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Common Cause Massachusetts Launches 2024 Election Protection Program
“While voter enthusiasm is high, we want to make sure all voters know their rights and can cast a ballot freely on Election Day.”
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Geoff Foster
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R.I. young voter turnout lags national trend in 2022
Executive director John Marion talks about tactics to improve youth voter turnout, including same-day voter registration.
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Common Cause Massachusetts Reminds Voters “Election Day is not Results Day”
As voters head to the polls, Common Cause Massachusetts is reminding voters that it may take more than one day for election officials to finalize results, especially with an increase in the number of ballots cast by mail.
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Voter Hotline to Answer Election Day Questions
The Massachusetts Election Protection Coalition today announced its nonpartisan reporting program for voters who encounter any problems when they vote.
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Early Voting in the 2022 Midterm Election Begins This Saturday, Oct. 22
“In a strong and healthy democracy, every voter’s voice is heard, and every voice counts equally,” said Geoff Foster, Common Cause Massachusetts executive director.
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Common Cause Releases 2022 “Democracy Scorecard” Showing Growing Support in Congress for Democracy Reform
“Our democracy is strongest when constituents are informed about the job our elected leaders are doing in Washington,” said Geoff Foster, Common Cause Massachusetts Executive Director.
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Supreme Judicial Court Reaches Decision in Lyons v Secretary of State
The decision denies the plaintiffs' request to block the Secretary from putting the VOTES act into effect. A full opinion explaining the court's reasoning will follow.
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Governor Baker Signs the VOTES ACT into law
The bill is the largest expansion of voting access in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in years.
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VOTES Act Heads to Governor’s Desk
The bill is the largest expansion of voting access in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in years. It makes permanent a number of emergency changes to Massachusetts’ election laws made in 2020 to deal with the pandemic, including allowing voters to vote by mail without an excuse and expanding early voting options.
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VOTES Act Released from Conference Committee
The Massachusetts VOTES Act Conference Committee today released its version of the comprehensive election reform bill, which will now head to the House and Senate for final procedural votes before being sent to Governor Baker’s desk.
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Thousands of Massachusetts Voters’ Ballots Weren’t Counted
Most, if not all, of these voters could have cast regular ballots if Election Day Registration was the law in Massachusetts. With Election Day Registration, voters who encounter a problem with their registration at the polls can register on the spot and then cast a vote.
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Business Groups Endorse Election Day Voter Registration
The Alliance for Business Leadership, Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, Microsoft, Salesforce, Foundation for Business Equity, Emblem Strategic, and MA Association of Community Development Corporations endorse Election Day Voter Registration.
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Common Cause Massachusetts Celebrates the Appeals Court decision in Moran v. Commonwealth
“We hope that this decision marks the end of the partisan-led effort to overturn the 2020 election results. Massachusetts voters deserve to have confidence that our election choices will be honored – even by losing candidates. We appreciate that the Appeals Court has upheld the lower court’s decision.”