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The U.S. Supreme Court should respect the will of Arizona voters by upholding the Independent Redistricting Commission they voted to create and add to their state Constitution, Common Cause said Thursday.

A federal appeals court decision restoring Election Day voter registration in North Carolina is an important victory for voters and voting rights advocates in the Tar Heel State and underscores the need for Congressional action to strengthen voting rights across America, Common Cause said today.

A new tool is available to help overseas voters get and cast their absentee ballots

A coalition led by Common Cause Maryland has secured passage of Fair Elections legislation that will let candidates in Montgomery County run on a base of small donations from individuals, with public matching funds.

The Sept. 26 Metro article “Montgomery vote nears on public funding of campaigns” focused on the reelection rates of political incumbents. The real value of public financing becomes apparent after Election Day. Candidates who rely on small donations supplemented by matching funds can make serving the public interest, not the private interests of their major donors, their priority.

It’s a closed-door group the sells private access to legislators for tens of thousands of dollars, and that’s not good no matter whether the policies are rightist or leftist.