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马萨诸塞州共同事业启动 2024 年选举保护计划
“在选民热情高涨的同时，我们希望确保所有选民都了解自己的权利，并能在选举日自由投票。”
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ADVISORY: Press Conference 11am TOMORROW/Wednesday, May 20 on Urgency of Passing HD 5075 to Allow Vote by Mail in Fall Elections
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Voting Rights Groups Call for Urgent Action on HD 5075, a Bill Supported by Over 100 Organizations to Safeguard Fall Elections
“We support this bill because it is based on evidence and best practices from other states,” says Pam Wilmot of Common Cause Massachusetts. “It is comprehensive, and includes reforms that consider the needs of voters, but also of local elections officials who no matter what happens will be faced with a surge of absentee ballots and very different elections than in years past. One clear lesson learned from other states is that the necessary reforms will take all the time we have to implement, which is why we urge the Joint Committee on...
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MASSLIVE：马萨诸塞州官员希望在冠状病毒大流行期间提供更多投票选择，但无法就执行达成一致
“无论我们做什么，我们都会看到缺席投票率从目前的 3% 到 5% 上升到 70%、60%、80% 甚至 90%，”支持全民邮寄投票的马萨诸塞州共同事业组织执行董事帕姆·威尔莫特 (Pam Wilmot) 表示。“如果再加上申请流程，这个数字简直是天文数字。”
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Voting Rights Organizations to Testify at Hearing on COVID & Fall Elections Bills
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Commonwealth Magazine: Galvin lays out plan for mail-in voting by request
“The baseline is the same in the sense that I think all involved…want to ensure that everyone who wants to cast an absentee ballot in the fall are not blocked from doing so by our absentee laws,” said Pam Wilmot, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Bill Would Expand Voting Options to Safeguard Massachusetts’ Fall Elections
“It’s crucial that all voters have the opportunity to have their voices heard in this fall’s elections,” said Common Cause Massachusetts Executive Director Pam Wilmot. “This bill provides more options for voters, so we can all vote safely and securely this fall. We greatly appreciate the efforts of Representatives Lawn and Moran in structuring these solutions and sponsoring the legislation.”
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New England Public Radio: Timetable Putting Rush On Vote-By-Mail Reforms In Massachusetts
"A range of advocacy groups including Common Cause Massachusetts, the League of Women Voters and the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts backed the Lawn and Moran bill."
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Daily Free Press: Election advocates elevate mail-in ballots as physical polling booths now pose risks
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NBC10 Boston: Mass. Secretary of State Has a Vote-by-Mail Plan for the General Election
The most effective and efficient way to vote during the pandemic is for every voting-eligible resident to receive a ballot in the mail, Pam Wilmot of Common Cause said.
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WGBH News: In the COVID-19 Era, How Will Massachusetts Vote?
Pam Wilmot, Common Cause MA’s executive director, agrees that the state should mail every voter a ballot, and make physical polling places as safe as possible. In addition, she says, the state’s approach to voter registration needs to be revisited.
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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.
"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.
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更新：紧急资金，为即将举行的马萨诸塞州选举提供资金
“即使在公共卫生危机中，我们所有人都对民主负有义务，这一紧急变化将使选民更容易表达我们的声音，”执行董事帕姆·威尔莫特 (Pam Wilmot) 表示。“但这只是第一步……我们期待在不久的将来再次与总法院合作，做出必要的改变，让所有马萨诸塞州选民都能安全地参加秋季选举。”