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Common Cause issues backgrounder on attempts by the House Freedom Caucus to have the House impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen

Common Cause, a party to the lawsuit, issued the following statement today applauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Attorney General Bill Schuette’s and the Michigan Secretary of State’s appeal to reinstate the straight-ticket voting ban in time for the November 8 election:

Common Cause joins other democracy reform groups urging for the first 2016 general election presidential debate be about democracy.

With Election Day now just two months away, Common Cause released its 2016 Democracy Scorecard that charts the positions of every Member of Congress on issues vital to the health of our democracy.

Common Cause responds to a three-judge federal court decision that denied the State of Maryland’s motion to dismiss a challenge to the legislature’s 2011 congressional redistricting.

Casting a secret ballot in the upcoming election might not be so secret or secure depending on where – and how – you vote, according to a new report, The Secret Ballot at Risk: Recommendations for Protecting Democracy. The report was coauthored by three leading organizations focused on voting technology, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Verified Voting and Common Cause.