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Election Security
We deserve to know that our votes are accurately counted and protected from sophisticated cyber attacks. Common Cause is pushing for reforms that make our elections even more secure.
The integrity of our voting system is important to all of us, and we can always do more to make sure ballots nationwide are counted as cast. The most effective election security solutions include:
- Retiring old and outdated voting machines and upgrading the technology we use
- Moving toward using paper ballots in every state
- Requiring risk-limiting, post-election audits of ballots to confirm that reported election results are accurate
- Ensuring paper back-ups of our voter registration databases and electronic voter rolls
- Eliminating the use of online voting
We are working with election officials and administrators at the national, state, and local levels to implement these common sense election security measures to safeguard our elections.
What We’re Doing
Take Action
Petition
Tell Congress: REJECT Trump and Johnson’s dirty tricks
Congress must REJECT Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson’s lies about noncitizen voting. These xenophobic scare tactics hurt all of us and make it harder for all eligible voters to cast a ballot.
Our leaders should instead pass pro-voter reforms like the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to encourage voters and increase participation in our elections.
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Updates
Article
Ohio Redistricting Initiative Makes the November Ballot
Blog Post
The Devastating Accuracy of #MoscowMitch and Devastating Inaccuracy of Buck Sexton
Politics is a series of moments that, over time, frame issues and define candidates -- occasionally with such devastating accuracy that the politician targeted is forced to react. Last week, #MoscowMitch blinked. That ensures we'll see the meme everywhere and vulnerable Senators in his caucus must be growing anxious. Unfortunately, conservative talk show host Buck Sexton is devastatingly inaccurate in his assessment of the costs of protecting our democracy from foreign influence.
Blog Post
The Mueller Report Adapted by Author of Black Hawk Down and Illustrator of Archer
Mark Bowden, author of "Black Hawk Down" and Chad Hurd, the art director of "Archer" collaborated to bring out the drama of The Mueller Report -- one more way to get more Americans to engage with this important record of historic levels of unethical, illegal, and unconstitutional behavior by the Trump campaign and White House.
Related Resources
Report
Email and Internet Voting: The Overlooked Threat to Election Security
Federal government, military and private sector studies have examined the feasibility of internet-based voting and have concluded it is not secure and should not be used in U.S. government elections.
Legal Filing
Complaint against Cambridge Analytica
Common Cause filed complaints with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC), alleging reason to believe that Cambridge Analytica LTD and its sister company, SCL Group Limited, and numerous employees of the London-based companies repeatedly violated the prohibition on foreign nationals performing certain election-related activities over two U.S. election cycles – including extensive work for the Trump campaign.
Letter
Letter from Reform Groups to Speaker Ryan on Russian Intervention in U.S. Elections
Groups Call Out Speaker Ryan for His Failure to Take Any Action Against Foreign Intervention in Future Elections: Letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan
Legal Filing
Complaint against foreign nationals buying election-related social media ads
Common Cause filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC), alleging that one or more unknown foreign nationals made expenditures, independent expenditures or disbursements in connection with the 2016 presidential election in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act.
Press
Press Release
High Scores for Vermont on Common Cause’s 2024 Democracy Scorecard
VERMONT — Common Cause, the nonpartisan watchdog, released its 2024 “Democracy Scorecard," recording every member of Congress’ support for voting rights, Supreme Court ethics, and other reforms.
Press Release
Low Scores for Iowa on Common Cause’s 2024 Democracy Scorecard
IOWA — Common Cause, the nonpartisan watchdog, released its 2024 “Democracy Scorecard," recording every member of Congress’ support for voting rights, Supreme Court ethics, and other reforms.
Press Release
Common Cause Arizona on Advancement of New Ballot Image Bill
Concerns remain around the reintroduction of a previously vetoed bill
