not a trial, but a cover-up and because the evidence is clear that Trump put his personal political interests over our constitution and his oath of office.
Jesse Littlewood, Vice President of States kicked off the night. Said Littlewood, "Here in Boston and in solidarity with 280 sister events across 46 states we are saying, with one voice: WE REJECT THE COVER UP."
Jesse Littlewood, Vice President of States kicked off the night. Said Littlewood, "Here in Boston and in solidarity with 280 sister events across 46 states we are saying, with one voice: WE REJECT THE COVER UP."
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Reject the Coverup Rally – Assistant Director Kristina Mensik
We rallied on the night of Trump's acquittal in the Senate because a trial without witnesses is not a trial, but a cover-up and because the evidence is clear that Trump put his personal political interests over our constitution.
Says Kristina Mensik, our Assistant Director at Common Cause Massachusetts, we must "continue to build a movement that will fight for fair and secure elections, commonsense ethics rules, limits on the influence of big campaign donors, and other reforms to make sure this never happens again."
Says Kristina Mensik, our Assistant Director at Common Cause Massachusetts, we must "continue to build a movement that will fight for fair and secure elections, commonsense ethics rules, limits on the influence of big campaign donors, and other reforms to make sure this never happens again."
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The Daily Free Press: Mass. voter participation dialogue reignites in wake of New Hampshire primary
“We have a long history of political inequality,” Mensik said. “It means that a limited group of citizens have a disproportionate representation and impact on the policies that govern us and our elected officials.”
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The Shrewsbury Post: Kane appointed to Commission that could let candidates use campaign funds for childcare
Pam Wilmot, Executive Director of Common Cause Massachusetts, also serve on the Commission.
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Boston News Network: Common Cause Explains Impeachment Stance
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WGBH: Same-Day Voter Registration Bill Could Boost Turnout In Mass. By 100,000, Advocates Say
Supporters of a bill enabling people to register to vote as they cast their ballots are mounting another push for the long-sought reform as a key legislative deadline approaches and another election season unfolds in Massachusetts.
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Politico: Western Mass SHAKE-Up — House to vote on PRESSLEY bill — Step inside the UMASS club
But the bills face a looming Feb. 5 deadline — known as Joint Rule 10 — to report them favorably out of legislative committees to be considered in the current two-year session. Pam Wilmot, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts, one of the groups pushing for the changes, said lawmakers are running out of time.”
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Gloucester Daily Times: Voter Groups Press for Same-Day Registration
"Election Day registration will help protect the fundamental right of every American to have their vote counted," Wilmot told a gathering of volunteers who visited the Statehouse on Tuesday to lobby for the bills. "It's a fail-safe to allow eligible voters to cast their ballots. It has been working well for 40 years across the country."