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Common Cause Indiana v. City of Anderson

Indiana Litigation

Common Cause Indiana v. City of Anderson

Common Cause Indiana, the Anderson-Madison County NAACP, the League of Women Voters Indiana, and individual voters filed a lawsuit in federal court, asserting Anderson’s city council districts were malapportioned in violation of federal and state law.
LWV Utah v. Utah State Legislature Amicus Brief

Litigation

LWV Utah v. Utah State Legislature Amicus Brief

Common Cause filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the State of Utah to protect the 2018 voter-approved citizens redistricting commission in League of Women Voters of Utah v. Utah State Legislature. In the brief, we underscore how the state has ignored the will of the people by passing legislation that imposes impartial voting maps and abandons the key principles of fair redistricting.
Agee v. Benson Amicus Brief

Michigan Litigation

Agee v. Benson Amicus Brief

Common Cause filed a joint amicus brief arguing that the court should scrutinize Michigan’s state Senate map further to determine whether it dilutes Black voting power, particularly in Detroit.

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Stopping Voter Suppression

Stopping Voter Suppression

Some elected officials are trying to silence voters by creating needless barriers to the ballot box. Common Cause is fighting back against these anti-democracy efforts.
Ethics & Accountability

Ethics & Accountability

Public officials should act in all of our interest, not to line their own pockets. Common Cause is fighting to ensure that all of our leaders are held to high ethical standards.
Stopping An Article V Convention

Stopping An Article V Convention

Wealthy special interests are pushing for a constitutional convention that could put all of our rights up for grabs. Common Cause is fighting back.
National Popular Vote & Electoral College

National Popular Vote & Electoral College

We deserve presidential elections where every voter has an equal voice and where the winning candidate must engage with all 50 states. Common Cause is pushing to fix the broken Electoral College.

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