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أطلقت منظمة Common Cause Pennsylvania برنامج حماية الانتخابات لعام 2024
"في حين أن حماس الناخبين مرتفع، فإننا نريد التأكد من أن جميع الناخبين يعرفون حقوقهم ويمكنهم الإدلاء بأصواتهم بحرية في يوم الانتخابات."
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Chauvin Verdict Was About Accountability and the Movement for Equity & Justice Continues
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Common Cause Pennsylvania Recommends Elections Improvements to add Transparency, Give Voters More Choices for How to Cast Ballots
“Every eligible Pennsylvanian wants to – and should – have a say in deciding which people and policies will determine the future for our families, community, and country. Pennsylvanians are not going to have faith in our government if there are new barriers to participation. The public reaction to Georgia’s anti-voter legislation shows exactly that -- cutting access leads to greater distrust.”
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Pittsburgh mayoral candidates discuss policing, economic development in 2nd public forum
Hosted by Pittsburgh United and moderated by Khalif Ali, executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, the forum was an opportunity for Mayor Bill Peduto, state Rep. Ed Gainey, retired police officer Tony Moreno and math tutor/ride-share driver Michael Thompson to answer questions and debate issues ranging from policing to city infrastructure.
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Common Cause Pennsylvania Statement on Georgia Shootings
Our elected officials must listen to the shared experience of this community. Truly listen. We support Senator Nikil Saval, the first Asian American in the Pennsylvania Senate, who spoke yesterday to address the attacks and provide important context about the damning history of anti-Asian hate and violence in our country.
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Redistricting Kicks Off in Pennsylvania
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‘A direct response’: How Trump’s 2020 loss is dictating the future of elections in battleground states
"Our understanding is there is a significant amount of animosity toward the appellate courts by the Republicans, and it came about in legislation," said Khalif Ali, executive director of Common Cause in Pennsylvania.
"It's a direct response to the results of the November election," Ali said. "There's an idea going out that if democracy doesn't give you what you want, it must be broken."
"It's a direct response to the results of the November election," Ali said. "There's an idea going out that if democracy doesn't give you what you want, it must be broken."
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Voting rights and restrictions
Meanwhile, there are battles in many statehouses over voting with GOP bills limiting ballot access and bills written by Democrats expanding access.
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FEATURED Senate confirmations could be contentious for Wolf cabinet appointees
With former Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar’s abrupt departure and the election tensions still high, the confirmation process for Boockvar’s successor may be the most contentious, said Khalif Ali, executive director of Common Cause in Pennsylvania.
"That's going to be the spiciest," he said.
"That's going to be the spiciest," he said.
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Sons of top two Pa. Senate leaders are registered lobbyists for same firm
Given Ward’s and Costa’s direct relationships to the top Republican and Democrat in the Senate, respectively, the sons’ clients could get special treatment across the Legislature and a leg-up in getting their legislative priorities across the finish line, said Khalif Ali, the executive director of good-government nonprofit Common Cause PA.
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Frank Dermody lost state House election but lands $145,000/year gambling board job
“We know that nationally, about two-thirds of Americans believe that politicians ‘don’t care about people like me.’ This kind of revolving door employment reinforces that cynicism. A cooling-off period for former state legislators, before they take other state jobs, would reassure voters that public employees are working in the public’s interests,” Ali said.
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منظمة Common Cause Pennsylvania تدعو النائب سكوت بيري إلى الاستقالة
لقد كان النائب بيري في مسار تصادمي دام عدة أشهر لتقويض إرادة ليس فقط شعب ولايته، بل وإرادة الناخبين في جورجيا أيضًا. لقد أثار نظريات المؤامرة، ودعا إلى إلغاء التصديق على أصوات ولاية بنسلفانيا في أعقاب تمرد غير مسبوق في مبنى الكابيتول الوطني، والآن تبين أنه كان له يد مباشرة في محاولة دونالد ترامب لتسليح وزارة العدل لتحقيق مكاسبه الشخصية. ولهذه الأسباب، يجب عليه الاستقالة.
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Common Cause Pennsylvania Renews Opposition to Judicial Districts Amendment
During today’s meeting of the House Judiciary Committee, Common Cause Pennsylvania Executive Director Khalif Ali submitted testimony strongly opposing House Bill 38, the Judicial Districts Amendment. This unprecedented bill would take voters’ power over our courts away and eviscerate judicial independence. It is opposed by many former Pennsylvania judges, both Democratic and Republican as well as news media editorial boards around the state.