Коалиция за избирательные права публикует отчет о дне выборов
Руководящий комитет Программы защиты выборов в Массачусетсе, группа общественных и общественных организаций штата, опубликовал свой анализ условий голосования в Массачусетсе на президентских выборах 2024 года.
WAMC: Members Of Massachusetts House Delegation Push Vote-By-Mail For 2020 Election
Pam Wilmot, director of Common Cause Massachusetts, said having a vote-by-mail option would not preclude people from voting in person on Election Day.
"If we prepare in advance and have 70-80 percent of our voters voting by mail there is an ability, with expanded early voting especially, to have a slighly different model of in-person voting," Wilmot said.
ОБНОВЛЕНИЕ: Чрезвычайное финансирование, ассигнования на предстоящие выборы в MA
«У всех нас есть обязательства перед демократией, даже в разгар кризиса в области общественного здравоохранения, и это чрезвычайное изменение поможет избирателям добиться того, чтобы их голоса были услышаны», — говорит исполнительный директор Пэм Уилмот. «Но это всего лишь первый шаг... Мы с нетерпением ждем возможности снова поработать с Генеральным судом в ближайшем будущем, чтобы внести необходимые изменения, чтобы все избиратели Массачусетса могли безопасно участвовать в осенних выборах».
Lowell Sun: Muni-Elections Bill Signed, Coalition Calls it “First Step”
Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation allowing cities and towns to postpone municipal elections scheduled for this spring because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there are already calls for Beacon Hill to consider additional steps.
Wicked Local Norwood: Massachusetts allows delay of local elections
"Yesterday’s bill is a strong first step. However, there is no guarantee that the coronavirus crisis will have receded by September 1, when Massachusetts state primaries are scheduled, or even for the November elections,” a press release attributed to seven voting rights groups read.“
Voting Rights Advocates Applaud Emergency Election Legislation; Call for Additional Actions
“Yesterday's bill is a strong first step. However, there is no guarantee that the coronavirus crisis will have receded by September 1, when Massachusetts state primaries are scheduled, or even for the November elections,” the groups said. “The Election Modernization Coalition urges the Legislature to recognize that this crisis is of indeterminate length, and that we must also act quickly to ensure that the fall’s elections take place as scheduled, maximize participation, and maintain public health.
Governing: The Census is Here and Everyone Counts: Here’s What to Do
Several local entities have been working diligently to make sure as many people as possible in Massachusetts are aware of and respond to the census.
MassCounts, a coalition comprising organizations like Massachusetts Voter Table, MIRA Coalition, Chelsea Collaborative, Mass Equity Fund, Common Cause Massachusetts, MassVote, the Chinese Progressive Association, works with community organizations to train and mobilize trusted leaders to share why the 2020 Census is safe, easy and important.
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.
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.
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."
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."
