Voting Rights Coalition divulga relatório do dia da eleição
O Comitê Diretor do Programa de Proteção Eleitoral de Massachusetts, um grupo de organizações cívicas e comunitárias estaduais, divulgou sua análise sobre as condições de votação em Massachusetts na eleição presidencial de 2024.
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"We want to demonstrate that people care about this, that the rule of law is important and that our country will not stand for a fake trial and just sweeping this under the rug," Wilmot said. "This is a serious matter. It should not be about politics."
South Coast Today: O veto de Baker significa que o registro automático de eleitores está pronto para 1º de janeiro
A diretora executiva da Common Cause Massachusetts, Pam Wilmot, uma das defensoras que pressionou Massachusetts a adotar o registro automático de eleitores, disse que a linguagem vetada por Baker "diria ao Registro de Veículos Motorizados para fazer exatamente o que a Legislatura ordenou que fizessem em 2018, quando aprovaram a lei inicialmente".
Wilmot disse que o RMV vem buscando um método de opt-out diferente do previsto na lei original, e que o atraso foi necessário porque “levará algum tempo para eles mudarem de marcha”.
The Boston Globe: Baker vetoes automatic voter registration parts of supplemental budget
The 2018 law calls for a simpler system than the one that is currently being implemented, she said. The section vetoed by Baker “essentially tells the RMV to do what the Legislature passed in 2018,” said Wilmot. The language that has been tested for automatic voter registration at the RMV has been confusing, said Wilmot.
The Salem News: Galvin é criticado por violar leis de conflito de interesses
Grupos de bons governos dizem que a falta de políticas claras sobre conflito de interesses envolvendo autoridades eleitorais em Massachusetts significa que os limites entre as informações dos eleitores e as atividades de campanha muitas vezes são confusos.
"A Comissão de Ética se esquivou dessa questão por muitos anos", disse Pam Wilmot, diretora executiva da Common Cause of Massachusetts. "Então, neste caso, um tapa na mão é melhor do que virar as costas, que é o que acontece há muito tempo."
Grupo conservador vai à Justiça para lutar contra regras de divulgação
Pam Wilmot, diretora executiva da Common Cause of Massachusetts, disse que qualquer gasto em nome ou em oposição a um candidato político deve ser divulgado ao público.
Watchdogs: Massachusetts flunks when it comes to open records
“Transparency is really how we hold our government accountable, and it’s really most important to know how our money is being spent, and how the government laws are applied to individuals.”
"We need it to protect the fundamental right of democracy for everyone to have their vote counted," Pam Wilmot, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts, said Wednesday.
Boston Globe: Galvin, Healey advocate for same-day registration on Beacon Hill
Less than a year after the state approved automatic voter registration, some lawmakers on Beacon Hill are advocating to allow eligible residents to register and vote on election day — a change they say would be the “final step” to ensure all those who can vote could access the ballot box.
Election Modernization Coalition Press Release on Election Day Registration Lobby Day
Voting rights activists from around the Commonwealth gathered at the State House to voice their support at the Election Modernization Coalition’s Election Day Registration lobby day on Wednesday, June 5th.
Worcester Telegram: Massachusetts eyes growing list of Election Day registration states
“We need it to protect the fundamental right of democracy for everyone to have their vote counted,” Pam Wilmot, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts, said Wednesday.
Boston Herald: Critics blast closed-door Massachusetts state budget deliberations
Government watchdogs and political figures are calling the House budget process a “charade,” a “joke” and a “scam” after the legislative body finished up four days of deliberations, conducted mostly behind closed doors.
